F7 isn't always so friendly when it let's you down

 

lol good catch

 

Hmm.. maybe I'm just an idiot, but went to fill up my fluid today and it was almost full. Tried using the washer lever again, and it worked this time. I'm guessing maybe the dealership in CA used regular fluid and somewhere in the lines or nozzles it froze up while sitting at the shipping lot overnight.

And thanks to Hotdog's great faith, I was able to top 'er off straight from the bottle without spilling a drop, lol.

 

u guys get ripped for the washer, this is AUDM (and probably EDM and JDM):

 

3+ gallons

I finished quick on track though

 

yeah you would, especially if you set the coolant temp threshold too low, and speed too high hehe

 

Hmm, I wonder why they'd give the USDM a smaller one? Other than making the car a little heavier, wouldn't a larger reservoir improve the weight distribution?

Plus, 3 gallons might even last me more than a month around here.. maybe.

 

Fluids don't help with the weight distribution at all. Think of a bottle of water that is half full, no matter how you turn it the water or fluid inside it wants to maintain a constant level, much like any fluid that is at rest. But when an outside force such as a centripetal force acts upon said fluid, the fluid wants to move outward from the center of rotation. You can demonstrate this by filling up a bottle of water and spinning it around in circles using your arm or a string. When the force is no longer acting upon the fluid in the bottle it will continue to move or slosh around until it has reached a steady state. You can demonstrate this by allowing the bottle to just stand still after spinning it. Not trying to sound like a d*ck just trying to be thorough with my explanation. I took a sh*t ton of physics in college.

Physics lesson for the day.

 

Lol, thanks!

Guess that makes sense.. I just always figured that weight distribution was Mitsu's reasoning behind putting both the battery and washer reservoir in the trunk. Now I have no idea why they would.. maybe to make more room in the engine bay for parts related to the turbocharger?

ETA: Wouldn't a 100% full washer reservoir be decent weight-distribution, since there wouldn't be much, if any, movement of the fluid?

 

You would never want it 100% full cause you run the risk of if the fluid actually did freeze, which in my case it did, that it could burst the container. That's what the fill lines are for, they allow for expansion of the fluids when they freezes or heat up. But yeah if you could find some way to keep the fluid static then it would help to maximize weight distribution but not by much. After all, when compared to the motor the weight trying to be displaced by the washer fluid and battery are insignificant. These cars are cases of extreme engineering which is why I love them, just amazing lol.

 

^^ Ya, that makes sense too, since a gallon of fluid probably doesn't weigh all that much.

 

If talking water, 1 gallon weighs little over 8 lbs. So 3 gal = 24 lbs. ;P

 

Not trying to be a *****, but are you sure you can make that statement so definitively?

If you corner weight an Evo X with a full tank of gas. Then do the same thing with 1/8 tank of gas. You'll find the weight distribution from front/rear will change by about 100lbs (12 gallons of fuel = approx 100lbs). The Evo X is about 57/43 front/rear distribution with all fluids full. If you remove 100lbs of fluid from the rear, that would change the weight distribution to somewhere around 58.5%/41.5%.

Apply that same concept to taking 100lbs of fluid from the front and move it to the rear. In fact, that would have a duplicate affect on weight distribution since you're losing from the front buy gaining in the rear.

That's an extreme example especially when compared to a 1 gallon washer reservoir, but used to illustrate the point

The movement properties of a fluid do not negate the placement of the fluid and its affect on weight distribution.

 

You didn't sound like a ***** at all and I actually learned something new, which is the weight distribution of the evo x. You have to read what I said though a little better. I stated that " The fluids don't HELP with weight distribution" not that its doesn't affect it. The weight is always varying. You want it as balanced as you can get it, but when you have variables like fluids which are always changing amounts they do affect how the car will handle.

 

It is very easy to fill your windshield washer fluid, all it take is a little common sense. You open the trunk, take the cover off for the spare (including carpet) and then.....tada you can fill it and never spill a drop. This is the way I fill it and have NEVER used a funnel, and I have NEVER spilled it at all.