{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"171. The Pile Up: Brain Buster 20","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/171-the-pile-up-brain-buster-20","audioUrl":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotboxing/BB20.mp3?dest-id=1059140","description":"Emily get's into back up cameras, Rose talks Smokey Yunick's air gap intake.  Recorded @iapdx  Recorded & mixed by Emdognightmare & Queen of the Vans Editor: Emdognightmare  Production & research Queen of the Vans & Emdognightmare  Find us: Car Krush Stay updated w/ our newsletter  Hugs, thank you & high fives to Greg Meleney for the killer tunez!"},"annotations":[{"startTime":3.0,"endTime":4.0,"type":"term","title":"pit stop","url":"/glossary/pit-stop","quote":"And then, you know, at the first pit stop they would deflate the basketball or whatever, or after the inspection, deflate the basketball and add more fuel.","canonicalId":"term:pit-stop","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.75,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A pit stop is when a race team stops the car to service it—commonly to refuel, change tires, or make adjustments. In this segment, they’re using it as a scenario for how fuel/airflow changes could be made during a run.","simplifiedExplanation":"In racing, a pit stop is a quick stop in the pits where the team can do things like refuel or make changes. The hosts are imagining a similar idea for fueling/engine setup."}},{"startTime":4.0,"endTime":5.0,"type":"term","title":"carburetor","url":"/glossary/carburetor","quote":"well imagine it  goes from the gas tank up to the carburetor.","canonicalId":"term:carburetor","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A carburetor is a device that mixes fuel and air before it enters the engine. The segment describes routing fuel/mixture “from the gas tank up to the carburetor,” which is central to how older engines (and many hot rods) feed fuel.","simplifiedExplanation":"A carburetor is a part that helps mix gasoline with air so the engine can burn it. The hosts are talking about how fuel would travel from the tank to that mixing point."}},{"startTime":7.0,"endTime":8.0,"type":"company","title":"Edelbrock","url":"/glossary/edelbrock","quote":"We don't like  you, you know, kick rocks. And uh, Edelbrock was like, um, yeah, we're interested.","canonicalId":"company:edelbrock","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Edelbrock is a major American performance parts company known for intake manifolds, carburetors, and other hot-rod hardware. Here, they’re referenced in the context of an intake/manifold discussion and who might be interested in the design."}},{"startTime":7.0,"endTime":10.0,"type":"term","title":"intake","url":"/glossary/intake","quote":"Edelbrock was like, um, yeah, we're interested... Colder air gives you a chance to pack in more fuel. So it increases power in high RPMs. And the,  the basic di uh, the basic like, um, thoughts on this intake was that it drove like shit at local RPMs like below 2000 RPM.","canonicalId":"term:intake","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"An intake (often meaning the intake manifold/air path) controls how air gets into the engine. The discussion connects intake design to “colder air” and engine power, especially at higher RPMs."}},{"startTime":8.0,"endTime":10.0,"type":"term","title":"RPMs","url":"/glossary/rpms","quote":"Colder air gives you a chance to pack in more fuel. So it increases power in high RPMs. And the,  the basic di uh, the basic like, um, thoughts on this intake was that it drove like shit at local RPMs like below 2000 RPM.","canonicalId":"term:rpms","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"RPMs (revolutions per minute) describe how fast the engine is spinning. The hosts explain that intake changes can improve power at high RPMs, while a poor intake setup can make the car feel bad at low RPMs (below about 2000 RPM).","simplifiedExplanation":"RPMs tell you how fast the engine is running. The hosts are saying some engine setups feel strong when you rev higher, but can feel weak or unpleasant when you’re driving gently at low RPMs."}},{"startTime":10.0,"endTime":11.0,"type":"concept","title":"hot vapor engine","quote":"It's a drag car, so it doesn't need to run for very\nA hot vapor engine. Sorry, Danny.","canonicalId":"concept:hot-vapor-engine","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.45,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Hot vapor engine” appears to be a reference to a hot-rodding/alternative-fuel concept where vaporized fuel is used to improve combustion. The segment treats it as a joke/aside while discussing how a drag car might not need to run for long.","simplifiedExplanation":"This sounds like a made-up or slang term tied to hot-rodding ideas about using vaporized fuel. The point in the conversation is that a drag car can be set up differently because it only runs briefly."}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Car Krush","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/171-the-pile-up-brain-buster-20/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}