ABT Chapter 0083

 Watching the three top students discuss the construction and theory of go-karts, Li Fanyu's interest was piqued, and before he knew it, they were chatting into the wee hours of the night. He ended up sleeping on the sofa.

Go-karts are highly DIYable, with simple technology, high fault tolerance, and inexpensive parts. Many enthusiasts and hobbyists are willing to assemble their own unique vehicles.

With a benefactor footing the bill, the three top students ignored the price and opted for same-city delivery, even opting for next-day delivery... The result was a pile of parts delivered early in the morning.

They skipped over the kart's frame structure, which wasn't really worth researching... The steering system of a go-kart involves a steering column that moves the tie rods; when you turn the steering wheel, the wheels turn accordingly, with a steering ratio of 1:1, which is pretty straightforward.

So they focused their research on the engine and gearbox.

A two-stroke engine is also quite simple; what does "two-stroke" mean? It means completing one working cycle within two strokes. It's like the piston motion between a man and a woman—insertion is one stroke, withdrawal is another stroke, completing one action constitutes a standard two-stroke...

This isn't dirty; industrial humor and making the best of a bad situation are everywhere. Take the most common bolt, for example; when threading on a lathe, threading on the inner wall is called female threading, while threading on the outer surface is called male threading—when the two threads come together, the deep female thread snugly wraps around the long male thread.

The working principle of a two-stroke engine is simple, which also means it's reliable. Although it has a higher fuel consumption, its power is higher than that of multi-stroke engines, and it has a longer service life with simple daily maintenance.

So, after receiving the package, the poor Suzuki GN250 single-cylinder engine was immediately dismantled by the three top students...

Seeing the thick cylinder and small piston, the three top students immediately expressed their disdain for the manufacturer—the performance could definitely be improved further.

So, the three of them immediately decided to go to Zhengxin Company—to conduct research-oriented modifications on the engine and gearbox.

Li Fanyu covered his face; you guys are dragging me into this mess. But with the eager gazes of the three top students, Li Fanyu still called Pan Qiang. In no time, Pan Qiang drove a pickup truck over and brought the people and parts to the company.

Although he had modified many cars, they were all done automatically in the X modification workshop. Li Fanyu was still very interested in this manual modification by the three of them.

The four of them were busy in an idle workshop for a while, and by the afternoon, they finally finished modifying the engine. Despite having all the necessary tools at their disposal, it still took quite a bit of effort.

When the four of them assembled the go-kart together, a sense of great achievement washed over them.

Adding oil to the car, opening the throttle valve, the car shook violently for a moment and emitted a buzzing motorcycle-like sound.

Li Fanyu grimaced; this sound is a bit low...

But the fact that the engine could work normally still made the four of them very happy, and they immediately urged someone to give it a try. Li Fanyu climbed on without hesitation, thinking to himself that since he paid for it, he should be the first to try it!

Since it was a continuously variable transmission car without gears, basically you just step on the gas to go and step on the brake to stop. But due to the engine modification, with the expanded cylinder, the displacement increased, and the power also increased accordingly. When stepping on the gas, the car had a slight lurch forward.

The go-kart's chassis was extremely low, just 4 centimeters off the ground, so the driver would feel a relative speed two to three times faster than the actual speed.

This feeling applied in practice meant that Li Fanyu, sitting in the car, grinned widely and yelled, "Damn, it's fast! Damn, it's awesome!"

Then the three top students beside him looked indifferent: "That shouldn't be, the cylinder was expanded by 30%, the displacement increased by 150ml, why is it going at this speed? What's that idiot excited about?"

The company's parking lot wasn't smooth, and the speed was only about 50-60 mph at this time, but for Li Fanyu, it felt like 150-180 mph...

However, the three top students didn't know that even at this speed, Li Fanyu's Xapp had a driving speed bonus...

Li Fanyu drove two laps before being stopped by the impatient Liu Qing.

Watching Liu Qing yelling and the speed barely faster than an electric bike, Li Fanyu was met with disdain: "Slowpoke! Why are you excited driving so slowly?"

Liu Qing got off the car and quickly took a few photos, showing off on his friend circle. Before even two minutes passed after sending it out, Cheng Ke's phone rang.

How could Cheng Ke, who loves fun things like go-karting, be left out! So the four big lads watched Cheng Ke leisurely drive the cute kart around the empty parking lot, shouting and yelling.

After she had her fun, she bounced over, and before the four could speak, she excitedly suggested, "Let's participate in a go-kart race! There's a go-kart track on the east side of the city park, and they hold go-kart races every week."

The eyes of the three top students immediately lit up; use their completed car to participate in a race? Yeah, that would be quite an achievement. Didn't Sister Ning say that go-karts also count as Formula racing!

After getting the support of the three and Li Fanyu's abstention, Cheng Ke directly ignored any objections and enthusiastically raised her hand: "How about we form a team! I'll be the team manager for you guys!"

The eyes of the three top students sparkled; a Formula racing team, ah, that feels awesome! They automatically ignored the word "junior" that An Ning mentioned.

Li Fanyu covered his face, muttering in his heart: "Do you guys think we're just playing go-karts?"

When Cheng Ke encountered something she was interested in, her action was immediately MAX. So she, along with Li Fanyu and the three top students, headed to the go-kart track's office and registered a club for 1,500 yuan.

Seeing the list of club names full of ridiculous names, Cheng Ke shivered deeply.

"Niu Niu Re Gan Mian Team" "An Jia Squid Team" "Ya Ya Refrigeration Team" "Hao Shili Glasses Team" "Er Gouzi Dynasty Dog Meat Restaurant Team" "Let You Enjoy Spicy Hotpot Team" "Royal & Peak Team"...

Li Fanyu hugged his arms, calming the goosebumps rising on his body, and weakly asked, "What name should we register..."

Liu Qing: "How about just calling it the University of Technology Five-Person Team!"

Xu Fufang: "How about calling it XLWCL!"

Wang Yu: "Initials, right? Why put you at the front?"

Li Fanyu: "..."

In the end, Cheng Ke made the decision with a serious face: "Let's just call it K2!"

According to her explanation; K is derived from the Shan tribe's letter Kap, representing an open hand. An open hand is just five fingers, which represents the five-person team. In addition, K is also used in physics to represent the coefficient of torsion vibration, and in numbers, 2 is the grid for odd and negative numbers, representing the best choice in nature...

Looking at the three top students nodding thoughtfully, indicating that the team name had a lot of style, Li Fanyu sighed deeply.

Cheng Ke, you're really cunning, playing around with these three top students like this? And the world of the top students is just so difficult to understand! K = Ke, and K2 is just Keke's name, you three dummies!

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