Chapter 77: Withdrawal from the race
Looking at Anderson, who was excited, Chen Geng waved his hand: "The road has to be taken step by step, and the most important issue now is to beat our reputation first...... There are still some areas in this C3 that need to be retuned. ”
"Oooh......"
Anderson, who was almost swinging in excitement, looked embarrassed: "Boss, do you think those parts of this car still need to be modified?"
"The front of the car is too heavy, but the front of the car can't lose weight, so where is the big engine, what else can I do? I can only do that, the second problem is that the gearbox gear ratio design is not very reasonable, when cornering at a speed of 70 miles, the gear selection is very awkward, I think we can appropriately increase the gear ratio of the third gear, and the gear ratio of the third gear can be increased by 5% to 6%. Speaking of the engine on this Corvette C3, Chen Geng is a little depressed, this cast iron "big-block" 496 engine is extremely heavy, and the displacement of up to 9.2 liters also brings a side effect: in order to ensure lubrication and heat dissipation, this engine needs several liters more oil than other models of "big-block" engines, and the extra few liters are also heavy.
"Increase the gear ratio of the third gear by 5 to 6 percent?" I think about it...... Anderson was already familiar with the design and data of the five-speed sequential transmission, and when he heard this, he immediately said: "If you increase the gear ratio by 5%, the gear ratio of the third gear is ...... If you are cornering at 70 mph, the engine should rev ......"
That's right, the gear ratio of the previous design is indeed a bit problematic, and after a calculation, Anderson immediately nodded: "I think it is reasonable to increase the gear ratio of the third gear by another 5.24%, which can not only ensure the speed, but also ensure the speed of the engine when exiting the corner, so that we can accelerate again in the corner." ”
"5.24%?" Chen Geng calculated silently in his heart and nodded: "OK, then set it at 5.24% first, and try it out first after today's public open day." ”
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Although the tour was a bit rushed, an hour was enough time for Fernandez's employees to prepare for it without getting scrambling, and for the vast majority of Detroiters who were visiting a car tuning shop for the first time, everything was surprising to them......
"What is this? A horsepower machine? It's a device that can measure the actual wheel power of a car? It's amazing......"
"What about this? Wheel aligners? It doesn't seem to be the same as the four-wheel aligners in the garage...... Oh, this is a high-precision car for racing, it's amazing......"
"These modifications are so exquisite, did you make them yourself?"
"This is a V12 engine that you developed in collaboration with Honda......?
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Everything they saw in front of them made the American people feel strange, and they praised and sighed that a car modification factory was like this, and it looked like it was worth the trip.
As the boss, Chen Geng is not easy, there is a shortage of manpower, he also has to go into battle to explain, and finally take the time to take a breath, but before he can catch his breath, Aniston came over with a middle-aged man: "Boss, this Mr. Walter wants to see you by name." ”
What else could Chen Geng do? He stretched out his hand to the other party with a smile on his face: "Hello Mr. Walter, what can I do to help you?"
"Hello Mr. Fernandez," Mr. Walter was quite polite, stretched out his hand to shake Chen Geng's hand, and said: "I just saw the 'big-block' 496 engine you modified, it is a very good design, it is perfect. ”
"Thank you......"
Chen Geng nodded politely and motioned for him to continue, and his heart really thumped: Could it be that business is coming to the door?
It's not easy, the "Devil's Claw" modification department has been established for so long, and now it is finally coming to the door with business.
This Mr. Walter was really going to ask Chen Geng to modify his car, and after a brief pause, he said: "That's right, I have a 1972 Chevrolet Impala sports car, this car ......"
"This car is equipped with a 'big-block' 454 engine," Chen Geng picked up, and when Walter mentioned the impala's car, he knew how the old man was going to toss: "You want to upgrade the 'big-block' 454 engine on your impala to something like ours?"
Of course, Chen Geng knew that this car, with a body length of more than 5.5 meters and a body width of more than 1.9 meters, was a typical American full-size sports car.
"Yes, that's what it means," Walter nodded hurriedly, "Can you help me convert it to your big guy?" and can you help me change a good sound system? ”
There is a chain of contempt in the car modification industry, simply put, the engine looks down on the exterior and interior, and the exterior and interior look down on the audio, and the audio modification is the end of the chain of contempt for car modification - you are a person who changes the audio, and it is also worthy of being called a car modification?
But Chen Gengcai doesn't care about this, audio modification is also very profitable, right? He nodded happily, blowing foaming: "Of course no problem, Mr. Walter, I have to say, you choose us to help you modify the car, you see, there are so many car modification companies in the whole Detroit, only we have established a technical cooperation relationship with Honda Motor...... What is the best thing about RB people? Of course, the most powerful electronic and audio technology......"
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While Chen Geng was busy as a dog, Alex Goodrich encountered something that seemed strange: the head of his campaign committee told him that there was a guy who claimed to be Willis de Bschell's secret envoy and had important matters to meet with him.
"Can you determine the identity of the other party?" Alex Goodrich frowned, a little apprehensive about the guy who claimed to be Willis de Buschel, "Did this guy say the purpose of looking for me?"
"No, he just said that he was here on behalf of Debuschell and had something very important to communicate with you. ”
"That's right......" Alex Goodrich muttered for a moment and nodded, "Make sure this guy is a threat, and if not, meet him." ”
“OK。 The head of the campaign committee nodded, and he meant the same thing.
Although it is not known why Willis Debusscel sent a secret envoy to meet him at this sensitive time, it is precisely because this is an extremely sensitive time, if Willis Debusscel has something important to communicate with Alex Goodrich, it is normal to send the most trusted envoy to talk to him secretly.
The secret envoy soon arrived, and the news he brought surprised Alex Goodrich: "What did you say?
"If you promise to leave the position of deputy mayor to Mr. Debusschel, Debusscel can make a public statement that he will renounce this election in favor of you. ”
Alex Goodrich is also well-informed, but when he heard Willis Debusschel's words, he was still shocked and speechless: Willis Debusscher is ready to give up this mayoral election, on the condition that he give him the position of deputy mayor?
Is it okay to do that?
Of course, according to the relevant laws of the United States, as mayor, Alex Goodrich has the right to appoint members of his own government team, including the deputy mayor.
So is this a deal possible?
There is no doubt that if Willis Debusscel publicly renounces this election, with the third mayoral candidate having less than 20% support, the dust will settle on the Detroit mayoral election, and from this point of view, it will be nothing to give Debusscel the position of deputy mayor, the only problem......
"How can I believe that this is what Mr. Debusscel meant?" Alex Goodrich asked in a deep voice, "why did he give up?"
"It's very easy to ask for proof of this, you should have Mr. Debusschel's phone number, right?" Mr. Secret Envoy chuckled: "You can call Mr. Debusscel personally to ask for verification?" As for why Mr. Debusscel gave up this election...... Debusscel believes that your approval rating in Detroit says it all. ”
It dawned on Alex Goodrich that the charity dinner he had hosted had worked. To put it simply, Debusschaner meant: Mr. Goodrich, I know you are amazing, I am convinced, why don't we all take a step back, everyone is happy, how about it?
To put it more bluntly, after seeing so many of Detroit's wealthy people attending the charity dinner, Willis Debusscel quickly realized that his chances of winning the election were slim, and if he couldn't win the election, it would be a good choice to take a step back and choose to work with Alex Goodrich.
This is also a common scene in American political elections: when an elector thinks his odds of winning are relatively low, he will communicate with the candidate with the most hope in exchange for the candidate with the greatest hope in exchange for becoming his main deputy. From the presidential election to the election in a small town, it's not surprising that this has long been commonplace.
Will Alex Goodrich agree?
He was stupid to not agree.
He sought to become mayor of Detroit, as for his deputy...... Is it a big problem to have one more deputy mayor? Alex Goodrich immediately said: "I will talk to Mr. Debusscel on the phone now, and if all this is true, I will be very honored to invite Mr. Debusscher to be my main deputy." ”