Ethan Parker Professor Raymond UWRT 1102-014 3 Feb 2016 Loving to Learn ‘Sitting in a classroom and listening to a lecture speaking on the molecular structure of lycerol is the farthest thing from exciting. It is often hard to pay attention and absorb the information. However, we often rationalize with ourselves that if we are interested in the topic, we lear better. | may struggle with chemistry because it is no fun to comprehend all that alien information, but when it comes to something I love, it's like I can't get enough of it. ‘Since before I even got my license I’ve always tinkered with engines. My father and I built a go-cart that could go 45 mph in a motor that we solely built. The love affair of putting something together and watching it work is amazing. This transferred to when I got my license and got my first truck. I loved the way fn 8 cylindet Younded and wondered why ff sounded that way. Soon I was online looking at forums, watching videos, and researching any info I could to make my truck faster. What I leamed is, trucks are heavy. Because of this sad realization that my poor Toyota Tundra was never going to be drag strip ready, I got a new platform. I purchased a 2004 Ford Mustang GT in an attempt to achieve my goal of a fast car. £0, 003'in parts and [ol ‘countless hours of frustration, sweat, blood, hardware runs, you name it I created a monster. A stock Mustang lke the one had makes 240 rar wheel horsepower. Wheel horsepower and crank horsepower are different in many ways, Crank horsepower is what a company would averse, but there ia power loss trough the drivetrain. The “rel” horsepower is wha the caractually puts down to the wheels and this is measured by a dynojet. When I was finished with my {Grustang it made over 400 wheel horsepower and over 500 fVibs of torque. Staggering numbers lea for what seemed to be an innocent old hiustang. I love learning about cars and I continue toto this day. The uustang showed me a lot more than just building a car. It taught me a lot about ‘monetary discipline, work ethic, and most importantly how to do something right. ud Geo :