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Old Jan 29, 2026 | 06:19 AM
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I found this video on Youtube. It describes the design philosophy of the F20C engine. Thought it would be informative. It does reveal many of the design tolerances that make this engine unique and explains the issues with trying to attempt a rebuild.


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Old Jan 29, 2026 | 08:42 PM
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AI Slop

This was written by AI, Produced by AI, recorded by AI.

Its full of errors, misspoken content, and normal engine components and features exaggerated into special capabilities.

It also has a handful of interesting tidbits. But its unclear if any of them are AI hallucinations.
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Old Jan 30, 2026 | 06:22 AM
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I despise AI videos with a passion. I am getting so tired of seeing them. They are literally ruining the YouTube experience.
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Old Jan 30, 2026 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Elscooby
I despise AI videos with a passion. I am getting so tired of seeing them. They are literally ruining the YouTube experience.
EVERYTHING new seems to have some (if not all) AI content on YouTube these days. Vintage sports pieces, cars, and even WW2 history!

There was one titled "How the Japanese Feared the Mustang!" A 25-minute video, with the first 24-1/2 minutes showing routine archived US and Japanese ship images.

The same droning voice and huge subtitles in every video...



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Old Jan 30, 2026 | 10:05 AM
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AI is accelerated regurgitation.

Trust in HI (human intelligence)
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Old Jan 30, 2026 | 10:23 AM
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What's most ironic is AI making AI contents. NVIDIA is smiling!


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Old Jan 31, 2026 | 08:20 AM
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I'm so tired of AI slop, man. Can we just burn down Silicon Valley and start over?
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Old Jan 31, 2026 | 10:53 AM
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It's too late. The toothpaste is out of the tube.

Might as well try to get the most out of it, I guess.



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Old Feb 12, 2026 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Car Analogy
Its full of errors, misspoken content, and normal engine components and features exaggerated into special capabilities.
It also has a handful of interesting tidbits. But its unclear if any of them are AI hallucinations.
I noticed the misspeaks, but there was so much information in this video that I had not heard before.

Where could an S2000 fan go to verify all of this information? I'd like to see these same stories and factual tidbits documented elsewhere, so I could flush my brain of the AI slop and replace it with accurate history of the engine design.

Thanks.
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Old Feb 12, 2026 | 06:47 PM
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****ing AI mother****ing bullshit.
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