Written by Paul D. Gilpin, October 2001

Paul D. Gilpin
himwimp@earthlink.net

Web Posted February 16, 2002
Updated February 16, 2002

Vehicles

Modified Ideas from ADQ 8/4 (Backfire, p.24)
 

Vehicle Type	Cost	Weight	Max. Load	Spaces	HC Mod.	Armor
Mini-Wagon	$400	1,200	3,500	11 (+4)	+1	$12/6
Mini-Van*	$600	1,400	4,000	21 (+3)	none	$22/12
Mini-Pickup	$500	1,500	4,500	10 (+8)	none	$14/8

* Based upon statistics originally presented in ADQ 5/1 ("New Vehicle Types for Car Wars," p.24).
 

Modified Ideas from ADQ 5/1 ("New Vehicle Types for Car Wars," pp.24-26)
 

Vehicle Type	Cost	Weight	Max. Load	Spaces	HC Mod.	Armor
Station Wagon	$1,200	2,200	7,000	17 (+10)	-1	$24/13
Stretched-Chassis Luxury	$1,200	2,200	7,000	22 (+3)	-1	$24/13
Stretched-Chassis Van	$1,400	2,400	7,500	27 (+9)	-1	$34/18
Stretched-Chassis Pickup	$1,300	2,500	8,000	16 (+14)	-1	$26/15
Wagon Limousine	$1,600	2,600	8,500	20 (+13)	*	$30/17
Luxury Limousine	$1,600	2,600	8,500	25 (+6)	*	$30/17

* Both limousines have a suspension-determined HC of 1. Their HCs after accessories have been added can be no higher than 2.
 

Electric Power Plants
 

Power Plant Type	Cost	Weight	Space	Power Factors*	DP
Micro	$1,200	100	1/2	1,000	5
Mini	$1,980	300	1	1,600	6
Small	$2,760	500	1 1/2	2,200	7
Medium	$2,800	700	2	2,800	8
Regular	$3,540	900	2 1/2	3,400	9
Sport	$4,320	1,100	3	4,000	10
Large	$5,100	1,300	4	4,600	11
Super	$5,580	1,500	5	5,200	12
Limousine	$6,660	1,700	6	5,800	13
Heavy-Duty	$7,440	1,900	7	6,400	14
Ultra-Duty	$8,220	2,100	8	7,000	15
Thundercat	$9,000	2,300	9	7,600	16
Heavy-Duty Thundercat	$10,560	2,500	10	8,200	17

* The power factor values are based on the statistics of the original thundercat power plant, modified by weight. All of these power plants have built-in extra power cells, giving them a minimum range of 300 miles.
 
 
 

Gasoline Internal Combustion Engines

Why does a 10 ci engine produce 30 PFs per cubic inch of displacement while a 700 ci engine produces 19 PFs per cubic inch of displacement? This needs fixing. We also need a twin-turbocharger system. (I know the Car Wars rules state two turbochargers work the same as one, but twin turbochargers should be available because a twin-turbocharger makes a car description sound cooler.) If blueprinting is widely available, the cost of that modification should down in price.

Accessories

Improved Superconductors: Cost 50 percent of the power plant's base cost, increases power factors by 15 percent.

Improved Blueprinting: Costs 50 percent of base engine cost, increases base power factors by 15 percent.

High-Rise Intake: Costs 5 percent of base engine cost, increases base power factors by 5 percent.

Intercooler: Costs $1,000 plus $1 per power factor added, increases base power factors by 25 percent.
 

Uncle Schmalbert's Accessories

These two items are improvements on items found in ADQ 10/1 ("Uncle Schmalbert's 2044 Catalog Update," p.16 and p.18.).

Improved Electric Turbocharger: Costs $1,000 plus $1 per power factor added to the power plant, increases power factors by 25 percent, increases base acceleration by 5 mph, and reduces vehicle range by 25 percent (the turbocharger drains power from the batter faster than normal).

Improved Voodoo Power Plants: Cost increased by 100 percent, power factors increased by 150 percent. These power plants are modified to access another dimension therefore their effects are not harmful to the occupants of the vehicle using them.