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Ahhh...my lack of knowledge of BMW's comes to the fore. Thanks for the info. Not that I'm considering it. I was just wondering.

ITCS 17.1.4.D.1.e. "Any ignition system which utilizes the original distributor for spark timing and distribution is permitted. Internal distributor components and distributor cap may be substituted....

Just wondering if anyone has tried to install this technology on their IT car. Coil on Plug ignition is a newer technology where each spark plug has its own ignition coil directly on top of the plug....

Hey, I have one of those in my garage, too! I mean...I have a Little Tykes product in my garage!

Problem is the carbs are at my mom's house in the back of parts car and it may be several weeks before I can get up there and box them up.
You can have them for the cost of shipping. Or if I can...

If you can check whether your engine has good aftermarket rod bolts, such as ARP, then I would feel better about revving higher. If the bolts are stock, that may be your weak link.

I'm sorry to hear you guys had bad luck. I wish you the best with your 260. I, too have had carb problems and finally gave up on the flat tops. Since I wasn't competitive anyway, I got some round...

Atlanta region has a set of certified weights they place on each scale prior to the event and calibrate the scales.
The tech shed at Road Atlanta is pretty level.
All I know is that I've worked...

Hey, folks.
With any luck, I'll be ready to paint my car in a month or so. I really don't think I want to build a paint booth in my garage, but I will if I have no other choice.
Do any of you...

Hey, folks.
My insurance changed, so I need to find a new physician in my network. I resolved last time to find a physician who is racing-friendly--who won't give me that "racing is so stupid" look...

You can get weighed for free at SCCA events. The tech scales use two scales and weigh the two front wheels, then the two rear wheels. There you go...four corner weights.
Generally, if you pick...

Hey folks!
We at HounDawg Racing are making huge progress building our next race car. Someday in the next four years, we hope to actually see some of you on the track!
While I finish up the roll...

Sunbelt is now Balanced Performance Motorsports
http://www.balancedperformance.com/index.shtml

I'm doing my own rebuild. Yes, I'm a backmarker, but a backmarker with beer money. ...

240Z

One word: illegal.
I have fiddled around with the flat top 260 carbs, too and finally gave up. They just weren't designed to allow adjustment. Maybe ZTherapy can do something with them, though. Not...

Now that Barrett's Performance has closed its machine shop, I'm looking for a new shop for basic machine work. The closer to Decatur the better. I used Will's Machine Shop in Chamblee in the past and...

Again, you guys on this forum are so smart! Yes, as I read it, it would be illegal to update the rod bolts from 8mm to 9mm--the only legal method would be to update the entire long block from a...

I've run a welded diff on my ITS Z with no failures (the Z's drive shafts or halfshafts are pretty bullet-proof). I didn't notice much of an understeer. In theory (if not in practice), the welded...

Here's an update from Smith's "Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook," published in 1990 ("Prepare to Win" was published in 1975):

"It used to be that if we needed aerospace quality in a...

Looks like you're right. I checked "How to modify your Nissan/Datsun OHC Engine" by Frank Honsowetz. The 240Z L24 engine had 8mm rod bolts up to 4/71, then they had 9mm bolts. I have a '72, so I'm...

Sorry for the off-topic post.

I have a (possibly obsolete) 240Z. I'll have to research what bolt sizes were used on what models. From my reading of the IT specs, this would only be legal if the...

The only fasteners in this car that have ever failed me are big end bolts, and I've had two let go on me (both times I came to a stop at about the same spot exiting 7 at Road Atlanta--I should be...

[quote]Originally posted by Al Seim:
[B]Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as a metric AN fastener. The AN series of aircraft fasteners are inch sizes not metric.

And this is exactly why...

Thanks for the link and I'll definitely take a closer look. But in the Bolts section I didn't see anything higher than grade 8. And I hope I don't have to order in quantities of 100!

Hey, folks.
So I'm reading Carroll Smith's "Prepare To Win" and he's sold me on the necessity to use AN-quality fasteners on my suspension components. Except I can't find any.
I'm in Atlanta and...