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And we seem to have missed the most important piece of advice!

"Don't spend your money on bulbs, it's better spent on seat time!"

You forgot the 8 that will say using "halogen" as opposed to "standard" bulbs is cheating!

http://ITForum.ImprovedTouring.com/smile.gif just kidding! just kidding!

This board is actually a...

Wow! IT on the tube? You think IT club racing is expesive now? Wait until it gets televised. Even once a year. There are some that will pay a LOT of money to be at the front of the field during a...

I'm in the cam belt skipped a tooth camp. I had similar symptoms. Engine wouldn't pull past 5K or so. All the power in the low end of the band. Check the alignment marks!

Jim

I live in Swampscott MA. About 6 miles north of Boston. I don't know what the "official" number is, but I think we got about 30" of snow! I have a drift in my backyard that is 42" deep. It was -2...

This is a great comment, and a great philosophy. Maybe there are times a little "rules creep" is good for the sport.

Jim

Hey, I couldn't get my car started at the track one day, and it turned out to be a ground wire issue. It was one of the ground wires that are usually put on the water outlet on the head had broken...

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For a couple of years now we would have lawnmower races around my property,.... So we fixed the chain and when the next guy went out it was wild. We were all too afraid to take it out of...

Oh, do tell! http://Forum.ImprovedTouring.com/it/smile.gif

Jim

Ok, I'll bite.

18 years old. Threw a rod in my '63 Beetle. Got a '61 (I think) engine to make the swap (ooh, showing my age). Everything installed, guessing where the distributor should be to...

True-er words were never spoken. (Is true-er a real word?).

Me? I like anything that moves by fossil fuel. Race cars, drag cars, mini-bikes, model engines,... heck, I like lawn mower tractors! ...

Speaking of racing 911's: I went to Watkins Glen the weekend of June 6th for the historic races. It was Porsche heaven. They had a reunion of the old 70's vintage IROC series when they ran the...

If you have real cool older sports car (like an MGC, 65 mustang, TVR, Austin Healey ...) well, you might want to think it over. VW Rabbits are easier to fix and replace.

If you have a Porsche,...

What I like is "Magnetti Marlleli" (sp?) on the video screen. Now I'm not 100% sure, but aren't they the suppliers for Ferrari? http://Forum.ImprovedTouring.com/it/smile.gif

Kev
Did the crank counterweight break at the bearing journal? If so your crank may have been what broke. Rare on 1.8 VW's, but not uneard of... especially if the crank was reground.

And a word of...

I test, analyze, tune and quote performance for jet engines as a living. The way Dick presented his data is the way to quote performance - whether torque or horsepower, or even thrust. He gives the...

Forgot the link!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...item=2478687108

Right now on Ebay. Currently $7100! WOW! http://Forum.ImprovedTouring.com/it/eek.gif

I want this car sooooo bad. Dang.

So. Where would this get classed? ITA? ...

There are some Regional Clubs that allow modifications to move up a class and it works great! (EMRA for example). If there is a year where one of the lower classes is under-subscribed (or all of the...

The distributor and oil pump disentegrated due to the broken rod breaking the intermediate shaft (for non-VW people the intermediate shaft drives the distributor and oil pump). That's what happened...

Just a comment on this thread: Generally, torque to yield bolts should not be re-used unless it specifically says so in your manual. There are some bolts where you "stretch" the bolt to get a more...

Bill has a good point. VW alternators will not self excite - they need a "prime" to start generating charging voltage. If your exciter circuit is faulty, the alternator will not charge. I believe the...

Seth

If you look in the archives, there was a thread started on Sept 8, 2003 on open wheel trailers by Gran Racing. There is some good information there. (If I knew how to link to old threads that...

The 3/24 EMRA test and tune day at Lime Rock is officially a "go" as of Monday afternoon.

Check out the EMRA website for more details.

www.emraracing.org

Jim

I have the Fastrax model and find it amazingly easy to use and quite accurate. But that RPW model looks like the right price though! I would have to see them side by side to see if the Fastrax is...