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  1. Thread: TOW TIRE TALES

    by ITANorm
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    That's why I have the Good Sam road assistance...

    That's why I have the Good Sam road assistance package. Hell, the motorhome doesn't even HAVE a spare tire!
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    Rear camber angles are also a possible issue. ...

    Rear camber angles are also a possible issue. Since your car is good in moderate speed sweepers but goes away in high-speed ones, it's possible you're overheating one edge or the other of the rear...
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    I know that all Japanese manufacturers had...

    I know that all Japanese manufacturers had microfiche parts catalogs. I suspect US and European manufacturers do (did) also. I have the OEM parts 'fiches for both my race car and my later model...
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    1. Because there were like three sold - and it...

    1. Because there were like three sold - and it has no brakes (think RX4 with 200# added).
    4. That would be a Consulier.
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    '87 - '91 Corolla (non-FX). Look for a GTS for...

    '87 - '91 Corolla (non-FX). Look for a GTS for more probablilty of exact fit / function.
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    Ditto.

    Ditto.
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    Pete, You should'a taken the pic from the other...

    Pete,
    You should'a taken the pic from the other direction so you'd have had my motorhome for a backdrop. :P

    A new trailer, with the specifications you mention, would probably be in the $4000...
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    Luckily, McAfee slammed the trojans (5 under...

    Luckily, McAfee slammed the trojans (5 under different names) as soon as I tried to login. I waited several days before I logged in again!
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    Good. I doubt if anybody wanted to see me in a...

    Good. I doubt if anybody wanted to see me in a wet T-shirt anyway. :119:
  10. Thread: June is up....

    by ITANorm
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    :rolleyes:

    :rolleyes:
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    Maybe the deafening silence should tell you...

    Maybe the deafening silence should tell you something? Seriously, I think the car would be uncompetitive, regardless. Especially considering the 4AGE-powered FX-16 and Geo Prizm GSi are in B also.
  12. Thread: ITR Cars

    by ITANorm
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    00-01 The '02-'04 cars have the 3.5L, rated at...

    00-01

    The '02-'04 cars have the 3.5L, rated at 255HP. My wife has an '02, and even with an automatic it needs traction control if you have an injudicious right foot. One of the sleepers - don't...
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    Well, since Elvis was there last year - and Bill...

    Well, since Elvis was there last year - and Bill Johnson won the "dance" contest - maybe we should have a different type of contest. Wet T-shirt, maybe?? We could allow the drag racers to...
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    Give me a shout. nfloyd (at) alltel (dot) net. ...

    Give me a shout. nfloyd (at) alltel (dot) net.

    We have just done a prototype run of serious underdrive crank and alternator pulleys. They are not (and were never intended to be) practical for...
  15. Thread: Torque vrs HP

    by ITANorm
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    Well . . . a higher wheel horsepower at a given...

    Well . . . a higher wheel horsepower at a given speed will produce greater acceleration.

    Now . . . when I'm picking a gear ratio, I graph the torque curve and modify it with the gear ratios...
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    Anybody contact Guinness (the record book folks,...

    Anybody contact Guinness (the record book folks, not the beer)? At least it looks like the furry rodent got catapulted into the large spruce(?) tree.
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    Since my name came up in the MR2 discussion . . ...

    Since my name came up in the MR2 discussion . . .

    My cage is minimum tubing diameter and thickness, but nowhere near the minimum constructon. It has numerous extra bracing tubes in it...
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    I am told that it can help. I am aware of one...

    I am told that it can help. I am aware of one person (who has only raced in one SCCA race in the last 2 years) who was told by their DLA that if they successfully finished a NASA weekend, they would...
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    When licensing time rolls around, compile a list...

    When licensing time rolls around, compile a list of your races and finishing positions for the last few years. Submit those to your Divisional Licensing Administrator, along with your written...
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    FWIW, that works out to about 7.9% interest. Not...

    FWIW, that works out to about 7.9% interest. Not bad, but not great - and if your great aunt Matilda suddenly passes on and leaves you $ millions $, you would be able to pay it off early. (Be sure...
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    Try Trailer World ( http://www.trailerworld.com/...

    Try Trailer World ( http://www.trailerworld.com/ ). I've never bought anything from them, but they have provided good information in the past, and they have in-house financing. They are also a...
  22. It's called a "deterrent fee". IOW: get your act...

    It's called a "deterrent fee". IOW: get your act together beforehand, and don't cause them a pain - or you'll pay.
  23. Thread: Moral dilema

    by ITANorm
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    Worst case scenario: You "claim" a car - then...

    Worst case scenario:

    You "claim" a car - then at the next race, the previous owner protests it for what he knows to be illegal.
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    Add another +1 for the Prodigy! I've owned...

    Add another +1 for the Prodigy! I've owned several controllers, and it's by far the best of the bunch. It's also the only one that has enough grunt to stop my 16K# gooseneck. The "lesser"...
  25. Thread: Hallett ?????

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    Sand Springs is ~30 minutes; Tulsa is another 10...

    Sand Springs is ~30 minutes; Tulsa is another 10 to 20, depending on which area (Broken Arrow is not quite an hour). It'll also cost you about a buck for the toll road, if you go the quick way.
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