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    Oval. I do have to be careful with ground...

    Oval.

    I do have to be careful with ground clearence when I back the car off the trailer with the short 20" racing slicks to avoid catching the muffler on one of the cross braces, and if I had to...
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    I've had very good results with the Borla XR-1...

    I've had very good results with the Borla XR-1 Sportsman racing muffler....
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    Stock radiators can & do plug up over time and...

    Stock radiators can & do plug up over time and this will reduce the cooling efficiency.
    Get an OEM replacement from Modine or Rock Auto.

    FWIW I run a stock OEM radiator on my H-prod Civic with...
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    Porterfield will custom make a set of pads in the...

    Porterfield will custom make a set of pads in the new Hawk material.
    I just had him make me a set in the DTC60 compound to try on my H-prod Civic.

    They also make my custom pads in the Raybestoes...
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    Check your kill switch. These can go bad and...

    Check your kill switch. These can go bad and cause a similar problem. Search for Jay Griffin's HP Runoffs video to see the sympton (car dies, comes back to life after cycling kill switch)

    Also...
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    I had a similar problem when I first built my car...

    I had a similar problem when I first built my car 10 years ago and I wonder if you made the same mistake I did....

    There are three fuel lines that come out the firewall.

    The largest of the...
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    I've had very good luck with the Borla...

    I've had very good luck with the Borla 'Sportsman' XR-1 series racing muffler on my H-prod.
    I am typically in the low 90's for sound.
    ...
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    Results are up on mylaps Saturday...

    Results are up on mylaps
    Saturday
    http://www.mylaps.com/results/showevent.jsp?id=358267

    Sunday
    http://www.mylaps.com/results/showevent.jsp?id=358260
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    I use something similar, in that I use the rubber...

    I use something similar, in that I use the rubber door stops to hold a plexiglass window in place, but then I secure the window with a 2"x1" strip of wood about 18-24" long. The wood rests on the...
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    You also might change your plug wires. I've had...

    You also might change your plug wires. I've had issues with the plug wires breaking down over time causing weird misses and/or the tach jumping.

    Agree with the rest of the items listed above ^^
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    Assuming 21" tall tires (don't recall what most...

    Assuming 21" tall tires (don't recall what most people are running now)

    The 4.93 gives you a top end of 77, 100, and 120 @ 6700 in 3rd, 4th, and 5th gears.
    The stock 4.4 gives you a top end of...
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    As Tom indicated, both the ITB & ITC cars use the...

    As Tom indicated, both the ITB & ITC cars use the same vented rotors and they are also the same part for Civic's & CRX's.

    The only cars that used the solid rotors were the HF version of the CRX...
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    Housman made a pair of custom 3.8 FD'd for myself...

    Housman made a pair of custom 3.8 FD'd for myself & a fellow prod driver a year ago.

    He can still make anything you want. Keep in mind they are not cheap! Somewhere in the $1200 - $1500 range...
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    I was at turn 2 in the morning for qualifying and...

    I was at turn 2 in the morning for qualifying and turn 3 (Carousel) in the afternoon for the race. It looked kinda crowded out there :D
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    I agree Chris. I was trying to counter the...

    I agree Chris. I was trying to counter the arguement that reducing the water pump speed to reduce the coolant flow was beneficial. My statement was based on the assumption that one did not have...
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    More good info here regarding turbulent flow vs...

    More good info here regarding turbulent flow vs laminar flow:
    http://www.overclockers.com/articles511/index02.asp
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    Turbulent flow in the radiator actually increases...

    Turbulent flow in the radiator actually increases the rate of heat transfer! Heat exchanger designers actually try to achieve turbulance in the coolant flow as it passes thru the tubes. Turbulance...
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    Lots of discussion regarding this over on the...

    Lots of discussion regarding this over on the 'Open Wheel' site. The consensus is that slowing down the cooling flow to help cooling is a myth. The higher the flow rate, the more effective your...
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    Ed, If you are looking at getting out of ITC,...

    Ed,

    If you are looking at getting out of ITC, another option would be to convert you car to H-Prod. It isn't that much more expensive to run compared to IT, and the car potentially becomes much...
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    Bill, I think you misunderstood Drew's...

    Bill,

    I think you misunderstood Drew's comment (and hopefully he will chime in)

    He wasn't talking about the 10-11 restricted regional drivers being upset...

    He was talking about the...
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    About half of the entry fee increase was in fact...

    About half of the entry fee increase was in fact due to the above mentioned change from 'non-spectator' to 'spectator' status (which added about $10-$15 per car) and the rest was due to other cost...
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    The entry fee for the National was $280 last year.

    The entry fee for the National was $280 last year.
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    Here's a link to a three-part series on how to...

    Here's a link to a three-part series on how to make your own adjustable rear swaybar using off the shelf circle track stuff (Speedway or Coleman).

    This gives you an almost unlimited choice of...
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    Any ITB/ITC updates?

    Any ITB/ITC updates?
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    No they didn't repave anything. I ran the...

    No they didn't repave anything. I ran the national there last week.
    I also walked the track to check out the new surface.
    They put down a sealer from turn 5 to after the uphill esses.
    The good...
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