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    I think the original poster meant "Previous...

    I think the original poster meant "Previous Owners" not the standard "Piece Of Sh...." with his use of POs, though I am not sure how far into your cheek your response was, :D.

    Great thread as I...
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    Thanks for the help. The WC Touring car came with...

    Thanks for the help. The WC Touring car came with Dynamic 3 ways on it and the Morrisdampers were sitting in a box looking all pretty and new. This car is to be used in the Castrol Touring Car Series...
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    Morrisdampers Help Needed

    I asked this before, but it was over a year ago and I was hoping for some new ideas.

    I purchased an ex-Speed WC Touring car last year and as part of the spares package I received a brand new set...
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    Very Interesting Thread

    I couple of years ago I spent an incredible amount of time comparing the effects of weight versus horsepower on my car at Mosport. I was very lucky to be using the Bosch LapSim software which had...
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    Don't know how it is in comparison to the...

    Don't know how it is in comparison to the UltraFlo or the Dynomax, but I use a 3" in and 3" out Borla straight through race muffler. When you look inside it has 5 perforated tubes welded in a...
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    Dan, the CASC runs the Regional races at Mosport...

    Dan, the CASC runs the Regional races at Mosport and you can access their website at www.casc.on.ca The races are run to a bracket racing style. No real performance rules but you determine which...
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    Dick, thanks for the information. I am certain I...

    Dick, thanks for the information. I am certain I meet the safety requirements and it does look like a fun group to run in. Especially if D Prepared runs in that group as well, as I expect that I...
  8. Thread: Crank Pulleys

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    Mark, I agree totally with what you are saying....

    Mark, I agree totally with what you are saying. If I had an eccentric damper on my crank snout I would leave it on and look somewhere else for rotational mass reduction. However the other side to...
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    BIG BORE!!!! I only have 1.3 litres, LOL. :P ...

    BIG BORE!!!! I only have 1.3 litres, LOL. :P


    Seriously, I understand where I fit as an ITE Big Bore car but do they have large grids of cars and what types? If I have to make some cage changes...
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    Just a question to try to determine where my car...

    Just a question to try to determine where my car would fit in if I decide to come south of the border to play with you guys. Try to imagine a 1991 RX7 built to todays WC rules. Main differences...
  11. Thread: Crank Pulleys

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    In my somewhat informed opinion, I would say as...

    In my somewhat informed opinion, I would say as long as your engine was rebalanced as an assembly, you should see no issues.

    I am ignoring the fact that your Nissan has Pistons the size of garbage...
  12. Thread: Crank Pulleys

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    You can add a lighter flywheel if your stock...

    You can add a lighter flywheel if your stock flywheel is dynamically balanced as an individual component. If the engine relies on a counterweighted flywheel to provide balancing the replacement...
  13. Thread: Crank Pulleys

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    I don't want to cause confusion here but I felt...

    I don't want to cause confusion here but I felt that I had something to offer. I used to work in the Design Department of a company that supplied accessory drive and timing drive components to the...
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    Just wanted to give you guys an update. We...

    Just wanted to give you guys an update. We installed a second stock oil cooler in parallel with the original.

    We started the car and bang, the oil pressure shot up to 110+ (over 60 lbs cranking)....
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    Steve, great question on how was the cooler...

    Steve, great question on how was the cooler bypassed. I bought the cooler from my team mate and he used it for 1 race from new. He bypassed the cooler thermopellet and it worked for him, so I just...
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    Actually Marty my crew chief and I just decided...

    Actually Marty my crew chief and I just decided to add a manual bypass that we will open up until the oil is warm. After the oil is warm then we will close it and pass the oil through the coolers.
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    I need some help from the experts. Some...

    I need some help from the experts. Some background, I am running a brand new bridgeport 4 port motor in my sorta like a WC RX7. I like to think that if the WC still allowed 1991 RX7's in the series,...
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    Started the weekend off with a few issues. Went...

    Started the weekend off with a few issues. Went out for Qualifying and within half a lap oil temps were up in the 220 - 230 range. Came in checked everything over, saw no issues and went out again....
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    :D , no fully torqued and bound with Loctite...

    :D , no fully torqued and bound with Loctite Blue. I am a bit anal about stuff falling off. Will let you guys know how things turn out.
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    Just fired it up after putting the oil system...

    Just fired it up after putting the oil system back together. Looks like I dodged a bullet. Oil pressures okay, 35 lbs at idle and 70 lbs at 3000 rpm (going up as the car got warmer) no crud in oil...
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    Talked to a an Automotive Engineer friend of mine...

    Talked to a an Automotive Engineer friend of mine who is a cooling system specialist. I asked her about the oil temps going cooler while my pressures were dropping and she said the answer was simple....
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    Just wanted to provide an update to let you know...

    Just wanted to provide an update to let you know what happened. Pulled the front cover off (in car, motor mounts still bolted, takes bow, thank you, thank you) and was wondering how I would be able...
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    Thanks a bunch guys. You have confirmed what I...

    Thanks a bunch guys. You have confirmed what I was thinking/ dreading. I will pull the oil pan off and the front cover to find out what is wrong. By the way I am not running any thermostat in the...
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    Really odd thing happened at Mosport this past...

    Really odd thing happened at Mosport this past weekend, trying to narrow down the problem before ripping the whole thing apart.

    Some background. I am running a stock 86-88 6port in our Touring GT...
  25. Thread: Enduro

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    Just thought that this event may be of interest...

    Just thought that this event may be of interest for anyone looking to run an enduro in the North East.

    Mosport/ Panoz is running a Pro "Sundowner" with 4 broad classes of cars on its Victoria Day...
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