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To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Subject: Air Ride Data
From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 11:39:19 -0400
Keith

Sounds like you need a data acquisition system with four additional pressure
sensors...besides the normal oil pressure etc. Then you can play the whole
thing back after the run and see the total effect. Combining with things
like RPM...or other inputs...may be very helpful.

John Beckett, LSR #79

----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
To: "Richard Kensicki" <richk@sparta-junction.com>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: Air Ride Tech


> Hey Rich good to see you.... The Problem with Trying to Capture the Air
> Pressure number is that bumps equate to spikes on the Air Pressure Gauge.
> My original thought was to use a Compression gauge mounted on each wheel
> line.... but then the Spikes would be what I read rather then a high
average
> Pressure.
>
> K
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Kensicki <richk@sparta-junction.com>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
> Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 9:38 PM
> Subject: Re: Air Ride Tech
>
>
> > Keith
> >          I don't remember if you could record oil pressure on each run
but
> you
> > could try plumbing  in an electric oil pressure sending unit in each
line.
> If
> > you have time to look at more guages any air prussure guage would work
Or
> get
> > those expensive CART air pressure guages with the built in telemetry
they
> use
> > on their wheels.
> >          The old grommet around the shock is a cheap standby, unless you
> hit
> > too many potholes.
> >
> > Rich
> >
> > Keith Turk wrote:
> >
> > >     Well I have ordered some parts today to change the air ride around
a
> > > bit....
> > >
> > > up to this point the front and rear have been combined systems.... in
> other
> > > words I could only change the front bags or the rear as a unit....
what
> I
> > > have coming is a single controller that I am going to put on the Front
> > > system and I am going to seperate the two rear bags so that I can Jack
> > > weight into the car left to right on the rear end....  Don't really
plan
> on
> > > changing the basic set up much but I thought I would share the
Change...
> > >
> > > I am also still trying to figure out how to capture the Pressures ....
> as
> > > the increase in pressure on the gage represents downforce on the
car...
> > >
> > > Keith ( ain't these little Post notes neat .... noticed Ole Dan was
> getting
> > > the hang of it)
> >
> >
> >
> >
>




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