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Re: Air Ride Tech

To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
Subject: Re: Air Ride Tech
From: Richard Kensicki <richk@sparta-junction.com>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 19:21:35 -0400
Keith
          Finding a relatively inexpensive event recorder (data aquisition
system if it costs a lot) with some storage will open all kinds of
possibilities.
          You could put a cam corder in the car to watch the gages. Might be the
cheapest way to go.

Rich (see you in June a Maxton)

Keith Turk wrote:

> 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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