When you reach the full potential of you particular combination then
marginal gains become a big deal.
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
To: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 4:45 AM
Subject: Suspension options...
> Ya know I've listened to a lot of people and tried to get opinions from
> folks that really know what they are doing in thier venues... It's
> interesting to hear what different folks think.... and what the different
> options are...
>
> My opinion right this minute is that Suspension is interesting but not
> nessesary on a good race course.... the fact is that this car ran 240 at
El
> Mirage with No supension... 249 at Bonneville with a D motor and no
> suspension...
>
> Maxton however isn't as smooth.... it requires movement in the rear end...
> On the years that Bonneville isn't as smooth as it was in the last few
> years.... I'm sure this is going to help out....
>
> The top bars in this system are three inches apart at the top of the rear
> end... and triangulate out to the frame going forward.... that is what
> locates the rear end.... to further locate it he used a diagonal link....
> I'm not wild about it... but it's not going left or right so it's fine...
> when I put a quick change in one day I'll install a watts link like the
> Camaro has.... Or maybe I'll go to independant rear suspension.... The
car
> will evolve over the years... Like the Camaro has.... this was right for
> now...
>
> The last part of this is the shock package and again the experts opinions
> are all over the board.... I think there are gains to be had in getting
the
> right shock package... but the only way to know what is right for this
> particular car is to start data logging something and make changes from
that
> point to determine what works best .... again I'm not there yet... and we
> are talking about marginal gains in performance.... but I honestly believe
> there are gains to be had from the shock set up...
>
> Keith
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