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Getting Ready for World of Speed

To: "tigers@autox.team.net" <tigers@autox.team.net>,
Subject: Getting Ready for World of Speed
From: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:36:44 -0700
I am near ready for testing at WOS this year. I have the car up on jack 
stands because I have to do some more messing around with the ballistic 
blanket over the tranny. Plus change the oil and filter. I have the 
tweecer installed and have a fair tune for a turbo running 15 psig boost 
and 42 pound/hr injectors. I need to do some more tunning to get the 
mass air flow meter function correct but I have the software to do that, 
just need to run down the course and get some data (wish I had a 
dyno...). It starts well and idles well with my home made mass air meter 
system, so that is a plus. I had to install my radiator fan because it 
would get pretty hot. I also revised the radiator hose routing and it is 
now much better. With the changes it runns reasonably cool. Rather than 
a thermostat I am using a Speedway 1'' hole washer which seems to be 
working ok. I have fabbed a cradle for the laptop during the run to 
gather the data. Wish I had more than 16 channels though. I have added 
big hood pins on the deck lid to keep it in place and along with the 
small ones on the hood added a big one right in the center. I finished 
the plexiglass wind screen today and It looks sorta cool. To me anyway. 
Obtained the 10 pound FireFox fire bottle to replace my halon one with 
the broken gage, had it inspected today and the firebottles ar enow 
complete.

Waiting on seat belts that I returned because they had the wrong ends on 
the lap belt. Also waiting on Stroud to send my /20 suit back as they 
forgot to sew in the arm restraints, embroider the TEam Beam on the 
front pocket area and Spirit of SUnbeam on the back as well as not using 
the colors I had requested (red white blue - got whit blue and black). 
Still need some large /15 gloves and Stroud does not seem to have them. 
So may have to borrow some. Have the boots, undies, socks, balaclave, 
and helmet. Beginning to outfit the trailer.

Enough for today.

Oh, lift off is Sept 12, o-dark thirty.  Inspections on 13th and fun and 
games 14 - 17.

mayf

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