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Re: [F125] Re: Moto vs. ICC for autocross

To: "R D" <somanycones@yahoo.com>, <autox@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [F125] Re: Moto vs. ICC for autocross
From: "mike pieczarka" <mikep@bikeswap.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 07:14:32 -0600
The only complaint that the ICC drivers have at the track is overheating
during long waits while gridding and lining up for standing starts, if the
axle isn't turning water isn't circulating. An electric or engine driven
pump would be a definite plus for autox on an ICC motor.

mike


----- Original Message -----
From: "R D" <somanycones@yahoo.com>
To: <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 03:21
Subject: Re: [F125] Re: Moto vs. ICC for autocross


> Not running the water pump up and down
> through the rev range sounds like a good thing.
>
> And if you can't or don't want to use electric
> the axle seems like a decent solution.
>
> Rich
> Seattle
>
> --- egangloff@aol.com wrote:
> > I asked the ICC axle-driven pump question to a kart
> > shop guy in Reno, and he
> > said it uses less power that way than when driven
> > off the engine
> > directly...since the revs are lower at the axle,
> > that kinda makes sense to me.  What do you
> > think?





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