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thanks, Jason - yes, I was banging through the gears, and there's now a =
steep 150' +/- DROP at this track, downhill turn, where I was in second =
gear at 7,000 RPM, first accelerating, then letting it slow me down as I =
approached the sharp right to the uphill climb. I'm sure that did not =
do the diff any good.
Somehow the idea of putting a Subaru diff in this car does not feel very =
"vintage".
Question - has anyone checked the oil temp, and would cooling make a =
difference? I do run Redline 75-85 gear oil.
I will report back and send carnage photos when I get it out.
On Jul 13, 2015, at 10:12 AM, Jason Ostrowski wrote:
I agree that it is consumable.
A change to something different would seem to lead to a redesign of all =
the parts that mate to it and that could turn into a whole new set of =
other related projects.
Likely a costly and complex endeavor to say the least.
Knowing you, I assume you are using a quality oil already as Steve =
recommends.
I notice you are racing faster lately and seem to be doing great with =
the car.
Begin Public Service announcement to all FoT...
That being said, (especially the faster you go) don't forget to remind =
yourself regularly about how you need to treat the drivetrain.
Perhaps most importantly on this issue is careful driving with a =
constant focus to smooth transition between the gears.
And really important is super smooth take-offs.
I'm lucky to have John Reed (best GT6 racer of all time) at the track =
with me most of the time.
He is never afraid to remind me of this.
And does so on a regular basis when I'm leaving the grid.
Even after all these years of coaching he will still often yell at me =
through my helmet prior to taking off.
something like....
"Ride that F$#&%ng clutch baby!!"
or "Easy take off".
Wisdom I'm not afraid to admit I need to be reminded of in a tense =
moment taking off to hit the track.
One slip of the foot or abrupt start is all it takes to do damage to the =
differential.
I can trace most of my differential failures back to sketchy shift =
transitions or abrupt starts...
We all hate to admit that an equipment failure is our own fault but, =
speaking for myself, I know it often is.
This was an FoT Public Service Announcement...
Brought to you by Friendly Ghost Racing.
Jason Ostrowski
Friendly Ghost Racing=20
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On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 7:01 AM, Scott Janzen <sjanzen@me.com> wrote:
Mine disintegrated in a big way in the last race yesterday at Pitt Race. =
Last one did the same thing about 3-4 years ago.
Should I just consider this a consumable item, or swap to something =
stronger? What are other vintage racers doing?
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<html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
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">thanks, Jason - yes, I was banging through the gears, and there's now =
a steep 150' +/- DROP at this track, downhill turn, where I was in =
second gear at 7,000 RPM, first accelerating, then letting it slow me =
down as I approached the sharp right to the uphill climb. I'm sure =
that did not do the diff any good.<div><br></div><div>Somehow the idea =
of putting a Subaru diff in this car does not feel very =
"vintage".<br><div><br></div><div>Question - has anyone checked the oil =
temp, and would cooling make a difference? I do run Redline 75-85 =
gear oil.</div><div><br></div><div>I will report back and send carnage =
photos when I get it out.</div><div><br><div><div>On Jul 13, 2015, at =
10:12 AM, Jason Ostrowski wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I agree that =
it is consumable. </div><div>A change to something different would seem =
to lead to a redesign of all the parts that mate to it and that could =
turn into a whole new set of other related projects. </div><div>Likely a =
costly and complex endeavor to say the least.</div><div>Knowing =
you, I assume you are using a quality oil already as Steve =
recommends.</div><div>I notice you are racing faster lately and seem to =
be doing great with the car.</div><div><br></div><div>Begin Public =
Service announcement to all FoT...</div><div><br></div><div>That being =
said, (especially the faster you go) don't forget to remind yourself =
regularly about how you need to treat the drivetrain.</div><div>Perhaps =
most importantly on this issue is careful driving with a =
constant focus to smooth transition between the =
gears.</div><div>And really important is super smooth =
take-offs.</div><div>I'm lucky to have John Reed (best GT6 racer of all =
time) at the track with me most of the time.</div><div>He is never =
afraid to remind me of this.</div><div>And does so on a regular =
basis when I'm leaving the grid.</div><div>Even after all these years of =
coaching he will still often yell at me through my helmet prior to =
taking off.</div><div>something like....</div><div> "Ride that =
F$#&%ng clutch baby!!"</div><div>or "Easy take off". =
</div><div>Wisdom I'm not afraid to admit I need to be reminded of in a =
tense moment taking off to hit the track.</div><div>One slip of the =
foot or abrupt start is all it takes to do damage to the =
differential.</div><div>I can trace most of my differential failures =
back to sketchy shift transitions or abrupt starts...</div><div>We =
all hate to admit that an equipment failure is our own fault but, =
speaking for myself, I know it often is.</div><div>This was an =
FoT Public Service Announcement...</div><div>Brought to you by =
Friendly Ghost Racing.</div><div><br></div><div>Jason =
Ostrowski</div><div>Friendly Ghost Racing </div><div>1969 Triumph =
GT6+ Racecars </div><div> </div></div><div =
class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 12, =
2015 at 7:01 AM, Scott Janzen <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a =
href=3D"mailto:sjanzen@me.com"; =
target=3D"_blank">sjanzen@me.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc =
solid;padding-left:1ex">Mine disintegrated in a big way in the last race =
yesterday at Pitt Race. Last one did the same thing about 3-4 years =
ago.<br>
Should I just consider this a consumable item, or swap to something =
stronger? What are other vintage racers doing?<br>
<br>
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