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might also be a handy place to mount Watts linkage center
pivot.
art de armond
From: Bob Kramer=20
Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2016 10:00 PM
To: Bill Babcock=20
Cc: Fot=20
Subject: Re: [Fot] Endurance TR6 at COTA
I'm guessing the four bosses will take a TR4A style IRS bracket. This =
looks like a worthy upgrade. We are going to add a pump and cooler for =
sure.=20
This time I think we had a more traditional pinion failure rather than =
heat related. I felt it chunk something in the first hour of the event =
when it was still pretty cool. It later calmed down to the point other =
drivers said they didn't hear it.=20
I'll pull it and find out soon.
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 7, 2016, at 6:10 PM, Bill Babcock <ponobill@gmail.com> wrote:
See if you can find one of these diff covers. About three times the =
oil capacity and a heck of a lot more cooling. Fitting it might be a =
challenge, but it solved my frying diff problem completely. That and =
RedLine diff oil. No, I don=E2=80=99t remember where I got it. sorry. =
Maybe someone else knows where they come from. As you can see by the =
empty bracket, I didtched my panhard rod to run this thing. Subbed in =
the solid brass spring eyes and big washers from Joe (I think, great =
memory) which keeps the axle centered almost as well. . =20
<IMG_0453.jpg>
On Aug 7, 2016, at 6:52 AM, Greg Blake <gblake58tr3@icloud.com> =
wrote:
Just a quick update. We were beaten by equipment at approximately =
1:30 yesterday afternoon. Although certainly disappointed not to take =
the flag, we were all pretty proud of the old girl. She put in a solid 8 =
hours Friday and another 5.5 on Saturday.=20
We were racing cars from the past two decades with a few exceptions. =
Out of 100+ cars, there was a pair of 60s mustangs, an Opel with a LS =
motor and us. Friday we finished 47th with 114 laps and yesterday 73 =
with 81 laps. We were averaging 3:10s around the full F1 course. As a =
point of reference, the leaders were running consistent 2:50s. A certain =
pair of drivers on our team were clipping close to 2 minute laps and =
both swore they weren't pushing too hard, maybe.
We were running with 18 month old 200 tried wear tires that had been =
flat spotted at the last race. This became very noticeable at 100+ down =
the straights. We again limited RPMs to save the motor. With a 3.7 rear =
end and no OD we were full speed about 1/2 into the straights. This is =
where the leaders would pass us.
Some of you recall last summer we raced this car with WRL in the =
June Texas heat and had some issues with lower than desirable oil =
pressures and a diff that boiling its juice.=20
For the engine side of things: This time around we installed an oil =
cooler and used VR1 full synthetic. Oil pressure at full tilt was 90+ =
all weekend and 40-50 at idle at pit stops. Problem solved. I am very =
impressed with synthetic motor oil. The oil still looks brand new after =
13+ hours of racing. I know from past endurance races with Dino oil, it =
would be pitch black and stinky at this point.=20
On the diff side (not so good): after boiling the Dino based =
lubricant last summer, we opted to simply switch to synthetic. This =
seemed to be working on Friday as our diff catch can stayed dry. We had =
some terrible noises coming from the rear end on Friday that we thought =
were hub bearings going out. The hub bearings are still suspect and =
will require attention. But our more serious problem was heat in the =
diff. The diff puked at about 1:30 and our day was done.=20
Last summer Keith mention his solution was a diff cooler and I think =
we will be heading down that path for the next endurance race. Who =
knows, we may end up with a triumph that can go the distance, =
eventually.=20
We were so close this time.
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 5, 2016, at 5:53 PM, Greg Blake <gblake58tr3@icloud.com> =
wrote:
We finished the day strong. Only a brief stint in the garage to =
check some bearings. Other than that, ran all day long in the Texas =
heat. Right now 47th out 100+
Notice the only hood down in the pic?
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<DIV>might also be a handy place to mount Watts linkage center</DIV>
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<DIV>I'm guessing the four bosses will take a TR4A style IRS bracket. =
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<DIV id=3DAppleMailSignature>This time I think we had a more traditional =
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capacity and a heck of a lot more cooling. Fitting it might be a =
challenge,=20
but it solved my frying diff problem completely. That and RedLine diff =
oil. No, I don=E2=80=99t remember where I got it. sorry. Maybe =
someone else=20
knows where they come from. As you can see by the empty bracket, I =
didtched my=20
panhard rod to run this thing. Subbed in the solid brass spring eyes =
and big=20
washers from Joe (I think, great memory) which keeps the axle centered =
almost=20
as well. . =20
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we were all pretty proud of the old girl. She put in a solid 8 hours =
Friday=20
and another 5.5 on Saturday. <BR><BR>We were racing cars from the =
past two=20
decades with a few exceptions. Out of 100+ cars, there was a pair of =
60s=20
mustangs, an Opel with a LS motor and us. Friday we finished 47th =
with 114=20
laps and yesterday 73 with 81 laps. We were averaging 3:10s =
around the=20
full F1 course. As a point of reference, the leaders were running =
consistent=20
2:50s. A certain pair of drivers on our team were clipping close to =
2 minute=20
laps and both swore they weren't pushing too hard, maybe.<BR><BR>We =
were=20
running with 18 month old 200 tried wear tires that had been flat =
spotted at=20
the last race. This became very noticeable at 100+ down the =
straights. We=20
again limited RPMs to save the motor. With a 3.7 rear end and =
no OD we=20
were full speed about 1/2 into the straights. This is where =
the=20
leaders would pass us.<BR><BR>Some of you recall last summer we =
raced this=20
car with WRL in the June Texas heat and had some issues with lower =
than=20
desirable oil pressures and a diff that boiling its juice. =
<BR><BR>For the=20
engine side of things: This time around we installed an oil =
cooler and=20
used VR1 full synthetic. Oil pressure at full tilt was 90+ all =
weekend and=20
40-50 at idle at pit stops. Problem solved. I am very =
impressed with=20
synthetic motor oil. The oil still looks brand new after 13+ hours =
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racing. I know from past endurance races with Dino oil, it would be =
pitch=20
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opted to=20
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catch can stayed dry. We had some terrible noises coming from the =
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bearings are still suspect and will require attention. But our more =
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cooler and I=20
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