[Shotimes] slow sho, just driver?

[Ian Fisher]

If you are going to do any track work, I wouldn't get Sachs struts. If
you do happen to get a 26mm RSB, I'd upgrade the front one to a 22mm or
just keep the stock FSB and get a 25mm RSB. My next sway bar fine tuning
will be to remove the TPR FSB bushings on my 22 bar and get rubber ones
so that I will be running 22 rubber front and 26 TPR rear. 22/26 full
TPR induces some understeer similar (but not as bad) as the 24 rubber/26
TPR setup that I ran for awhile. It is a bit better than the 20.6
poly/26 TPR setup that I ran after that, but my results are hard to
judge since I lost an endlink nut and didn't realize it for awhile. No
FSB at all= extremely dangerous oversteer.

Time for me to stop rambling and get some sleep!

Ian

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ron DeReus
Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 11:52 PM
To: Ron Porter; Shotimes@Autox. Team. Net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] slow sho, just driver?


Oh, it's been past 5K - namely Labor Day at Iowa Int'l Speedway (kinda
funny - think about it) for the SCCA AutoCross.  Didn't have to worry
about traffic in front or to the left of me there, or anything but 1st &
2nd gear. It's a go-kart track, just over a mile long, 6 turns (or 9 if
you call hairpins 2 each).  With bad struts, and Touring T/A 225R60/16's
on slicers, best 2 laps were about 80 flat; sucked getting beat in class
by 6 seconds by Neons and Probes, but they had good tires and experience
on me.  Next year I'll have the new Sachs struts and a 26mm rear bar
from Joseph to help; probably still have the sucky tires, though.  Have
better ideas from the list as to tire pressures, too.  Need to get the
shifter lubed, too, me thinks, as 1-2 shift is the most difficult on my
SHO.

Ron DeReus
95MTX

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ron Porter
Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 12:19 PM
To: Shotimes@Autox. Team. Net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] slow sho, just driver?


Yes, you will find a huge difference when you wind to 6,500-7,000. Don't
worry about it, that's what these motors are made to do. My '89 was
wound to 7K a minimum of twice a day, usually more like a half-dozen
times a day, every day for the 10 years and 180K+ miles I owned it. Tim
Pavlik now has over 200K on it, and he doesn't drive any easier than I
do. Since he fixed the leaking pan, I would be surprised if it even
needs a quart between 3K oil changes.

If you haven't ever wound it past 5K, you are missing out on the best
part of the power curve!

Ron Porter
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