[Shotimes] Sunday car show burnout!

[Ron Porter]

Well, without dragging this out.....

"Mikey" feels that it is the "first" mod that should be done, and I
disagree. He & I discussed it personally, and I still disagree.

Yes, if I had a SHO that I was going to keep for a long time, I agree, but I
am not in that category (long story that we can discuss later.....unless you
are interested in buying a Moonlight Blue '94 MTX right after the CA
Convention!!).

Ron Porter 

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Donald Mallinson
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 4:42 PM
To: 'V8 SHO Mailing List'; Shotimes
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Sunday car show burnout!


Ron,

I get to enjoy my Quaife several times a year on other track 
days, and even on the street.

Yes, it is expensive, but I LIKE my 89 SHO and a blown 
tranny would put a huge hole in that equation, so the 
expense, though about what the entire car is worth, is NO 
big deal since I am keeping the car a long time.  Cheap 
compared to having the car grenade at an unexpected time.

Not worth it to you or to many others?  Sure, worth it to me 
and to quite a few other people?  You bet!

Just like the SHO is not for everyone, mods are not for 
everyone.  The quaife was a no-brainer for me and a lot of 
SHO owners.

Don Mallinson

Ron Porter wrote:
> Frankly, I'm a bit curious about the Rickety solution of putting a band
> around the diff to hold the pins in.
> 
> I have nothing against the Quaife. For dedicated track or auto-x guys, or
> cars that will be kept for a long time, they are great. For a $2,500 SHO
> (well, I have about $3,500 in mine), once-a-year track days don't justify
> the $2,500 Quaife+install expense.
> 
> Ron Porter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kirk Doucette [mailto:Kirk.doucette@verizon.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 11:24 PM
> To: Donald Mallinson; 'V8 SHO Mailing List'
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Sunday car show burnout!
> 
> 
> ? The roll pin that holds the diff pin in, wears-breaks and lets the diff
> pin float, grind, wear through things until is gets caught, and SHOBOOM
> 
> Kirk J Doucette
> NESHOC President
> Stormtrooper-97 White
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donald Mallinson [mailto:dmall@mwonline.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 7:05 PM
> To: 'V8 SHO Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Sunday car show burnout!
> 
> Ron,
> 
> I know that the open diff can sometimes lay two patches, and
> I was glad to see that mine happened to do that, but that is
> about 50% of the time.  I have watched hundreds of "burns"
> at the convention drags, and most of the time is is just ONE
> wheel.
> 
> Why the diff goes is anyone's guess.  The people that make
> them say that one wheel spinning is not good for them, but
> they can't lay the blame there all the time.
> 
> I know we talked to lots of people in the past that swear
> they never did a one-wheel spin and the diff still went!
> 
> Still, I like my Quaife, and any non-quaife SHO won't come
> close to staying with me, no matter how much power they
> have, coming out of a low speed corner on a track!
> 
> No feeling equals the first corner you can hammer at full
> throttle without having the inside tire burn, or having to lift.
> 
> Add to that the knowledge that my tranny won't go belly up
> is well worth the price, for a car you plan on keeping.
> 
> Don Mallnson
> 
> Ron Porter wrote:
> 
>>And, before I let this go.......!!!
>>
>>Don said he laid down two tire stripes, which I have also done on many an
>>occasion.....no extra diff work requires when you do that.
>>
>>So, the answer is.....don't do a half-ass burnout, go for the gold and
> 
> spin
> 
>>both tires!!  ;-)
>>
>>Ron Porter
> 
> 
> 
> 
> .
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