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Date:
Wed, 09 Dec 1998 07:17:33 -0800
From: wce@bc.sympatico.ca
Subject: Team3S:
Hot Rod
Hi Group;
I caught the end of Hot Rod (the TV version
sponsored by the magazine)
two days back. They were closing the programe as
usual with a few items
one can puchase to upgrade any number of vehicles. The
last item they
showcased (for 20 seconds maybe) was a hand held computer that
they said
would do diagnositics on the new "modern computer operated cars".
They
said a number of harnesses were available to plug into virtually any
new
car modle out there. Because the piece was so short I did not get
a
name, and unlike all other merchandise showcased, they did not quote
a
price...I suspect because if one has to ask, one cann't afford
it.
Anyway, has anyone seen this same clip, or the product, heard of
it,
etc...and will it work on our cars??
Darc
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Date:
Wed, 09 Dec 1998 07:21:36 -0800
From: wce@bc.sympatico.ca
Subject: Team3S:
Correction
Correction....That is not a 5th wheel my Brother i n
Law
owns...sorry...but about the same size (30-35 feet or thereabouts). If
I
don't start of the day with a mistake or two, I don't feel normal. ;
)
Darc
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Date:
Wed, 09 Dec 1998 17:28:43 +0100
From: Matthews <matthews@wiesbaden.netsurf.de>
Subject:
Team3S: Re: Tow Vehicles
At the risk of perpetuating a somewhat 3Si-ish
thread on this tech
group, I'll add my $.02. A four-door Explorer
with the 5.0 V8 will do
okay towing a 3S/trailer combo, though you may have
transmission
problems if you tow it extensively and handling could get a bit
dicey.
If you bought an Explorer with the 3.0 or 4.0 V6 then it's going to
be
that much harder on the engine and transmission. A 5.2 or 5.9
V8
equipped Cherokee/Durango is only slightly better off than the 5.0
V8
Explorer, and I share Arty's fear of reliability considering the
track
record of those vehicles. Extreme Motorsports uses a 5.2 V8
Grand
Cherokee to tow Sean's Talon. They apparently hate it and want
to
replace it with something more appropriate/reliable, but it's
gotten
them where they needed to go for quite some time.
Now, if
you're planning to tow more frequently, say a few times a month,
then JEEPers
is correct and a full-size truck is much more appropriate.
Before I left
Maryland to come here to Germany earlier this year, I had
a '96 F-250 with
the 7.3 PowerStroke turbo diesel V8 (I sure hated to
sell that truck but it
would have been a nightmare over here on these
narrow European
streets!). I towed my Stealth (among other cars, once
two at a time) on
a HUGE flatbed trailor and it was obvious that I had
the right vehicle for
the job. Probably overkill in your case, but
overkill is good when
towing. Any of the diesel pickups offered by the
big three are
excellent for towing and, if properly maintained, will be
much more reliable
and fuel efficient than gas engines with similar
capabilities. I
understand that the latest PowerStroke-equipped F250 is
now making 235 HP and
500 LB-FT of torque! (Mine had 215/420.)
But that's not what you
want to hear when you have a new Explorer
sitting in the driveway. As I
said, any of the long wheelbase V8
equipped sport-utes should be okay for
occasional towing. Just remember
that they have a high center of
gravity and a relatively short
wheelbase, both characteristics undesireable
for any tow vehicle. Keep
the speed down and remember to let the
vehicle idle for a few minutes
after towing so that the ATF doesn't
cook. Good luck!!
-Jim
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Date:
Wed, 09 Dec 1998 12:01:18 -0600
From: xwing <xwing@execpc.com>
Subject: Re: Team3S:
Hot Rod
There are a variety of 'scan tools' out there, Snap-On,
etc...dunno how
well they work on our cars.
wce@bc.sympatico.ca wrote:
> Hot Rod
TV showcased hand held computer that
> would do diagnositics on "modern
computer operated cars". The
> harnesses were available for virtually any
new
> car model. I did not get name; did not quote
>
price. has anyone seen this and will it work on our cars?
>
Darc
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Date:
Wed, 9 Dec 1998 19:32:48 -0600
From: "Oskar" <swede@pclink.com>
Subject: Re: Team3S:
Re: Tow Vehicles
Arty, here's the solution that will make it a breeze to
tow your VR-4 with
the Explorer: Strip the VR-4 of a 1000lbs!
-
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From: Matthews <matthews@wiesbaden.netsurf.de>
To:
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Date:
Wednesday, December 09, 1998 10:41
Subject: Team3S: Re: Tow
Vehicles
>At the risk of perpetuating a somewhat 3Si-ish thread on
this tech
>group, I'll add my $.02. A four-door Explorer with
the 5.0 V8 will do
>okay towing a 3S/trailer combo, though you may have
transmission
>problems if you tow it extensively and handling could get a
bit dicey.
>If you bought an Explorer with the 3.0 or 4.0 V6 then it's
going to be
>that much harder on the engine and transmission. A 5.2
or 5.9 V8
>equipped Cherokee/Durango is only slightly better off than the
5.0 V8
>Explorer, and I share Arty's fear of reliability considering the
track
>record of those vehicles. Extreme Motorsports uses a 5.2 V8
Grand
>Cherokee to tow Sean's Talon. They apparently hate it and
want to
>replace it with something more appropriate/reliable, but it's
gotten
>them where they needed to go for quite some
time.
>
>Now, if you're planning to tow more frequently, say a few
times a month,
>then JEEPers is correct and a full-size truck is much more
appropriate.
>Before I left Maryland to come here to Germany earlier this
year, I had
>a '96 F-250 with the 7.3 PowerStroke turbo diesel V8 (I sure
hated to
>sell that truck but it would have been a nightmare over here on
these
>narrow European streets!). I towed my Stealth (among other
cars, once
>two at a time) on a HUGE flatbed trailor and it was obvious
that I had
>the right vehicle for the job. Probably overkill in your
case, but
>overkill is good when towing. Any of the diesel pickups
offered by the
>big three are excellent for towing and, if properly
maintained, will be
>much more reliable and fuel efficient than gas
engines with similar
>capabilities. I understand that the latest
PowerStroke-equipped F250 is
>now making 235 HP and 500 LB-FT of
torque! (Mine had 215/420.)
>
>But that's not what you want to
hear when you have a new Explorer
>sitting in the driveway. As I
said, any of the long wheelbase V8
>equipped sport-utes should be okay for
occasional towing. Just remember
>that they have a high center of
gravity and a relatively short
>wheelbase, both characteristics
undesireable for any tow vehicle. Keep
>the speed down and remember
to let the vehicle idle for a few minutes
>after towing so that the ATF
doesn't cook. Good luck!!
>
> -Jim
>--
>Jim
Matthews - Wiesbaden, Germany
>matthews@wiesbaden.netsurf.de
(64 Kbps ISDN)
>http://rover.wiesbaden.netsurf.de/~matthews
>
>***
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>http://rover.wiesbaden.netsurf.de/~matthews/stealth.html
>Jet
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>Adjustable Active
Suspension, Adjustable Exhaust System
>K&N FIPK, A'PEXi Super AVC-R
(1.0 bar @ 70/84% BADC)
>A'PEXi Turbo Timer (30 sec), Bosch Winged
Wipers
>Magnecore spark plug wires, Redline ShockProof fluids
>Metal
Matrix brake pads, custom braided brake lines
>Michelin Pilot XGT-Z4
245/45ZR17, TS (so far): 166mph
>G-Tech Pro: 0-60 4.79 sec, 1/4 13.16 sec
@ 113.9 mph
>
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Date:
Wed, 09 Dec 1998 22:19:20 -0500
From: josesini <josesini@engin.umich.edu>
Subject:
Team3S: Brake Pads and speedbleeders?
Does anyone know where I can get
any of the following Brake Pads for our
cars?
and is there one better than
another. My purpose is street and
occasional track
days.
Porterfield R4S,
Performance Friction Z,
KVR carbon
fiber,
Hawk HPS, or
Pagid/Racing
Oh yeah, I forgot, I have a 92
Stealth TT.
Regarding the speedbleeders, I put an order last time I
changed my brake
fluid and I got 4 identical speedbleeders. They only
fit in the front
calipers, so the rears still have the original
bleeders.
Does anyone know the right size for the rear
speedbleeders? Or if
anyone wants to buy 4 rear bleeders, I will trade
him my 2 extra front
bleeders (new never installed) for 2 new rear
ones.
Jose
Jose
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Date:
Thu, 10 Dec 1998 17:29:26 +1100 (EST)
From: George Kuo <amkreadgto@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: Brake Pads and speedbleeders?
Porterfield you can get direct from
them at 714-548-4470. The R4 is
made of carbon kevlar, very high heat
tolerance, and very streetable,
no need to heat up, and easy on the rotors.
R4S is more of a street pad.
- ---josesini <josesini@engin.umich.edu>
wrote:
>
> Does anyone know where I can get any of the following
Brake Pads for
our
> cars?
> and is there one better than
another. My purpose is street and
> occasional track days.
>
> Porterfield R4S,
> Performance Friction Z,
> KVR
carbon fiber,
> Hawk HPS, or
> Pagid/Racing
>
> Oh
yeah, I forgot, I have a 92 Stealth TT.
>
> Regarding the
speedbleeders, I put an order last time I changed my
brake
> fluid and
I got 4 identical speedbleeders. They only fit in the front
>
calipers, so the rears still have the original bleeders.
>
> Does
anyone know the right size for the rear speedbleeders? Or if
>
anyone wants to buy 4 rear bleeders, I will trade him my 2 extra front
>
bleeders (new never installed) for 2 new rear ones.
>
>
Jose
>
> Jose
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is
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Date:
Thu, 10 Dec 1998 09:15:02 +0000
From: "R.G." <robby@swissonline.ch>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: Brake Pads and speedbleeders?
Jose,
If you are running
stock rotors you'll running into danger to warp them due to
the hard pads.
The rotors will just getting way too hot !
> Performance Friction
Z,
They are good for the stock rotors (Jim has them)
> KVR
carbon fiber,
Good for racing but a lot of dust and I don't know how the
wear of the rotors
will then be.
> Hawk HPS, or
>
Pagid/Racing
Dunno about the Hawks but the Pagids are aggressive ones.
Together with the
Bremsa rotors they work good when they have to bite. The
stock rotors cannot
withstand them !
I'll test the new japanese
Formula 3 pads with the Pagids next year in the hope
that the light warping
feeling when braking softly will go away.
-
-----------------------
Roger Gerl, Switzerland
93'3000GT TwinTurbo
(Animale Rosso)
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Date:
Thu, 10 Dec 1998 17:29:36 +1100 (EST)
From: George Kuo <amkreadgto@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: Brake Pads and speedbleeders?
Porterfield you can get direct from
them at 714-548-4470. The R4 is
made of carbon kevlar, very high heat
tolerance, and very streetable,
no need to heat up, and easy on the rotors.
R4S is more of a street pad.
- ---josesini <josesini@engin.umich.edu>
wrote:
>
> Does anyone know where I can get any of the following
Brake Pads for
our
> cars?
> and is there one better than
another. My purpose is street and
> occasional track days.
>
> Porterfield R4S,
> Performance Friction Z,
> KVR
carbon fiber,
> Hawk HPS, or
> Pagid/Racing
>
> Oh
yeah, I forgot, I have a 92 Stealth TT.
>
> Regarding the
speedbleeders, I put an order last time I changed my
brake
> fluid and
I got 4 identical speedbleeders. They only fit in the front
>
calipers, so the rears still have the original bleeders.
>
> Does
anyone know the right size for the rear speedbleeders? Or if
>
anyone wants to buy 4 rear bleeders, I will trade him my 2 extra front
>
bleeders (new never installed) for 2 new rear ones.
>
>
Jose
>
> Jose
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is
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Date:
Thu, 10 Dec 1998 11:09:34 EST
From: Aso8@aol.com
Subject: Re: Team3S: Re: Tow
Vehicles
Exactly. Now that's a great idea. Btw, I was looking at a
trailor and found
out the steel trailors weighs about 1700 lbs. That plus the
car is more then I
could tow. I'm told there are "free spinning hubs" that
can be used? I don't
know if these are usable but anyone know something about
it?
Arty 91 VR-4
In a message dated 12/9/98 5:36:23 PM Pacific
Standard Time, swede@pclink.com
writes:
<<
Subj: Re: Team3S: Re: Tow Vehicles
Date: 12/9/98 5:36:23 PM Pacific
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From: swede@pclink.com (Oskar)
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Arty,
here's the solution that will make it a breeze to tow your VR-4
with
the Explorer: Strip the VR-4 of a 1000lbs!
-
>>
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