team3s
Saturday, April 29
2000 Volume 01
: Number
119
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Date:
Thu, 27 Apr 2000 21:47:52 -0500
From: Merritt <
merritt@cedar-rapids.net>
Subject:
Team3S: Camber Plates: Oops!
Oops. I don't even know where I
live
Work was done at Denny's Muffler in Cedar Rapids, IOWA.
Sorry about that.
Rich
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Date:
Thu, 27 Apr 2000 22:55:13 EDT
From:
DOWNDRIVEN1@cs.comSubject: Team3S: (no
subject)
anyone know how much it costs to get my lifters fixed on my 1992
vr-4. they
tick when i first start my car and lasts about 10 min. it is
getting real
annoying.
i also have a plymouth laser turbo and am looking at
buying another one but
this one has a intermitent stalling problem. it will
run for 20 min then
stall when you start it again it will run for 15 min then
stall. the
stalling time gets closer together untill it wont start untill you
let it
sit for 10 min. does anyone know what is wrong with this car or should
i
stay away from buying it. thank you alex
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Date:
Thu, 27 Apr 2000 22:47:55 -0700
From: "Jose Soriano" <
amahoser@linkline.com>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Camber Plates are in!
I had the same problem figuring out
which way those damn this go in! I Ended
up calling Ground Control to confirm
what the proper mounting position was.
The plates mount the strut off center
wheras the stock mount has the shocks
exactly center. You mount the plates so
the strut is behind the centerline.
This increases castor alignment for
better turn in. I shoulda put a install
tips section on that particular
install... oh well. I'm not a suspension
expert but I kinda know the
basics...
Merrit, I don't remember what my Castor setting is but my only
concern was
equalising the castor between the two front wheels. I know I am
running more
castor than stock since the strut centerline is now behind the
centerline of
the strut tower hole.
I still have not attempted the
change between street and stock settings as
my "race" setup seems
to work fine on the street. I am running 2.2 degrees
negative camber
(approx... don't remember exactly) with slight toe-in. My
tire wear is
very acceptable! I don't understand why but I'm not
complaning!! But, I do
NOT understand what the difficulty would be in
setting by using
"marks" for street and track. The actual adjustment points
are easy
to get to with only a floor jack.
BTW, I had absolutley no problem
installing the camber plates in my garage.
It was not that hard and I'd do it
again. The hardest thing (besides
deciphering the instalation diagrams!) was
trying to align the camber plate
in the center of the strut tower hole. I
missed.... its not perfect but I
had enough adjustability to make it
work. I've been thinking about enlarging
the holes to get more adjustability
and I will in the future. But the actual
install was quite
simple....
I have a camber guage and I have the ability to measure
castor. I need to
purchase a toe guage. Once I do, I have no fear in doing my
own alignment in
my garage. It really isn't that hard, in my
opinion.
Just to let you know, after I did the install, I got lazy and
did NOT take
the car to get an alignment. When I finally did, the only thing
that was off
was toe! That's because of the ride height change. Castor was
equal and
acceptable and camber was exactly where I thought it was. Watkins'
Smart
Camber gauge is pretty damn good! I guess my measuring was pretty
close
since the castor was equal!
Jose Soriano
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Date:
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 01:43:49 -0500
From: Merritt <
merritt@cedar-rapids.net>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Camber Plates are in!
At 10:47 PM 4/27/00 -0700, you
wrote:
>I had the same problem figuring out which way those damn this go
in! I Ended
>up calling Ground Control to confirm what the proper mounting
position was.
Did you have trouble with the ride height? I can't believe
it dropped down
so much. What about the ECS connector? Does yours stick up as
high as mine?
>
>Merrit, I don't remember what my Castor setting is
but my only concern was
>equalising the castor between the two front
wheels. I know I am running more
>castor than stock since the strut
centerline is now behind the centerline of
>the strut tower
hole.
Yeah, we had trouble matching them up, too. The plates don't slide
very well.
>
>I still have not attempted the change between street
and stock settings as
>my "race" setup seems to work fine on the
street. I am running 2.2 degrees
>negative camber (approx... don't
remember exactly) with slight toe-in.
Wow! 2.2 neg? Amazing. When we
check the tire temps, if I need more camber
I won't be afraid to go higher.
I'm running 0.15 positive toe because a BMW
instructor suggested it. Are you
running autocrosses or open track?
My
>tire wear is very
acceptable! I don't understand why but I'm not
>complaning!! But, I do NOT
understand what the difficulty would be in
>setting by using
"marks" for street and track. The actual adjustment points
>are
easy to get to with only a floor jack.
I watched him adjust everything
with the computer, and every little
adjustment here caused a change there. It
seemed terribly sensitive.
>
>BTW, I had absolutley no
problem installing the camber plates in my garage.
>It was not that hard
and I'd do it again. The hardest thing (besides
>deciphering the
instalation diagrams!) was trying to align the camber plate
>in the center
of the strut tower hole. I missed.... its not perfect but I
>had
enough adjustability to make it work. I've been thinking about
enlarging
>the holes to get more adjustability and I will in the future.
But the actual
>install was quite simple....
For you maybe. You
must be a mechanical wizard.>
>I have a camber guage and I have the
ability to measure castor. I need to
>purchase a toe guage. Once I do, I
have no fear in doing my own alignment in
>my garage. It really isn't that
hard, in my opinion.
Yep, you are a mechanical
wizard.
>
>Just to let you know, after I did the install, I got lazy
and did NOT take
>the car to get an alignment. When I finally did, the
only thing that was off
>was toe! That's because of the ride height
change. Castor was equal and
>acceptable and camber was exactly where I
thought it was. Watkins' Smart
>Camber gauge is pretty damn good! I guess
my measuring was pretty close
>since the castor was equal!
Maybe
you should write up the install with photos for the 3S web site.
Thanks for
posting that photo. It helped a lot.
Rich/old
poop
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Date:
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 00:44:59 -0700
From: "Jose Soriano" <
amahoser@linkline.com>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Camber Plates are in!
- ----- Original Message -----
From:
"Merritt" <
merritt@cedar-rapids.net>
>
Did you have trouble with the ride height? I can't believe it dropped
down
> so much. What about the ECS connector? Does yours stick up as high
as
mine?
No trouble with ride height, I just raised up the adjusting
collar on the
coil-overs. I have the GAB shocks/struts so there is no ECS
connector.
> Wow! 2.2 neg? Amazing. When we check the tire temps, if I
need more camber
> I won't be afraid to go higher. I'm running 0.15
positive toe because a
BMW
> instructor suggested it. Are you running
autocrosses or open track?
I run open track type events.... I tried
autocross... didn't like it. Only
3-5 runs! As soon as I get accustomed to
the course, the event is over! I
always end up wanting lots more track time.
Guess I'm a slow learner! BTW,
at Streets of Willow, once air pressure was
set, tire temps were pretty damn
even across the tires' surface! Guess I got
lucky! I did that event RIGHT
after installing the GC stuff! WITHOUT a real
alignment! Guess I got lucky!!
> Yep, you are a mechanical
wizard.
Nope! I just try to do as much as I can myself. Just got 368 Turbos
and a
custom header from GT-Pro BUT I got Brian to install it! Some things,
I'd
rather leave to the experts!
> Maybe you should write up the
install with photos for the 3S web site.
> Thanks for posting that photo.
It helped a lot.
been thin'n about doing that! I actually have plans for a
writeup on my GC
coilover install and intercooler temp gauge install and
readings... soon as
I have time!
Jose Soriano
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Date:
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 07:03:46 -0700
From: "Chris Maxwell" <
shmacker@home.com>
Subject: Team3S:
1st Gen H4 Conversion Kit
I remember seeing something about an H4
headlight conversion kit for the 1st
gen cars. Where would I get one of
these kits?
Thanks,
Chris Maxwell
92 TT
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Date:
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 09:15:43 -0500
From: "cody" <
overclck@flash.net>
Subject: RE:
Team3S: (no subject) - Ticking lash adjusters.
Before you go to that
expense, first try the a/t fluid switch first. Next
oil change, add 1
quart of auto tranny fluid to your regular engine oil. Of
course, don't
put in as much regular oil. Leave this in there for 1-3000
miles.
Then change the oil back to normal. The a/t fluid is highly
detergent
and should thoroughly clean all of the oil passages.
-
-Cody
#anyone know how much it costs to get my lifters fixed on my
1992
#vr-4. they
#tick when i first start my car and lasts about 10 min.
it is getting
real
#annoying.
i also have a plymouth laser turbo and am
#looking at
#buying another one
but this one has a intermitent stalling
#problem. it will
#run for 20 min
then stall when you start it again it will run for
#15 min then
#stall.
the stalling time gets closer together untill it wont start
#untill
you
#let it sit for 10 min. does anyone know what is wrong with this
#car
or should
#i stay away from buying it. thank you
alex
#
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Date:
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 16:21:26 +0200
From:
lehir@genesiscom.ch (Genesiscon
Lehir)
Subject: RE: Team3S: 1st Gen H4 Conversion Kit
I got mine from
GT-PRO [
Brian@GTPRO.COM]
> >
Hella lights are $42.00 each plus shipping
They're working nicely in my
92 Stealth
Best
Henri
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From:
owner-team3s@stealth-3000gt.st[
mailto:owner-team3s@stealth-3000gt.st]On
Behalf Of Chris Maxwell
Sent: Friday, 28 April 2000 16:04
To:
team3s@mail.stealth-3000gt.stSubject:
Team3S: 1st Gen H4 Conversion Kit
I remember seeing something about
an H4 headlight conversion kit for the 1st
gen cars. Where would I get
one of these kits?
Thanks,
Chris Maxwell
92
TT
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Date:
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:11:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jeff Lucius <
stealthman92@yahoo.com>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: 1st Gen H4 Conversion Kit
http://www.autooptiks.com/ offers a kit. I
installed it on my
car my no hassles. I called them to discuss the
various
different color options.
Jeff Lucius, 3SI #476
Red 1992
Stealth TT - modified
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From: "Chris Maxwell" <
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To: <
team3s@mail.stealth-3000gt.st>
Sent:
Friday, April 28, 2000 8:03 AM
Subject: Team3S: 1st Gen H4 Conversion
Kit
I remember seeing something about an H4 headlight conversion
kit
for the 1st gen cars. Where would I get one of these
kits?
Thanks,
Chris Maxwell
92
TT
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Date:
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 10:32:45 CDT
From: "Curt Gendron" <
curt_gendron@hotmail.com>
Subject:
Team3S: Borla for $455 from CarParts (off-topic)
Hey everyone,
I
know this is a little off-topic, so please reply to me privatly with any
comments. From now until the end of April, you can get a Borla exhaust
for
the twin turbos from CarParts.com for only $455, shipped!!
How
you ask.... Go to my CarParts page at:
http://www.mn3s.org/car-parts.html
and scroll down to the 25% off link.
Follow the two "click
here" links and that will give you the 25% off. The
regular price
for the Borla is $605.96, so this is a real steal. Its even
better
than the old $479 price that Jegs use to have.
Of course you can get 25%
off anything else at CarParts with the link above
too...
Happy
shopping,
Curt
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Date:
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 10:32:02 -0700
From: "Mohler, Jeff" <
jeff.mohler@netapp.com>
Subject:
Team3S: Injectors..
Its time for my dumb question of the
month.
Are the stock injectors 380s or
440s?
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Date:
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 10:47:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jeff Lucius <
stealthman92@yahoo.com>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Injectors..
360s I believe here in the US. The part # on the
inj. has 360
stamped into it. My "380s" are from RC cleaning and
balancing
them.
Jeff Lucius, 3SI #476
Red 1992 Stealth TT -
modified
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To:
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Sent:
Friday, April 28, 2000 11:32 AM
Subject: Team3S: Injectors..
Its time
for my dumb question of the month.
Are the stock injectors 380s or
440s?
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Date:
Sat, 29 Apr 2000 00:09:27 -0700
From: "Kyle Patton" <
smite@home.com>
Subject: Team3S: ground
control adjustable springs
Hello,
I was just wondering if anyone
here has the groundcontrol adjustable springs
on their car? How much leeway
do I get in terms of lowering? I was also
wondering if I could pair these
with the stock shocks or if I would be much
better off with Koni's or Gab's.
If there is anyone here in the Bay Area who
has them, it would be much
appreciated if they could suggest a reputable
shop where I could have them
installed. Thanks.
Kyle Patton
black '94 3000gt
base
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