team3s
Sunday, July 2
2000
Volume 01 : Number
183
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Date:
Sat, 1 Jul 2000 19:30:29 -0500
From: "Brad Bedell" <
bbedell@austin.rr.com>
Subject:
RE: Team3S: powerslots warped - ready for porterfields
But they didn't
warp :P
It's a good thing that you were prepared for them.
The
only solution out there for the warping problem is some form of
upgraded
calipers and rotors. (94+ setup would be an improvement if you
have
aftermarket wheels.)
Brad
Check out my home page:
http://home.austin.rr.com/overboost/E-Mail:
bbedell@austin.rr.com ICQ#
3612682
- -----Original Message-----
From:
owner-team3s@stealth-3000gt.st[
mailto:owner-team3s@stealth-3000gt.st]On
Behalf Of
jeff.mohler@netapp.comSent:
Saturday, July 01, 2000 12:38 PM
To:
davidma@eskimo.com;
team3s@stealth-3000gt.stSubject:
RE: Team3S: powerslots warped - ready for porterfields
I have/had
porterfields.
9 laps at Thunderhill cracked em from the hub out, on the
Big Red upgrade
even.
- -----Original Message-----
From: David
Margrave [
mailto:davidma@eskimo.com]
Sent: Friday,
June 30, 2000 11:33 PM
To:
team3s@stealth-3000gt.stSubject:
Team3S: powerslots warped - ready for porterfields
My powerslot
rotors have gotten warped after less than 10,000 miles.
Man, I am ticked
off! I think I spent $250 - $300 for those things.
Not any better than
stock (probably worse, from the stories I've heard
about the darn things
breaking!)
So, I guess I'll forget about the gimmicky powerslots, and get
a set of
porterfields. Only $87.50 each at
www.porterfield-brakes.com.
Does
Porterfield sell direct to the public?
Question: how much
does the cryogenic treatment cost, and is it
worthwhile? Also, how
about the cross-drilling? My driving is about
50/50 city/highway,
occasional high speeds, no track or autocross.
Dave
'91 R/T
TT
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Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2000 21:03:37
-0700
From: Errin Humphrey <
errin@u.washington.edu>
Subject:
Team3S: Overboost Problem Solved
Just an update . . .
Julian's
recently reported overboost problem
of 1.5-1.8 bars of boost on stock turbos
was
recently fixed by yours truly. <smirk>
A bunch of
things contributed to the problem.
It did indeed turn out to be related
to the
wastegate actuator hoses. One of the hoses
to the H-connector
was leaking air (because
it was too big), one of the hoses from
the
H-connector to the stock actuator was not
sufficiently plugged up and
thus leaking air,
and (worst of all) the Y-pipe nipple (which
provides
boost to activate the wastegates)
was completely plugged up (mostly by
the
recent ceramic coating of the Y-pipe).
Once these things were
straightened out, the
overboost problem completely went away.
So I was
wrong in my guess that it was (at
least partially) caused by an
over-rich,
retarded timing condition. :) That idea had
already
started to seem pretty unlikely to me
anyway given the distance between the
engine
exhaust ports and the turbo. Occam's Razor
comes through once
again. :)
- --Errin Humphrey
Seattle
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Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 00:20:41
EDT
From:
Shivy13@aol.comSubject:
Team3S: Plug gap
I was just wondering what was the
best to gap new pugs too on a non-turbo
GT. I have heard a lot of opinions
and I was just curious what you all had to
say about it. Thanks for
all the help!
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Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 18:59:37
+0200
From:
lehir@genesiscom.ch
(Genesiscon Lehir)
Subject: RE: Team3S: Tire Help!!!
Well, just a
quick note (and pls, no offense taken...but)
>>I came into the turn
in second (around 40 mph) and accelerated through
>>it (probably up to
45 or 50 mph) and the tires only barely squealed.
>>The back end
started to step out and want to meet up with that Jersey
barrier.
So
far, so good (sort of :-)
>> I took my foot off the
throttle
Bad bad BAD reaction !!!
A correct reaction would have
been to (pick your own)
a) Step on the Gas, and use the power to go
through the turn (race
technique)
b) Leave the gas EXACTLY where it is (or
lift it by no more than 5 %, and go
through the turn (ahem...street race
technique)
c) clutch in (that is, fully depress the clutch) (that's the
best everyday
driving technique)
And, finally, Bad reactions
!
d) Sharply take the foot off the throttle...this will suddenly
"engine
brake" the car, create an unwanted
weight transfer, will unbalance
the car, and may result in a nice "waltzing
time"
e) The worst
possible reaction would be to step on the brakes !
Do d) or e) on a
wet/snowy/rainy road, and you'll be searching for a new
car.
>>
and the AWD grabbed hold and brought the car back in shape.
Well, the AWD
did nothing in your case...
>>I had to saw on the steering wheel a
bit but I am not used to this yet.
May I suggest that you (yeah, ALL OF
YOU) go to a performance driving
school.
This is the BEST performance
upgrade you can do....upgrade your driving
skills...it'll cost you
a
couple hundred bucks ('bout the price of a boost controller, or ONE
perf
tire),
will last a lifetime (YOUR life), and probably save a LOT of
money (like in
....how to NOT crash a
car)
Best
Henri
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Date: 2 Jul 2000 10:07:43
-0700
From: John Monnin <
jkmonnin@altavista.com>
Subject:
Team3S: Shipping a shortblock
I am trying to figure out who much it will
cost to have a shortblock shipped to me. The only shipping company that I
know of that will ship something that heavy is RPS (FedEx ground) but I don't
think they will do home pickups and deliveries. Aany
suggestions?
John Monnin
91 3000GT VR4
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Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 11:32:55
-0700 (PDT)
From: Matt Wise <
diranged@south-park.cc>
Subject:
RE: Team3S: Tire Help!!!
I agree... I am actually looking into driving
schools because I know that
as good a driver as I am, when it comes to racing
techniques, I do some
dumb (but natural) things.. Such as getting my VR-4
sideways 2-3 times by
accidentally letting off the gas in a turn.. (AHEM!
DONT DO THAT!) and a
few other things I wont mention...
Im getting
much better with the "hit the gas harder if your slipping in an
AWD car"
thing but after 9 months of owning the car, Its STILL
way
unnatural.
Anyone have any ideas on good cheap classes (like
$500... i dont want to
spend thousdands of dollars)
On Sun, 2 Jul
2000, Genesiscon Lehir wrote:
> Well, just a quick note (and pls, no
offense taken...but)
>
> >>I came into the turn in second
(around 40 mph) and accelerated through
> >>it (probably up to 45 or
50 mph) and the tires only barely squealed.
> >>The back end started
to step out and want to meet up with that Jersey
> barrier.
>
> So far, so good (sort of :-)
>
> >> I took my
foot off the throttle
>
> Bad bad BAD reaction !!!
>
>
A correct reaction would have been to (pick your own)
>
> a) Step
on the Gas, and use the power to go through the turn (race
>
technique)
> b) Leave the gas EXACTLY where it is (or lift it by no more
than 5 %, and go
> through the turn (ahem...street race technique)
>
> c) clutch in (that is, fully depress the clutch) (that's the best
everyday
> driving technique)
>
> And, finally, Bad reactions
!
>
> d) Sharply take the foot off the throttle...this will
suddenly "engine
> brake" the car, create an unwanted
> weight
transfer, will unbalance the car, and may result in a nice "waltzing
>
time"
>
> e) The worst possible reaction would be to step on the
brakes !
>
> Do d) or e) on a wet/snowy/rainy road, and you'll be
searching for a new
> car.
>
> >> and the AWD grabbed
hold and brought the car back in shape.
>
> Well, the AWD did
nothing in your case...
>
> >>I had to saw on the steering
wheel a bit but I am not used to this yet.
>
> May I suggest that
you (yeah, ALL OF YOU) go to a performance driving
> school.
> This
is the BEST performance upgrade you can do....upgrade your driving
>
skills...it'll cost you
> a couple hundred bucks ('bout the price of a
boost controller, or ONE perf
> tire),
> will last a lifetime (YOUR
life), and probably save a LOT of money (like in
> ....how to NOT crash a
car)
>
> Best
>
> Henri
>
>
>
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Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 14:51:05
EDT
From:
AABOMB1@aol.comSubject:
Team3S: Oil Pressure Gauge
Hey everyone, I'm looking into buying an
aftermarket oil pressure gauge since
the factory gauge is not very accurate
to say the least.
Any recommenations?
P.S. I have a '94 NA
model 3000GT (DOHC)
AA
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Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2000 14:55:02
-0600
From: "Matthew H. Fogle" <
foglem@cybermesa.com>
Subject:
Team3S: Blitz Dual Turbo Timer Install?
Hey, I've got a 91' VR4 and am
going to install my Blitz Dual Turbo
Timer sometime soon. But if everyone has
some info on doing this can you
direct me to or tell me:
a) Which hose do
I want to tap for boost pressure guage? I am guessing
it should be on the
intake plenum somewhere.
b) Where would you recommend putting it? I was
thinking in the storage
area between the seats.
Thanks in advance!
-
-Matthew H. Fogle
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Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 00:19:09
+0200
From: "roger.gerl" <
roger.gerl@bluewin.ch>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Oil Pressure Gauge
> Hey everyone, I'm looking into buying
an aftermarket oil pressure gauge
since
> the factory gauge is not very
accurate to say the least.
No, it is very accurate. If you have a strange
behaviour then it's a problem
with the sender or your wiring. BTW, how do you
know if it is accurate or
not ???
> P.S. I have a '94 NA model
3000GT (DOHC)
Makes no difference.
Roger
93'3000GT TT
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Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 00:22:16
+0200
From: "roger.gerl" <
roger.gerl@bluewin.ch>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Blitz Dual Turbo Timer Install?
> a) Which hose do I want
to tap for boost pressure guage? I am guessing
> it should be on the
intake plenum somewhere.
The fuel pressure hose at the rear side of the
plenum.
> b) Where would you recommend putting it? I was thinking in
the storage
> area between the seats.
In the DIN panel from Blitz
right below the DSBC. But if you want to open
the armrest every time to see
the actual or peak boost .... well there are
many places as the thing is so
small.
Roger
93'3000GT TT
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Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 15:38:58
-0700
From:
jeff.mohler@netapp.comSubject: RE:
Team3S: Shipping a shortblock
Use a freight company..shouldnt cost more
than $150 coast to coast.
Yellow Freight for example.
-
-----Original Message-----
From: John Monnin [
mailto:jkmonnin@altavista.com]
Sent:
Sunday, July 02, 2000 10:08 AM
To:
team3s-digest@mail.stealth-3000gt.stSubject:
Team3S: Shipping a shortblock
I am trying to figure out who much it
will cost to have a shortblock shipped to
me. The only shipping company
that I know of that will ship something that
heavy is RPS (FedEx ground) but
I don't think they will do home pickups and
deliveries. Aany
suggestions?
John Monnin
91 3000GT VR4
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Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 16:10:18
-0700
From:
jeff.mohler@netapp.comSubject: RE:
Team3S: Tire Help!!!
>>I came into the turn in second (around 40
mph) and accelerated through
>>it (probably up to 45 or 50 mph) and the
tires only barely squealed.
>>The back end started to step out and want
to meet up with that Jersey barrier.
>> I took my foot off
the throttle
>> and the AWD grabbed hold and brought the car back
in shape.
>>I had to saw on the steering wheel a bit but I am not
used to this yet.
May I suggest that you (yeah, ALL OF YOU) go to a
performance driving
school.
This is the BEST performance upgrade you can
do....upgrade your driving
skills...it'll cost you
a couple hundred bucks
('bout the price of a boost controller, or ONE perf
tire),
will last a
lifetime (YOUR life), and probably save a LOT of money (like in
....how to
NOT crash a car)
- ---
I agree.
Gets tiring BEING a good
driver, and listening to all the 'road warrior'
stories..by the grace of God
alone do half the guys out there in sports cars not
kill themselves thinking
theyre good..or worse.."They read a performance book".
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Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 16:11:27
-0700
From:
jeff.mohler@netapp.comSubject: RE:
Team3S: Tire Help!!!
You local SCCA region probly holds autox events for
about $20-35 at -least- once
a month.
And yes..you can learn a lot by
learning to autox well..the heavier the car..the
better.
-
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Wise [
mailto:diranged@south-park.cc]
Sent:
Sunday, July 02, 2000 11:33 AM
To: Genesiscon Lehir
Cc: 'Schilberg,
Darren'; 'Bob Forrest';
jstump@erols.com;
'Team3S'
Subject: RE: Team3S: Tire Help!!!
I agree... I am
actually looking into driving schools because I know that
as good a driver as
I am, when it comes to racing techniques, I do some
dumb (but natural)
things.. Such as getting my VR-4 sideways 2-3 times by
accidentally letting
off the gas in a turn.. (AHEM! DONT DO THAT!) and a
few other things I wont
mention...
Im getting much better with the "hit the gas harder if your
slipping in an
AWD car" thing but after 9 months of owning the car, Its STILL
way
unnatural.
Anyone have any ideas on good cheap classes (like
$500... i dont want to
spend thousdands of dollars)
On Sun, 2 Jul
2000, Genesiscon Lehir wrote:
> Well, just a quick note (and pls, no
offense taken...but)
>
> >>I came into the turn in second
(around 40 mph) and accelerated through
> >>it (probably up to 45 or
50 mph) and the tires only barely squealed.
> >>The back end started
to step out and want to meet up with that Jersey
> barrier.
>
> So far, so good (sort of :-)
>
> >> I took my
foot off the throttle
>
> Bad bad BAD reaction !!!
>
>
A correct reaction would have been to (pick your own)
>
> a) Step
on the Gas, and use the power to go through the turn (race
>
technique)
> b) Leave the gas EXACTLY where it is (or lift it by no more
than 5 %, and go
> through the turn (ahem...street race technique)
>
> c) clutch in (that is, fully depress the clutch) (that's the best
everyday
> driving technique)
>
> And, finally, Bad reactions
!
>
> d) Sharply take the foot off the throttle...this will
suddenly "engine
> brake" the car, create an unwanted
> weight
transfer, will unbalance the car, and may result in a nice "waltzing
>
time"
>
> e) The worst possible reaction would be to step on the
brakes !
>
> Do d) or e) on a wet/snowy/rainy road, and you'll be
searching for a new
> car.
>
> >> and the AWD grabbed
hold and brought the car back in shape.
>
> Well, the AWD did
nothing in your case...
>
> >>I had to saw on the steering
wheel a bit but I am not used to this yet.
>
> May I suggest that
you (yeah, ALL OF YOU) go to a performance driving
> school.
> This
is the BEST performance upgrade you can do....upgrade your driving
>
skills...it'll cost you
> a couple hundred bucks ('bout the price of a
boost controller, or ONE perf
> tire),
> will last a lifetime (YOUR
life), and probably save a LOT of money (like in
> ....how to NOT crash a
car)
>
> Best
>
> Henri
>
>
>
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Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 18:49:07
-0700 (PDT)
From: Matt Wise <
diranged@south-park.cc>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Blitz Dual Turbo Timer Install?
Hey I did that install a
while ago... If you want you can do it the way i
diid and have been VERY
happy with (along with recieved MANY compliments
about).
1) Pull out
the center console vent
2) on the left side of it, cut/break off the two
bottom plastic bars that
go across it (i think there are 5 on each side?) and
slide it in there. I
used hot glue to put it in so that it would be easy to
take out when I
wanted to. Although some sort of apoxy would be much
stronger.
There is also plenty of room for routing the wires and hoses
into that
area. Although I regret that you have to break off the piece in
back that
controlls the opening and closing of the vent so at least half of
it is
always open. But that does keep your turbo timer COLD and will
probably
help it last longer.
I'll put pictures on my web page
later
tonight..
www.south-park.cc/~diranged/VR-4...
On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Matthew H. Fogle wrote:
> Hey, I've got a
91' VR4 and am going to install my Blitz Dual Turbo
> Timer sometime soon.
But if everyone has some info on doing this can you
> direct me to or tell
me:
> a) Which hose do I want to tap for boost pressure guage? I am
guessing
> it should be on the intake plenum somewhere.
> b) Where
would you recommend putting it? I was thinking in the storage
> area
between the seats.
> Thanks in advance!
> -Matthew H. Fogle
>
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