team3s           Thursday, November 16 2000           Volume 01 : Number 325




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Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 20:12:32 EST
From: UNCLEDONUT@aol.com
Subject: Team3S: Crankshaft

Hey all,

  Bad news from the machine shop.  The crankshaft of my '91 turbo engine is
cracked in two places.  I guess I'll be getting a new one.

  Two questions.  1.  Has this happened to anyone else?
                          2.  Are the newer cranks cast like mine, or forged?

Thanks,
Dave Rich
'91 RT/TT
                         

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Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 18:26:10 -0700
From: Wayne <whietala@prodigy.net>
Subject: Team3S: Volk TE37

Does anybody know the website that had the NON-Forged version of the TE37
wheel??

Wayne

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Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 22:25:23 -0800 (PST)
From: Geoff Mohler <gemohler@www.speedtoys.com>
Subject: Re: Team3S: Crankshaft

Theyre all forged..I thought.

And yes, I roasted #6 rod bearing..oil starvation in high G turns.

No..honest.

Lets see ya do THAT Merritt!

On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 UNCLEDONUT@aol.com wrote:

> Hey all,
>
>   Bad news from the machine shop.  The crankshaft of my '91 turbo engine is
> cracked in two places.  I guess I'll be getting a new one.
>
>   Two questions.  1.  Has this happened to anyone else?
>                           2.  Are the newer cranks cast like mine, or forged?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave Rich
> '91 RT/TT
>                          
>
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 00:46:47 -0600
From: Merritt <merritt@cedar-rapids.net>
Subject: Re: Team3S: Crankshaft

>And yes, I roasted #6 rod bearing..oil starvation in high G turns.
>No..honest.
>Lets see ya do THAT Merritt!
>
On that very subject, I was out with the real estate guy today, looking for
a new house, and  I wuz driving cuz his van broke.

We took the VR4 out on this absolutely fabulous backroad two-lane highway
with a string of linked 100+ mph turns. I'd never seen these before, so I
was keeping it below 110 while I scoped them out. What a road!  There's
about 6-8 miles of high speed twisty bits and I can't wait to try them
again, now that I know what to expect. They are very racetrack-like turns,
because the road is wide open with no trees, so you can look maybe a half
mile beyond the turns and see other cars, cops and obstacles.

When we got to the prospective house, I said to the broker: "Center Point
wasn't nearly as far from Cedar Rapids as I thought."
He said, "It doesn't take long when you run the whole thing at over 100 mph."

Bet he doesn't get a ride like that every day.

Rich/old poop

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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 09:03:23 -0600
From: "Thoms, Shane - SGIG" <sthoms@cardinalcorp.com>
Subject: Team3S: Norco?

Can someone send me Norco Mits. phone number privately?  I want to
order the defroster vents and need the best price possible.  :-)

Thank you,
Shane

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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 07:21:40 -0800
From: "Jim Berry" <fastmax@home.com>
Subject: Re: Team3S: Crankshaft

>
> And yes, I roasted #6 rod bearing..oil starvation in high G turns.


Hmmmm bad stuff ----- and the solution will be ????????????


        Jim berry


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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 12:36:36 -0500 (EST)
From: John Stegall III <jstegall@programmer.net>
Subject: Team3S: 97 Base Gas

I've got a 97 base model 3000GT and I ordered the manual for it but haven't gotten in yet.  Was just wondering if anyone here knows how much gas/miles you have left with the orange light goes off.  I'm assuming about 1/8 of a tank or less (since that's where most cars with low fuel lights go on at).  Thanks in advance.

John

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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 12:06:59 -0600
From: "Jannusch, Matt" <mjannusch@marketwatch.com>
Subject: RE: Team3S: 97 Base Gas

> I've got a 97 base model 3000GT and I ordered the manual for
> it but haven't gotten in yet.  Was just wondering if anyone
> here knows how much gas/miles you have left with the orange
> light goes off.  I'm assuming about 1/8 of a tank or less
> (since that's where most cars with low fuel lights go on at).
>  Thanks in advance.

Typically it is about 2 gallons from the light coming on to where the gas is
too low for the fuel pump to pull the fuel into the intake.  Miles will
depend on the fuel economy of your particular car.

- -Matt
'95 3000GT Spyder VR4

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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 12:30:47 -0800
From: "Bob Forrest" <bf@bobforrest.com>
Subject: Re: Team3S: 97 Base Gas

Yeah, 2 gallons sounds about right...  I've gone well over 40 miles with
the light on in my '94 Stealth NT (I didn't say I was smart...!).
 YMMV - I certainly wouldn't try squeezing more than 25-30 miles out of
a turbo.  And don't forget the possibility of sucking up debris when you
get close to the bottom of the tank.  Don't let it get low if you can
avoid it, obviously...

Forrest

- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jannusch, Matt"
<mjannusch@marketwatch.com>
> > I've got a 97 base model 3000GT and I ordered the manual for
> > it but haven't gotten in yet.  Was just wondering if anyone
> > here knows how much gas/miles you have left with the orange
> > light goes off.  I'm assuming about 1/8 of a tank or less
> > (since that's where most cars with low fuel lights go on at).
> >  Thanks in advance.
>
> Typically it is about 2 gallons from the light coming on to where the
gas is
> too low for the fuel pump to pull the fuel into the intake.  Miles
will
> depend on the fuel economy of your particular car.
> -Matt
> '95 3000GT Spyder VR4




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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 16:06:45 -0600
From: Merritt <merritt@cedar-rapids.net>
Subject: Team3S: Donor struts wanted

I need a complete set of front and rear struts (no springs) for a 94+ VR4
to use for experimentation purposes. Perhaps you are getting your struts
changed, or kept an old worn-out set, thinking, "someday, somebody might
need these."

Someday is here. Somebody needs them.

We are going to convert Mitsu struts to accept Penske shocks, and it will
take a few weeks of fiddling and adjustments to get them right. Then I'll
track test them (which is why we need 94 or later struts). If all goes
well, we hope to make Penske shocks available for Mitsus.

One very kind soul out there has offered me a set, but they were off a 93
and no one can tell me if 93 will fit a 94. I would take them in a New York
minute, but I don't know if they will fit. Therefore, I gotta come back and
ask again if anyone has any 94+ struts they would care to donate to the
cause, or sell dirt cheap. I'll pay for the shipping.

Please come back off list to merritt@cedar-rapids.net.

Rich/old poop/94 VR4

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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 17:22:27 -0800 (PST)
From: Geoff Mohler <gemohler@www.speedtoys.com>
Subject: Re: Team3S: Donor struts wanted

I'll donate ours, but it'll be late dec/Early Jan. before we have em off.

On Thu, 16 Nov 2000, Merritt wrote:

> I need a complete set of front and rear struts (no springs) for a 94+ VR4
> to use for experimentation purposes. Perhaps you are getting your struts
> changed, or kept an old worn-out set, thinking, "someday, somebody might
> need these."
>
> Someday is here. Somebody needs them.
>
> We are going to convert Mitsu struts to accept Penske shocks, and it will
> take a few weeks of fiddling and adjustments to get them right. Then I'll
> track test them (which is why we need 94 or later struts). If all goes
> well, we hope to make Penske shocks available for Mitsus.
>
> One very kind soul out there has offered me a set, but they were off a 93
> and no one can tell me if 93 will fit a 94. I would take them in a New York
> minute, but I don't know if they will fit. Therefore, I gotta come back and
> ask again if anyone has any 94+ struts they would care to donate to the
> cause, or sell dirt cheap. I'll pay for the shipping.
>
> Please come back off list to merritt@cedar-rapids.net.
>
> Rich/old poop/94 VR4
>
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