team3s
Sunday, February 4
2001 Volume 01
: Number
396
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Date:
Sat, 3 Feb 2001 14:09:17 -0000
From: "George Shaw" <george.shaw@btinternet.com>
Subject:
FW: Team3S: Lo-Jack and theft deterrent
Subject: RE: Team3S: Lo-Jack and
theft deterrent
There are several simple, yet hard to defeat systems out
there. Clifford in
the USA do a system that lets you shut down the car from a
mobile or
landline by calling the car. A French system, which is under
development by
my own company, will not only track the car by GPS anywhere in
the world,
but allow remote control and shutdown (NO not like James Bond and
his remote
control BMW). If you are in any, way good with electronics you can
buy a
unit from Maplin Electronics that lets you control the shutdown system
by
phone, retails about £120, you need to build it into a existing/new
system
but it is very effective. If there was enough interest I would be keen
to
build a system for the cars we so
love.
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- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-team3s@stealth-3000gt.st
[mailto:owner-team3s@stealth-3000gt.st]On
Behalf Of ian sweeney
Sent: 02 February 2001 23:23
To: team3s-digest@mail.stealth-3000gt.st
Subject:
Team3S: Lo-Jack and theft deterrent
further to the lo-jack idea there is
an immobiliser that interacts with the
likes of lo-jack to shut the car down
remotely. (i'm a little biased cos i
used to work for the company
that designed them!) but it is quite a cool
system that has 3 electrical
circuit immobilisation, e.g coil, starter, fuel
pump but it also shuts down
the fuel line itself using a solenoid valve.
The idea is that without the
transponder you can't deactivate the system and
you have to overcome 3
electrical circuits and the fuel circuit. It works
well because the
solenoid valve and code verifaction electronics are encased
in a robust
housing on the fuel line. It resisted a 15 minute attack test at
the
regulatory test house in the UK which put it in the top rankingof
theft
deterrents. This system can interact with Lo-Jack to shut down the
car
remotely. Its used quite widely on trucks in europe where they can
shut
down the truck if it deviates from the designated corridor, ie its
stolen!
the other thing i remember is it was about $200 installed. it's
called a
Kosran ECV and i can find out more if anyone's
interested
ian
under repair 92 3000
VR4
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Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 07:05:32
-0800
From: "Jim Berry" <fastmax@home.com>
Subject: Re: Team3S:
Toe Recommendations
Trent
Take a look at this --- It's good info
but as usual it dosn't give you the
setup for AWD.
http://www.advancedracing.com/grmart1.html
Jim Berry
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----- Original Message -----
From: Trent <bdtrent@netzero.net>
To: Team 3S
<team3s@stealth-3000gt.st>
Sent:
Friday, February 02, 2001 5:07 PM
Subject: Team3S: Toe
Recommendations
> I'm wandering what the effects of toe
adjustments are. After setting my
> front camber, I checked toe
using a laser pointer. With the beam just
> touching the front and
rear sidewalls of the front tire (at rocker sill
> height), you can
measure the distance from the rocker sill to the beam along
> the length
of the rocker sill. With this metheod, I measured both fronts
> with
just a slight amont of toe-in. I'm assuming this is good to go,
but
> I'm wandering what kind of affects toe adjustments have at the front
and the
> rear. I havn't got to the rears yet, but I'm assuming they
should have a
> slight amount of toe-in also.
>
>
Regards,
> DaveT/92TT
>
>
> Shop online without a
credit card
> http://www.rocketcash.com
>
RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary
>
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Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 07:26:49
-0800
From: "Jim Berry" <fastmax@home.com>
Subject: Re: Team3S:
Race Day Coming..
From: Geoff Mohler <gemohler@www.speedtoys.com>
>
Team3s Related Content:
>
> Has anyone found, or attempted to use
other manuf. sized bushing
> replacements on a VR4? Im almost at the
point where we'll be considering
> suspension options, and this is a good
time to do so for us if we even
> -have- the option of doing so.
Geoff
I had my stealth TT in the Energy Suspension
development lab where they
took a bunch of measurements and said they had
nothing off the shelf to fit.
Below is a copy of an email I sent to George
Kuo who initiated the contact,
I did a follow-up call but it was just before
the SEMA show so they brushed
me off and told me to call back later --- I'll
do a follow-up next week.
Jim
Berry
===========
George
I went to see Steve at Energy Suspension
this morning and found that
Steve [ head of engineering ] called in sick. So
instead of Steve I got his
second in command to look over the car.
After a
quick look-see he didn't think they had any parts that would fit.
He and I
went over the suspension and came up with the following ---
Front ------
lower control arm, front and rear
bushing.
sway bar bushings
Rear ------- upper and lower control arm, front
and rear
bushing
[ the front bushing, on the right side lower control
arm
has the rear steer on it and he doesn't think a
harder
bushing is a good idea --- may cause binding ???
]
sway bar bushings
Engine ----- I added motor mounts to the wish
list and he
seemed
to think that was a good idea.
Sub-frames ---- there are several sub
frames under the car, e.g..
the
rear suspension is mounted on a sub-frame which
is
isolated from the body with bushings. We both felt
It probably not a good idea to try to change
these.
Ride harshness would be increased with little or
no
increase in performance.
As to what will happen as a result of this
contact ??? I don't know, as
I talked to a worker bee who does not make
those decisions. He did say
they had quite a few requests for bushing kits,
so it seems like we should
get some more people to call in. I don't think a
call in blitz is the correct
answer, because they'll just think we're
stuffing the ballot box, but a dozen
calls over the next few weeks couldn't
hurt.
Questions they didn't ask but may: Are there model year changes,
are there
differences between base, ES, turbo
etc.
Jim
Berry
PS: I havn't posted this to any lists --- since you
started this project I
thought
I'd leave that for
you to
do.
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----- Original Message -----
From: George Kuo <amkreadgto@yahoo.com>
To: Jim Berry
<fastmax@home.com>
Sent:
Wednesday, August 30, 2000 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Team3S: Polyurethane
bushings - Good News!
> Jim,
>
> Great! I hope
everything goes well and we get a set
> made for us soon~
>
>
/George
> --- Jim Berry <fastmax@home.com> wrote:
> >
George
> >
> > Finally got ahold of Steve at Energy
Suspension and
> > set up a
> > time for Thursday morning at
8:00. I'll ley you know
> > how it turns
> > out.
> >
> > Jim
berry
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Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 11:42:17
-0500
From: "WALTER D. BEST" <WDBO39@erols.com>
Subject: Re: Team3S:
Race Day Coming..
A few calls over the next couple of weeks tot the
Energy Suspension
development lab is great idea what is their phone
number(s). It would be
great if they had a 1-800 number, but that more
than likely too much to ask
for.
Dave Best
http://davebest.topcities.com/
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Berry" <fastmax@home.com>
To: "Geoff Mohler"
<gemohler@www.speedtoys.com>;
<team3s@stealth-3000gt.st>
Sent:
Saturday, February 03, 2001 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: Team3S: Race Day
Coming..
>
> From: Geoff Mohler <gemohler@www.speedtoys.com>
>
>
> Team3s Related Content:
> >
> > Has anyone found, or
attempted to use other manuf. sized bushing
> > replacements on a
VR4? Im almost at the point where we'll be
considering
> >
suspension options, and this is a good time to do so for us if we even
>
> -have- the option of doing so.
>
>
>
Geoff
>
> I had my stealth TT in the Energy Suspension development
lab where they
> took a bunch of measurements and said they had nothing
off the shelf to
fit.
> Below is a copy of an email I sent to George
Kuo who initiated the
contact,
> I did a follow-up call but it was just
before the SEMA show so they
brushed
> me off and told me to call back
later --- I'll do a follow-up next
week.
>
> Jim
Berry
> ===========
> George
>
> I went to see Steve at
Energy Suspension this morning and found that
> Steve [ head of
engineering ] called in sick. So instead of Steve I got
his
> second in
command to look over the car.
> After a quick look-see he didn't think
they had any parts that would fit.
> He and I went over the suspension and
came up with the following ---
>
> Front ------ lower control arm,
front and rear
bushing.
>
sway bar bushings
>
> Rear ------- upper and lower control
arm, front and rear
bushing
>
[ the front bushing, on the right side lower control
arm
>
has the rear steer on it and he doesn't think a
harder
>
bushing is a good idea --- may cause binding ???
]
>
sway bar bushings
>
> Engine ----- I added motor mounts to the wish
list and he
seemed
>
to think that was a good idea.
>
> Sub-frames ---- there are several
sub frames under the car, e.g..
the
>
rear suspension is mounted on a sub-frame which
is
>
isolated from the body with bushings. We both
felt
>
It probably not a good idea to try to change
these.
>
Ride harshness would be increased with little or
no
>
increase in performance.
>
> As to what will happen as a result of
this contact ??? I don't know, as
> I talked to a worker bee who
does not make those decisions. He did say
> they had quite a few requests
for bushing kits, so it seems like we should
> get some more people to
call in. I don't think a call in blitz is the
correct
> answer, because
they'll just think we're stuffing the ballot box, but a
dozen
> calls
over the next few weeks couldn't hurt.
>
> Questions they didn't ask
but may: Are there model year changes, are there
> differences between
base, ES, turbo
etc.
>
> Jim
Berry
>
> PS: I havn't posted this to any lists ---
since you started this project
I
thought
> I'd leave
that for you to do.
>
===========================================================
>
>
>
>
----- Original Message -----
> From: George Kuo <amkreadgto@yahoo.com>
> To: Jim
Berry <fastmax@home.com>
>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 8:43 PM
> Subject: Re: Fw: Team3S:
Polyurethane bushings - Good News!
>
>
> > Jim,
>
>
> > Great! I hope everything goes well and we get a
set
> > made for us soon~
> >
> >
/George
>
>
> > --- Jim Berry <fastmax@home.com> wrote:
> > >
George
> > >
> > > Finally got ahold of Steve at Energy
Suspension and
> > > set up a
> > > time for Thursday
morning at 8:00. I'll ley you know
> > > how it turns
> >
> out.
> > >
> >
> Jim
berry
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 11:51:42
-0800
From: "nwlink" <vlsgto@nwlink.com>
Subject: RE:
Team3S: CATZ?
George,
I am still doing research on the HID
conversion for the 3S. The Catz HID is
not good. It will boost the light
ourput by about 2 times but that would be
all. If u are referring to the CATZ
fog light system....go with PIAA.
Excellent. PIAA's HID conversion isn't
anything to boast about. So far,
Phillips is the worst. The Xenon kit
ballasts directly from Audi A8s and A6s
is the best - BOSCH.
As for
the CATZ ZETA00 series, I have heard nothing but "it sucks" comments
here in
Seattle. I just thought I should let you know about HID and
Xenon
conversions. :)) If u really want to get good driving and fog light
systems
for the 9006 HID and Xenon upgrades, Belloff and Bosch would be the
best way
to go! I have the Belloff conversion ordered already.
Julian
Huang
94 Mitsubishi Veilside Tein TEC GTO tt
Super Advan Gen II ....coming
in March!
Team 3S
Seattle, Washington
vlsgto@nwlink.com
"Caution: You are about
to enter a NO SPIN ZONE!"
- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-team3s@stealth-3000gt.st
[mailto:owner-team3s@stealth-3000gt.st]On
Behalf Of George Shaw
Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 5:57 AM
To: Team3S
Technical Forum
Subject: Team3S: CATZ?
CATZ are not that common in
the UK. Does anyone have any experience with
these or other auxiliary lights?
Which are the BEST for driving & fog that
fit our cars? Has anyone tried
the CATZ Zeta00 system that boosts the
voltage to STD lights? I see they also
do a neat turbo timer!
http://www.fet-usa.com/shownews1.asp?newsid=27
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Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 19:59:38
-0800 (PST)
From: John Christian <jczoom_619@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: Re: Oversteer (Was Tires)
Hi All,
The O'l Poop is
correct.
Out cars push (plow, understeer). On a wet skidpad in
the
rain,(easier on the tires and car), I could never
get the TT to spin from a
push. I did get it to
rotate a little from a push by lifting. But
by
applying power again it just started to push again.
That was with the
Yok 032's.
Caution on attempt on a track...
I did get the TT to do a
360+. It was at Nelson
Ledges in turn 4 Oak Tree which is about 140
degree.
I entered the turn about 85 and had NO brakes. I was
deep
in the turn and cranked the wheel and lifted. TT
spun; I stayed on the
track and continued the lap.
What happened you say?? Well I always
change to race
pads and to do so you need to push the piston back
into the
caliper to remove the street pads and insert
the track pads. Nelson is
such that you don't have to
push the brake pedal to get onto the track.
And only
whimps brake for turn 1, 2, and 3.
Beware --- always chek
your brakes before going onto a
track.
And have Kent Rafferty behind
you if you do stupid
things. (Will you be at MidOhio in
April??)
Lesson learned and remembered.
Be of good
cheer,
John
[snip]
- --- Merritt <merritt@cedar-rapids.net>
wrote:
> The best way to check for oversteer is to run a skid
>
pad. Put a pylon or a
> beer can down in the middle of a flat parking
lot
> somewhere, and drive
> around it in a circle. Keep going
faster and faster
> at the same radius
> until you can't hold it any
more and the car slides
> out. If it slides off
> tail first, you
have oversteer. More likely, with
> our cars, it will plow
> off
front end first in a classic understeer or
> straight sideways
because
> it's neutral.
>
> Rich/old poop
>
>
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'93 TT with Porsche
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12.4@109MPH 5/97 almost stock
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Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 12:07:24
-0500
From: "Schilberg, Darren" <DSchilberg@freemarkets.com>
Subject:
Team3S: Recommended tire compounds for AutoX racing
Attention AutoX
racers -- here are some great Kumho and Hoosier tire tips.
These tips
came from Kent Rafferty, SCCA Solo II 2000 National Champ in
Street Mod in
his Toyota Supra TT. These are great if you are trying to
decide what
tires to use for an upcoming AutoX season or some small open
track road
courses. Some of these might not be advisable for large open
road
courses (Mid-Ohio, Road Atlanta, etc.).
I am fortunate enough to have
some of Kent's well-used (read: perfectly
worn-in) tires from AutoX. I
have full sets of Kumho Victoracer V700 tires
(255/45/17, 275/45/17, and
whopping 315s if I feel like them someday) so if
someone wants a report on
the tires or wants me to ship them some I will. I
would prefer to use
them for my own racing but I might not use them up fast
enough and would like
to see them get used. Let me know.
- --Flash!
dschilberg@freemarkets.com
3Si
#577
1995 Black VR-4 w/ K&N FIPK, harnesses, rollbar soon, and a custom
spark
plug plate
Yoko Advan A-032 road racing tires
Kumho Victoracer
V700 AutoX tires
- -----Original Message-----
From: Kent
Rafferty
To: Schilberg, Darren
Kumhos are better in sub-60 degree
temps.
Kumhos last longer.
Kumhos can be run at high speed or low
speed.
Kumhos can be driven on the street.
Kumhos are slightly easier to
drive with a larger breakaway "window."
Hoosiers are better in warmer
temps or if you have a co-driver in cooler
temps.
Hoosier "A" compound
tires can only be used for low speed.
Hoosiers aren't recommended for street
use (they have no steel belts and are
prone to puncture).
Hoosiers are
better on concrete surfaces.
Hoosiers like lots of negative camber and high
tire pressures.
If conditions are right though, Hoosiers are faster.
Most
of the trophies at SCCA Nationals were won by cars on Hoosier
tires.
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