team3s
Monday, March 19
2001
Volume 01 : Number
439
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Date:
Sat, 17 Mar 2001 15:14:16 EST
From: MerisaPDX@aol.com
Subject: Team3S: Help,
Almost totalled my RT, need front and rear bumpers
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I was in an
accident the other day on the freeway. I am now in need of both
the
front and rear bumper assemblies. Any help would be
appreciated.
Thanks
Merrisa
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SIZE=2>I was in an accident the other day on the freeway. I am now
in need of both
<BR>the front and rear bumper assemblies.
Any help would be
appreciated.
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<BR>Merrisa</FONT></HTML>
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Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 23:12:35
+0100
From: "Roger Gerl \(RTEC\)" <roger.gerl@bluewin.ch>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Vr4 Downpipe recommendations?
> I've been thinking lately
about a new downpipe that would replace my main
> cat (I don't have to get
emmisions testing where I live!). So far I've
> found the ATR for
$315 and the Stillen for $400. Any experience
(good/bad)
> with
these?
The Stillen is of an overall better quality made compared to the
others. It
also includes a flex section to reduce the stress to the
contections. The
flanges are made better than from the ATR. Its lenght is
exactly to the
stock cat-back and fits very good. As it replaces the front
precat already
it is my recommendeation and the higher price (you can find it
below $400)
is ok for the quality.
Roger
93'3000GT TT
www.rtec.ch
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Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 10:42:40
-0800
From: "Darc" <wce@telus.net>
Subject: Team3S: WI Life
expectancy
Team;
I was talking to an old fighter pilot (now we are
talking old) who flew
Spitfires during WW2. HE indicated that they had WI on
command for fighters
in their squadron for added horsepower in tight
situations... i.e.: during
dogfights. BUT, he also said that WI cut the
expected engine life "in half".
Has anyone looked into this aspect on cars
fitted with WI, and if so, what
is the life expectancy compared to those
without WI???
Best
Darc
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Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 12:02:25
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From: "Jim Berry" <fastmax@home.com>
Subject: Re: Team3S:
WI Life expectancy
I wouldn't be surprised but I would surmise that the
reduced life expectancy
is a result of pushing the engine harder than without
WI ---- that last 20%
of power increase probably reduces life of the engine
by 50%. When I get
all of my go-fast goodies installed I sure won't expect
200,000 miles out of
the engine ---- like the fighter pilot, I tend to drive
it like I stole it.
Jim
Berry
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From: Darc <wce@telus.net>
> I was talking to
an old fighter pilot (now we are talking old) who flew
> Spitfires during
WW2. HE indicated that they had WI on command for fighters
> in
their squadron for added horsepower in tight situations... i.e.:
during
> dogfights. BUT, he also said that WI cut the expected engine life
"in half".
> Has anyone looked into this aspect on cars fitted with WI,
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Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 21:31:37
+1200
From: "Steve Cooper" <scooper@paradise.net.nz>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: WI Life expectancy
>Team;
>
>I was talking to
an old fighter pilot (now we are talking old) who flew
>Spitfires during
WW2. HE indicated that they had WI on command for
fighters
>in their
squadron for added horsepower in tight situations... i.e.:
during
>dogfights. BUT, he also said that WI cut the expected engine life
"in
half".
>Has anyone looked into this aspect on cars fitted with WI,
and if so, what
>is the life expectancy compared to those without
WI???
From what I've read about Spitfires and Aero engines in
general, the
supercharger in the Spitfire was used primarily to maintain sea
level
horsepower at higher altitudes. The supercharger was disconnected at
low
altitude.
If the supercharger was connected at low level then more
power would be
developed than the engine was designed for.
Water
injection was used to control detonation in Aero engines in 1942 as
described
in Hugh McInnes' book "Turbochargers" but probably only used
in
situations where more than 100% rated power is needed.
All of us
who modify our Engines and race our cars are shortening our
engines lives
anyway.
Steve Cooper
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