team3s
Sunday, May 27
2001
Volume 01 : Number
504
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Date:
Sat, 26 May 2001 14:52:09 -0400
From: "Mihai Raicu" <
aa2345@wayne.edu>
Subject: Team3S: Tire
question?
Everybody,
I found some tires for my brother's 91 TT
that he will have for the summer
in California.
He needs the tires to
be Z-rated at least, good quality, and relatively
cheap. He will only
keep the car for the summer, and it will be driven in
California for ~10,000
miles then a 2000 mile trip to Michigan.
It seems to me like most of the
245/45-17 tires are 8" wide, while the
255/45-17 tires are 8.5" wide.
So, to me it would seem optimal to install
255/45-17 if they are 8.5"
wide. Somebody correct me if I have the wrong
thinking.
I'm
leaning towards the Khumo Exta Supra 712, as long as they are
good
tires. After tax, mounting and balancing (90 days), they are going
to be
$512. There's also a $50 saving bond certificate that you get
with 4 tires.
Here are the tires:
www.tirerack.comKumho ECSTA Supra
712
245/45WR17 95W SL 280 AA A 44psi 7.5-9" 8"
$104
255/45WR17 98W SL 280 AA A 44psi 8-9.5"
8.5" $97 or $104 from
discount.tire
-
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http://www.vulcantire.com/Falken
FK-451 245/45ZR17: $113 – like my new tires from the VR4
255/45ZR17:
$121
280 AA A
95Y rated @ 186 mph, 51 psi max
Uni-directional
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Falken ZE502 (Ziex) 245/45ZR17:
$110
255/45ZR17: $115
UTGQ: 300 A A
Speed: Z, I think – the Falken site
only gives 95 or 92 as a load index with
max psi of 44
Treadwear: 30,000
miles
M +S all season
Unidirectional
-
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- -MIHAI-
95 Red
VR4
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Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 22:29:06
-0000
From: "Sam Shelat" <
sshelat@erols.com>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: VR4 making high pitched whistle
I have been having this problem
which sounds like a vacuum leak while
driving slow enough that my Borla does
not overpower the sound. However, it
goes away when I stop or take it
out of gear and tap the brakes once or
twice. It comes back as soon as
I start moving under power in gear and
stops out of gear while
coasting. Is this the signs of a turbo going bad?
Oh and it goes away
as soon as the turbos start making more then 1 psi of
boost (still makes it
at 0 boost). It doesn't make any sound if you rev it
in
neutral.
What could it be?
Thanks
Sam Shelat ('wraith'
at 3Si)
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Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 22:56:40
-0500
From: "Greg S." <
wizards@mhtc.net>
Subject: Re: Team3S:
VR4 making high pitched whistle
Do you have an aftermarket high flow Air
Intake like a K&N or HKS? A common
side affect reported by
some people is a high pitched whistle. I've read that
an upgraded BOV
solves the problem.
Greg
Sam Shelat wrote:
> I have
been having this problem which sounds like a vacuum leak while
> driving
slow enough that my Borla does not overpower the sound. However,
it
> goes away when I stop or take it out of gear and tap the brakes once
or
> twice. It comes back as soon as I start moving under power in
gear and
> stops out of gear while coasting. Is this the signs of a
turbo going bad?
> Oh and it goes away as soon as the turbos start making
more then 1 psi of
> boost (still makes it at 0 boost). It doesn't
make any sound if you rev it
> in neutral.
> What could it
be?
>
> Thanks
> Sam Shelat ('wraith' at
3Si)
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Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 13:03:21
+0200
From: "Roger Gerl \(RTEC\)" <
roger.gerl@bluewin.ch>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Denso Iridium Spark Plugs for $10/piece!!!!
I don't want to
kill any GP or something but I do not know of any 3S car
equipped with
Irridiums that runs good or at least ok. In fact all that had
good results
finally ended in replacing them with the original stuff. Also,
I had a
customer that had significant knock at 0.8 bars of boost with enough
fuel
(Datalog showed this). We exchanged the Irridiums back to stock NGKs
and
knock fully went away ! Also there are more member who are running
Irridiums
and tehre are only one or two who say the car runs better or
the
same.
Also a friend with a high power Supra installed them one
range colder but
finally went to coppers and was much more
successful.
Sorry, no Irridiums in my cars due to the lates experiences
!!!
Roger
93'3000GT TT
www.rtec.ch> Who's interested in
getting some iridiums for less than the cost of stock
> NGK's? I'm
in the process of setting up an account with Denso's leading
> distributor
and I will be selling almost at cost.
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Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 10:31:57
-0000
From: "Sam Shelat" <
sshelat@erols.com>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: VR4 making high pitched whistle
>Do you have an aftermarket
high flow Air Intake like a K&N or HKS? A
common
>side
affect reported by some people is a high pitched whistle. I've
read
that
>an upgraded BOV solves the
problem.
>
>Greg
>
>
- -----No its not the honking
goose sound--I have a HKS ssbov in the car. I
have never heard this
whistle before at low speeds when the car isn't under
boost. I thought
it was a low brake pad indicator at first, but that would
increase and
decrease with wheel turning and this is a steady whistle that
sounds whenever
the car is moving slowly under power.
Sam
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Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 12:06:50
EDT
From:
DiABLoCarAudio@aol.comSubject: Re:
Team3S: Denso Iridium Spark Plugs for $10/piece!!!!
OK, I went out of my
way to try to set up a buy that was supposed to be for
the best plugs
available and they end up not being any better maybe even
worse?
WTF? What should I do? Are there are proven facts about the
performance of the plugs vs any others?
> I don't want to kill any
GP or something but I do not know of any 3S car
> equipped with
Irridiums that runs good or at least ok. In fact all that had
> good
results finally ended in replacing them with the original stuff.
Also,
> I had a customer that had significant knock at 0.8 bars of
boost with
enough
> fuel (Datalog showed this). We exchanged the
Irridiums back to stock NGKs
> and knock fully went away ! Also
there are more member who are running
> Irridiums and tehre are only
one or two who say the car runs better or the
> same.
>
> Also a friend with a high power Supra installed them one range
colder but
> finally went to coppers and was much more
successful.
>
> Sorry, no Irridiums in my cars due to
the lates experiences !!!
>
- -Paul
Norwood, MA
1992
Pearl White RT/NA
For Sale..
=(
http://209.58.199.225/vbb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1943101992
Green RT/TT
K&N FIPK
1000CA
800CCA Battery
Porterfield Cryo-Treated Rotors & R-4S
Pads
Porterfield Custom Stainless Steel Brake
Lines
Denso Platinum Spark Plugs Re-gapped @
.034"
Greddy Profec Manual Boost Controller @ .9
Bar
Custom 3" Exhaust to Apex
Muffler
15K miles on Rebuilt Engine
Hard-Wired Cobra Radar Detector
Viper Alarm
System
Pioneer DEH-P8000R
PowerAcoustik 1600 Watt Amp
Power Precision 200 Watt
Amp
Dual Xtant 10" 500 Watt
Subs
1 Farad Stiffening Capacitor
3Si1127
Diablo Car
Audio
www.DiabloCarAudio.com***
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Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 12:35:21
EDT
From:
DiABLoCarAudio@aol.comSubject:
Team3S: Iridium Plugs, good or not?
From all the info I know about them,
they're supposed to be really good.
I'll continue the group buy,
anyone who wants in or out, email me.
Borrowed from Mach V
website:
Iridium: 8 times stronger than platinum, 6 times harder, and with a
melting
point 1200 degrees higher. New laser welding techniques make it
possible to
make a spark plug with an iridium electrode. The result is a
plug that
requires less voltage to spark, burns more of the fuel in the
cylinder, and
can spark at LEANER air/fuel mixtures (see inset diagram),
resulting in
higher horsepower and better gas mileage.
Although the
plugs are expensive, you don't have to change them as often as
garden
variety spark plugs. The iridium electrode is extremely resistant to
erosion, so it can last MUCH longer than a normal plug. (Longevity will vary
by usage, fuel mixture, and other factors.)
It's the ultimate spark
plug. Available in stock heat range, or one range
colder for high boost (18+
psi) race applications.
Install note: The iridium center electrode is
very thin. Unlike a
conventional plug, you cannot gap the plug by
sandwiching a gap tool between
the electrode and the ground strap, then
pushing on the ground strap. The
hard electrode will dig into the gap tool,
and when you remove the gap tool,
you'll break the electrode. Instead,
adjust the ground strap by tapping it on
a hard surface, or by pulling it
gently with a tool; then measure the gap
using your gap tool.
-
-Paul
Norwood, MA
1992 Pearl White RT/NA
For
Sale.. =(
http://209.58.199.225/vbb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1943101992
Green RT/TT
K&N FIPK
1000CA
800CCA Battery
Porterfield Cryo-Treated Rotors & R-4S
Pads
Porterfield Custom Stainless Steel Brake
Lines
Denso Platinum Spark Plugs Re-gapped @
.034"
Greddy Profec Manual Boost Controller @ .9
Bar
Custom 3" Exhaust to Apex
Muffler
15K miles on Rebuilt Engine
Hard-Wired Cobra Radar Detector
Viper Alarm
System
Pioneer DEH-P8000R
PowerAcoustik 1600 Watt Amp
Power Precision 200 Watt
Amp
Dual Xtant 10" 500 Watt
Subs
1 Farad Stiffening Capacitor
3Si1127
Diablo Car
Audio
www.DiabloCarAudio.com***
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Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 18:23:07
-0700
From: Richard <
radanc@home.com>
Subject: Re: Team3S:
Denso Iridium Spark Plugs for $10/piece!!!!
This isn't true. I have had
them in for 8 months no problems. Julian
Huang also has used them with no
problems. I'm still in for group buy.
The durability of iridium are far
supperior to platinum under high heat.
This is one of the reasons they were
made. Gapping is much different
then with platinums, you can really screw
them up before you even get
them in the car if you don't do it correctly. As
for performance,
honestly it is not noticeable, but at least as good as when
I had
platinums. Just my 2 cents.
Rich
92 Stealth TT
DiABLoCarAudio@aol.com wrote:
>
> OK, I went out of my way to try to set up a buy that was supposed to be
for
> the best plugs available and they end up not being any better maybe
even
> worse? WTF? What should I do? Are there are
proven facts about the
> performance of the plugs vs any others?
>
> > I don't want to kill any GP or something but I do not know of any
3S car
> > equipped with Irridiums that runs good or at least ok.
In fact all that had
> > good results finally ended in replacing
them with the original stuff. Also,
> > I had a customer that had
significant knock at 0.8 bars of boost with
> enough
> >
fuel (Datalog showed this). We exchanged the Irridiums back to stock
NGKs
> > and knock fully went away ! Also there are more member
who are running
> > Irridiums and tehre are only one or two who
say the car runs better or the
> > same.
> >
>
> Also a friend with a high power Supra installed them one range colder
but
> > finally went to coppers and was much more
successful.
> >
> > Sorry, no Irridiums in my cars due
to the lates experiences !!!
> >
>
> -Paul
>
Norwood, MA
> 1992 Pearl White RT/NA
> For
Sale.. =(
>
http://209.58.199.225/vbb/showthread.php?s=&postid=194310>
1992 Green RT/TT
> K&N
FIPK
> 1000CA 800CCA
Battery
> Porterfield Cryo-Treated Rotors &
R-4S Pads
> Porterfield Custom Stainless Steel
Brake Lines
> Denso Platinum Spark Plugs Re-gapped
@ .034"
> Greddy Profec Manual Boost Controller @
.9 Bar
> Custom 3" Exhaust to Apex
Muffler
> 15K miles on Rebuilt
Engine
> Hard-Wired Cobra Radar
Detector
> Viper Alarm
System
> Pioneer
DEH-P8000R
> PowerAcoustik 1600 Watt
Amp
> Power Precision 200 Watt
Amp
> Dual Xtant 10" 500 Watt
Subs
> 1 Farad Stiffening Capacitor
>
3Si1127
> Diablo Car Audio
>
www.DiabloCarAudio.com***
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