Team3S: 3000GT & Stealth Saturday, August 17
2002 Volume 01 : Number
928
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Date:
Fri, 16 Aug 2002 22:04:17 -0400
From: "Roger J. Roskam" <
IndyStealth@comcast.net>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Quality of gas vs. Octane rating.
> I'm not sure about the
quality differences but 0.14 cheaper per gallon
> and higher octane,
something doesn't seem right.
>
You could be on to something.
Check the ethanol content - it should be
posted somewhere on the pump.
Ethanol raises the octane rating of (but
produces less energy than) gasoline,
and *can* reduce the cost per gallon.
I know Iowa subsidizes its ethanol
gasoline prices (it's made from corn ->
grain alcohol), but in other
states that's not the case.
I don't like 10% ethanol + 90%
gasoline. It doesn't make as much power as
100% gasoline, and I avoid
it whenever possible. I don't use Sunoco gas for
that reason.
Octane isn't the only thing you should look at when
gas
shopping!
Roger Roskam
91 Stealth
RT/TT
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Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 03:33:02
+0000
From: "Andrei Kryjevski" <
abk_4@hotmail.com>
Subject: Team3S:
cylinder compression test
Hello:
How inaccurate would be a
compression test performed on front bank cylinders
only with spark plugs in
the rear ones (92 R/T NA)? I am aware that the
instructions say to take all
the spark plugs out, but is it really
necessary? Could anybody
explain?
Thank you.
Andrei
Kryjevski.
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Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 00:56:40
EDT
From:
M3000GTSL84@aol.comSubject: Re:
Team3S: Quality of gas vs. Octane rating.
Everyone has seemed to cover
the topic, but all i can say is that Large
companies like Amoco and Exxon
produce enough excess to sell on the "gas
black market". . .So that when u
stop on that corner gas station you can be
pretty positive its 93 octane,
you just dont know where its from.
The beauty of this, or horror, is that
it could be Amoco gas one week and
Exxon gas the next, they can change
suppliers easily-and i would think it
would never enable the car to properly
adjust because of the different
additives each gas has-like every1 has said
before.
Is the extra .14 cents worth knowing where the gas came is a
question only
you can answer.
- -mike
97 SL
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Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 00:09:31
-0500
From: "John Monnin" <
John.Monnin@3Si.zzn.com>
Subject:
[none]
Jeff:
I had no problems putting my 91 heads on my new 93+
4-bolt main block
but I was using the head mtd CAS. See my webpage for
full details on
the other issues with a 4-bolt main conversion.
http://johnmonnin.netfirms.com/4bolt.htmlI
have since talked to one guy on 3SI who put 91 heads on his 93+ by
just
leaving the CAS on the head and not attaching it to anything.
He left
the stock CAS wiring connected to the sensor on the front of
the
block. I can't remember who it was that did this.
Greg McIntire
rewired his 93+ NA to accept the CAS from the heads!
See his webpage
for details, He actually swapped a whole 1st gen
engine in his 2nd gen
car because of an engine mix up!
http://greg.mcintyre.home.mindspring.com/jdm_engine_swap.htmI
have heard but not seem proof of following, I would love someone to
verify
or deny: If you replace the rear intake camshaft (that drives
the CAS
on 91,92) with a newer camshaft, a standard camshaft seal
will plug the hole
in the head were the CAS used to go.
John Monnin
1991 VR-4
4-bolt
main conversion
Original Message Below
>Out of curiousity, do
1991-1992 heads mount to the 1993+ block
>without major
>hassle
(CAS differences noted)?
>Thanks,
>Jeff Lucius,
http://www.stealth316.com/3SI
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Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 01:00:04
-0500
From: "John Monnin" <
John.Monnin@3Si.zzn.com>
Subject:
Team3S: NG Gingerman, off track excusion
There was an off track excursion
at the NG Gingerman event, it was
Jeremy Gleason the National Gathering
overall coordinator. In his
defense he only had about 2 hours sleep
the night before and I might
had shamed him into driving a little. I
am not sure if he actually
went off track but his Metal Matrix pads started
on fire from what
the spectators say. My Porterfield R-4 pads with
Motol600 and no
dust shields worked great. I was hitting 100mph on the
back straight
and abusing my brakes for several laps before Jeremy's red
flap
forced me to stop. It looked like a fire extinguisher went off
because the white smoke was rolling off my brakes, but no signs of
fading.
I bet Jim Floyd was hitting 110 mph on that back straight, he
scared
the $h!t out of the student who rode along with him. Jim
Drove HARD
I think he got a black flag too for some aggressive
driving. I
talked to one of Jim's students and he said Jim had some
great
beginners driving tips like. "lets see what this car can
do!"; "I
think you can take that next curve a lot
faster" and "They call me
Farmer Floyd because I am always in
the fields!" Jim was great and
at every event, even when he was
spectating, he looked like the
person having the most fun.
I was so
grateful that my students were such naturals. I really
didn't want to
instruct because I was not qualified. But when I
realized there would
not be enough experienced drivers I took a 1 day
driving class with CGI at
the Gingerman. That was the full extent of
my qualifications. My
only goal was to show the new drivers a decent
line and keep them out of the
ditch. I was successful at those 2
goals so I was happy.
When I
got home I felt horrible because I was going to let Dave Trent
take a few
laps in my car but we ran out of daylight way too quick.
That was a
shame because we kept joking that my Dunlop M2 snowtires
are still going
strong after 3 autocrosses, 3 evenings drag racing
and 2 driving events at
the Gingerman. I keep meaning to get new
tires but these things are
lasting so long I might get another
set...or not;)
HUGE thanks go to
all of the people who helped instruct at this
event. Chuck
Willis, Jim Floyd, Randy Walker and Dave Trent (who's
car didn't make it)
P.S. Randy Walker had one of the fastest times
(2nd or 3rd I think) at
the autocross with what looked to be stock
car with race tires, His wife
Judy was only a hair slower. Sorry I
screwed up at the banquet and
told everyone she beat you.
Before the Road course event I was getting so
burnt out that I
commented that I wouldn't be willing to drive any distance
for next
years gathering. After an evening at the Gingerman I am
ready to
make hotel reservations in St Louis were Next years National
Gathering is going to be.
John Monnin
Original Message below,
cut down:
>I don't know if there were any off-track excursions, but
would like
>to know.
>I do know there were several black flags for
mechanical problems, a
>couple
>of black flags for counseling and
one red flag for a mechanical, like
>somebody lost a down pipe or
something. I thought somebody went off
>at turn
>2 ahead of me, but
maybe they were just so much faster that I
>couldn't catch
>up
after they blew my doors off.
>Chuck Willis
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Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 18:55:43
+0400
From: Andrew Spargo <
spargo@emirates.net.ae>
Subject:
Team3S: Scratched Headlight covers
For those of us who suffer from this
problem (and mine are shot after 6
months due to the sand blasting here in
the desert), I thought I would let
you know my remedy. I use a fine finishing
compound (as used for rubbing
down paint) to remove the scratches, then
polish with “Duraglit” or Brasso
and finish off with silver polish. The
finish is as good as new; I have to
compromise sometimes as to send a $30
polishing kit here costs me $90 for
12-14 day delivery by UPS.
Andy
Spargo
1999 VR4 (Middle East specs)
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Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 08:31:45
-0700
From: "Ken Middaugh" <
kmiddaugh@ixpres.com>
Subject:
Team3S: Re: block & heads
> I had no problems putting my 91 heads
on my new 93+ 4-bolt main block
Me too!
> I have heard but not
seem proof of following, I would love someone to
> verify or deny:
If you replace the rear intake camshaft (that drives
> the CAS on 91,92)
with a newer camshaft, a standard camshaft seal
> will plug the hole in
the head were the CAS used to go.
This is what Brian at GTPro told me
too. However, you would want to replace
all camshafts since the grind
is different on the 93+ engines
- -Ken
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Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 19:55:13
-0400
From: "Andre Cerri" <
cerri@intersystems.com>
Subject:
Team3S: SL ECS Struts
I have a 92 SL with ECS and leaking struts all
round.
What's the deal with replacing these and/or lowering the car at
the same
time, with costs and degree of difficulty?
Car is only used
for hard road use, not racing of any
kind.
Thx
Andre
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Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 20:42:57
-0700
From: "Bob Forrest" <
bf@bobforrest.com>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: SL ECS Struts
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Andre
Cerri" <
cerri@intersystems.com>
> I
have a 92 SL with ECS and leaking struts all round.
> What's the deal with
replacing these and/or lowering the car at the same
time, with costs and
degree of difficulty?
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Great idea
to do them at the same time, but you probably want to find a good
shop to do
it, rather than DIY... The shocks are pretty simple, and the
Eibachs,
too..., almost-- Getting back to spec alignment is impossible
without
some custom work on the rears. You need to elongate (NOT enlarge!)
the
mounting holes *horizontally outward* about 1/8"-3/16" and
(ideally)
spot-weld the washers in place (they *will* move otherwise!).
Also, the
eccentric bolts are a natural for someone (without a manual) to put
a wrench
on and trash (they are hidden from view), so I *highly* recommend
that you get
the work done at your nearest "Satan" dealership. I have
more details of my
"Eibach Nightmare" that I can send you privately (or use
that term as a search
string on the Team3S Search Page). Diagram is
at
www.Team3S.com/Images/CamberDraw.gif.
-
--KYB struts will run $80-$150 a pair, depending on type.
- --Eibach ProKit
Progressive Springs are ~$240 for 4.
(Lower 1.3", better handling, more solid
ride).
Total = $400 for parts, $300 for labor, estimated... Worth every
penny.
Photo of my '94 Stealth (NT) lowered with Eibachs:
www.Team3S.com/Images/S-G622.jpgGood
luck!
Forrest
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