Team3S: 3000GT & Stealth Thursday, March 6
2003 Volume 02 : Number
097
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Date:
Wed, 5 Mar 2003 13:40:27 -0600
From: "Lim, Yong H SPC" <
yong.lim@sill.army.mil>
Subject:
Team3S: wheel size help plz
I just purchased 255/45/17 wheels from
tirerack and I was wondering if this
is going to fit no prob in 17*9 rims,
plz say yes cuz if not, I gotta call
the salesman and tell him to change it
to 245. Thanks
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 14:57:17
-0500 (EST)
From: Philip V Glazatov <
gphilip@umich.edu>
Subject: RE:
Team3S: 1g DSM BOV's
> > "Only thing you should know is that All 1g
BOV's
> > unless, crushed, leak at idle if your engine has
> >
high vacuum, which when if its a maf car and not
> > vented to
atmosphere doesn't matter at all."
I have not researched BOVs yet. Mine
is still stock. But aren't they all
one-way valves? And isn't vacuum in the
intake going to shut them closed
even better?
Philip
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 14:23:10
-0600
From: "Patrick Purviance" <
purdaddy@associatedsys.com>
Subject:
RE: Team3S: 1g DSM BOV's
>
> > > "Only thing you should
know is that All 1g BOV's
> > > unless, crushed, leak at idle if
your engine has
> > > high vacuum, which when if its a maf car and
not
> > > vented to atmosphere doesn't matter at
all."
>
> I have not researched BOVs yet. Mine is still stock. But
aren't they all
> one-way valves? And isn't vacuum in the intake going to
shut them closed
> even better?
>
> Philip
>
I'm
assuming that he meant that it would in fact leak in the opposite
direction,
meaning extra air would be introduced into the intake when there
is vacuum
present. Whereas my stock bov leaks at higher boost, these will
leak at
high vacuum into the intake, thereby introducing unmetered air.
Oh
well....I'm not pushing that hard yet.
-Patrick
Patrick
Purviance
'94 Stealth R/T TT, 58k miles, Open Air Intake, Blitz DSBC, Blitz
DATT
Wichita, KS
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 15:35:34
-0500 (EST)
From: Philip V Glazatov <
gphilip@umich.edu>
Subject: RE:
Team3S: 1g DSM BOV's
> I'm assuming that he meant that it would in
fact leak in the opposite
> direction, meaning extra air would be
introduced into the intake when there
> is vacuum present.
A
one-way valve would not leak in the opposite direction. Unless pushed to
open
by the diaphragm. And I do not think this is the case here. Someone
who knows
how BOVs work, please speak up. Thanks.
Philip
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 12:42:11
-0800
From: "James Mutton" <
james@playstream.com>
Subject: RE:
Team3S: 1g DSM BOV's
Both the pressure and release side of the BOV are
inside the already
metered airspace, meaning air can go from one side of the
bov to the
other and not effect the ECU's accuracy of how much air has
been
introduced into the system.
The BOV uses a spring mounted against
a diaphragm and what he is saying
is that at high vacuum there is enough pull
on the diaphragm to open the
BOV slightly (creating a path from one side of
the turbos to the other.
This is insignificant since both sides of the BOV
have been metered and
you're really only allowing air to "move around".
Once the throttle is
pressed the manifold vacuum drops and the diaphragm
pushes the BOV
closed again.
- -James
95 Green VR-4
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-----Original Message-----
From: Philip V Glazatov [mailto:gphilip@umich.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 12:36 PM
To: Patrick Purviance
Cc:
Team3S List (E-mail)
Subject: RE: Team3S: 1g DSM BOV's
> I'm
assuming that he meant that it would in fact leak in the opposite
>
direction, meaning extra air would be introduced into the intake when
>
there is vacuum present.
A one-way valve would not leak in the opposite
direction. Unless pushed
to open by the diaphragm. And I do not think this is
the case here.
Someone who knows how BOVs work, please speak up.
Thanks.
Philip
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 15:04:12
-0600
From: "Patrick Purviance" <
purdaddy@associatedsys.com>
Subject:
RE: Team3S: 1g DSM BOV's
James Mutton wrote:
> Both the pressure
and release side of the BOV are inside the already
> metered airspace,
meaning air can go from one side of the bov to the
> other and not effect
the ECU's accuracy of how much air has been
> introduced into the
system.
That all makes sense. But let's say that you vent to
atmosphere....if the
vacuum were high enough and able to hold the valve open
a little, wouldn't
you be seeing some air from the vent side? I'm not
planning on installing
that way, but it still could get some outside air
couldn't it?
Just trying to understand fully what's being said.
;)
-Patrick
Patrick Purviance
'94 Stealth R/T TT, 58k miles,
Open Air Intake, Blitz DSBC, Blitz DATT
Wichita, KS
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 16:05:04
-0500 (EST)
From: Philip V Glazatov <
gphilip@umich.edu>
Subject: RE:
Team3S: 1g DSM BOV's
On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, James Mutton wrote:
> The
BOV uses a spring mounted against a diaphragm and what he is saying
> BOV
slightly (creating a path from one side of the turbos to the other.
> This
is insignificant since both sides of the BOV have been metered and
>
you're really only allowing air to "move around". Once the throttle
is
> pressed the manifold vacuum drops and the diaphragm pushes the
BOV
> closed again.
OOPS! My bad! I forgot that the other side of
the diaphragm sees the
pressure behind the throttle. Sorry. It the pressure
differential before
and after the throttle is high enough then the diaphragm
might overcome the
spring and pop the BOV open. The pressure or vacuum in the
Y-pipe at
idle is probably negligible. Now I get it.
Thanks.
Philip
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 13:08:47
-0800
From: "James Mutton" <
james@playstream.com>
Subject: RE:
Team3S: 1g DSM BOV's
If what he says is correct and the diaphragm does
pull the valve open at
idle then Yes it would allow un-metered air into the
system at that
point.
- -James
95 Green VR-4
- -----Original
Message-----
From: Patrick Purviance [mailto:purdaddy@associatedsys.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 1:04 PM
To: Team3S List
(E-mail)
Subject: RE: Team3S: 1g DSM BOV's
James Mutton wrote:
>
Both the pressure and release side of the BOV are inside the already
>
metered airspace, meaning air can go from one side of the bov to the
>
other and not effect the ECU's accuracy of how much air has been
>
introduced into the system.
That all makes sense. But let's say
that you vent to atmosphere....if
the vacuum were high enough and able to
hold the valve open a little,
wouldn't you be seeing some air from the vent
side? I'm not planning on
installing that way, but it still could get
some outside air couldn't
it?
Just trying to understand fully what's
being said. ;)
-Patrick
Patrick Purviance
'94 Stealth R/T TT,
58k miles, Open Air Intake, Blitz DSBC, Blitz DATT
Wichita,
KS
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Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 19:02:23
-0500
From: bob atkins <
ratkins@cfl.rr.com>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: wheel size help plz
Glad to hear it. Next time you'll
probably buy 265 or 275 - I bet. Since
you chose to stay at series 45
instead of dropping to 40, you MAY have a
increase in circumference which
translates into going faster than your
speedo says. Check some of the
tire sites for circumference measurements on
current and new tires and figure
% change. This will approximate the speedo
effect.
Bad
bob
'99 VR-4
265x35x18 Kumho ecsta v700 on ENKEI RPM-2 18x9x38mm
offset
on 3/5/03 2:40 PM, Lim, Yong H SPC at
yong.lim@sill.army.mil
wrote:
> I just purchased 255/45/17 wheels from tirerack and I was
wondering if this
> is going to fit no prob in 17*9 rims, plz say yes cuz
if not, I gotta call
> the salesman and tell him to change it to
245. Thanks
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 18:01:39
-0800
From: "Bob Forrest" <
bf@bobforrest.com>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: wheel size help plz
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "bob
atkins" <
ratkins@cfl.rr.com>
> Glad to hear
it. Next time you'll probably buy 265 or 275 - I bet. Since
you
chose to stay at series 45 instead of dropping to 40, you MAY have a
increase
in circumference which translates into going faster than your
speedo
says. Check some of the tire sites for circumference
measurements on current
and new tires and figure % change. This will
approximate the speedo effect.
> Bad bob
> '99 VR-4
>
265x35x18 Kumho ecsta v700 on ENKEI RPM-2 18x9x38mm offset
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You can do the calculations yourself (and
read lots of great theory and
applications) on Cody's "Tire Plus-Sizing" page
on our website:
www.Team3S.com/FAQplussizing.htm
Yong's choice of 255/45/17 will only be 1/4"
larger than stock, if I did the
calculations correctly...
- ---Forrest
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 18:21:44
-0800
From: "Damon Rachell" <
DamonR@mefas.com>
Subject: Re: Team3S:
wheel size help plz
One of the best tire comparison calculators that i've
seen is:
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.htmlWell
worth book marking, if you ask me.
Damon
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 22:05:07
-0500
From: "Arthurs Family" <
arthursfam@madbbs.com>
Subject:
Team3S: Heavy engine knocking after oil change
Greetings,
I just
purchased a '92 Stealth R/T. Though car is in fine condition, it
was
obvious it was not well maintained by the previous owner of 16
months. I
drove the car about 45 minutes before buying, and all was
well. Oil level
was low, but I took it home (3 miles) as is.
Spent a few days snowbound
going over the vehicle, and performed the oil
change with new filter and
recommended oil. Old oil was a bit dark and
"sludgey". Turned engine over
several times without firing to
prime the system. Added spark, and after
idleing about 5 minutes a
"medium" knocking began in the area of the rear
cylinder head. As the
engine warmed, the medium knock became "heavier".
I am still awaiting the
arrival of my shop manuals, but can any of you folks
give me some hints as to
what chapter(s) I should turn to first?
Thank you.
Jon
Arthurs
Jamestown, NY
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 22:20:21
EST
From:
CzarTT@aol.comSubject:
Team3S: HELP!!! Engine feels like it is missing
Hey everyone, I
hope you guys can help me.
2 days ago, I was driving and the "Check
Engine" light came on and the car
started running rough. I have a 91
Stealth TT. I changed the plug wires
thinking it went bad because of
heat. I also changed the plugs about 15k
miles ago. Checked the
RPMs via the wires with a dwell meter....seems like
the wires attached to
the middle solenoid is running approximately between
300 to 500 RPM.
The others are running between 650 to 900 RPM. I heard
before that the
number of times a certain light on the dash flashes when you
turn the
ignition on can tell you what code the problem is. It flashes
either 4
or 5 times (kinda fast to count), I was wondering if someone could
tell me
what 4 and 5 flashes mean. I really would like to try everything I
can
to try to fix it before I have to bring it to the dealer, I think
everyone
here can relate to that. :0)
Thanx in advance,
Carlo
Black
91 Stealth TT
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 22:06:03
-0600
From: "Dan Hyde" <
danielhyde@attbi.com>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: wheel size help plz
I have in my possession a wheel fitment
calculator that's slick'r-n a
greased pig. In addition to the tool Damon
references, it also shows
relative offset effects from one wheel size to
another with a little
graphic. I can't attach the file here due to list rules
(yes I looked first
and that would be Rule03) but if you send me an email,
I'll forward it to
you (36k).
I have no idea where or when I got
this...Some of you might already have
this. The name of it is
"BMW_Wheel_Fitment_Calculator.xls" and
was Developed by Aaron Bohnen. Email:
bohnen@unixg.ubc.ca. I see
no
copywrite info so it appears free to share.
Dan
97
VR4
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Damon Rachell" <
DamonR@mefas.com>
To: "Bob Forrest"
<
bf@bobforrest.com>; <
Team3S@team3s.com>
Cc: "Lim, Yong H
PV2" <
yong.lim@sill.army.mil>;
"bob atkins"
<
ratkins@cfl.rr.com>
Sent: Wednesday,
March 05, 2003 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: Team3S: wheel size help plz
One of
the best tire comparison calculators that i've seen is:
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.htmlWell
worth book marking, if you ask me.
Damon
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 22:24:40
-0800
From: "Riyan Mynuddin" <
riyan@hotpop.com>
Subject: RE: Team3S:
Heavy engine knocking after oil change
Before going through your manual,
I recommend that you change your oil every
100 miles or so in order to flush
as much sludge out of the system as you
can. Do this 4 or 5 times, and change
the filter at least twice too. This
may or may not correct your problem, but
it is something I'd recommend in
any case if this car wasn't maintained. Is
your car turbo?
Does your knock become heavier as RPM increases? Does it
sound like a
banging noise or a ticking noise?
Ticking = could just be
the common 3S lifter tick (nothing to worry about)
Banging (esp. if it gets
louder as the RPM increases) = maybe a spun bearing
or a bearing about to
spin.... yikes.
How many miles are on your engine?
Riyan
93
steath rt tt
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Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 11:58:05
+0400
From: Andrew Spargo <
spargo@emirates.net.ae>
Subject:
Team3S: Quick shift gear lever
Can anybody give me an idea if anybody
produces a 'quick shift' gear
lever for our cars. I have seen a reference to
it once but cannot find
it in the search pages. Maybe its my terminology
(Brit!!) do you call it
something else like a 'short shift' ?
Andy
Spargo
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 22:11:42
-0800
From: "Riyan Mynuddin" <
riyan@hotpop.com>
Subject: Team3S:
autocross tire pressure
I'm going to the SCCA event on 3/23, and I want
to make sure I'm well
prepared. It'll be my first autocross event. Up until
then, I'm going to be
practicing in a huge parking lot. If everything goes as
planned, I'll have
about 100 to 200 orange cones donated to my company for
the purpose. I'm not
sure what pressure to set my tires to. I checked out the
archives and I got
many different numbers. This topic was definitely brought
up earlier but I'm
reposting it just to see if there's been any new
developments.
I started with the stock 32/29 (cold) recommended setting
and repeatedly
took one sharp turn. Finally, I settled at 45/39 hot (guessing
around 44/38
cold). I don't want to inflate my tires any more than this since
it'd be
exceeding the sidewall rating. But every time I added air and took
the turn
again, I felt better handling, crisper steering, and less understeer
(don't
think it was just psychological, either). Any
ideas?
Riyan
93 stealth rt tt
245/45/17 oem tires (goodyear eagle
zr45)
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Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 05:10:51
-0500
From: "Darren Schilberg" <
dschilberg@pobox.com>
Subject: RE:
Team3S: autocross tire pressure
Riyan,
Congrats on
trying AutoX. But don't take our word for tire
pressures. Go and
invest in some hi-tech "air pressure determination
determining gel" also
known as your run-of-the-mill shoe whitening
polish. Dab a little on
the outside shoulder of a tire (like where the
wear triangles are on
non-winter tires). I do it at three or four
places equally-spaced
around the outside shoulder of the tire. Pump
them up to a certain
pressure, note this pressure in each tire as well
as rough temp of day.
Take a run.
When you are all finished - evaluate the white marks
on each tire.
Hopefully all four marks should be worn down the same but if a
wheel
locked up and really wore down one section then you will be able to
tell
(go ahead and dab the entire shoulder if you want to be absolutely
sure
of the results).
If the white marks are worn past the
top of the wear triangles then
that tire has too little pressure or the
suspension is too soft there
(for coilovers or people with things like strut
tower bars, etc. and can
tweak one side or another). If the marks are
not even worn to the top
of the triangle then you have too much
pressure. Too little pressure
and the tire rolls over too far.
Too much pressure and it never rolls
over. Determining the exact
pressures are a science you must develop
yourself.
If you
need to rotate around a pivot on a smaller course and your car
continually
understeers then you can cheat and increase the pressure in
the rear tires,
for example, 10 psi higher than the front. That will
basically assure
they will not grip as well and will help them to "kick
out" and lose grip but
rotate you around a turn (then again, so will the
e-brake). It all
depends on the person's driving style, likes,
dislikes, etc. so practice,
practice, practice.
Remember, you might be AutoX'ing in the
morning when it is 65 degrees
then at noon when it is 85 degrees and then at
4 PM when it is 95
degrees. You will not be able to use the same
inflation for each run.
That's when it gets down to who has taken enough
notes and who is just
out there playing around. Good luck and keep
those four black rubber
things on the pavement.
- --Flash!
-
-----Original Message-----
From: Riyan Mynuddin
Sent: Thursday, March 06,
2003 01:12
I'm going to the SCCA event on 3/23, and I want to make sure
I'm well
prepared. It'll be my first autocross event. Up until then, I'm
going to
be practicing in a huge parking lot. If everything goes as planned,
I'll
have about 100 to 200 orange cones donated to my company for
the
purpose. I'm not sure what pressure to set my tires to. I checked
out
the archives and I got many different numbers. This topic was
definitely
brought up earlier but I'm reposting it just to see if there's
been any
new developments.
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Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 08:03:30
-0600
From: "Lim, Yong H SPC" <
yong.lim@sill.army.mil>
Subject:
RE: Team3S: Quick shift gear lever
Here is the link:
http://www.3si.org/portal/forums/showthread.php?s=d7b78d526f98ca8c8c979526874a3885&threadid=126519&highlight=short+shifter
There
is also a short shifter for our car in 3kgt but from what people are
saying
in the forum and all, I would go with this other new short shifter.
It's
definitely more expensive than 3kgt($89) but I think it's worth it.
I
plan to get one of this sometime in near future after I take care of
some
other stuffs. Some of the guys already have it installed and it
seems like
they are really happy with their new
shifters.
- -----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Spargo
[mailto:spargo@emirates.net.ae]
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 1:58 AM
To:
Team3S
Subject: Team3S: Quick shift gear lever
Can anybody give me an
idea if anybody produces a 'quick shift' gear
lever for our cars. I have seen
a reference to it once but cannot find
it in the search pages. Maybe its my
terminology (Brit!!) do you call it
something else like a 'short shift'
?
Andy Spargo
1999 Middle East specs VR4
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Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 08:35:18
-0600
From: "William Jeffrey Crabtree" <
wjcrabtree@earthlink.net>
Subject:
RE: Team3S: Quick shift gear lever
Just out of curiosity, wouldn't a
short throw shifter make it easier for you
to burn up a syncro? If
you're shifting faster, you're more likely to clean
off the abrasive lining
on the syncro. That's how I ruined my third gear.
- -Jeff
C
- -----Original Message-----
<<SNIP>>
Can anybody
give me an idea if anybody produces a 'quick shift' gear
lever for our
cars. <<<SNIP>>
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Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 08:43:39
-0600
From: Jon Paine <
ppainej@attglobal.net>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Quick shift gear lever
I would have thought the opposite.
Since you sacrifice leverage by
shortening the throw of the lever, you
actually apply less force to the
syncro...
Jon
William Jeffrey
Crabtree wrote:
> Just out of curiosity, wouldn't a short throw shifter
make it easier for you
> to burn up a syncro? If you're shifting
faster, you're more likely to clean
> off the abrasive lining on the
syncro. That's how I ruined my third gear.
>
> -Jeff
C
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
<<SNIP>>
>
>
> Can anybody give me an idea if
anybody produces a 'quick shift' gear
> lever for our cars.
<<<SNIP>>
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Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:38:15
-0800
From: "fastmax" <
fastmax@cox.net>
Subject: Re: Team3S:
Quick shift gear lever
Speed shifting is what abuses the syncros --- if
you want to baby your
syncro shift slowly or use the double clutch type
shift.
IMHO a short throw shifter is a waste of money unless you're
trying to
take a hundredth of a second off of your ¼ mile time or you want
to
be cool.
Jim
Berry
==========================================
- ----- Original Message
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From: "Jon Paine" <
ppainej@attglobal.net>
>
I would have thought the opposite. Since you sacrifice leverage by
>
shortening the throw of the lever, you actually apply less force to the
>
syncro...
>
> Jon
>
> William Jeffrey Crabtree
wrote:
> > Just out of curiosity, wouldn't a short throw shifter make
it easier for you
> > to burn up a syncro? If you're shifting
faster, you're more likely to clean
> > off the abrasive lining on the
syncro. That's how I ruined my third gear.
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Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:45:53
-0800
From: "Dean Benz" <
dbenz@vchillclimb.org>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: autocross tire pressure
Big sticks "Sidewalk Chalk" available
almost anywhere works almost as well
and washes off a bit
easier.
Always check/adjust your pressure as close to your next run as
possible as
pressure can continue to build between runs, or go down
depending. If you
only get 3 runs, it may take you multiple events to get a
feel for it, but
if you can run 4-7 runs, they start to stabilize so they are
fairly similar
before and after a run. This is when you get the best
information.
The shoe polish and chalk method is also only a fair-good
indicator...
Depending on your alignment, or if you overdrive the corners, it
may tell
you the wrong thing, especially if you over drive a
corners!
I would also encourage you to find someone with a Pyrometer who
is willing
to help you. There should be plenty of them if you run with a
typical fun
group.
Good luck, and have fun!
"Darren Schilberg"
<
dschilberg@pobox.com>
wrote:
>run-of-the-mill shoe whitening polish...
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Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 11:32:57
-0800
From: "Damon Rachell" <
DamonR@mefas.com>
Subject: Re: Team3S:
Quick shift gear lever
I just got this shifter, and it's MUCH
shorter. Great piece of work. Only problem is, if you've
got a
crappy tranny, like mine, and it doesn't like to go into gear without a hassle,
then don't get
it. I've been having issues with finding gear and think
I will actually take it out when I go to
Fontana this weekend.
But, if
your tranny shifts smoothly, then it's a great awesome upgrade. I highly
recommend it.
Damon
92 R/T TT with no 3rd gear synchro and practically no
other synchros!!!
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From: "Lim, Yong H
SPC" <
yong.lim@sill.army.mil>
To:
<
spargo@bigfoot.com>; "Team3S"
<
Team3S@stealth-3000gt.st>
Sent:
Thursday, March 06, 2003 6:03 AM
Subject: RE: Team3S: Quick shift gear
lever
Here is the link:
http://www.3si.org/portal/forums/showthread.php?s=d7b78d526f98ca8c8c979526874a3885&threadid=126519&highlight=short+shifter
There
is also a short shifter for our car in 3kgt but from what people are
saying
in the forum and all, I would go with this other new short shifter.
It's
definitely more expensive than 3kgt($89) but I think it's worth it.
I
plan to get one of this sometime in near future after I take care of
some
other stuffs. Some of the guys already have it installed and it
seems like
they are really happy with their new shifters.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Spargo
[mailto:spargo@emirates.net.ae]
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 1:58 AM
To:
Team3S
Subject: Team3S: Quick shift gear lever
Can anybody give me an
idea if anybody produces a 'quick shift' gear
lever for our cars. I have seen
a reference to it once but cannot find
it in the search pages. Maybe its my
terminology (Brit!!) do you call it
something else like a 'short shift'
?
Andy Spargo
1999 Middle East specs VR4
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Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 11:48:28
-0800
From: "fastmax" <
fastmax@cox.net>
Subject: Re: Team3S:
autocross tire pressure
your estimate of cold temps sounds high, at least
based on open track
experiences. I get 5 or more pounds of pressure increase
from cold to
hot. AutoX may be different since the runs are shorter
?!?!?!?!
As to handling, within limits, the lower pressures usually gives
you better
traction and times even though the handling feels crisper at
higher pressures.
With higher pressures you get stiffer sidewalls and better
turn-in and handling
feel but maybe not the fastest times.
I Don't
AutoX so talking to someone who has a batch of track time would be
your best
bet --- I'm sure there are folks at the events that would be happy
to
help.
As mentioned a pyrometer is the best tool, along with times of
course.
Jim
Berry
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Message -----
From: "Riyan Mynuddin" <
riyan@hotpop.com>
> I started with
the stock 32/29 (cold) recommended setting and repeatedly
> took one sharp
turn. Finally, I settled at 45/39 hot (guessing around 44/38
> cold). I
don't want to inflate my tires any more than this since it'd be
>
exceeding the sidewall rating. But every time I added air and took the
turn
> again, I felt better handling, crisper steering, and less
understeer (don't
> think it was just psychological, either). Any
ideas?
>
> Riyan
> 93 stealth rt tt
> 245/45/17 oem
tires (goodyear eagle zr45)
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