--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1100001 Date: 12/30/97 From: C.A. KLINGEL Time: 10:47pm \/To: MARC GERGES (Read 0 times) Subj: Forced Induction -=> Quoting Jason Wedehase to Marc Gerges <=- MG> Please don't take it personally, but I just find it amusing to imagine MG> you sitting in your car (V8, I guess, and with really big tires) MG> accelerating like a fool over that quarter mile, then throwing the MG> anchor, come to a standstill and let the wheels spin to accelerate MG> again... As said, I don't want to attack you, but is acceleration MG> really all that is about a car? Such an Eclipse is a lovely car to dart MG> around small mountain roads. It has enough power, a decent suspension MG> and not too much weight, so it is big fun as soon as the road bends, MG> and if it's still capable to stay in sight of the big V8 car, there MG> seem to me a lot of reasons to prefer it... Hello Marc, You should take your Eclipse to a "Test and Tune" night at the drags. I think you would be suprised as to how much fun you would have. A guy doesn't have to be doing low 12's to have a good time. Go make a few passes and then come back and tell us what you think of drag racing. :) Regards, Craig Klingel ... Real Racing 5.x 'Stangs: If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em! --- Brought To You By VaporWare 3.0 * Origin: Winner's Circle (1:2410/351) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1100002 Date: 12/31/97 From: C.A. KLINGEL Time: 09:43am \/To: ALAN MORRISON (Read 0 times) Subj: Oil pump? -=> Quoting Alan Morrison to C.A. Klingel <=- CK> You need to run a thinner oil like a 5W-30. I saw a store brand *SJ* CK> rated oil like that for 87 cents a quart. AM> Did they have 20W-50 at that price? Hello Alan, I didn't really look...next time I hit the store I'll report back. AM> You don't want 5W-30 in TX with a vehicle that leaks as much oil as he AM> described. Maybe 15W-40 or 20W-50 if it's close in price. Of course AM> the best course of action would be to repair the leak 1st. But still AM> I can see preferring a 79 cent oil to $1.49 oil. I guess I was in "Michigan Mode" when I spit out 5W-30 answer. Much easier on the winter starting up here. ;-) Regards, Craig Klingel ... 5 schizophrenics agree! --- Brought To You By VaporWare 3.0 * Origin: Winner's Circle (1:2410/351) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1100003 Date: 12/31/97 From: C.A. KLINGEL Time: 09:46am \/To: DAVID WEI (Read 0 times) Subj: FORD 302 VS SBC 305 -=> Quoting David Wei to C.A. Klingel <=- DW> Well, I *heard* they are making a 350HP Cobra R, any info to confirm DW> it? Nothing concrete. 350 sounds like an interesting number. They are getting around 305 out of the 4.6 DOHC, so you could get 350 by putting an Eaton blower on a 4.6, or do a limited run of 5.4's (naturally aspirated). I would count the 5.8/351W out, as that is not in step with the corporate modular motor philosophy. They had to arm wrestle to do the 95 R-car with pushrods. I really wonder *when* they are going to do the next R-Car. I keep hearing different dates. Corporate disinformation? DW> Heh, nice example, but how do you know if hell is hot? It might be... DW> errr... Cold as Hell... :) I'll let you know when I get there. The bright side? We'll have plenty of company. See ya there . Regards, Craig Klingel ... Too much money? ...Get married, or run a BBS. --- Brought To You By VaporWare 3.0 * Origin: Winner's Circle (1:2410/351) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1100004 Date: 12/31/97 From: C.A. KLINGEL Time: 10:08am \/To: SEAN DUNBAR (Read 0 times) Subj: Oil pump? -=> Quoting Sean Dunbar to C.A. Klingel <=- CK> How about meeting me in the middle and trying 10W-40? SD> Actually, I picked up a case of that tonight while I was at Pep Boys Good Man! I was losing sleep thinking of that 40 weight trying to get moving on a cold start. Regards, Craig Klingel ... Real Racing: All Throttle, No Bottle --- Brought To You By VaporWare 3.0 * Origin: Winner's Circle (1:2410/351) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1100005 Date: 12/31/97 From: C.A. KLINGEL Time: 10:12am \/To: KENNY HENDERSON (Read 0 times) Subj: Stupid Mopar -=> Quoting Kenny Henderson to Don Dellmann <=- DD>I never timed it on 1/4 mile, but I would guess it DD>probably could have turned around 14. KH> You are kidding us right? Not even if you pushed it off of a cliff would it do 14's. At least Don was honest about never taking it to the track. You'd be turning off onto the *farthest* return road before he got the that Mopar through the traps. Regards, Craig Klingel ... Real Racing: When The Green Light Pops, The Bull Stops. --- Brought To You By VaporWare 3.0 * Origin: Winner's Circle (1:2410/351) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1100006 Date: 12/31/97 From: MARK LOGSDON Time: 07:50pm \/To: CHRIS ZYCHSKI (Read 0 times) Subj: Hotrod CZ> RW>MARS = Military radio. Was he ex-military? CZ> CZ> M.A.R.S. = Military Affiliated Relay System Close. Military Affiliate Radio System. However, Roy's been a ham for many years. I bet he knows what MARS means. --- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0232 * Origin: IBMNet Connection - Indpls, IN - 317-882-5575 28.8 USR (1:231/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1100007 Date: 12/31/97 From: ROY J. TELLASON Time: 10:08am \/To: ALAN MORRISON (Read 0 times) Subj: Battery FAQ Alan Morrison wrote in a message to Gerry Calhoun: AM> I decided it was a Delco when I noticed it had the Delco Eye, AM> even though it still had "Distributed by Johnson Controls" on a AM> label. That doesn't mean much. I've got one of those on each of the two Exide NG-27 RV batteries I have here, though they do more than just green/not, they also show red/black/clear. I've also got one on the Exide HC-31 that's outside in my truck... Also, those gizmos only tell you what's going on in *one* cell. email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com --- * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1100008 Date: 12/31/97 From: ROY J. TELLASON Time: 10:46am \/To: ROY WITT (Read 0 times) Subj: Battery Terminals Roy Witt wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason: RW> 23 Dec 97 18:28, Roy J. Tellason said this about Battery RW> Terminals to Curious George Mehner. RJT> Most of what I saw out there when I ran that battery store was lead, RJT> excepting the import stuff which were plated copper, for the RJT> post-type terminals. And just about all of the side terminals were RJT> plated copper as well, unless they'd been replaced by some RJT> aftermarket units, in which case they were often lead as RJT> well. RW> My old Firebird!!! When I got it, it still had the RW> original battery cables in it. Spring loaded (spring steel RW> with lead outer layer) battery cable connectors... I can't recall *ever*, during the three years or so that I ran that store, running across any spring-loaded terminals. Not in cars, anyhow... email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com --- * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1100009 Date: 12/31/97 From: ROY J. TELLASON Time: 10:54am \/To: TOM WALKER (Read 0 times) Subj: Silicone TOM WALKER wrote in a message to ROY WITT: -> If you've got the lid off the equipment, you can spray it right where -> wires connect to the pot. It's called "trickle down lubrication"...n -> same as trickle down economics. TW> A Lot of the High Quality equipment I worked on in the Medical TW> Field had fairly well sealed Pots. Thee was NO opening like of TW> the Cheapest by the wire terminals to dribble(Trickle Down) it TW> into the Pot. I've seen these sealed pots. They're not too common, though, being significantly more expensive than the other variety. TW> And that also just cleaned and Lubricated the Wiper and didn't TW> do much fro the bad connection between the Shaft and the Case. Eh? What connection? There's *no* electrical connection between the shaft and the case, and the three terminals that one normally uses. They're usually isolated from each other. TW> Another point of Noise production. Only if you're talking static electricity or something. TW> The Adapter enabled easy Flushing out the Shaft to Case area. One area where that might be a problem is in some pots where those areas (shaft-to-case) were pre-lubed. Tapco (audio) mixers commonly came like that, and if you used the wrong cleaner in the pots that shaft lube would turn into bubble gum and they'd get real hard to rotate at all, until you went to the point of flushing it all out... email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com --- * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1100010 Date: 12/31/97 From: ROY J. TELLASON Time: 11:01am \/To: RONNIE THOMPSON (Read 1 times) Subj: '91 Mk VII Ronnie Thompson wrote in a message to JAY EMRIE: -=> Quoting JAY EMRIE to KEVIN RELKOFF <=- KR> RT> I agree, Kevin, but how many people out there are gonna pull out KR> RT> their KR> RT> own FWD transaxle, tear it down in their backyard and rebuild it?? KR> RT> Not KR> RT> many I would guess. If it's too complicated for Haynes to put in KR> True, Very true.. heh I've had both.. and i'm not one to like tear down KR> a Automatice transmission, ect.. But for the stuff i do do.. the SHop KR> manual Is alot better.. Also I've seen Haynes Manuals that have been KR> wrong with certain things.. and how they are done.. Who would KR> know how a car is built better then the company that builds KR> them? JE> Probably the guy that ends up making them work - ie fixing them! RT> I'll agree with that!! I've often said that if the engineers RT> who build cars, were the ones who had to repair them, a lot of RT> things would be put together differently than they are. RT> Certain spark plugs, for instance. Oh yeah! I've often said (particularly when having to unbolt a body brace or similar nonsense just to change a battery!) that prospective engineers oughta be required to work out in the field for at least a couple of years before they're allowed to design anything... email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com --- * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615)