--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00007 Date: 02/09/98 From: JOHN PUMMILL Time: 01:06am \/To: KENNY HENDERSON (Read 0 times) Subj: 1999 Cars KH> Those Syclones and Typhoons kicked some serious a$s! Bone KH> stock, with a KH> good driver (torquing it up) they manage 1.8 60 ft times. I KH> have seen KH> modded ones go low 12s with 1.6 60 fts! The thing about Seen them in the tens with 1.2 and 1.3s. Blasting out of the hole and leveling out at mid track. KH> them is that KH> if I had a stick, and I saw something like a Typhoon hole KH> shot me that KH> bad, I might miss a shift, or mess up just because I'm KH> flustered. Those Yeah, all wheel drive did make a BIG difference. KH> things lose steam on the top end (aerodynamics) but are KH> killers in the KH> 1/8th! Yeppers. --- FMail 0.94 * Origin: Running from the Klan in the Fiero (1:123/30) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00008 Date: 02/09/98 From: JOHN PUMMILL Time: 01:08am \/To: KENNY HENDERSON (Read 0 times) Subj: Bimmer KH> Had some fun with a 325Is a few weeks ago coming home from KH> work. KH> We get on the highway, I get behind him and I know he wants KH> to play. He KH> takes my exit, so I stay behind him. Its a long sweeping KH> curve that KH> tightens at the end. We go through the first 3/4 of it at KH> about 50, I KH> could probably take it at 60 or so, obviously so could he. KH> Then as it KH> tightens up at the end, he speeds up! I couldn't stay with KH> him! I had KH> to brake a bit, and slow down to about 45. He showed me KH> some serious KH> handling. Then he got back on the road and nailed it, and Yeah, the handling is a BLAST. KH> so did I. I KH> passed him as I should, but I'm lucky the road was straight. KH> In a KH> slalom situation, or in back road brisk driving, he would KH> eat me up. Here you are with 2.8 more liters picking on an economy car. KH> That was before I had the Eibachs on, but I'm sure he would KH> still take KH> me on a tight road course. Thats the first car I have been KH> outhandled KH> by:) Kewl, I much prefer twisties to straight speed. Had mine to 135 the other night, came rather quickly. I am noticing quicker revs with the Mobil 1. --- FMail 0.94 * Origin: Running from the Klan in the Fiero (1:123/30) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00009 Date: 02/09/98 From: JOHN PUMMILL Time: 01:08am \/To: KENNY HENDERSON (Read 0 times) Subj: TCC Lockup KH> The SUPERCHIP ads are even better! Even see them? I wanted KH> one for my KH> XR7, 24 horsepower for $200! Then my Dad explained what it KH> was :) Be glad your father loves you. :) --- FMail 0.94 * Origin: Running from the Klan in the Fiero (1:123/30) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00010 Date: 02/09/98 From: JOHN PUMMILL Time: 01:09am \/To: ROY WITT (Read 0 times) Subj: 1999 Cars RW> That was the 301 Pontiac engine...not one of the better RW> ideas that Pontiac had...Ever look at all that plumbing RW> under the hood? Looked like the basement of a Chinese Laundry. RW> I've seen some Pontiac Sunbirds coupes' and convertibles RW> with the turbo. The Cav's are pretty rare and usually only RW> found in the converts. And, I have no idea what boost they RW> had. If I ever happen upon one I will interrogate teh driver. --- FMail 0.94 * Origin: Running from the Klan in the Fiero (1:123/30) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00011 Date: 02/08/98 From: ROY J. TELLASON Time: 06:25pm \/To: JAY EMRIE (Read 0 times) Subj: Vehicle Confiscation JAY EMRIE wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON: RJT> JE> I think it was the NJ turnpike - any how I was driving in the RJT> JE> right hand land - after all I do not normally go faster than 55 RJT> JE> towing. RJT>How many lanes were there? Seems to me there are a whole *bunch* of them RJT>i RJT>t area. I don't think I'd stay in the right lane, just as a matter of RJT>avo RJT> ramp traffic. JE> Normally the far right lane is the most logical lane to stay JE> in in heavy traffic that is going faster than you care to - JE> ESPECIALLY in totally new territory. Sometimes. In some places, the far right lane too often turns into an exit lane, and then you're stuck. If there are three lanes going in the direction I'm going in, I'll often take the middle one. RJT> JE> Got locked in that rt hand lane - NO ONE would give an inch to RJT> JE> let me get out of an exit only lane: RJT>I've coped with that sort of thing before by just _taking_ what I needed RJT>ou RJT>the adjacent lane. Or slowing down, speeding up, whatever it takes. I RJT>h RJT>me rather interesting times once in Montreal when I ended up on some RJT>expres RJT>up there and going across town when I didn't want to, pulling a small RJT>tent RJT>er trailer at the time. JE> Speeding up 13,500 GCVW isn't much of an option when you are JE> trying to mesh with car drivers that do NOT want to let you in. JE> :-( Yeah, but if you start moving over, what are they gonna do? They're faced with the choice of either giving way or hitting you, right? So what do you think the odds are that they're gonna hit you? Mind, I'm not talking about using that tactic in situations where road conditions would make for bad braking, or where visibility is limited, or stuff like that. email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com --- * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00012 Date: 02/08/98 From: ROY J. TELLASON Time: 06:32pm \/To: CHRISTOPHER TARANA (Read 0 times) Subj: Brakes Christopher Tarana wrote in a message to Lori Harvey: CT> Lori, there are 2 sets of brakes on a modern car, each CT> has one front wheel and one rear wheel. 1 part of the master CT> cylinder controls the left front and right rear brake, and the CT> other part the right front and left rear brake. This system is CT> called a "Split-Diagonal" system and is designed to allow you CT> to stop the car safely if one of the systems should fail. (And CT> keep the car stable as well.) What the heck are you talking about here? I have *never* seen a vehicular braking system that was set up like this, they've always been split up between the front and the rear... CT> When one wheel's brakes wear down significantly before CT> the other 3, its usually a good sign of a serious brake problem CT> on that wheel. The other three brakes will compensate CT> automatically, but they also have 25% more work to do as well. Eh? If all four were functioning properly then they could be assumed to each be handling 25% of the load (though from what I understand the front wheels do significantly more of the braking, but that's another thread...). If one isn't handling it and the other three compensate for it, they're now each handling 33%, which in relation to the 25% they were handling in the first place is 132% of what they were doing, or 32% higher, not 25% as you say here. CT> This will also cause the remaining three to wear faster. One CT> thing to also remember is even though the system is split CT> diagonally, most brake wear occurs on the front brakes as they CT> generally take a slightly greater share of the workload. Slightly greater? How about 60% or more of the whole braking load? CT> Depending on the particular problem the right front CT> brake suffered from, neglected maintainence can also lead to CT> premature brake wear, and on high mileage cars, it's not CT> uncommon to replace a brake hose one day, and see another one CT> wear out from the increased system pressure and have to be CT> replaced. (It's always a good idea to replace brake parts on a CT> per-axle basis if you can't do the whole car at once. Do both CT> front or both back at the same time to prevent related parts CT> from failing and to equalize the wear.) Both on the back? Most cars that I've looked at have a single brake hose going to the rear axle, for both wheels. What are you referring to here? email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com --- * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00013 Date: 02/08/98 From: KENNY HENDERSON Time: 04:13pm \/To: ROY WITT (Read 0 times) Subj: 1999 Cars RW>Whichever Pontiac is synonomous with the Cavalier. Mid to late 80's. ell, RW>both of those were written up in Car Craft as a hot rodders grocery getter RW>that would surprise the japmobiles and give you decent gas milage all in one The SunBird you are thinking of.... --- * OLX 2.1 TD * This has been a grave undertaking, said Tom cryptically. --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Fresh Start BBS * Edison NJ * (732) 248-1678 * (1:107/310.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00014 Date: 02/07/98 From: CHARLES BOWMAN Time: 09:17pm \/To: MARK LOGSDON (Read 0 times) Subj: Vehicle Confiscation Mark Logsdon wrote in a message to Jay Emrie: ML> Nevertheless, I think it is silly to compare having some trivial ML> failure (like a burnt headlamp) on an automobile to having a ML> critical aircraft part failure. Trivial? They ought to lock all those headlight felons up and throw away the key. :) cbowman@sinfo.net --- * Origin: Techshop's Southern Most Point - Panama (1:3651/9.10) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00015 Date: 02/06/98 From: ROY J. TELLASON Time: 07:53pm \/To: TOM WALKER (Read 0 times) Subj: Vehicle Confiscation TOM WALKER wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON: -> That second method was what I was thinking of. It's still not a plea -> prospect to contemplate trying to find the right wires to hook into, -> though... TW> That is the real problem with a project like that. TW> Particularly with the rear lights. Those under the Hood would TW> be fairly easy if there was a convent entry through the TW> firewall. You can use those Micro Bulbs than require very TW> little current and can be used with very small wire. Bulbs? Why would I wanna use bulbs when I could use LEDs? TW> You would need to waterproof the Reed Switch assemblies so they TW> could be mounted as close to the lights as possible. Reed switches? You lost me here... email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com --- * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00016 Date: 02/06/98 From: ROY WITT Time: 08:59pm \/To: MARC GERGES (Read 0 times) Subj: 225 hp Neon? On, 05 Feb 98 at 07:57, Marc Gerges was overheard shouting over the engine noise, saying something to Devin Dimitri about "225 hp Neon?",: MG> Salut Devin! MG> MG>>> Now the text says this car has a 225 hp engine in it, and that MG>>> the eng is from a Chrysler Neon. Is there a 225 hp Neon in the MG>>> US? If so, how much does it cost? DD>> I've seen the magazine you speak of, but not actually read it. I DD>> assume they've tuned it differently and put on MUCH free-er DD>> breathing exhaust parts. Those 133hp Neons have this little bitty DD>> tailpipe. They've probably got dual exhaust with nice large pipes DD>> for that concept car. Also, it may actually be hp, instead of bhp. MG> MG> Where's the difference between hp and bhp? Is the latter british? :) braking horse power...IE; throttle closed, car stopping horsepower. ... My favorite Chevy: 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Roadster, in Red. --- T(W)itt Filter Tossed v1.13 * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been there, WON that! (1:202/909.13)