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  1. Thread: Tire temps

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    I would check and make sure the axle tube is...

    I would check and make sure the axle tube is straight. If the RR is buried in a sticky cushion, and the LR is in the black, I could see the LR being hotter than the RR, but most of the time you are...
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    It is probably the LR shock compression being too...

    It is probably the LR shock compression being too soft. It is letting it fall and causing the rear steer to come out of it all at once, causing it to turn right. Check for mechanical and brake issues...
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    It would be best to call CJ on price. I had a lot...

    It would be best to call CJ on price. I had a lot of parts to start with.
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    I run a 415 LS motor from CJ. Pump gas 93 octane....

    I run a 415 LS motor from CJ. Pump gas 93 octane. Good smooth power. 8 feature wins in 24 starts last year.
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    If you back up to the early 80s, a roller was 6...

    If you back up to the early 80s, a roller was 6 or 7 thousand, and an engine was less than 10 thousand. Some of the better NDRA guys would pay for their whole car in a weekend. Traveling cost with...
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    You cannot get an accurate ride heighth by...

    You cannot get an accurate ride heighth by measuring the frame to the ground. A taller or shorter tire, as well as air pressure changes that number. The best way to set the ride height is between the...
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    The AFCO clip is completely different from the...

    The AFCO clip is completely different from the SWS clip. The crossmember has been narrowed up for radiator clearance, and the hump outside of the spring bucket has been flattened out for shock...
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    Wow, Scott Bloomquist injuring his finger causes...

    Wow, Scott Bloomquist injuring his finger causes a political argument. Stede Bonnet, wasn't the Bell Curve written about what you are talking about?
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    If you don't have a pretty elaborate jig, you...

    If you don't have a pretty elaborate jig, you don't need to try and put one together. They are way off in some places, and have to be slotted and sleeved to get right. About 12 hrs to do right, after...
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    Too many differences between UMP and USMTS....

    Too many differences between UMP and USMTS. Tires, Spoiler, Spec engines. If you don't have a spec engine to take advantage of the bigger spoiler and weight differences, it is hard to be competitive.
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    Same, except the tire rule and spoiler. The cars...

    Same, except the tire rule and spoiler. The cars are the same.
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    I like it. Runs cooler than gas. Uses very little...

    I like it. Runs cooler than gas. Uses very little more than gas. Cost roughly 1.50 to 1.60 a gallon in the summer. The only drawback I can see is that you have to check it with a $15 tool to make...
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    I like it. Runs cooler than gas. Uses very little...

    I like it. Runs cooler than gas. Uses very little more than gas. Cost roughly 1.50 to 1.60 a gallon in the summer. The only drawback I can see is that you have to check it with a $15 tool to make...
  14. Thread: Pitman arm?

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    The small metric arm is about 6 3/8" center to...

    The small metric arm is about 6 3/8" center to center, and is the only one that will work right. The factory one has the last 3 numbers 464 casted on it. The Camaro arm is about 3/8 longer and will...
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    Last time I ran alky, I used 28 gallons in a 55...

    Last time I ran alky, I used 28 gallons in a 55 lap race. Got rid of it. The car changed too much. I went back to gas, but went to E85 in July. I like it. It uses about 12 gallons in the whole night...
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    I heard that it was based on a spaceship, and...

    I heard that it was based on a spaceship, and used unearthly materials. It is being built by Aliens. It runs off of some sort of nuclear magnetic power supply that causes it to levitate and gyrate at...
  17. They were the hot thing in the mid 80s. When the...

    They were the hot thing in the mid 80s. When the Bert and Brinn trannys came out, they disappeared. They had 2 high gears that were about 20 points apart so you could change gears in the middle of...
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    Thanks for the advice Brian. I got a Schroth SHR...

    Thanks for the advice Brian. I got a Schroth SHR and it seems to be OK sitting in the car. Have to wait awhile to track test it.
  19. Thread: axels

    by HEAVY DUTY
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    I would say that your money is spent better...

    I would say that your money is spent better somewhere else. The weight you save on the axles will not give you any measureable speed difference. The same money spent on tires will. You will save 5...
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    There sure are a lot of them for sale all the...

    There sure are a lot of them for sale all the time. They tell you you are running against it so you will by it. The only guys that I have seen with it, doesn't run good. Maybe the guys who run good...
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    Not wearing one. I would if I had one that would...

    Not wearing one. I would if I had one that would fit. Probably will try an adjustable Hans. Have a LaJoie seat, and a neck ring. Been racing for 38 years without one. Probably do need one, I don't...
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    I have never noticed a hood off of a crate car in...

    I have never noticed a hood off of a crate car in my area. Some of them cackle, and some of them sound like a pickup. The ones that cackle seem to be a lot faster. I wonder if GM sells cackling...
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    I have a Necksgen REV that I absolutely cannot...

    I have a Necksgen REV that I absolutely cannot wear. I ran 3 laps with it, and my neck and back were hurting. It shoves my head forward where I have to look up and arches my back. It might help to...
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    CJs new swingarm stuff is pretty good. They are...

    CJs new swingarm stuff is pretty good. They are quite a bit different than the older stuff. He just needs a few good drivers on it to show how they work. There have been a few who drove his personal...
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    It might be a WT Harris chassis, which were 1/2...

    It might be a WT Harris chassis, which were 1/2 leaf cars. They were built in Southwest Indiana. It has been a long time since they were built though. The pictures wouldn't open.
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