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    Glad to hear bonehead is doing well Billet. Sure...

    Glad to hear bonehead is doing well Billet. Sure miss his input around here.

    I think cars today are more consistent than they ever have been. Most chassis builders have went to some form of CNC...
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    Just send it back to MSD. They will diagnose any...

    Just send it back to MSD. They will diagnose any issues, repair it to as new/ better and send it back to you. I sent a box off a few weeks ago and they had it back to me in under two weeks and I...
  3. Thread: car wash

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    Some of the side by side guys turned me on to ZEP...

    Some of the side by side guys turned me on to ZEP 505 and liquid tide mix a few years back. One cup of 505 and tide per gallon of water. Let it set then hit it with the pressure washer and the mud...
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    It was laying flat in the deck basically beside...

    It was laying flat in the deck basically beside the drive (one of the reasons its a bad idea IMO).
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    Delmas Conley did this a few (maybe five seasons)...

    Delmas Conley did this a few (maybe five seasons) ago after they cooked a few motors. They got away from it eventually; I'm not positive what the reasoning was for that decision but it apparently it...
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    I'm assuming you mean these bars have been cut,...

    I'm assuming you mean these bars have been cut, but not removed from the car. Personally I would stay away from it. It was likely done in order to increase flex. That's all well and good for the...
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    Unfortunately the answer is it depends. Like most...

    Unfortunately the answer is it depends. Like most things it will depend on the specific chassis and how it has been used. A car ran as a crate some place that is typically smooth and slick is going...
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    So are you guys always looking for X amount of...

    So are you guys always looking for X amount of load at 4" of travel? Or does that value change throughout the night? Which is more important, the wheel load or achieving the desired travel?
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    Thanks Brad.

    Thanks Brad.
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    604 Leak Down

    What do most of you consider to be the service limit when doing a leak down on a crate?

    I bought a used motor and I'm not sure how much life it has in it before it will need freshened. Thanks for...
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    I have my 604 up 1" and to the right as well.

    I have my 604 up 1" and to the right as well.
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    I know back in the day we were considerably...

    I know back in the day we were considerably softer than a 400RF. I believe we got down to around a 275 there, but that was on slicker tracks.
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    Before we had our car updated I ran the drop...

    Before we had our car updated I ran the drop spindles and they did what I wanted them to do (kept the front end from plowing as bad). I didn't have any negative effects from it.
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    That was the big advantage to the single piece...

    That was the big advantage to the single piece lowers is that you could get the shock mounted lower without it interfering with the strut tube going forward. I would stay with the standard upper A...
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    Yes, that is the way it is suppose to be. Only...

    Yes, that is the way it is suppose to be. Only the RF is that way in order to allow for additional compression travel.
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    Up 1" and to the right.

    Up 1" and to the right.
  17. We towed a large single car gooseneck enclosed...

    We towed a large single car gooseneck enclosed trailer with a DRW F450 for a while and even with that size of truck fully loaded it was a lot of trailer. (Pulling wise it was fine, but long periods...
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    Laying two pieces of metal on top of one another...

    Laying two pieces of metal on top of one another does not give an adequate sound path for an ultrasonic thickness measurement. I work in industry where we use high end ultrasonics on a daily basis...
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    The problem with measuring the thickness is it...

    The problem with measuring the thickness is it doesnt address the issue of someone using an insert inside the tube (tungsten/ lead). Unfortunately the only way I see to tech this is to weigh the rear...
  20. Thread: Lucas rules

    by talclipse
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    If the sanctioning bodies would have phased these...

    If the sanctioning bodies would have phased these rules in over time it would have been much better. The incident in southern Ohio was tragic. But, and I mean absolute no disrespect to anyone when I...
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    You could also go to the drop snout spindles to...

    You could also go to the drop snout spindles to give yourself some additional travel room.
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    Are you willing to seperate the motor?

    Are you willing to seperate the motor?
  23. Thread: XR-1 Rocket

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    The car Eddie wrecked was not an XR1 car. Those...

    The car Eddie wrecked was not an XR1 car. Those are grovers' cars that they are selling.

    As far as the XR1 vs. the blue grey cars they are nothing a like (literally everything is different on...
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    Matt, ideally you would want any coating removed...

    Matt, ideally you would want any coating removed but as long as the indication has broken the anodization you would be able to pull the penetrant. With aluminum what you have to be cautious of when...
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    I personally will go through and dye pen/...

    I personally will go through and dye pen/ magnaflux components after a crash (chassis welded components, as well as suspension components). I have caught things that were on the verge of failure that...
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