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Fresh import from m.net
I had heard occasional references to this site, but never actually looked into it. WOW! Seems more knowledgeable and more performance oriented. I recently started really getting into theory and implementation of engine design and this seems like a great site. Thanks to everyone involved.
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Welcome.
We're only missing pics of your ride.
We're only missing pics of your ride.
And another from a trip through the mountains this winter.
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Nice, I forgot how good the tan and whites look. Kind of a softer look, but works, and gives the car a little elegance without being gaudy.
So when you say: "theory and implementation of engine design," do you mean that in a graduate level ME course kind of way, or are you still reading up on where you want to go with a turbo install?
So when you say: "theory and implementation of engine design," do you mean that in a graduate level ME course kind of way, or are you still reading up on where you want to go with a turbo install?
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Holy hell, your right! Well I am running new tires now. That could explain the nice oversteer... Hmph. I didn't actually drive it much during the summer, most of the time it was up on jacks while I worked on it. I probably put in about two or three hundred hours bringing it back from the dead. New shocks (AGX), tie rods, tie rod ends, clutch, plugs, wires, brake pads (tried Hawks, switched to Porterfields), calipers, SS brake lines, 10 alignments, tires, tranny oil, top, seats, paint work, fuel filter, air filter, lots of oil, cleaned the butterfly. And I polished the car with three grades of polish from Griot's for about 40 hours with a non-orbital power buffer, and lots of wax.
This summer I'm replacing all of the suspension bushings with new Energy Suspension Poly bushings from FM, depowering the steering rack properly, replacing the engine mounts and the diff bushings as well as the steering rack bushings. Also, I'm changing the timing belt, accessory belts, cam seals, front crank seal, valve cover gasket, CAS o-ring, and all of the HLAs.
In terms of theory and design, I'm a physics major, sadly my college doesn't offer engineering. I recently read the romance of engines, as well as "car suspension at work: theory and practice of steering, handling, and roadholding". I found a great book about the development of racing engines at coventry climax that opened my eyes to the technical elegance of high performance engine design. Overall, I think I have caught the car bug...
This summer I'm replacing all of the suspension bushings with new Energy Suspension Poly bushings from FM, depowering the steering rack properly, replacing the engine mounts and the diff bushings as well as the steering rack bushings. Also, I'm changing the timing belt, accessory belts, cam seals, front crank seal, valve cover gasket, CAS o-ring, and all of the HLAs.
In terms of theory and design, I'm a physics major, sadly my college doesn't offer engineering. I recently read the romance of engines, as well as "car suspension at work: theory and practice of steering, handling, and roadholding". I found a great book about the development of racing engines at coventry climax that opened my eyes to the technical elegance of high performance engine design. Overall, I think I have caught the car bug...