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    YCC-T

    And then ecu opens the throttle blades, not the driver,? = DBW? legal/illegal?
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    ECU

    Yes i agree I am realy excited to see this class grow and stay a low cost homebuilt class like FB started out as and balooned in to a fiscal free for all. I actually would like to see a $20,000 or so...
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    ECU MODS

    Will modifications to the stock ECU be allowed then also? to convert a DBW system to a pure mechanical throttle system. While I am in the ECU I will just tweek the rev limiter a bit... and advance...
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    YCC-T

    Does the rule K.6.F eliminate the Yamaha 600 since it uses Drive(Ride) By Wire throttle position?
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    F600 IRS

    Would a rigid mount no suspension solid rear axle be a viable alternative? It would be like a 600 powered solid axle go kart. Then to tune the rear suspension you would need several axle flex/wall...
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    F600 irs spool

    Time to start building an F600 with IRS/SPOOL for the eventual and inevitable acceptance in F600. Make it a claiming rule class like MOTO GP has gone to for next year to contain the cost that not...
  7. Thread: Reverse

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    REVERSE

    What kind of drivetrain setup are you using? whatengine ? etc?
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    Sprocket dimensions

    I can get you those measurements for an 01 gsxr 1000 tonite 12/4. Not sure if the 07/08 etc are the same. I will check on that also.
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    A arms

    In my experience as an xray quality nuclear pressure vessel ASME sec !X and AWS D1.1 structural certified weldor for 30+ yrs I have never made a critical weld without strictly controlled preheat and...
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    CAD MODEL

    Lee :If your question was directed to me we can measure the 3 mounting points (cylinder head , rear upper, rear lower) in the 3 dimensions within +/- .001" per foot of the engine being measured. Of...
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    If someone can get us empty cases we could do an...

    If someone can get us empty cases we could do an atocadr14 or 2000 version for no charge
  12. Thread: LAPTIMES

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    I think the best AMA 1000cc supebike time is 2:13...

    I think the best AMA 1000cc supebike time is 2:13 (2006)with the chicane, which added around 8 secs from the year prior(2002)? subtract those 8 secs leaves about a 2:05 without the chicane...
  13. Thread: LAPTIMES

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    LAPTIMES

    I take it this was at Road America. Is this with the chicane after the turn 10 carousell the motorcycles use to slow them down or without it straight through the kink? Was he the fastest qualifer? If...
  14. Thread: LAPTIMES

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    LAPTIMES

    What are the fatstest laptimes for a FB car at Blackhawkfarms and Road America. What are the maximum % of top qualifier times to make the grid(10%, 15%, 205)? If a top qualifier was a 1:06 laptime (...
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    Inexpensive class

    We see a used 2007 stohr for $57,000. Is this considered an inexpensive homebuider tube frame open wheel avg target price? Is this what is needed to get the class to grow and get more people to the...
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    Inexpensive class

    How much is a Stohr or a Speads or a Pheonix? We had envisioned a budget for the car alone to hit the track at $20,000 by building everything we can (chassis, a-arms, uprights, all aluminum body...
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    Inexpensive class?

    Wasnt the original intent of this class to be an inexpensive amatuer homebuilt tube frame low cost stock motorcycle engine flat bottom limited ground effects class? What is considered inexpensive?...
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    We could also use a cad file for a 1000 engine

    We could also use a cad file for a 1000 engine
  19. Thread: FB chassis

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    FB chassis

    CPARSON: thank you for your input and your measurements. Those dimensions seem to confirm what our auto cad layout is. Based on another suggestion as regard to safety We have nodified our roll hoop...
  20. Thread: FB chassis

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    FB chassis

    Ian has contacted me to do some trial fitting and measuring on his FF. That should give us a great basis to start out with.
  21. Thread: FB chassis

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    FB chassis

    Lee we agree with your schedule of 1 yr to design 1 yr to build and 1 yr to sort out . We have spent many hrs examining every F1/F3000/GP2/FA etc rom 1975 to present that we could find on the...
  22. Thread: FB chassis

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    FB chassis

    JEN
    Never thought to use the plastic tube for a mock up! Ingeneuos! We sued 2x2 sq wood(1.2 x 1.5) and plywood. Lathrop thank yopu or your measurements. I seems that 36" from front rollhoop(dash...
  23. Thread: FB chassis

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    FB chaasis

    Yes we did a wood mock up. Seemed to be a bit tight in the footbox area. We would like to stretch that to 30" so we can keep the mastercylinders in side the chassis. Our mockup started at front...
  24. Thread: FB chassis

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    FB chassis

    Thank you for your help so far. A little backround on why we are doing this from scratch. 15k up front is out of the question for us when we can do it for basically free.I am a fully certified welder...
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    FB chassis

    Does anyone have basic chassis dimensions we could use to start our chassis? We have done a lot of autocad work on our own here and looked a tons of pics we tried to scale and dimension . To start...
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