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You are correct; you need rake to dial out the designed in (school car) push.

After running the car for 13 years and paying attention to a lot of really fast guys, I had 1- 3/4" front and 2-...

Frank, I hope that's all you wanted to know. Mo is obviously the authority, but he's got better things to do than kibitz with us on trivia.

They are all stretched thin down there. My parts...

Only Mo has the minutia on details but here's the scuttlebutt as I recall it.

He "built" a bunch for the Bondurant school a few years ago not long after buying the rights/inventory from Star...

To brown lane. Re thermostat slowing flow & improving heat exchange. Eric Purcell told me same thing just minutes before I saw ur post. Never heard that before but it makes sense.

Anyway no...

sflaten, the thermostat had the hole in the flange and I took the thing out first thing to make sure it was not the culprit. I won't put it back in til I run at least one session.

Mikey, my...

I'm out of radiators to put on and out of time to worry about it. I think the system is purged, and an "almost new" rad I got from my Shoe String racing teammate looks to be performing better than...

I just took the thermostat out to make sure I had max circulation. I'll put it back in when I've fixed the problem.

130F is not the concern, it's how fast it got there. Going up 70 F in 5...

Checked all the bleed points and bleed lines and they are clear and water moves thru.

Started it up and the pipes, radiators and bleed lines got warm after just a couple of minutes, so some water...

So says my FM mechanical mentor Derry O. I'll crack the bleed line and squeeze the hoses at the bottom first thing tomorrow before I replace the radiator.

shouldn't be since it was the same ones on there before. But something is plugged. Guess I'll check that before I put a new radiator on.

I'm about to change out my thermostat but the timing of it going bad, if it has, is strange. Looking for other ideas on what might be going on with the car not getting cooled properly if at all.
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Sam I'm not sure, maybe Moses will let us know, but one old salt who religiously changes out the lower heims and never had one break told me that he "bought out all the old style that Mo had. " That...

So, what's the recommendation for upgrading? can they be replaced one corner at time as needed or on a convenient schedule? Or is there some reason they should all be done at once or at least both...

well I better document the resolution just to save someone else some head scratching some day.

There are 6 riveted buttons at the outer perimeter of the PP that serve as the fulcrum for the...

You guys have been getting off easy for several years now as I don't post race reports anymore, although I keep threatening to. So, just for old times' sake, I thought it only appropriate to have a...

I keep track of hrs at speed & estimate 80 mph avg speed on central Ca tracks. I had 90 hrs. on the last motor Which was my 2nd. First went 50 hrs & was the car's original motor.

I will look more closely at the lever arm itself. I thought I'd try moving it manually but didn't have a big enough cheater pipe. I'll get one. Visually it appears to be moving the full range at...

Kennedy did say that a pressure plate (pressure ring specifically) can look just fine (well at least to the untrained eye) and still have failed. Not really sure what that means or how that occurs,...

No, we don't have a separate plate.

The flywheel looked smooth but somewhat discolored, so I had it resurfaced after getting the allowable dimensions (I think they called it the step?) from...

The slave cylinder is mounted on the outside of the diff case. It actuates a lever arm that moves the throw out bearing.

I'm not familiar with a concentric slave cylinder.

I did have a good look at the input shaft and the pilot bearing; all seemed good.

Could a bad pressure plate still look good?

I've changed out the clutch a few times over the past 10 years and seen a few used but functioning pressure plates. On another occasion World Speed...

I think I would have remembered if I had deviated from the Kennedy instructions.

Thanks Stuart.

The instructions from Kennedy for this stage II plate say 25 ft-lbs for 8.8 bolts. And my notes on clutch replacement are locked up in a non-working hard-drive so I'm starting from scratch here...

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This is a pretty old thread and my 2 cents maybe old news to you by now. But I don't see any specific suggestion in previous replies of test drives and serious consultation with World Speed at Sears...

Tom, It's not the ball.

Darryl, I agree it has to be the sleeve length although I have the same slop with a spare sleeve and had filed down the old one once already. But that's got to be it,...

I see at least 2 references to slop in the camber heims (Coop said: "any slop has developed"). Whether or not they are talking about a loose camber nut or not, I have some slop on a tightened...

Laguna is a prime example of when a "sound budget" controls

1. which days are unlimited (pro money making events) and which days are 103 (SCCA) and which are 92 or even 90 (track day clubs), and...

You could pass 103 without the supertrapps. But if the overcast is low and there are other conditions, you could meatballed for 106+. Been there.

Bring some plates and the endplate (cover)....

So I've had the 13 car for 10 years and have methodically done the gear box with checklists and routines that would drive Dilbert crazy. So today, I'm doing it for the upteenth billion time and...

so, what were the numbers and how many hours/miles on it?

Or, PM with it and I'll share some very interesting numbers from 2 runs just recently........right before I sent it off to Daryl.

just needed another pair of eyes to say; "here they are, right in front of your face". <slaps forehead>:o:o:o

Bet you guys are glad you never do that, huh? :D

well, when I pulled the motor last month, I carefully labeled and put the spider bolts someplace where I'd be sure to find them easily along with all the other hardware. So, naturally here I am...

How do they tech the chip? measuring with an ohm meter or a specialty tool only from MSD?

But whatever it is that they use, what you're saying is that their equipment may be different than mine...

so it's the fixed chip that is less accurate at temps. Does that mean the materials in the adjustable are less susceptible to heat or just that the point teams calibrate them every day or once a...

Who uses these and why? I've always used the fixed ones, but Mo only sells the adjustable.

You set it with an ohm meter, right? One post I saw in a drag racing forum showed a chart with...

for your comments; all good info. They do seem to be quite sturdy and reliable, but I'll be replacing based on age (9 years, :o) just to be sure I won't have to worry about that issue.

How often to replace and how do you know?

I get conflicting opinions on spark plug wires and how often to replace. I see DW said awhile back to replace them as one way to track down any hint...

what should I be looking for?

I have no problems, just have the car apart and am wondering what goes wrong with these things. I see 3 holes spaced at 120 deg on the weld bead holding the bolt...

Is where you'd race this car now. Or run it as a great track day car.

Many we're converted to std FM years ago but I don't believe anyone would want to spend the money now. There are many Star...

The early Russell cars did not have shear plates and were lovingly called "flexy-flyers" or so I'm told.

Mo, I can't imagine how anyone who's been in this class more than a year could think otherwise.


John, you bastard, you stole my one-liner. I'm going to put you in the weeds next...

Hey Ron, I'm prepping the car for a Saturday race day with NCRC at Buttonwillow. C'mon up if you can. Not sure if you can talk your way into the race group or not, but the advanced group is cool so...

I knew this $hit went on, I just didn't know how much fun it could be. Just what this team needs: a racing geek engineer with a law degree. :ha:

I try to see all sides and not to jump to conclusions but I gotta say;

Looks to me like SCCA is trying to shoot themselves in the foot. The future and success of the FM is now and has always been...

the issue deserves its own thread.

I don't get it; what can the CRB be thinking? This goes way beyond the FM/FE merger idea.



Looks to me like SCCA is trying to shoot themselves in the foot. The future and success of the FM is...

Increasing HP puts strain elsewhere.


Dave, do you still have the same FM diff, clutch and other power transmitting parts?

One of the difficulties of adding more HP and MK5 gears to the...

Yep that's right Stan. I remember Gary R pitching this idea to anyone who would listen in 04. And I happen to know the guy who bought that conversion. I think I've got some pictures somewhere. Not...