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Russ, I believe part of the reasoning is SCCA does not want the smaller, lighter OW & SR cars on track with large heavy full bodied production based vehicles, I would think that visibility of an OW...

Congratulations, you will never go back to doors and a roof over your head. You bought a quick car. Timm, Dan and I had a lot of fun competing with each other. Are you planning on running FM or FS?...

They must have changed their position. A couple of years ago "if you bring 15 of your buddies we can make a run group for you" was the response.

Josh, check out The Pennsylvania hillclimb...

Hi Jon,
Good explanation.
When you have the chance, check your SCCA email.
i sent you some questions on Hill climbs.

The reality is, it's a financial decision. SCCA does not allow OW and SR on track with larger production cars and it is not financially feasible to dedicate two or more hours of track time and add an...

The way I understand the new TT rules, individual regions can opt to have classing for OW and SR, but national events will not.

Up until last September, I owned the original standard FM Renesis Prototype. The 4-port engine had re-designed motor mounts and of course a new header. I'm not sure if the engine to transaxle adapter...

"...............Later cars had 4 little "hockey puck" things that inserted into the "tusks" on the nose, and those were 1/4-20, but as far as I can tell are designed to cross thread if you don't hold...

The sun filtering through the leaves makes for a strobe effect especially between turns 5 & 6. That coupled with the crown and undulations of the road really get your attention.

Some of the higher...

Nice run Timm.
You and Dan have done a great job with the car.
Congratulations on the class record, but keep an eye on Dan!:D

Have you tried taking the starter to a good alternator/starter repair shop for a rebuild?
They may be able to identify the manufacturer and source any necessary parts. Repairing a serviceable...

Try here:

https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=3447

Your engine symptoms sound exactly like what I experienced several years ago when the EuroSwift FF I owned at the time developed those same problems. The engine ran fine and the suddenly the problem...

My chassis plate is riveted to the left side diagonal brace horizontal to the upper frame rail just below the dash.

PM me for Jim Fry's contact info.

Jim Fry may have some information. I'll see if he can help with your search. Where you able to source the "Royale" trailing arms?

Ted, depending on where your temp sensor is, an air pocket in the block impeding the flow would cause the temp to rise faster than normal until proper flow is established. Keep working at it, you...

I have a similar problem anytime I drain the system and then refill.
I remove the thermostat and watch the flow and check to see if coolant is flowing through the bleed lines back to the swirl...

If that turns out not to be the problem, have you tried backing off of the set screw under the throttle body until the dash reads "0" at idle and re-tighten?

Craig, the pictures are of me in the car, but Jim owned the car and I co-drove with him.
You are correct about the pictures being taken in Harrisburg. The one on the airfield is at NAS, Norfolk. ...

I may know this car! The wing mount on the roll hoop and the paint color on the nose sure looks familiar.

Although not used for autocross or hillclimb timing, they are often used for time trials on permanent road race facilities. The most common transponder is AMB.

........ you should be able to send it to Motec and basically wipe it clean. (For a fee I'm sure) then you'd have to come up with your own mapping......


Tom,

I am the owner of the only...

Thanks Andy,
Shenandoah is a technical fun track to drive.
I hope you get the numbers.
If you do, Stan and I will try to be there.

Shenandoah Circuit was dropped??

Dan,

There is a pilot bearing in the back of the eccentric shaft.
Unless you removed it and the seal you should be OK. Darryl's advice is spot on, but hopefully it was not damaged or in need of...

A lot of people are cutting the elbow off of an old supertrapp muffler and then bolting it to the car's muffler. You can then clock it around away from the meter location. You can weld on a second...

Looks like Clint was under a minute.

http://teamtac.org/archive/2013/TT/TgprSpring/ClassResults.pdf

Timm,

I think I may be on the edge with my 6-Port Renesis.

I don't know the numbers for a Twin Turbo but I found this:

http://www.hewland.com/svga/mk9.html

Timm,

Approximate overall measurements for mine are

10.5" wide
9.25" tall

Trey,

look here http://www.apexspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54146

Timm,

What are your steering wheel's measurements?

I may still have the original from my FM. You are welcome to it if you want.

It has the flat bottom with the closed top, if that makes a...

Darryl - that's good information. The car came with Goodyears. I had been using Hoosiers on my FF and before that on a blown Royale Super VEE auto-x car. At my first event a friend had a new set of...

Darryl - I have the Factory Renesis Mule. I replaced the original 4-port with a new 2009 6-Port about a year ago. Since that makes it an FS car, I use the larger tires.

We briefly spoke at VIR a...

Trey,

I run 22.5x10-13 on the rear.
I have expierenced a slight rub with low pressures and hard cornering. Try setting the ARB clamp at an angle to minimize the chance of rubbing the sidewall....

Has anyone tried modifying an old mufffler by making a removable end cap for the outlet and replacing the packing? I seem to remember having a silencer on a 125 shifter kart with a replaceable insert.

Trey,

I used the old FM dash as a template and made my own out of a piece of carbon fiber from Pegasus and added additional switches for fans and aux electric water pump.

Lol - I can relate.

Not mine but a nice compilation with a couple of FM's in the mix at 4:39 and 12:06.

The red one is a standard carbureted FM and the blue one is the factory Renesis protype now with a 6-port...

Hi Timm,

That is why I think FM makes a good hillclimb car - it's built solid and robust.

The camera angle makes your impact look worse than it was. This past spring was my first time at...

[quote=Ted Idlof;359694]Increasing HP puts strain elsewhere.


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

Ted,

When I got the car...

My trans has MK5 internals and a short non-stock gear stack and seems to handle the power and torque (224hp/164ft lbs) with zero problems.

As far as the original fitment mods, it looks like STAR...

[quote=Ted Idlof;359475]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...

Steve,

My car has dual holomologation (FM /FS). I run the car in FS because of several changes. First, I have a 2009 6-port stock Renesis motor. The RPM limit is set to 8500 and it has a 9:31...

Yea, trying to get over to Duryea Drive thru town with a motorhome and trailer was a challenge.

The car is running great after more than a year of chasing gremlins (Not the AMC kind). Times would have been better if the driver had driven as good as the car ran.

That FB would look good on...

I had an enjoyable weekend at The Pagoda Hillclimb June 23 & 24. Great folks and good weather.
93 cars made timed runs up the hill. It was my first visit to this hill and I have some improvement to...

We had a great time at this years' Spring Weatherly Hillclimb. The weather was good, great people and the competition was close. And both days were simulcast over the internet by the local TV station...

Thanks for the response Moses. I emailed Tmurph earlier in the week and suggested to look for the stops and remove them. Even though my car was the factory renesis prototype, I am almost sure we...

No head gasket on a rotary, but if you are losing coolant it may be an "O" ring seeping.

Rotaries do not like high temps for too long.

I found that my Motec was set to the wrong parameters...