johnc

Without completely stripping the chassis and putting it on a surface plate, the best way to check is to do a complete front and rear alignment including thrust angle.

19mm = ~3/4" 25mm = ~1"

Jet Hot's Sterling coating is not the best for headers. They have a much better coating (2000) but its a flat black finish.

Always remember that our cars are 30+ years old and most likely have been in an accident or two. The chassis might not be as straight as it once was.

Congratualtions! Priorities change...

200F/225R with Illuminas and 25mm front and 19mm rear anti-roll bars.

Your roll axis (the line drawn longitudinally between the front and rear roll centers) needs to be below the vehicle center of gravity and above ground with a downward slope towards the front of the car. Don't shoot for specific numbers because a lot depends on how a driver wants the car to feel.

Good move.

Vir.

That's a recent rule change in ITS regarding computers. Any race seat should meet FIA 8855-1999 specs which means you don't have to run a seat back brace to be SCCA legal. The Autopower cage is safe and easy to install. I sell them if you want me to quote a price (should be less then what Autopower quotes retail).

Right here, but the car is no more... http://www.betamotorsports.com/products/rod4sale.html

Almost horizontal. They still pointed down at a 5 degree angle. One of my issues was the tire height (25.2"). In the ROD's previous BSP incarnation when Erik Messley owned it the car won a few NTs and Pro Solos. Erik never drove it against Vic and when I drove my first NT against Vic in BSP I was way behind. In its later configuration the car was a "beyond SM2" car so a comparison with a BSP car is unfair. Besides, with the road race gearing I had, first was good to 50 mph. It sucked at autocross! This is what it looked like in its BSP days:

http://www.teamsmr.com/movies/viperattack.mp4 Damn Viper drivers!

Think so? I and the previous owner of my 240Z were always told by other Z autocrossers that the car was too high to handle well. We were both still told that after the car posted the fastest times in BSP event after event and won a few NTs and Pro Solos.

I posted at length about this in one of the fuel cell threads. People confuse the "fuel cell" with the box its mounted in. An ATL or Fuel Safe fuel cell is a Kevlar/Nylon bag that contains anti-vapor foam blocks and has an aluminum fill plate on top. That bag then gets placed inside a sheet steel or sheet aluminum box. The box then gets mounted to the vehicle in some way. Other types of fuel cells (mostly drag race) are made like a regular fuel tank with a blow molded plastic "bag" containing anti-vapor foam and provisions for filling. That plastic bag also acts as the "box" that's strap mounted to the vehicle. ATL and Fuel Safe fuel cells meet all racing sanctioning body safety requirements and meet all FAA fuel cell safety requirements. IMHO they are the only fuel cell you should be installing in your car if you plan to take it on a race track. For a street car, the stock tank or any of the plastic tank ones (Summit, Camaro LS1, etc.) are fine.

The folk that race LS1s in Firebirds and Camaros for SCCA's T2 road racing class prefer a combo of a 1998 bottom end with 2001/2002 heads, intake and exhaust manifolds. It generally gives them about 320hp to the rear wheels if they use the 2001/2002 computer.

I feel ill: http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110006873

Make it 3 votes for Jon...

You're going to need more holes to allow the oil to drain back into the sump to keep from having an oil foaming problem.

Searching this site would be a good idea.

Just to get this out of the way in case I've offended anyone at any time on this message board: http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/005635.php

I guess when Mike says its time to dump all over someone, he will mean it literally...

Or you can order a Hex Jaw Pipe Wrench from McMaster-Carr:

Regarding R180 strengh; a lot depends on what you're going to do with it. Autocross: Marginal at 300 ft. lbs. Road Racing: OK at 300 ft. lbs. Heat is the biggest issue and a cooler will be required. Drag Racing: Won't survive at 300 ft. lbs. Street: Probably OK as long as you don't imagine yourself as a Junior John Force. All the above assumes the Nissan 4 pinion LSD or a Quiafe.

Gitmo FAQ: http://www.newhousenews.com/archive/lileks062205.html