johnc

I reiterate the prediciton I made back in March, Bush will beat Kerry by a very large margin - comparable to Mondale or Dukakis' defeats. The only thing that has been sustaining Kerry as a viable candidate were the extraordinary efforts by the NYT, WaPost, CBS, NBC, ABC, and CNN to keep him alive and the campaign interesting. But, with these poll numbers, the media can smell blood in the water and all of the support will vanish. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-04-2004/0002244238&EDATE= http://www.time.com/time/press_releases/article/0,8599,692562,00.html These numbers are especially telling: Bush vs. Kerry: The economy: 47% trust President Bush more to handle the economy, while 45% trust Kerry. Health care: 48% trust Senator Kerry to handle health care issues, while 42% trust Bush. Iraq: 53% trust Bush to handle the situation in Iraq, while 41% trust Kerry. Terrorism: 57% trust Bush to handle the war on terrorism, while 36% trust Kerry. Understanding the needs of people: 47% said they trust Kerry to understand the needs of people like themselves, while 44% trusted Bush to understand their needs. Providing strong leadership: 56% said they trust Bush to provide strong leadership in difficult times, while 37% said they trust Kerry to provide leadership in difficult times. Tax policy: 49% trust Bush to handle tax policy, while 40% trust Kerry. Commanding the Armed Forces: 54% said they trust Bush to be commander-in-chief of the armed forces, while 39% said they trust Kerry.

B525, I don't know why your 240Z built up with that engine wasn't MUCH faster. I had a 1970 240Z that weighed 2260 lbs with a 4 speed and a 3.54 rear. The engine was built to BSP specs: N42 block and head, 1mm overbore, stock engine internals (cam, pistons, etc.), SU carbs, Nissan Comp header, MSD, 9.5 to 1 CR. It repeatedly dyno'd 162 to 165hp at the rear wheels. That car ran a 13.9 at Carlsbad and a 14 flat at Bakersfield the only two times (and only two runs) I drag raced it and had a 135mph top speed. A friend with a similarly built 1971 240Z was only .2 behind my car at the same two drag events.

Turbulent air is always low pressure. That's why wheel wells are low pressure and also why diverters are added in fron diffusers.

I'ld be willing to bet that if any one of us were followed around 24x7 and our every word written down for posterity, we would look at least as dumb as any of these politicians. Plus there would be pictures of us doing stupid things with cars.

Something I never thought of... http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/19107.htm

http://hybridz.org/nuke/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=search Type in "N42", "P90" and then hit enter.

For a MIG welder set power settings are fine but a variable wire feed is important. Expect to spend at least $800 for a good welder, helmet, gloves, gas bottle, regulator, wire, spare nozzles and contact tips, fire extinguisher, and other misc. supplies. Miller, Lincoln, Hobart, HTP, Century are all good machines. Buy the cheapest of the bunch and since you're starting out, try to buy it from a welding supply stiore where the folks there can help you with the inevitable problems and questions. A 110V welder will handle all the steel welding you'll ever do on a car.

Nucleate boiling is boiling that occurs at a very small level (smaller then the bubbles in the head of your beer) on the walls of the cooling passages. When this type of boiling occurs at larger scales the coolant boils off and gas pockets develop in the cooling system. This can lead to hot spots in combustion chamber and detonation, blowing coolant out the overflow tube, overheating, and other engine damage. I know, cost me $5,000 because I didn't install a 25 psi cap as my engine builder instructed.

You're kidding right? 12 gauge steel is .104" thick and is way thicker then anything on the Z chassis. 16 gauge (.060") is a huge upgrade over stock.

Actually, crank triggers are 50+ year old technology.

The old rod length arguement. Ron Iskenderian had the best anaylsis of this: http://www.iskycams.com/techtips.html#2005

"...your the next contestant oooooonnnn, the Price is Right!" Well, Bob... I guess 160 lbs.

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040901_325.html

Yes.

If all the parts are new and assembled properly then there is zero measurable variance in ignition timing until you get over 7,500rpm. Surprising statement, but that's how it worked on my L6.

Another point... Higher cooling system pressures also reduce nucleate boiling which reduces the gas buildup in the cooling system.

Which dog, year after year, is the number one for biting people? The Dalmation. After owning one and seeing kids just run up and grab the dog's head I know why. What's really scary is seeing kids do that in front of their smiling parents.

With John Kerry we would have our first billionaire president.

Scottie never ran the GNZ on a road racing track... Some of the changes necessary to fit it under the Z might have compromised its performance (roll centers especially).

Do a lot of searching on this site using the term "sub axles." Since you're building something that MIGHT induce two different stub axle failure modes (flange separation, shaft breakage) you need to spend a lot of time on research. Because of you're useage choices (street, drag, track) there will not be any "best" suspension choice. You are going to have to compromise in all areas. That compromise will probably extend to how hard you drive the car in each of those scenarios. For example: With a live axle (Ford 9") you can hammer the car in a drag race but you better be damn careful on a road race track because its not going to handle very well and you'll probably end up in the dirt on your top. Conversly, with a modfied stock suspension you can hammer the car on a road race track but you better be careful with your drag race launches or you'll be leaving parts behind as you go sideways through the Christmas tree. Suspensions are always about compromises. There is no best suspension anywhere in the world because of design limitaitons, rule books, costs, etc.

The little spring clips hold the pad in the proper position when you're not on the brakes. They also stop any pad rattles. The shims stop squal. All those parts are needed for proper operation and, even during a 10 minute endurance race pit stop, we remove and replace all of those parts.

I hoping no one would notice

And limit it to one thread per election year...

Remember when gas was supposed to be $4 a gallon this summer? Remember when we were supposed to run out of oil by 1980, 1990, 2000? http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N30206303.htm

Maybe my post was confusing. The output shaft of the trans and the input pinion shaft of the diff are almost exactly parallel both horizontally and vertically (+/- .125 degrees). But, the pinion shaft points up at a 5 degree angle from horizontal so I built the engine and trans mounts so the trans output shaft points down 5 degrees from horizontal. My 10 degree number is the total degrees out of parallel with the driveshaft tube.