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xcarguy

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  1. Brad, welcome to the group. Good folks here. Cheers.
  2. Thanks, Bob. Glad to chime in.
  3. Street: Front-225/45ZR-17 TOYO PROXES R1R Rear-255/40ZR-17 TOYO PROXES R1R Track: Rear-11x23.5x16 (A11 Compound) 12x16 wheel Front-10x23.5x16 (A11 Compound)10x16 wheel
  4. I run 12” rubber in the rear for track use (9.5 for the street....don’t drive stupid). Even with the 12” rubber, I spun the tires last year during events at VIR (spun at 100mph coming out of turn 17 and onto the straight...cold track and cold tires) and Barber (80mph between turns 13 and 14...warm track, tires and topping the hill). Page 35, post 344: http://www.usa7s.net/vb/showthread.php?7852-Stalker-85-headed-back-to-Arkansas/page35 ....from that /page/post...I finally got around to corner weighting the car. While still considered a heavy weight by most 7-ish standards, the car (with full fuel, 9qts of oil, Accusump/oil cooler system, track tire/wheel package and wings...no driver) weighed in at 1674lbs. To put that in perspective, that’s 76lbs less than it weighed pre-accident. Weight shedding came about via a slightly different chassis design, a definitely different cage design, an even lighter-weight battery, a rethinking of how I fastened the car back together and what materials were used, and, a little weight reduction here and there via trimming of components and the use of various sizes of Milwaukee hole saws.
  5. Unbelievable! Rest In Peace, Jessi. https://jalopnik.com/fastest-woman-on-four-wheels-jessi-combs-killed-in-jet-1837654356
  6. I already have one picked out....:auto:
  7. Godspeed, Scott. Thanks to you for all you did for this community.
  8. Thought I’d share this from the ProPilotWorld forum for any of you Se7eners in the NE who will be around to watch..... Air Force Thunderbirds to Join Navy Blue Angels, Royal Air Force Red Arrows, F-35s in Historic Aerial Parade over the Hudson River NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. – Six F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will join the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, the Royal Air Force Red Arrows and a formation of F-35A Lightning IIs during an aerial parade over the Hudson River at approximately 9:30 on Thursday, August 22, 2019. Viewers can expect to see multiple iconic aircraft formations flying by the Manhattan skyline in a sequenced display of teamwork and airmanship. WHAT: A 6-ship Thunderbird Delta Formation will fly over the Hudson River along the Manhattan skyline in sequence with a 6-ship Blue Angel Formation, a 9-ship Red Arrow formation, and a 2-ship F-35A Lightning II formation. Fans are encouraged to come out and post their best photos on social media tagged with #hudsonflight. WHEN: The mission will occur at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 22, 2019. WHERE: All aircraft will follow the Hudson River down to Liberty Island, then proceed back up the river. The Thunderbirds will return to Rochester International Airport, while the remaining aircraft will recover at Stewart Airport. WHY: The Thunderbirds, Blue Angels and Red Arrows are performing demonstrations in the vicinity of New York on August 24-25, which offered the historic opportunity to showcase these elite flying teams together over the Manhattan skyline in a sequenced in a display of teamwork and airmanship. http://afthunderbirds.com/site/2019/...-hudson-river/
  9. Agreed...someone will get a really sweet deal.
  10. LOL! Says the man who owns a Pee Wee Herman doll. Sorry, Bob...I simply could not resist. :smilielol5:
  11. Stellar color. :cheers:
  12. Howdy, Kiwi. :seeya:
  13. .......:smilielol5:
  14. .......:blush:
  15. Rahul, Congrats on on the purchase of Mike’s car. Thanks for sharing the journey home. I did a couple out outings with Mike in that car and I can tell you that you got a stellar ride.:cheers:
  16. Me too...but I am a little sad.
  17. Welcome aboard....but you can’t tease us with details and no photos. .........:lurk:
  18. Fabricate...do it.
  19. - red line: horse power. Peaked 195 @ 7400rpm (using rounded numbers) - blue line: torque. Peaked 144 @ 5700rpm (again, using rounded numbers) - other lines: maybe base numbers (stock/pre-build?) - red and blue lines cross: HP and torque are the same (roughly 142 @ 5200rpm) - WCF: weather correction factor. Corrections based on temperature, air density, possibly humidity and elevation. Looks like you may have dynoed on a day when ambient temps were higher than standard (ISA+). With the listed rebuild, sounds like chassis dyno numbers. With a 15% parasitic power loss (middle-of-the-road estimate), that would give you WCF numbers at the flywheel of approximately 230hp/170 torque. To reiterate Andy69’s answer, good numbers for a NA Zetec.
  20. Momentum track. Great vid, Mike. Thanks for sharing....I’m jealous. :driving:
  21. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing (and cruising in) Mike’s car. It’s an absolute pristine build. The build is very well thought out, and the craftsmanship superb. Stellar build.
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