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I'm glad I'm staying out of this one this time. Chris your right the US made a mistake,,, They should have gone into Baghdad the first time and taken care of business. Then cleaned house in neighboring countries if they didn't fall in line . My sisters only son is in Iraq as we speak, his best...

Gary here is a picture of Gil Deferran at Fontana before Penske went to the IRL. His car set a record at 241mph in qaulifying. Notice how small the front wing is ! I think if you took a saw and hacked off some of the IRL cars wings they would go actually faster. Oh one other thing about Gil's...

I think the reason the IRL cars become airborne projectiles if the nose gets pitched up from debris (as in Hornish's flight this year in practice ) is that they are getting almost all downforce from the undertray. Once the nose pitches up and all air is disturbed through the diffuser , there...

Here are two pics for wing comparisons both at indy this year. That IRL diffuser must really be working hard ! I believe a F1 car is all flat bottom and does not use a diffuser , please correct me if I'm wrong .

Hi Gary , I think where the heavier IRL car makes up for lack of the downforce (on the wings at indy) is a agressive diffuser under the car. The set up on Kenny Bracks car during qaulifying was stated that the leading edge of the rear wing was actually higher than the trailing edge !

i believe the largest difference is tire stager for the 500 versus on the indy f1 track ,if you only had one r/h banked corner you would not stager , it would hurt you too much on the other turns. Also the IRL cars dont use that much downforce. The wings on the IRL car are almost a hindrence as...

Some previous good comments guys. My main thoughts are : 1. How many times in the past few years have the rules been changed during the season , over and over again. 2. The one set of tires rules should have never been implemented at all this season. They were just asking for trouble and we...

You should always bend 90'to the grain if possible. It will not crack as soon or easily. If you have multiple bends in different directions study it to work out the best possible way before bending, such as if one bend isnt bent as sharp, position the part so the grain is parallel with that...

Hersh its getting deep in here ! IF my wife had false teeth and you talked about my patience she would swallow them. I hope my car turns out pretty nice , but you know how it can be,,,"man i wish i would have done this" or "well i guess that is something I am just going to have to live with "...

Great job Phil, I have your "sister car" #091 that came over in the same container, although mine is the full kit. [ QUOTE ] I think I could do one in 7-9 days time, working 4-5 hours a day [/ QUOTE ] Ron, either you would be one sheet metal maniac or we would be calling the ambulance for...

Great job Rolf ! The car looks wonderful. Please give us a driving impression once she is aligned . Regards Dan

Hey Hersh, If I may chime in,,, If a customer wanted , would RF build a frame without the dropped floor any more ? Reason I ask , is if a person is taller in the leg department than the upper body they would have more leg room with a standard floor , and better center ground clearance on the...

Love to see the pics Michael ! Also I found the FMS cam specs slip for your cam I sent you. I will try and get it in the mail to you. Dan

Hi Jerry, any pics to display ? Take care , Dan

Here is the original post Bill, gurney weslake .I am not sure if they clear rollers or not, maybe someone that has them already can chime in, or Chris.

Thanks Stuart for the update.

Hi Dan and Mitch. I punched both set ups in the smokem-up calculator and feel that GTA's 3:17 is better for cruising on the highway, 1st gear is better than stock (which for me with a AFC is a 3:89 RP). But still not really well rounded out for a V8. The Stuart B Quaffe setup places all the...

Sorry I side tracked your post Rolf. Thanks for your explanation to my question . Dan

Good to hear Rolf. I do have to ask,,, What the heck is a Ford Narrow Tooth Snync ref and why did you do it. Im new at all this ford stuff , so my apology.

Russ you hit the nail on the head. He needs a undertray with a diffuser.All that chassis hanging down between his front and rear axles is really screwing things up !