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    RCR's Next car should be.....

    Is this you, John? F1-67 - Stuart Taylor Motorsport - Chevy Powered Period 1960's Race Car - The F1-67
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    Some hi-tech car stuff that folks might be interested in...

    While browsing Kickstarter, I happened upon a few projects that might have some appeal to some of the more hi-tech builds that folks have going on. I'm not affiliated with them in any way, but I believe that more alternatives and options for our builds are always better for the community. Who...
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    Abs braking systems

    This is erroneous on many counts and has been covered elsewhere. If actual wheel/tire size were dictated by programming, then there would be no aftermarket upgrades for rims & tires. Since almost every style of car in the world has been modified, you'd see warranty denials for this & you don't...
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    Abs braking systems

    Can you provide photos of your uprights? If the bearings are the same size, just swap the drive flanges from your Soarer uprights to your Supra uprights, then you've got the "right" toothed wheels on your uprights. Are you using the ABS system from the Soarer? I'd be sorely tempted to use the...
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    Cool looking gearbox

    It's too bad that Weismann doesn't get the credit they deserve for that box...Xtrac stole the design from the McLaren F1...which was originally designed by the Weismanns, then the design "transferred" to Formula Ferguson, which was conveniently swallowed up by Ricardo at the time of manufacture...
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    W8 and Corvette Transaxle?

    Do you have any more info on this box? Model designation? Dealers? Website?
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    Whitch audi box for the audi 4.2L

    It's the GT40s/SLC tax ;) I find it interesting that an Audi V8 would need an adaptor to run a box that was designed to run behind an Audi V8 to begin with...the pictures I have of the various generations of Audi V8 all appear to have the exact same bolt pattern.
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    SL-C ABS Feasibility Question/Discussion

    I think of all ABS options, the MR2/MR-S setup is the most feasible. If you look at the simplicity of inputs (no pitch, yaw, roll, sensors, traction control, stability control, etc) and the fact that the load in an on-road vehicle can vary by several hundreds of pounds, plus the...
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    SLC preview for Gearz TV Show.

    Fran, if you are able to get Gearz to release the SL-C specific footage to you for marketing purposes, I'd love to by a DVD of the build! I'm sure many more of us would as well...
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    Truly custom engine builds...

    Well, if you don't mind paying what it's worth to build it, I'll build you the engine that you want. But I'm not going to take a loss on it. I know there aren't any guarantees in business, but there also isn't a reason to go into business without some potential for gain. If a guy wants a...
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    Truly custom engine builds...

    No flames intended, Rob. The bundle-of-snakes headers on a 90* throw V8 is intended to allow for tuned-length exhaust and scavenging better than traditional headers, especially where there is no room for an X/H pipe crossover. It just so happens to give the same sound as a flat-plane crank...
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    Truly custom engine builds...

    Geardrive for DOHC would be a nightmare for maintenance and production...the cost to produce them would push a V12 into the realm of a race engine. There are already existing race engines out there that someone could purchase if they really desired them. There is nothing wrong with "engine...
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    Truly custom engine builds...

    You want high revs for what exactly? What would you hope to accomplish with this engine? (the following isn't meant to be personal or a slam) This is the problem I face...all the wannabe racers who think that a super high-revving engine would be trick, wouldn't be willing to deal with it as...
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    Truly custom engine builds...

    Personally I prefer the MPE V4, but who's gonna quibble over nomenclature and heritage? ;) A V12 based on multiple sets of center-driven parallel twins is VERY doable. All of 3.5-4L with over 600hp...makes the Lambo & Ferrari twelves look kinda sad.
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    Truly custom engine builds...

    Nothing wrong with borrowing architecture from existing engines, so long as you don't transfer their problems with their solutions. ;) If I were to do a custom flat-12 for a 917 project, I would use Porsche cylinders & heads to do it. VW components would work, but the bore spacing would be...
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    Truly custom engine builds...

    I don't have a problem with DOHC, it's the added expense of the additional valvetrain parts. Is there really a market for a $25-30,000 V12 that isn't OEM? It would be just as easy to concurrently design a DOHC head to retrofit on the pushrod block, so long as those implementations are made at...
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    Truly custom engine builds...

    Don't get me wrong, I love the look and sound of a DOHC engine as much as the next gearhead. The problem is the cost of the additional components coupled with where that mass is situated. 3 additional cams plus twice as many valves, springs & keepers doesn't make for a less expensive engine...
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    Truly custom engine builds...

    That's exactly what I'm trying to avoid. The market gets much larger when you go from a $45-50,000 engine to an $15-20,000 engine. Even that price range will keep alot of guys from adopting it for their use. Hell, remember how everyone squawks about how much a transaxle costs? ;)
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    Truly custom engine builds...

    Well, that depends on a few things. Do you guys want a 60* V angle, or a 90* V angle? Are you okay with a non-traditional bore spacing to accomodate smaller cylinders to fit within the same overall length as the LS engine? By shrinking the bore spacing to 95mm from 111.76mm (4.4") the...
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    Truly custom engine builds...

    I would love to get more involvement from the board members on this. That was the whole intention of this little mission, to see what folks are truly wanting for their projects. I've had inquiries for a true boxer 12, as well as V12s. What about a flat-8? Or a V-10? I have designs for a very...
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