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17250
ebay item: 200217848105 I'm pondering them for a street car of mine... but 205's? Bah. 205's really don't need 7", do they? Anybody out there live in 14" tire...
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Apr 22, 2008
2:11 am
17251
I could really use those as a track wheel for my Time Trial car. If anyone else wants them let me know, so that we don't compete with each other for no...
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Apr 22, 2008
7:47 am
17252
Go for it! They're a bit sticky-outy on offset for my Quantum Syncro,?which has loverly sterning feel right now.? (Some days it thinks it's rwd. Well, make...
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Apr 22, 2008
4:24 pm
17253
The VW's have been breeding in my back yard again, like.. umm.. well.. rabbits… except what popped out looks something like a Scirocco. It's kinda smelly,...
seracetire
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May 5, 2008
3:40 pm
17254
So, I'm wanting to autox my turbodiesel rabbit this summer. I already have bilstein sports (got fronts for stupid cheap brand new), and am planning on buying...
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May 10, 2008
2:20 am
17255
... I won't get into springs or shocks. The factory K bar is a wunnerful device, but is, alas, a bit of a problem for car classing. What class do you plan to...
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May 10, 2008
7:41 am
17256
Why I think you will need stiffer springs I think you should first run 1-2 events and see what the car does or doesn't do well. Being a diesel I would think...
Brozynski, James
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May 11, 2008
12:55 pm
17257
Ok. Well, for a little while until I can afford the gc's, I'm going to just run stock springs with a coil cut off, and bilstein sports. Not the best idea, I...
Devan
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May 11, 2008
1:51 pm
17258
I keep fixing my 16v - an incident with a tyre wall AND the 240SX that I'd spun to avoid at the end of last season and a chance encounter with a spinning MR2...
Matthew Yip
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May 12, 2008
3:34 pm
17259
Search function is your friend:). This one comes up a LOT. In a nutshell: 400#F front springs 22ishmm front swaybar 600#R rear springs no rear swaybar Camber...
Iain Mannix
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May 12, 2008
7:53 pm
17260
I spent about 1/2 hour searching the other day, and couldn't come up with much. That's why I asked. It seems like everything I'd come up with were cars for...
Devan
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May 12, 2008
11:50 pm
17261
... Ebay is your friend! A 1" thick diameter steel bar is a 1" thick diameter steel bar, no matter whose decal is on it. Probably any ol' brand will do, as ...
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May 12, 2008
11:55 pm
17262
... Let me reiterate: Street Mod? I have no clue! Hopefully somebody else here can opine accurately on K-bar stress bar in SM. K bar... that's a decent,...
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May 12, 2008
11:57 pm
17263
Here's a good summary: http://sccaforums.com/forums/263837/ShowThread.aspx Iain...
Iain Mannix
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May 13, 2008
4:46 am
17264
... diameter ... will do, as ... Oh, contraire, not all steel is the same. I purchased a setup from "Boy Surely Insults" everyone for my jetta. I heard he...
seracetire
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May 14, 2008
4:16 pm
17265
Oh, contraire, not all steel is the same. I purchased a setup from "Boy Surely Insults" everyone for my jetta. I heard he used regular 1018 or 1020 steel and...
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May 14, 2008
4:22 pm
17266
Heh heh...I have one of those bars sleeping in my garage as well... Good for prying tree stumps and such. You can get away with lighter spring weights -...
rich windberg
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May 14, 2008
5:12 pm
17267
Ok, if one only could use rocco sways, what's better? the rear or the small front?...
Devan
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May 14, 2008
5:37 pm
17268
For now...both, with the stock 16V or "lowered" springs you might have currently. Without getting too long winded, you want to control body roll and weight...
rich windberg
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May 14, 2008
7:28 pm
17269
... Clarification: In any class but Stock, you can use any danged sway bars you want. Aftermarket, home made, factory upgrades. I'd aim for aftermarket, the...
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May 14, 2008
11:55 pm
17270
I am trying to collect as much data as possibel on DSP cars and FSP cars. Would you be willing to share some info about your car? Year / make / model / class /...
bluevr6
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May 19, 2008
1:06 pm
17271
Thanks again for the help at the Atl Doublecross. Not everyday you get to see 2nd gear shred in a VW transmission. I could have lived forever and not seen...
seracetire
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May 19, 2008
10:23 pm
17272
I foolishly asked this question on VW Whoretex and have started a miniature war about whether or not to use a cooling fan and so forth - amusing as it is, I'm...
Matthew Yip
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Jun 30, 2008
7:38 pm
17273
You shouldn't need a fan while on track. The cars movement should be enough. Make sure that the water flow through the radiator is not restricted. Use a...
jimbbski
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Jun 30, 2008
7:52 pm
17274
Disclaimer: I have ZERO road racing experience! In the Street Mod car I have a huge (11"x9"-ish?) B&M oil cooler and the stock Mk1 Scirocco radiator, with a...
Neal Tovsen
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Jun 30, 2008
8:08 pm
17275
I dont know if this is helpful or not but the side by side dual fans off of a B3 Passat will work on an A2 radiator and should keep things plenty cool- I ran...
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Jun 30, 2008
10:49 pm
17276
... You're talking the rear, sucking-fan shroud? What about the plastic ( ) shrouds on each end of the radiator? I vote with Neal -- little flat fan on...
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Jun 30, 2008
11:02 pm
17277
Hello road racer! Watter wetter is ok but 40below works MUCH better! (I use it in my 3rd gen RX7 400hp and we race in the desert heat. first time I saw the...
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Jul 1, 2008
12:11 am
17278
Another note about radiator shrouds: I tend to belive in them smart guys at the factory knowing what they're doing. My other ride (other than The One True...
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Jul 1, 2008
12:32 am
17279
HI, I have an 88 16V that I autox/ PDX, and was having the same problem. First, look where the coolant temp sensor is located. It is directly above #4 exhaust...
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