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17505
Sounds like Per is starting a GRM Mk3 Golf project...looking to set the car up for autox/rallycross/roadracing all at once and have an universal racer. Might...
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Jul 2, 2009
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17506
A bit of a report on the Autotech LSD... We ended up purchasing a Wavetrac diff instead of fixing the shop Quaife. It is definitely heavier than the Quaife,...
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Jul 2, 2009
6:17 pm
17507
I think Per has already witten the book on that. (or 2) ... From: "seadspictures" <sead79@...> To: vwautox@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: Which sells...
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Jul 3, 2009
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17508
Yeah no kidding. Per's initial book is what started me off with VWs! He was over on VWVortex asking for info so I thought he might find something useful here...
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Jul 7, 2009
1:32 am
17509
We go back to Summit Point Motorsports Park and the Washington Circuit once again. This time we are hoping for dry weather and a dry track. Registration for...
etherpool
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Jul 7, 2009
2:44 am
17510
Returned from Packwood NT a couple days ago...what a hoot high calibre events are :) Met a nice fellow named Abe Potter :p, picked his brain on a bunch of...
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Jul 15, 2009
8:19 pm
17511
What tires did you use in the damp and wet? CP [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jul 15, 2009
9:11 pm
17512
The same A6s that I use in the dry. 30f/20r psi...I dropped both 2psi and it felt a bit better. There was no standing water on the course nor was it a...
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Jul 15, 2009
11:07 pm
17513
Are you married to nonadjustable shocks? That may be one way to change your setup a little for conditions like this. ************** Can love help you live...
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Jul 16, 2009
12:51 am
17514
It could be that you crossed the line on rear spring rates for wet. While your new set up works well in dry conditions, you give it up in the wet. The rear of...
rich windberg
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Jul 16, 2009
9:55 pm
17515
More thoughts: a) someday, they'll like, invent clamshell springs, that split down the middle, that you can change in a hurry. ; ) a.2) rear springs are fairly...
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Jul 16, 2009
11:53 pm
17516
The FSP cars were always a little loose in the wet/damp. A few things: 1) Rear pressure @ 20psi? Why? Seems odd. We always wound up 1-2psi different front...
Iain Mannix
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Jul 16, 2009
11:55 pm
17517
... Or, some goofy German car company might invent a car in 1966 which lets you change springs BETWEEN RUNS! snicker. Come to the dark side, people. It really...
Iain Mannix
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Jul 17, 2009
11:57 pm
17518
Well, then there's some German cars from 1966, and later, where alls ya gotta to is... change the torsion bar? GOOOD LUUUUCK! Rear Chapman strut coil springs...
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Jul 18, 2009
12:40 am
17519
I'm telling you, BMW had a magic ball and knew that the 2002 was destined to be an autocross car. VW rear springs are easy, but you need TOOLS. Bah. Iain...
Iain Mannix
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Jul 18, 2009
3:30 pm
17520
and 4 x 100. Oh yes... http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4436170 ************** An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! ...
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Jul 24, 2009
5:52 am
17521
That's very cool. --Kevin H. (was looking at A2's the other day...)...
Kevin Hoff
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Jul 25, 2009
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17522
... Digifant or Ecodiesel? ************** A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! ...
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Jul 26, 2009
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17523
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/world/europe/08germany.html See pic. Tell me that's shoe polish! Tell me you're not scrapping that thing! AIEEEE!!!! -...
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Aug 7, 2009
9:10 pm
17524
"The cars are now churning out carbon dioxide and other pollutants in a host of foreign lands, undermining the ecological goals of the program." I wonder what...
rich windberg
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Aug 7, 2009
10:49 pm
17525
Meanwhile, in Beverly Hills... http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/1306614691.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Aug 7, 2009
10:59 pm
17526
... CP, Your new FSP project car? Looks like it's under the "natural lightening" program! Jonathan...
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Aug 8, 2009
7:43 am
17527
Just wanted to do a folow up on my inquiry about setup adjustment for wet days...It's been a while since I posted it, but I want to share what I've done. Ian: ...
seadspictures
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Sep 1, 2009
2:24 am
17528
Sead, I have not seen street tires that will work in the rain. (The new street touring tires might.) You will need Hoosier wet tires. I am still running the...
Geoff Zimmer
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Sep 1, 2009
9:55 am
17529
http://www.hotshoefactor.com/Pages/EventResults.aspx Note the 2009 Nationals West Course results. Geoff Zimmer took 33rd on PAX. Congrats Geoff!!! Especially...
Neal Tovsen
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Sep 14, 2009
9:58 pm
17530
Thanks Geoff. My fear with the Hoosier wets is that they will only be used once or twice a year. What's their lifespan like? Can they sit for a couple years...
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Sep 22, 2009
7:47 pm
17531
Can anyone give us a bit of a rundown of the 09 Nats? From the quick scan of the results, I see: -The DSP winning car looks like an XR4TI?! and an R32...
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Sep 22, 2009
8:08 pm
17532
I had an opportunity to do a testfit of the MMP Wilwood kit over at Shift Autosport... The 13 inch Keizers fit over the 10.1 kit with 1/2-3/4 inch room to...
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Sep 22, 2009
8:24 pm
17533
. Zimmer in day 2 FSP smackdown! What's the full story Geoff? Somebody piss you off right before the start of the 3rd run? Um, uh, it is easier to drive once...
Geoff Zimmer
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Sep 22, 2009
10:52 pm
17534
I believe I have the offset bushings on the shelf, or could make some in a few days. $120 / set. GZ ... From: seadspictures To: vwautox@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Geoff Zimmer
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Sep 22, 2009
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