You might want to google search performance and or racing suspension and handling for an in depth discussion on the matter. Springs determine how far the ...   06-03-2007 01:58 am

Everyone has different goals for their car and their wallet.  Ultimately, one must decide how much time money and effort they want to invest in ...   06-01-2007 12:47 pm

2nd photo of 3-link.  And yes, this is a custom fab job ranking very high on Greg's Vino difficulty scale. ...   05-31-2007 06:58 pm

Typical 3-link w/ panhard rod.  This setup if for the Prod car using the 59-1/2" wide (SCCA legal) Toyota 4x4 axle with 8" ring gear.  The 54" ...   05-31-2007 06:57 pm

Also keep in mind the cam cover castings weren't the best even when new.  I remember a story about Harley-Davidson, back in the AMF years ...   05-31-2007 02:33 pm

Dave, The original design is just plain flawed and that's exactly why the cam cover design was revised with the introduction of the 910.  At best, ...   05-30-2007 12:01 am

You don't want to run the 5sp RE with the Toyota W58 5-speed.  The W58 has a .78:1 overdrive and 3.29:1 first gear which is ...   05-29-2007 01:47 pm

This is another setup plumbing the accusump to the remote oil filter. ...   05-17-2007 07:12 pm

Photo of Ron's plumbing.  Accusump directly to the block, notice only about 1/8" clear between the accusump line and the remote lines coming off the ...   05-17-2007 07:11 pm

You know.... If you could get the Lotus 5sp that came with that original engine, THAT would be a unique set-up.  Of course the Lotus 5sp ...   05-17-2007 02:03 pm

ROTFLMAO! Better yet, I was thinking of routing the fuel pump through the Halon fire suppression system so it sprayed raw fuel ON the engine and ...   05-17-2007 01:52 pm

Jeremy, The fuel line is not routed to the air-filters.  Yes, there are a myriad of braided hoses in my engine bay, but that is the crankcase ventillation hose ...   05-16-2007 07:20 pm

View of engine compartment showing fuel pressure regulator (bottom of screen) and fuel pressure gauge.  Regulator is set at 2-3psi as the Holley 'red' pump ...   05-16-2007 03:13 pm

Holley Fuel Pump installation pics.  I still need to install and plumb a 'real' fuel filter in place of the glass filter and rubber lines.  ...   05-16-2007 03:04 pm

Ian, After the cheap pump I bought 10 years ago from Autozone finally died last month, I upgraded to a Holly 'red' fuel pump available at ...   05-10-2007 01:30 pm

Doug, I'd be more than happy to discuss some options for getting you back on the road.  Ron and Jack, thank for the endorsement! Motor swaps are ...   05-07-2007 02:19 pm

Not to be confused with THIS E-prod project car... ...   05-04-2007 12:24 am

The short answer is NO you probably haven't screwed anything up, aside from too much gas washing the oil off the rings and some really ...   04-26-2007 06:59 pm

If I read you post correctly, 3 is firing at 10^ BTDC? Firing order is: 1 & 4 at 10^ BTDC 3 & 2 at 10^ BBDC 1-3-4-2 . . ...   04-25-2007 09:12 pm

Buy it rebuilt - hands down. Contact Bruce Madden 404-261-2552 in Atlanta, he's been doing them for ~20 years.  Tell him I sent you.  He usually ...   04-24-2007 03:25 am

The 'play' is the tension caused by the mechanical advance springs - it's doing what it's supposed to do. With regard to some of the plugs ...   04-24-2007 03:21 am

It only took me about 10 years to get it figured out myself! I think Madame Currie said an 'expert' is someone who has made EVERY ...   04-23-2007 06:44 pm

The spring fits into the auxillary shaft.  Another tip, remove the distributor clamp from the housing and install (loosely) on the distributor prior to re-assembly.  It ...   04-23-2007 12:33 pm

You really need to remove the timing belt, but if you are not comfortable doing that, it is possible (but difficult, time consuming, and rather ...   04-21-2007 02:39 pm

Notice the distributor is protruding just about the exact height of the drive dog?  You just don't have it lined-up properly in the shaft. Remove the cap, ...   04-21-2007 12:36 am

Lotus did a number of what I would call Joint-Ventures back in the 80s (anyone remember the Isuzu Impulse with Suspension by Lotus? how about a little ...   04-18-2007 01:52 am

Believe it or not, sometimes you can get away with a quick "touch-hone" to pull out a thou or two and just re-ring the pistons.  ...   04-16-2007 12:09 am

So what I estimated back in August was pretty close???? Please tell me they didn't just install new rings on old pistons and worn liners... ...   04-14-2007 12:24 am

I always thought the Saleen guys kept the solid rear axle because they didn't want to re-invent all of that geometry?  I'll agree a lot ...   04-02-2007 11:26 pm

Marc, An IRS would be pretty cool, but a solid rear end would be a lot easier to engineer.  The Chevy S10 2x4 has a similar ...   04-02-2007 02:03 pm

Dave, Sorry to hear your tale of woe.  Like so many things in the factory shop manual that seem to be the 'right' way of doing ...   04-02-2007 01:47 pm

All good advice Pete.  I've been running Porterfield HPS (R-4s?)on my street cars for years.  After trying Hawk Blue (and destroying a set of rotors ...   03-29-2007 02:36 pm

This one is hilarious! Taken just prior to the start-finish line on what amounts to a skid-pad.  I'm clipping along here in 2nd gear about 4,000rpm. I ...   03-28-2007 02:09 pm

more pics.... this was taken in a fairly slow portion of the track.  You can see the grid lined-up behind me. ...   03-28-2007 02:02 pm

The PDWA is a common source for leaks.  Several years ago I tapped either side for a 1/8"NPT plug and took care of that little ...   03-28-2007 01:52 pm

Don't get too carried away Ron...that is the Street car not the 'real' Prod car still under construction.  We won't get to shake-down that suspension for ...   03-27-2007 02:28 am

Some of the Competition... ...   03-26-2007 01:32 am

Ron does have the 'real' race-car, but as many of you know, I've been campaigning 13492 in Autocross and Solo I for the better part ...   03-26-2007 01:30 am

Chris, I recently embarked on this same project, unfortunately, I wasn't able to find an exact match.  What I ended-up doing was finding different 'universal' weather ...   03-22-2007 11:57 am

TX, Check the archives.  A club memeber was kind enough to publish floorboard and (I think) x-member dimensions he used in rebuilding his car.  I used ...   02-26-2007 12:24 pm