are you gonna get an LSD Cam?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 12:28 PM Subject: Re: datto spotting - adelaide > Yep, I have one....but that only solves part of the problem, but can't solve > the design flaws of a 30 year old package. > > As the car is lowered from standard ride height, say by shorter springs, the > rear wheels start to go well into negative camber. The modified cross > member allows you to adjust out this negative camber and get nice straight > wheels again. > > Problem is, when you then go dump 160 KW's at the wheels, it makes the arse > of the car squat down, lower again, and negative camber comes back into the > equation. The only way, short of putting in a new rear end, would be to > have the static camber setting way positive so that when you took off, the > car would 'squat' and go back to about 0deg. > > Personally, I'll stick with slightly slower et's rather than drive around > with back wheels that bow out at the top like a clapped out old volksy :)) > > Cheers, > > > Cam > CM510 > www.datnet.org/cm510 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 12:08 PM > Subject: Re: datto spotting - adelaide > > > > Cam > > > > You haven't tried one of Matt's modified rear ends? > > > > James > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 11:44 AM > > Subject: Re: datto spotting - adelaide > > > > > > > VERY TRUE ! > > > > > > Mine makes over 200 odd Flywheel kw and runs through the traps at > > consistent > > > 112mph with a best of 12.9 et. > > > > > > Problem is traction off the line, and between gears with the IRS giving > > > heaps of neg camber, resulting in smaller tyre contact patch = heaps of > > > wheel spin :( > > > > > > > > > Cam > > > CM510 > > > www.datnet.org/cm510 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "andrew smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 11:17 AM > > > Subject: Re: datto spotting - adelaide > > > > > > > > > > Justin, > > > > Pulling 12's in a 1600 with 210kw isnt as easy as it sounds.Ive seen > > > plenty of > > > > sr20det 1600's making about this hp battling to get low 13's.While a > > mate > > > of > > > > mine runs 13 flat out of his tori @ 97mph while similar times from a > > 1600 > > > the > > > > mph is up around 110.My L20 made 228rwhp @5500 before wheelspin set > > in.It > > > was > > > > during a competition and they didnt have time to adjust the ramping > > speed > > > to > > > > stop the spin and it was enough hp to win the class.I rekon its good > for > > > plenty > > > > more. > > > > Andrew Smith > > > > > > > > Justin Friedrichs wrote: > > > > > > > > > Yeah, I reckon it looks great, something different, but > > wouldn't > > > be > > > > > my colour of choice since its a trademark commo colour. Also I > reckon > > > > > certain colours match curvier cars like coomos or rx3's ect. > > > > > The power claims, well he was reluctant to go for a spin ( > but > > > we > > > > > are having petrol restictions in SA). But the biggest thing was that > > he > > > has > > > > > a Torana sitting next to it with a worked 308 and he said the torry > > > would > > > > > beat the datto!!!!! With 210KW I'd want to pull 12's !!!, you'd > need > > a > > > lot > > > > > of ponies to get a torry to go that quick. > > > > > But seriously 210KW is big power for a L20, especially with > > > fairly > > > > > standard brakes. VG30DET don't even have that much. > > > > > > > > > > > Justin, > > > > > > How does a 1600 look in tiger mica.Why do you doubt his power > > > claims.From > > > > > > what > > > > > > ive heard it goes pretty good. > > > > > > Andrew Smith > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Justin Friedrichs wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I went to a blokes house in Morphettville last night and > > he > > > had > > > > > > a > > > > > > > schmik 1600, tiger mica colour (commo style). It has a L20 with > T3 > > > turbo > > > > > > > sucking through a 50mm Weber. He reckons it had over 210KW at > > > > > > flywheel!!!, > > > > > > > doubtfull but it was nice. Apparently he went to birdwood too. > > Only > > > 17 > > > > > > years > > > > > > > old too! > > > > > > > Anyone know him, Zac possibly ???? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
