Fark mate...sounds impressive if nothin else :)) Cam CM510 www.sprite.com.au/cm510 ----- Original Message ----- From: E Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 10:29 PM Subject: RE: New CAMS Rules for Sports sedans
> James, > I was always under the impression that the range of chrome steels could only > be tigged in a pre-heated oven to prevent alteration haloes around the weld > area and subsequent element depletion. This was supposed to cause stress > concentrations on the weld transition areas to the parent metal. Have you > heard of this at all or any other listers, or is it just crap. > Cheers > Feral Errol > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of James Fitness > Sent: Tuesday, 19 February 2002 10:12 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: New CAMS Rules for Sports sedans > > My plan was always to add ballast... but nearly 200kg is a bit much I think > > I also have a 15 kg lead bar here... so all I need is another 11 or 12 of > them > > You can see from the size of just one of those bars that another 11 of those > is > going to be an awful BIG pile... > > 975kg is more than an EXA weighs from the factory! > Maybe I need a bigger car :) > > Or if I replace all the alloy sheet with steel sheet and get the cage made > from > mild steel instead of chrome-mag... that will bring it up 50 to 100kg (and > probably save me heaps of money too I guess) > Though I wanted to use the chrome-mag (680+MPa) for the cage (you can > use it but you have to have it homologated) as it's stronger than chrome > moly (650MPa) and Mild Steel (350MPa)... > > damm rules :) > cya > James > > > > > Zac Campbell wrote: > > > hey James you gotta make it as light as you can anyway, and tehn use some > > ballast in the middle of the car, F1 style!! > > I think they use tungsten - anyone got any lying around? :) > > I have 15kg of lead you can have! :D > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: James Fitness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: membersozdat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 5:18 PM > > Subject: New CAMS Rules for Sports sedans > > > > > Hi All > > > > > > Just got my new CAMS Manual today.. and read some > > > not so good news for those with SR20DET's and FJ20DET's etc > > > in their Datto sports sedans... > > > There is now a new Racing weight Minimum of 975kg > > > We have been bumped into the 3.5 to 4.5l class > > > There is a new rule - > > > over 1500cc turbo with more then 2 valves per > > > cylinder= multiply engine capacity by 1.3 > > > This added to the old and still standing rule of > > > multiply by 1.7 for turbos means > > > 2.0L x 1.3 x 1.7 = 4.42L > > > > > > I have rung cams and the verified that both multiplication factors > > > are to be applied. > > > > > > So much for the 750 - 800kg monster I was building - 975 is a real kick > > > in the you know what's - that's like having 3 or 4 extra people my size > > > in > > > the car :( > > > > > > Now if I was running a Z20ET - with only 2 valves I can drop off the > > > x1.3 > > > so 2.0L x 1.7 = 3.4L with falls into the 900kg class > > > > > > So now I have to figure if an extra cam and 2 more valves per cylinder > > > is better > > > than a 75kg weight saving... > > > What do you think?? > > > > > > cya > > > James > > > > > > > > > -- > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > James Fitness > > > Director > > > Data Scribe Australia Pty Ltd > > > http://www.datascribe.com.au > > > Computers and Supplies > > > > > > OZDAT Online > > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > ________________________________________________________________________ > > James Fitness > Director > Data Scribe Australia Pty Ltd > http://www.datascribe.com.au > Computers and Supplies > > OZDAT Online > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > > > > --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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
