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Dumb Tire Question.
Makara, Thanks for pointing out my lack of clarity. You're right, it's the shape of the contact patch I was attempting to point out, albeit, lamely. I'm still arguing wider will do a better job of transfering power into forward momentum due to the width of the patch perpendicular to the...- MtHam ACR
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Dumb Tire Question.
The width is required to put the power to the ground. A 335mm tire is a bit over 13" a 275 tire is is 10.8", or about a 20% difference in contact patch assuming the same pressure and circumferenece. There is a reason powerful cars (any exotic for example) run fat tires. Eric 01ACR- MtHam ACR
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Fire Suppression Question
Hey Mark, A friend of mine from another club is putting together a halon system group purchase. I'll provide his name off-line if you're interested. As far as I know, it's a 3-nozzle system with heads usually installed in the cockpit, underhood and around the fuel tank area, cost was a few...- MtHam ACR
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(yet another) new owner
ACR Autopia: Thanks for the reply. On the sediment thing, I guess I'm skeptical. I've purchased 4 new cars in the last five years and I have yet to find sediment in my oil/pan/plug with my first oil change. I guess my question was whether there was something inherent to this particular...- MtHam ACR
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(yet another) new owner
ACR Autopia wrote: <<Find yourself a good Viper Tech and get your oil changed.>> ACR Autopia, can I get some detail on the oil here? Heck, the car uses Mobile1, I was thinking its good for at least 3-4K miles (comfortably say, 1/2 of the 7500 recommended service life). Why would...- MtHam ACR
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Corner Balancing
Jeff, Corner weighting attempts to equal the weight distribution of the RF/LR with the LF/RR assuming the weight of the driver in the seat. If you are doing a high performance alignment (agressive negative camber, for example), it is usually a prerequisite to assure the characteristics remain...- MtHam ACR
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Corner Balancing
Jeff, Corner weighting attempts to equal the weight distribution of the RF/LR with the LF/RR assuming the weight of the driver in the seat. If you are doing a high performance alignment (agressive negative camber, for example), it is usually a prerequisite to assure the characteristics remain...- MtHam ACR
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Photos up
on the earlier thread: http://vca1.viperclub.org/ubb/Forum14/HTML/008459.html Eric 01 ACR sapphire/silver unmolested- MtHam ACR
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(yet another) new owner
Photos Up! (thanks Chris, simpler than expected, except for some initial upload probs.) Bob W - thanks for the tips on pads, you're right it is brake dust. Are you saying these EBC green pads have *no* dust? I mean the wheels are going to need to be cleaned at some point, right? Eric (It is...- MtHam ACR
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(yet another) new owner
Wow, what a welcome. Thanks all, I'm glad to be here and look forward to learning what I can from you guys who've already been through the various schools (of hard knocks). The Viper crowd is certainly not like some of the other boards -- another bonus. Fred - Thanks for bursting the bubble...- MtHam ACR
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(yet another) new owner
and I'm just friggin' delighted -- still can't wipe the smile off. Biggest surprise: The car is smaller than I expected (5" shorter wheel base than my 99 Cobra), this just seems odd because the proportions look so large. 2nd biggest surprize: The build quality is exceptional -- much higher...- MtHam ACR
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