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| 87 honda prelude | 1/5/2009 | Dan Liddy |
Q: dan I race fwd class at concord motorsportpark,Its ahalf-mile tri-oval track with banking degrees ...
A: Harder tires slide, softer tires grip- - - but if they're TOO soft, they lose big chunks of rubber. ...
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| Sports Car Racing | 1/1/2009 | Dan Liddy |
Q: I'm a 17 year old male living in the Appalachian part of Virginia. NASCAR country, really. And while ...
A: You are certainly not alone. First things first. You have to finish high school and college if you ...
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| Fuel Tank Return Line, Part. 2: | 12/29/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: someone asked about a fuel tank return line, and you deflected the answer as he had a carb not fuel ...
A: I probably deflected the question because I don't usually answer questions about street equipment. ...
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| 87 honda prelude | 12/29/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: hey dan, I race in the fast an furious class at concord motorsport.Is a fwd class,Im a top ...
A: My first answer is reduce your unspring weight. That's wheels, tires, brake calipers, rotors, and ...
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| How many times can you readline a production car? | 12/24/2008 | Matt Lyons |
Q: Take any car with an LS motor, Camaro, Firebird, GTO (05') anyway and Corvette. How much use in ...
A: Production computer controlled vehicles today have built-in rev limiters that prevent you from ...
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| I want to race, but dont know how to start | 12/19/2008 | Mohamed Mamdouh |
Q: I'm 17 years old and just love racing and cars, but the problem is I don't where to start, do I go ...
A: you need to get some information first: 1- are their any racing schools wherever you live? 2- are ...
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| tunning | 12/16/2008 | Mohamed Mamdouh |
Q: I was wondering if you knew of a way that I can either learn myself or be taught about how to tune ...
A: i am not sure what schools you can reffer to in your area to get such knowledge but the internet is ...
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| ford-chevy engine x-change | 12/5/2008 | Matt Lyons |
Q: I own a 1990 ford ranger with a 4.0L 244Ci v6 it is EFI. I am about to buy a carbureted 350Ci Sbc ...
A: First off this is going to be a complete fabrication job. I would check with Hooker Headers and see ...
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| Age | 12/5/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: I am from NY and I am 29 years old and weigh 267. Am I too old and too fat to begin racing? I LOVE ...
A: Hey Brandon! Great question. I personally am your answer. Though I am losing weight and have ...
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| Weight Distribution | 12/4/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: What would the weight distribution (% front, % rear) be for a race car for the following: -Talladega ...
A: Well, it depends entirely on the individual car- - - and each one reacts a little differently. ...
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| F1 Racing | 12/3/2008 | Adam |
Q: In recent years who was the heaviest in american pounds to race
A: I confess I don't know the answer. Mansell (in his 1995 comeback for McLaren) was probably the ...
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| F1 Racing | 12/3/2008 | Adam |
Q: In recent years who was the the oldest F1 Racer to begin racing
A: though it isn't prcisely clear what you are looking for. Let me try to help. The oldest F1 winner ...
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| no-ignition | 11/30/2008 | Matt Lyons |
Q: if the spark plug fails to initiate in an unleaded engine will the fuel mixture compress to top dead ...
A: No. The fuel is expelled through the exhaust port each time the engine cycles. Gasoline must be ...
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| Heel N Toe | 11/16/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: Ok Dan I'm the guy who drives the dodge stratus who had the battery problem. well the battery is ...
A: OK, a flow bench is a high tech piece of equipment for testing the individual flow capacities of ...
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| Heel N Toe | 11/15/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: Ok Dan I'm the guy who drives the dodge stratus who had the battery problem. well the battery is ...
A: The 36 K you mentioned as a starting policeman is OK but not earth shattering, the good news is that ...
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| Heel N Toe | 11/14/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: Ok Dan I'm the guy who drives the dodge stratus who had the battery problem. well the battery is ...
A: ! I think you should keep practicing, and join Sports Car club of America, and get involved in ...
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| engine building | 11/14/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: Is it safe to bore a late model 5.0 block to .0060 over,street use only.
A: It depends entirely on the type of block and who made it. If it's a Chevy 305, well no ! If it's a ...
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| Late Racing Career | 11/6/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: I have been reading through all the questions here and it seems there are a lot about getting into ...
A: Well Anthony, there are a lot of lower level series out there, in sports cars, in stock cars, and so ...
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| 351 Modifications | 10/30/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: Dan! Well, I just ordered a lightweight frame for a simple drag-racer. The engine I hope to put on ...
A: My friends will tell you that I start to lose count about the 5th or 6th spark plug, so I'm not the ...
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| Money | 10/27/2008 | Adam |
Q: I want to get into auto racing but my perants are kind of low on money and I'm not getting a job ...
A: At 15 I woukld suggest karts, though 15 is a little old to be starting I still think it the best ...
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| Career in racing - Questions from a parent | 10/25/2008 | Adam |
Q: A rather elaborate question. My 14 year old son has expressed over the last 2 years that he would ...
A: I would say that to get a motor racing career going, the lad needs to start right away in ...
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| combustion pressure | 10/24/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: on average how much pressure is exerted on the piston head in one cylinder by the explosion of the ...
A: Well, I tried using Google and saw that you had beaten me to it ! I have two suggestions for you ...
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| Formula 1 | 10/17/2008 | Adam |
Q: Hey Adam, I'm a big formula 1 and am seriously looking into working in the motorsport industry. I am ...
A: An F1 team is like any large organisation. It has staff and products, needs raw materials and ...
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| 79 malibu | 10/16/2008 | Matt Lyons |
Q: I just bought a 79 Malibu w/ 350 engine. I still need to figure out the tranny, but the rear axle ...
A: Sorry to break this to you but the chevy 12-bolt passenger rear is different from the ...
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| Money | 10/16/2008 | Adam |
Q: I want to get into auto racing but my perants are kind of low on money and I'm not getting a job ...
A: You need to start somewhere to learn the skills. Usually, and if you are 16 or under, this is in ...
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| Camber | 10/12/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: Hey Dan i never got the dodge stratus fixed yet because i gotta buy a new battery. i wanna hurry ...
A: This is a basic answer. There are other considerations. Start by taking tire temperatures after ...
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| Money | 10/12/2008 | Adam |
Q: I want to get into auto racing but my perants are kind of low on money and I'm not getting a job ...
A: Did you not receive any tips from my previous answers on this Nav? I have given quite a lot of ...
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| building a 96 350 sbc for drag racing | 10/12/2008 | Matt Lyons |
Q: Matt i have a 86 s-10 blazer i put a 96 center boilt 350 sbc stock with a 600 sv holley carb rpm ...
A: I would look at replacing the cam with a performance one. Try the Edelbrock cam that is matched for ...
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| pushing in cornor | 10/8/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: we have a 1983 mustang dirt car it is pushing bad in the cornor on the front we have LS spring 850# ...
A: OK for this one you need to check your local rules- - - the answer is just as low as you are ...
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| pushing in cornor | 10/8/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: we have a 1983 mustang dirt car it is pushing bad in the cornor on the front we have LS spring 850# ...
A: Yeah, Fred's book is an old one , but he explains it all in ways that are easy to understand, and ...
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| Your feelings | 10/7/2008 | Adam |
Q: What are your feelings on formula one racing. I think it is AWESOME. I like Honda very much. What ...
A: It's funny you know, my love for F1 grows and shrinks depending on how exciting it is and whether I ...
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| pushing in cornor | 10/7/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: we have a 1983 mustang dirt car it is pushing bad in the cornor on the front we have LS spring 850# ...
A: Still no info on the sway bar ? AKA anti-roll bar. A strut front should be using about 300# in ...
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| pushing in cornor | 10/7/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: we have a 1983 mustang dirt car it is pushing bad in the cornor on the front we have LS spring 850# ...
A: I think you have the front way too heavily sprung- - -but you don't tell me anything about sway ...
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| Getting in racing | 9/27/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: My kid is 12 years old and he loves racing, cars and going fast. So I want to put him in kart racing ...
A: Here's one I found http://www.ontario.worldweb.com/ToursActivitiesAdventures/Go-KartRacing/ Go to ...
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| Getting in racing | 9/27/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: My kid is 12 years old and he loves racing, cars and going fast. So I want to put him in kart racing ...
A: On the web, look for World Karting Association, they will have all the information on local tracks, ...
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| stall when shift into gear | 9/23/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: I race a 1976 pontiac ventura. It has a 2 speed powerglide and 3.43 gears, I run a 1/4 mile asphalt ...
A: I suspect your 'lumpy' cam is the culpret . The reason hi perf. cams give you the lumjpy idle is cuz ...
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| 280ZX | 9/22/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: Sir, I am so happy to have stumbled into your excellent site, and have found in your prior advise ...
A: The ZX rear suspenison is a semi-trailing-arm arrangenemt called the "Weissach Axle". Developped in ...
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| 280ZX | 9/22/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: Sir, I am so happy to have stumbled into your excellent site, and have found in your prior advise ...
A: You can put coil-over fronts on your ZX without distrubing the rear or converting it. Before you do ...
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| Grand Prix Fuel (averrage) | 9/16/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: hOW MUCH FUEL IS USED DURRING A RACE AT THE GRAND PRIX AND IF WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF IT IS IT STILL ...
A: Most very high powered race cars get about 4 miles to a gallon of fuel. The usual Formula One race ...
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| mustang 1/3 mile handling | 9/15/2008 | Dan Liddy |
Q: Spring rates 600RF 550LF 150RR 175LR and a 1 3/8 sway bar thats set at and inch of pre load. My ...
A: Complex problem there ! I'll start with the tires. For sports car racing in SCCA Hoosier makes ...
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