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Quote: Originally Posted by Matt Robison I think momentary shut off for no-clutch shifting - sometimes used in cars with dog boxes and I think somewhat common with motorcycles. I've heard of setups with transducers that respond to strain on the shift lever. No, I think he's really talking about turning the ignition off so that the inertia of the car is used to keep the motor spinning. I would guess that this gives more engine...

Quote: Originally Posted by jmortensen Last time then I'm done. ... Same here Jon. I don't know what you are trying to accomplish. I did look at the showroom stock rules. Thanks for the link. They are not stock. They can remove stuff. They can run modified exhausts. And of course, they can run racing brake pads. And if you are using less brake and downshifting to "assist" in slowing the car, well, let's just...

Quote: Originally Posted by stephen wilson Cool Picture Todd. Out of curiosity, why does the car have pull-rods for the master cylinders instead of having them thru the front bulkhead? Steve In part the way Wells builds all of his chassis for Pikes Peak for years and I didn't bother changing it. Later after going off and destroying the nose box, rack, wing and stuff I learned why. Oh and that bar is not bent. I checked!

Cool Picture Todd. Out of curiosity, why does the car have pull-rods for the master cylinders instead of having them thru the front bulkhead? Steve

Costas, In our case, the biggest issue was packaging and keeping the car servicable. For instance, still being able to change sway bars with the bracketry on, while also protecting for steer and bump. Glad you got that right the first time... Well done. One suggestion - get a small video camera and film your tire temp mounts. Most are not build nearly stiff enough. Even a small amount of flex or movement relative to the tire face will cause...

Quote: Originally Posted by jmortensen ...Downshifting is done in large part to SAVE brakes on production based racers... Quote: Originally Posted by Bart Carter This would be the last thing I would want to do. Brakes are cheap. Transmissions are not. In a classroom session I've asked the question: "Who here can change their own brakes?" and about all the hands go up. Then I ask "who hear can rebuild thier...

Quote: Originally Posted by Todd TCE Why are you trying to increase braking with the engine? And a rotary to boot? Come on now....I think left or right foot you need to check your bias choices or set up a bit. If you properly LFB you won't upset the car that much at all. In fact it would be better described as "squatting" the car causing less weight shift making it "hunker down" more. If you still get...

Quote: Originally Posted by Todd TCE Kinda like this in a single seater. But this one a bit more dedicated. No dead pedal? Not that there's room...

Ok, so I just bought these seats. They are ~21.5 lbs each (with the included sliders). I haven't put them in yet but they seem surprisingly comfortable sitting on the floor . They are very tight fitting. I would guess that anyone with a waist size over 32 ( maybe 34) need not attempt to sit in them. They are good looking seats too. The seats do seem to squeak a little when moving around a lot in them. I can't imagine this would...

Quote: Originally Posted by jmortensen Don't think so. There is nothing about downshifting that would make the vehicle stop FASTER than just using brakes. Downshifting is done in large part to SAVE brakes on production based racers, and also so that you're in the right gear when you need to accelerate again. Unless there is something seriously wrong with your brakes, you won't stop any faster downshifting than you will just...