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  1. supraguy@aol

    The Breakdown Connection Hotline

    STATE: Georgia (NW Atlanta) NAME: Diego PHONE: 678-777-4040 TOOLS / SERVICES: All that's necessary for basic maintainence, to as far as a clutch change (hoist) TIME OK TO CALL: Anytime.
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    I'm in dire need of help. HELP WITH COOLING!!!

    I'd love to jump on the "BHG" bandwagon, but it doesn't sound like it- not since you have a new engine, retorqued and all. What happens if you run the engine at idle, till it warms up, with the rad cap off?
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    E55 AMG

    Fastest car I've ever been in was an E63... Scared the PISS outta me.
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    How to get better acceleration with a N/A

    You could read this... www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30572&highlight=NA+upgrades
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    I received first of Shineauto Project's ....

    How do they mount? are they bolted on, or do you blend them in?
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    Sometimes she doesn't crank.....

    Umm- what's an NSS, or an NSW?? neutral safety switch is my guess for the first, and dunno NSW. PS- where's the starter relay? in the main EFI box under the hood?
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    Probe Forged Pistons: You want 'em? GB!

    Have you gotten an impression from them as to what the final price will be? I know you said it would drop with quantity, and that at the point of having an order of approx. 20-30 sets would bring the price to around $350 w/ rings- is that still the estimate with 45+ sets on order? Just curious...
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    Probe Forged Pistons: You want 'em? GB!

    OK, It doesn't sound like this is going to be in our hands for a couple of months yet, but I'm not gonna be one of those GB guys that backs out at the last minute either, so I'm gonna go pick up all my machine parts from the shop, and sit on them till this happens. I was hoping this'd get going...
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    port and polish

    You don't want the exhaust ports much larger than they already are. The reason is that the ports are supposed to be smaller than the manifold they dump into (as stated above), so that the exhaust gases will have less ability to reverse back into the cylinder. That's whats called the reversionary...
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    Turbo lag reduced via driveshaft change?

    Damn- I hope this isn't true, cause I'm about to install a AL driveshaft. I guess it means that my CT will spool like a T4/1.15 AR.
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    Probe Forged Pistons: You want 'em? GB!

    Doward- when do you expect a final go-ahead from Probe? And whenever the creation process begins- how long will it take to get the product out to the people? I'm sitting on a freshly machined block/head, waiting to see if this is going to happen. Sorry for the impatience, but I need to get this...
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    delayed cranking

    I've had the same problem for the last two yrs, intermittently. I usually see it happen in the winter/ colder weather. There are times when I have to hold the key in the start position for up to a minute, then all of a sudden, it cranks at full speed, as if nothing were wrong. Other times, I...
  13. supraguy@aol

    On the road to a private pilots license.

    Not during a stall? VG's aren't about to cause anyone to NOT recover from a stall. VG's just improve adhesion of the laminar flow over a surface. This improves the effectiveness of the trailing edge devices as well. They don't cause cause loss of control, they cause improvement of control.
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    On the road to a private pilots license.

    For the same reason, I imagine. The underside of the tail is where you want lift to occur, basically pulling down on the tail.
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    MKIII Brake line to MKIV Caliper, (A fitting question)(Pics)

    wow- I wasn't aware of the no-teflon rule. In fact, I thought that my brake lines came with the suggestion of using teflon- doe sit deteriorate in brake fluid or something?
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    MKIII Brake line to MKIV Caliper, (A fitting question)(Pics)

    I would use teflon tape, but because it is a flare fitting, I would go without the washers. If it leaks- it won't be that much trouble to remove the bolt and install said washers anyway.
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    Eliminating thermostat

    I second the recommendation of just getting a better rad. My temps would rise during the warm months of summer, and I had no BHG and I tried various rated Tstats. What cured it was getting rid of my 8 yr old radiator, and putting in a CSF. Temp never budges.
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    On the road to a private pilots license.

    You sure about the only civilian rated to fly Phantoms? I assume that you mean he's never been military, because the examiner who gavwe me my CFI(based at KJFX) used to fly recon on the edge of Cuban airspace, though of course, he WAS military. We've got a couple of L39's based here, as well as...