I used a two inch flexible plastic hose ran along the frame rail parallel to the axle to the back side of the rotor. A 2" aluminum tube was cut to about 3" and ziptied to the back of the spindle. The only issue I had was tire rub on the duct when turned to lock.Buy my wilwoods and I will...

Thats kind of a bummer. I hope this doesn't affect the new track going in at Worthington MN. I wonder if a new region could be formed utilizing those 3 tracks? hum something to think on.

Well, I am saying good by to the DSM community. However, the few I have met in person I have enjoyed your company.By spring I will have a new toy but right now its to early to tell what its going to be. I have looked at everything from a mini cooper to a z06, I figure I have until April...

Whats up with that can anyone tell me? I was hoping to get through HPDE's next year, and into some TT. O well that can't happen if I have to travel to Chicago to do it. To me its disappointing since I realy liked the HPDE I was at last year. To bad my car wasn't up to par and breaking ever...

Agreed!!

So is Jon at TRE building you a dog box? Or just a messaged build?

Well autoX is typically set up in a parking lot top speeds typically are 60mph-75mph. You run 1 lap at a time ~2minutes max. Upto 6 laps per day. Cost of ~40 bucks or less.Road Racing (open track days) you typically run 20minute sessions typically 3-4 sessions a day. cost ~125+ per day...

Well the list is up in the classifieds. Anyone feel free to PM or email me.I will get some good pictures up of the control arm. It was a brittle fracture which really concerned me.http://www.dsmtuners.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=65393&cat=7 is a link to the classified add.

First AutoX and track days are two different beasts. Your questions are more focused towards road racing.Open Track Days? I'm assuming by the name that these are events that do not require you to be a part of a club in order to race? How can I find these in my area?Talking to people in...

Here are a coupleReplace nuts and bolts with factory replacements. They are actually stronger than Grade 8's.If you have spare parts bring them to the track they don't do you any good sitting in your shop 4 hours away.DSM's are heavy so strip that un needed weight, weight reductions...

I was racing in an AutoX, thank goodness. Actually I think the damage list is minimal, the fenderwell liner, tire, and control arm. I might possibly have bent the strut but won't find out till I disassemble everything.I was coming around a corner and all of a sudden I knew something was...

L.o.L. Website is a joke. The L.O.L is really like 3 seperate clubs right now. I am not sure but I think the SCCA needs to do something with that region. For example I race with the SCCS(sports car club of siouxland). We are like a sub chapter or something. however all our member dues etc...

Well, I wouldn't modify unless you understand the rules. As for oil starvation, I have never personally experienced it. But what weight oil are you running? Was it full?

It was one of the front lower contol arms. The are Polk Tubular... They snapped right after where the 2 tubes come together on the rear section of the control arm. It looks to be a brittle failure however when I dismantle the car, I will post up some pictures. The funny part was it was COLD...

And Again, BROKE third run out. BROKE the lower control arm. Not bent like you would think... But broke sheared off...

Thanks for the TIP on Boo Bash!If everything goes good at the AutoX this weekend. I might have to go down. I was planning on a halloween party at my house that night but I can always cancel that for a little racing.I wonder if the wife will let me spend a little more on racing this...

Yep its getting parted unless some blessed soul wants to pick it up and actually show the world what the car is capable of. However no interest at the 12k price tag. So it is being parted out. I will have more details and pictures as the parts come off. Also I PM'ed you a rough preliminary...

Rich,What I think is sad is that our cars will never be able to run head to head. I really wish I had a larger pocket book. I think I have all the major problems that plagued me all figured out, just to part the car out in a couple weeks like you are doing. At times I think i should spend...

I talked to Jon (TRE) about what to do with the center diff, and really there isn't the impact abuse that you get into drag racing and typically Road Race DSM's are under 450hp. I would look at the Speed Design 4 Spider.Also what is your target weight? I would be more concerned with what...

Well this Sunday will be the last race for the eclipse. I have had no interest in it as a whole so as of next week all the parts will be forsale.So Come Join me up in Sioux Falls, SD for our last event of the Season, it is supposed to be a little cool but dry. I am planning on a FAST...

Find yourself a new parts department!I have a friend that works in Chrysler Part Sales and he always finds what I am looking for!

My car is kindoff over the top as far as cooling is concerned.Blitz Cap 180 Deg thermostat Stock Hoses (will be replaced with hard pipe with silicon ends before next season) Large Aluminum Radiator in Front and smaller one in Rear (ran off of the heater hoses) That will be hard piped...

I believe this to be true... However I have been fighting mine all summer... I do have an Painless harness and my balancing shafts have been removed but I have a very well balanced 2.0 It feels like a stock motor :) but it runs a .60 trim.I would absolutely hate to part the car because...

If you can find a buyer keep whole! Because its somewhat sorted that should help with the sale. Does it have a log book etc?I put mine up forsale on a few sites awhile back and haven't had a single bite! So if I am going to sell mine its probably going to need to be parted out which is...

Sounds fun! Go fast where you can and slow where you have to! Sounds like you knew where you could make up the time, congrats thats one of my biggest problems unless it obvious (AKA I am sliding, pushing etc...)Does the Miata happened to be driven by Adam Ansorge? Blue CSP? He is from...

In your previous post those problems are hard solutions. Mine get worse with time? It worked great when I first put the TRE trans in. Also it has a new pivot ball. The fork looked fine, I examined it carefully however I didn't replace it. I will call my friend/mechanic/parts guy and have...

Well that sucks! I am sorry for all the hardships. What flywheel is Rich running? Is this the second time the flywheel bolts came loose? Sorry I can't help out with the ECU with the DSM link... However I might be able to locate a stock one for you..

Ok so I have been sitting here waiting patiently about a report on how Hastings was.How was it???

Ha Ha funny! What one do you need is that really your problem? I have a fresh transfercase...

Update,I am going to go head and pull the pedal assembly out tomorrow, drop the trans back out, double check everything, put a new slave cylinder in, weld the pedal assembly if it hasn't been done already, it doesn't look like it and the pedal doesn't have any slop to speak of but I am going...

DSM tranny problems...90 Eclipse GSXI will start from the beginning...I purchased the car last July. The car is set up for road racing.Current Drivetrain Mods New ACT 2600 street disk ACT chromoly Flywheel TRE stage 2+ Galant VR4-RS Trans New Seals in Transfercase New...

Dave sounds like you had fun, it was great meeting you at MAM. Man racing in Rain would really suck, I have never done so nor do I ever want to. I guess it would bring a whole new element into driving fast...Rich, I would really like to go to hastings but honestly I am flat broke, and...

They work ok but a cage would be better. i could see the fender braces being utilized so you didn't have to take the cage through the firewall (and have to take weight pentalties).

Ok i am stuck in a dilema,In a few weeks I am registered to run the SORC its a high speed race across the Sandhills in NE. I was planning on running the eclipse. However after learning more about the car, and having all the carnage early on this season it has left my pocket book a little...

This is a little something I wrote for a local website.BUMP Steer To continue with steering, after my last sessions I was posed a question on bump steer. Bumb Steer/Roll Steer is the change in steering angle as the suspension travels. Roll steer is the same thing as bump steer only that...

I am guessing that is toe in since almost any rated spec is toe in. Toe out does help turn in which DSM's NEED help with. However Toe out Sucks to drive on the street, every little dip, crack etc you car will want to follow. I would recommend a 1/16" toe in, a 1/32 each side. Turn in will be...

That looks like a good setting for your alignment, the front toe could be a little more neutral but that would affect your street driving.

You will want to shorten the Driver Front. How can I help you visualize this. Take a hard book place 4 quarters under 3 corners, place 3 quarters on the 4th you see there is no weight being applied to that stack. Does that help? Someone local should be able to corner balance your car but...

Well if you were local you could buy me some beer (actually I prefer a good canadian wiskey) to cross weight your car. But since your not here is a couple suggestions. These are general to setting up a car with out scales.I typically lower the car as much as possible with out it rubbing...

This also means at Road America i am going to be sqeezing every last MPH out of my car. I think at MAM I am about tapped out when I get to the end of the straight. I think its time for me to learn some data logging on my AEM, and possibly an addition of a data aquisition of some sort (even...

Chris if my car can hold together I will be at Hastings!

I don't think the gearing is the biggest factor in this equation. I am guessing its power to weight ratio, and rotational weight. I have longer gears but a shorter final. The ratios work out to be fairly close. If I remeber right it about a 2% difference depending on which gear your in. I...

Thanks your correct I see what I was doing wrongEdited post to show correct speed.Also what was the laptimes of that blue mustang running with American Iron Cars and SU cast running it was walking everything.

Well I grabbed some info over lunch. Now I have a .617 5th gear with 5.435 final drive. Running 225/40/17 tires.http://www.kabamus.com/garage/gears.htmlI am guessing your running .666 5th gear with 4.929 final drive.I believe i was hitting 6500-7000 on that back straight. The car...

No speedo thats why I have to run the calculations based of my gear ratio and final drive. and my final drive is 5.435, I remember that one. I am shifting into 5th as I pass under the flag bridge.

The trans is from a Galant VR4-RS, freshened up by TRE. I will get the specs and MPH when I get home I have all the calculations ratios etc in my office. I figured out before and I am thinking it was somewhere around 140mph+ on the straight at MAM. But I will double check my figures.

MAM June 30th and July 1stWell overall what a weekend...The week leading upSaturday Night my trust mechanic Brad, and Marcus came down and helped my get the transmission back in the car. We tried to get it back up in with out pulling the motor mounts with no luck. So we undid the...

I am TIRED, BROKE, and BROKEN!But I should be up and running in a week or twp. I will post an actual review later with pictures etc...Rich and Crew its was great meeting you guys thanks for the helps and the little parts.

Free beer for a sticker I am down.

It may be a throwaway... However a solid chromoly flywheel will have consistent thermal expansion and is a very strong. I think the fidanza is a good flywheel however I do think the ACT is better. I am not sure why your machine shop told you it was unmachinable?? Chromoly (unheat treated) is...