[TPR] Fwd: Extended A arms

[Steve Lisa]

There is a lot of debate about the proper oil temperature for endurance
track racing.  Many say even up to 260 depending on oil type is ok.   We
never like to see that on any of our cars.  We generally shoot for under
220. So, while 220 is ok, we will be doing some more work to get it lower.

I can't resist one more story on spring rates at Daytona:

When I was racing the "AGT" class in the Rolex series at Daytona, the rules
were constantly changing.  In effect, AGT was a then-current Trans Am car
converted to endurance spec (air jacks, bigger coolers, bigger tranny
gears, etc).  Everytime we showed up at Daytona, we had to retest on spring
rates and ride height.  It was incredibly competitive, and every second
counted.  So, for each session, in addition to spring rate adjustments, we
incrementally lowering the car to get it down as low as possible.  We
adjusted/lowered and adjusted/lowered and adjusted/lower.  Eventually, one
of the drivers would be lucky enough to experience the car bottoming on
either the bump stops or the track.  So it was like Russian roulette for us
drivers -- who was the unlucky one that got to experience the car going
instantly loose in between NASCAR 3 and 4 where the big bumps were at very
high speed (in that car, about 180 between Nascar 3-4).  I was the lucky
one who got it one year during night practice -- and the car instantly shot
4 feet up the oval stopping inches from the wall.  I can't recall if I
literally shit my pants -- but at the very least I shit my brains. We then
raised the car 1/16 of inch and were fine the rest of the weekend.
Regards,

Steven G. Lisa, Esq.
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On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 3:07 PM DENNIS ANTENUCCI <teampantera at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Awesome Steve….thanks for documenting.
> I like the mods you made to that front bulkhead.
> We are running a Fluidyne  oil to water cooler and a single pass race
> radiator and running close to 180-190 on oil temp all the time even at WOT.
>
> On water temps verified by Asa we are running closer to 169 F hot all the
> time be it open track or open road. However, as everyone knows open track
> is NOT racing at WOT.
>
> Interestingly, two years ago I was bug eyed at 240-250F OIL Temps. Asa
> verified that it was a cooling or engine problem instead. Donny and Russ
> didnt know why. Asa did.  Because instead of adding AutoMeter senders Dick
> Drenske had left in the VDO senders in the car…my fault for not catching.
>
> Dennis
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>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Sep 23, 2021, at 1:30 PM, Steve Lisa via TPR <
> tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
> >
> > and w
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