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  1. aamatureracer

    What is the advantage of using Schrader Valve on fuel rails.

    NHRA and SCCA racing uses the fuel rail tap to sample fuel and I have built fuel sampling systems to retrofit many cars. There are some fuel injected cars that do not have sample ports and more than one have found fuel pumps that are not producing the pressure needed for the injectors to spray...
  2. aamatureracer

    Bosch Motronic ECU

    You can contact Raetech Engineering and David Finch or Kenneth Castle will be able to help you. Their website is www.raetech.com and they are in Ann Arbor, MI.
  3. aamatureracer

    NASCAR fuel scandal

    The Toyota/Michael Waltrip Nascar Team has been penalized for using a fuel additive. NASCAR would not reveal what they found and there is lots of speculation and a few red herrings floating arround with the AP reporting that a person with knowledge of the investigation saying it was a property...
  4. aamatureracer

    Carbon Fouling, Exhaust valve stems

    We were doing some testing on the dyno with a race engine,2 litre Zetec ZX3 and looking at hp changes with different fuels and in specifically unleaded vrs leaded. We see carbon build-up on exhaust valves because of the hydrocarbons that constitute some of the unleaded fuels. The next step is to...
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    Machinist sayings or "quotes"

    My favorite is that: It can be done three ways: GOOD FAST CHEAP You only get to pick two of the three If it is done GOOD and FAST it can't be CHEAP. If it is done GOOD and CHEAP it can't be FAST. IF it is done FAST and CHEAP it can't be GOOD.
  6. aamatureracer

    Race fuel testing

    The information has been a big help and I have found a Perkin Elmer 1600 that might work. You don't recall what make or model of equipment you used. Thanks for your help.
  7. aamatureracer

    Race fuel testing

    I am working with a race group that has mandated the use of one of four specific fuels for a race.Different classes of cars are using different fuels and two leaded racing and two unleaded fuels are specified. I was looking at using gas chromatography to test and make sure that the fuels are...
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