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the question is:
do the magnets prevent the butterflies from being full open or not?
or are they the trigger for a change in the ignition timing?
maybe giving traction control at the rev box?
do the magnets prevent the butterflies from being full open or not?
or are they the trigger for a change in the ignition timing?
maybe giving traction control at the rev box?
And the NASCAR circus continues....
I remember ten years ago,my ex-g/f dad was a big nascar fan. Since I drove a 87 toyota corolla, he made fun of it all the time. Yet, I told him the car was reliable as a rock. I remember him saying, "if Toyota's are so good, how come they don't have any Toyota's in Nascar?" In 08, I see Toyota is kickin arse and takin names, it's been little under two years since they joined Nascar??
if they are cheating in nationwide they are probably cheating in sprint series, anyone want to buy my daughters toyota highlander? it only burns a quart of oil every 400 to 500 miles, it has 46000 miles .dealer wants 300 dollars to check it out. i think nascar has 5 gallon oil in there race cars, good thing
Originally Posted By: mcshooter
if they are cheating in nationwide they are probably cheating in sprint series, anyone want to buy my daughters toyota highlander? it only burns a quart of oil every 400 to 500 miles, it has 46000 miles .dealer wants 300 dollars to check it out. i think nascar has 5 gallon oil in there race cars, good thing
If you are certain your daughter is up-to-date on her oil changes, using the correct oil, why don't you verify for yourself that it is burning this much oil, and then go to the dealer with your figures and demand to see the factory representative, zone manager, or whatever they call them, and present him with the facts. Toyotas have a 60,000 mile warranty on the drive train. You should not have to pay $300 to verify a situation like this. The owner's manual tells you who to contact in a situation like this.
But, first make sure she has been having the oil changed at least once a year, and has never ran it out of oil.
if they are cheating in nationwide they are probably cheating in sprint series, anyone want to buy my daughters toyota highlander? it only burns a quart of oil every 400 to 500 miles, it has 46000 miles .dealer wants 300 dollars to check it out. i think nascar has 5 gallon oil in there race cars, good thing
If you are certain your daughter is up-to-date on her oil changes, using the correct oil, why don't you verify for yourself that it is burning this much oil, and then go to the dealer with your figures and demand to see the factory representative, zone manager, or whatever they call them, and present him with the facts. Toyotas have a 60,000 mile warranty on the drive train. You should not have to pay $300 to verify a situation like this. The owner's manual tells you who to contact in a situation like this.
But, first make sure she has been having the oil changed at least once a year, and has never ran it out of oil.
Originally Posted By: Cutehumor
I remember ten years ago,my ex-g/f dad was a big nascar fan. Since I drove a 87 toyota corolla, he made fun of it all the time. Yet, I told him the car was reliable as a rock. I remember him saying, "if Toyota's are so good, how come they don't have any Toyota's in Nascar?" In 08, I see Toyota is kickin arse and takin names, it's been little under two years since they joined Nascar??
Before I retired back in 2001, I had an acquaintance at work that had a 1987 Corolla that he had purchased new. It was a model that had a stationwagon looking body on it. He had a 50 mile one way commute to work each day. We talked about it occasionally as the miles rang up-200,000. 300,000, 400,000 miles. When I retired, he had just over 460,000 miles on that Corolla. The only major repair it had required was a transmission (manual) that he got at a junk yard and installed himself. Engine was still good. He didn't know about changing the timing belt until I told him. At the time, he already had 190,000 miles on it. He did that job himself, too.
I remember ten years ago,my ex-g/f dad was a big nascar fan. Since I drove a 87 toyota corolla, he made fun of it all the time. Yet, I told him the car was reliable as a rock. I remember him saying, "if Toyota's are so good, how come they don't have any Toyota's in Nascar?" In 08, I see Toyota is kickin arse and takin names, it's been little under two years since they joined Nascar??
Before I retired back in 2001, I had an acquaintance at work that had a 1987 Corolla that he had purchased new. It was a model that had a stationwagon looking body on it. He had a 50 mile one way commute to work each day. We talked about it occasionally as the miles rang up-200,000. 300,000, 400,000 miles. When I retired, he had just over 460,000 miles on that Corolla. The only major repair it had required was a transmission (manual) that he got at a junk yard and installed himself. Engine was still good. He didn't know about changing the timing belt until I told him. At the time, he already had 190,000 miles on it. He did that job himself, too.
Originally Posted By: mcshooter
if they are cheating in nationwide they are probably cheating in sprint series......
Toyota wasn't caught cheating on their engine to get more power, they just have a newer engine and are able to get more HP out of it than the other manufacturers. In the Nationwide series they were making enough HP more than other makes that they made them add a restrictor plate.
Gibbs Racing was trying to cheat the chassis dyno in the Sprint Cup Series to make it look like they weren't making as much HP as they were. They are afraid that NASCAR will make the Toyotas add a restrictor plate to the Cup engines also.
if they are cheating in nationwide they are probably cheating in sprint series......
Toyota wasn't caught cheating on their engine to get more power, they just have a newer engine and are able to get more HP out of it than the other manufacturers. In the Nationwide series they were making enough HP more than other makes that they made them add a restrictor plate.
Gibbs Racing was trying to cheat the chassis dyno in the Sprint Cup Series to make it look like they weren't making as much HP as they were. They are afraid that NASCAR will make the Toyotas add a restrictor plate to the Cup engines also.
I guess it depends on where you work in NASCAR. The individual that painted my 65 Impala use to work for Hendrick, Roush, and Petty as a painter. The working conditions are nothing stellar like one would think. He basically quit working for each one due to the political issues inside the company, not to mention the pay wasn't all that either. Flat rate $500 a week. Of the three he said Hendrick was the best to work for. He has his own place in Concord and is doing well. My impala turned out great but then for what I paid it should be.
I got to go into the Petty garage and what an experience that was. All that $$$$$$ sitting in there. I did notice a bunch of Schaeffer's motor oil in cases sitting around as well as used K&N oil filters on the oil drain rack.
I got to go into the Petty garage and what an experience that was. All that $$$$$$ sitting in there. I did notice a bunch of Schaeffer's motor oil in cases sitting around as well as used K&N oil filters on the oil drain rack.
If you go back to the mid 80's though, there probably wasn't 300 mechanics in the whole sport actually drawing a paycheck. (A lot of winning teams didn't have 10 full time guys on the payroll). Now Hendrick alone has 400 people on the payroll.
Originally Posted By: Rat407
I guess it depends on where you work in NASCAR. The individual that painted my 65 Impala use to work for Hendrick, Roush, and Petty as a painter. The working conditions are nothing stellar like one would think. He basically quit working for each one due to the political issues inside the company, not to mention the pay wasn't all that either. Flat rate $500 a week. Of the three he said Hendrick was the best to work for. He has his own place in Concord and is doing well. My impala turned out great but then for what I paid it should be.
I got to go into the Petty garage and what an experience that was. All that $$$$$$ sitting in there. I did notice a bunch of Schaeffer's motor oil in cases sitting around as well as used K&N oil filters on the oil drain rack.
Originally Posted By: Rat407
I guess it depends on where you work in NASCAR. The individual that painted my 65 Impala use to work for Hendrick, Roush, and Petty as a painter. The working conditions are nothing stellar like one would think. He basically quit working for each one due to the political issues inside the company, not to mention the pay wasn't all that either. Flat rate $500 a week. Of the three he said Hendrick was the best to work for. He has his own place in Concord and is doing well. My impala turned out great but then for what I paid it should be.
I got to go into the Petty garage and what an experience that was. All that $$$$$$ sitting in there. I did notice a bunch of Schaeffer's motor oil in cases sitting around as well as used K&N oil filters on the oil drain rack.
diselbob it would be great to get to see a modern nascar garage, my best experience in nascar was in 1960 at michigan speedway.i was a new employee at goodyear so i got to get a pass into the pits,driveres meeting and right behind the wall on pettys team. back then only pit folks were team employees only. in the driver meeting they had large seats but one driver was sitting on the floor, he was wendell scott and i was told these were good ole boys from the south so he sat on the floor, during the meeting the nascar official said anyone driving over a air hose would get a one lap pentealy since andretty had ran over and killed a crew guy the week before. bobby issiac stood in front of the official and told him if he got infront of him he would plant him six feet under. it was quite a meeting.during the race when richard petty pitted i was handed a wooden plug that fell out of pettys car when it was jacked up. he was running a ford then and the plug was in the coil spring and was to break out during the race but came out when he pitted. they did not have as many officials as now so cheatng was common, aslo it was a 600 mile race then. i would like to see pettys new garage before i go to the race track in the sky but probably wont. just thought i would share my nascar trip in 1960 with you. also both goodyear and firestone were on the cars..
Great story from the wild and wooly days of racing, thanks for sharing.
Petty ran a Ford in 1969, is that the year you're thinking of?
Most NASCAR teams offer public tours of their facilities. Check their websites for info. A drive from OH to Charlotte will take you a day. Come on down for the World 600 or the All Star race as all the teams are in town and ready for their fans.
Petty ran a Ford in 1969, is that the year you're thinking of?
Most NASCAR teams offer public tours of their facilities. Check their websites for info. A drive from OH to Charlotte will take you a day. Come on down for the World 600 or the All Star race as all the teams are in town and ready for their fans.
bretfraz,
1969 was the year Dodge pulled out of NASCAR. Petty also ran in the NHRA for a few races I do not remember where in GA. but his car somehow got out of control and a fan was killed. I beliver it was the 429 engine.
Daryl
1969 was the year Dodge pulled out of NASCAR. Petty also ran in the NHRA for a few races I do not remember where in GA. but his car somehow got out of control and a fan was killed. I beliver it was the 429 engine.
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Originally Posted By: bretfraz
Great story from the wild and wooly days of racing, thanks for sharing.
Petty ran a Ford in 1969, is that the year you're thinking of?
Most NASCAR teams offer public tours of their facilities. Check their websites for info. A drive from OH to Charlotte will take you a day. Come on down for the World 600 or the All Star race as all the teams are in town and ready for their fans.
Yes he did, a Torino with the BOSS 429 in it if I remember correctly.
Great story from the wild and wooly days of racing, thanks for sharing.
Petty ran a Ford in 1969, is that the year you're thinking of?
Most NASCAR teams offer public tours of their facilities. Check their websites for info. A drive from OH to Charlotte will take you a day. Come on down for the World 600 or the All Star race as all the teams are in town and ready for their fans.
Yes he did, a Torino with the BOSS 429 in it if I remember correctly.
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