Don't worry, I know policing shocks would/will be a nightmare. I
was just playing Devil's Advocate (would you expect any less from
me?).
We could make CHuck smoke the oil and decide legal/illegal from
there. :^)
Matt Murray
mattm@optonline.net
Copyright 2002, Matthew D. Murray.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Hoelscher" <stevehh@hiwaay.net>
To: "Matt Murray" <mattm@optonline.net>
Cc: <evolution-discussions@yahoogroups.com>;
<autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: OEM Shock Rules
> Matt Murray wrote:
>
> > So if we tear down Scotty's "OEM" shocks (sorry Scotty, but
> > you'll be the target for this post), and they are found to be
the
> > Quad adjustables with the Extra-Groovy -. Huch & CHuck oil
(is
> > that stuff smokable?) Scotty is tossed. He loses the extra
bucks
> > he spent for the Extra-Groovy . shock. If it is OEM, then all
the
> > protestor has to pay for (bond fee) is the cost of an OEM
shock.
> > Almost takes care of itself. If one knows the possibliltiy of
a
> > shock being hacked, staying with OEM might be workable.
>
>
> Sorry Matt, but that isn't exactly the case. If Scotty's
shocks are legal
> OEM shocks, who pays for the analysis of the oil to decide if
its the H&C
> Extra-Groovy stuff or the OEM oil? And the tests won't be
cheap or quick.
> You would also have to tear apart an OE shock for a sample of
OE oil and to
> compare the internal components to. And what if Scotty sends
a sample of
> his oil off to another lab and gets back other results for his
appeal?
> Which lab do you use?
>
> And anyone who has done shock revalving knows that there are
all kinds of
> little things in there to play with that would be almost
impossible to
> detect. Ever tried to check the spring rate of a wave spring?
As a Protest
> Committee member I would not want to have to deal with a shock
teardown. It
> would make a motor or transmission teardown look like a day at
the beach.
>
> Steve Hoelscher
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