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To: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
Subject: DBB turbo's
From: Joe Amo <jkamo@rap.midco.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:47:40 -0600
hey now, at least I have an excuse for "shrinkage"

who wants to shed some insight into doubel ball bearing turbo's
pro's and cons

Joe :)



Albaugh, Neil wrote:

> Joe;
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> My old VW had both-- now I know better.  :)
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> Regards,  Neil    Tucson, AZ   (what winter?)
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>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Joe Amo [mailto:jkamo@rap.midco.net]
>     Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 1:58 PM
>     To: Albaugh, Neil
>     Cc: 'Russel Mack'; 'Glen Barrett'; 'John Burk';
>     'land-speed@autox.team.net'
>     Subject: Re: roll center
>
>     dont forget to avoid those narrow tires also :)
>
>     Joe (its going to be a long winter) Amo    :)
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>     Albaugh, Neil wrote:
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>>Joe;
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>>Maybe the rear suspension was a factor in what happened, maybe not. Perhaps
>>we'll never know. 
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>>I'd still avoid a swing axle if I were building a new car, though.
>>
>>Regards, Neil     Tucson, AZ
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Joe Amo [mailto:jkamo@rap.midco.net] 
>>Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 10:52 AM
>>To: Albaugh, Neil
>>Cc: 'Russel Mack'; 'Glen Barrett'; 'John Burk'; 'land-speed@autox.team.net'
>>Subject: Re: roll center
>>
>>
>>well hard to argue with success,  for over 40 yrs it
>>set more records than any other car,  put more people into
>>the 200 mph and 300mph clubs than any other
>>
>>Joe :)
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>>Albaugh, Neil wrote:
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>>>Glen;
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>>>Hmmm...I sure would avoid using one of those types of rear 
>>>suspensions-- swing axles are treacherous; they exhibit large camber 
>>>changes and their jacking effect almost guarantees that once a certain 
>>>point is reached, a driver can't save it. About the only way to make a 
>>>rear swing axle manageable is to limit the wheel travel to only a small 
>>>bump & rebound.
>>>
>>>Regards, Neil     Tucson, AZ
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Russel Mack [mailto:rtmack@concentric.net]
>>>Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 8:41 AM
>>>To: Glen Barrett; John Burk; land-speed@autox.team.net
>>>Subject: RE: roll center
>>>
>>>
>>>Glen:
>>>the 77 had a lot of positive camber showing on the rear when I saw it 
>>>towing to the line in 2001.  I pointed it out and somebody told me it 
>>>w
>>>as a swing-axle.  I met Seth, Tanis, and crew later that week (we were 
>>>next to them in Impound),  and I think I remember discussing the rear 
>>>suspension with Seth, or maybe one of the crew.
>>>
>>>Have they changed it since then?
>>>Russ, #1226B





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