- 1. Re: Solo 2 Makes Tuner Transformation (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 20:02:50 -0700
- And those 4 seconds included a switch from stock street tires to RA-1s. --Ian
- /html/autox/2004-08/msg00020.html (7,008 bytes)
- 2. Re: regulating boost limits in SP, let's discuss (calmly and (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:39:25 -0800
- Some cars (such as many Audis) regulate manifold pressure to an absolute level, not a relative one, to compensate for altitude. So while an Audi S4 might have 9 psi of boost at sea level, it could be
- /html/autox/2003-12/msg00049.html (7,703 bytes)
- 3. Re: New CHP Camaros (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 16:48:17 -0700
- According to an article I read, the low-profile Camaros are targeted at big-rig trucks. This article claimed that the visible enforcement deterrant was mostly neutralized due to CB radio tipoffs, so
- /html/autox/2002-06/msg00278.html (7,673 bytes)
- 4. Re: Audi RS6 engine inside the body of an S4 was MAZDASPEED (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 08:54:49 -0800
- Probably, the (old) A4 and A6 have the same engine bay. Someone (Cosworth?) wedged the NA S8 motor into an S4 as a design study a year or so back, and that's the same block as the RS6. You might need
- /html/autox/2002-04/msg00081.html (7,915 bytes)
- 5. Re: Safety Belt - Nitrous (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 20:30:12 -0800
- Hm. IIRC, the Maxima incident resulted from two or three boneheaded mistakes on the part of the owner, including deliberately not installing the safety pressure release valves and leaving his bottle
- /html/autox/2002-02/msg00468.html (7,311 bytes)
- 6. Re: '99 Boxster for sale (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 14:15:23 -0800
- According to Autoweek, you'll be able to get them (albeit only with the 120hp motor) in the US from Lotus dealers next year. http://autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?port_code=autoweek&cat_code=carnews&loc
- /html/autox/2002-01/msg00389.html (7,331 bytes)
- 7. Re: Miata for sale?!?! (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2001 22:41:26 -0700
- You could also buy a Link aftermarket programmable computer from Flyin' Miata for $1000. It won't be legal for smog in some state (California in particular), though. --Ian /// autox@autox.team.net ma
- /html/autox/2001-08/msg00070.html (7,618 bytes)
- 8. Re: Tire Trailer (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 11:25:08 -0700
- There's pics of mine at http://www.codrus.com/trailer/, plus links to a few others. I'd suggest putting the tires on the back and the box on the front. Once you load the box full of heavy pieces of m
- /html/autox/2001-06/msg00072.html (9,368 bytes)
- 9. Re: Big Brother, the original question (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 16:59:19 -0700
- Well, for one, the manufacturer gets a discount for work done under warranty, they don't pay the same hourly rate as Joe Schmoe off the street. For another, the manufacturer expects the dealership to
- /html/autox/2001-06/msg00414.html (7,952 bytes)
- 10. Re: Do Monkeys fly in AS or GS? (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 09:55:53 -0800
- "Jennifer", a creation of Honda's marketing department as their intended typical buyer, is far more concerned about front and rear seat legroom than about handling. The strut design let them move the
- /html/autox/2001-02/msg00790.html (8,285 bytes)
- 11. Re: Another Demographically Correct Class (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 18:19:29 -0800
- Ah, but think of the market it will create for lightweight forged aluminum 4-channel amplifiers! --Ian '99 Mazda Miata -- CSP '01 Audi S4 -- AS
- /html/autox/2000-12/msg00295.html (7,141 bytes)
- 12. Re: Need Ford Probe GT info... (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 16:47:59 -0800
- Ford doesn't give it a tow rating (at least on the '95 that I used to have), but if a Miata can pull a few hundred pounds of tire trailer, I'd imagine < 1000 lbs on a PGT would probably be OK. The bi
- /html/autox/2000-12/msg00786.html (8,291 bytes)
- 13. Re: Max speed for an SL2 (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 16:45:54 -0800
- Weight doesn't affect top speed, that's entirely dictated by aerodynamics and the motor (well, and gearing). The wind creates drag, a force pushing backwards on the car, the motor produces torque, a
- /html/autox/2000-11/msg00131.html (7,532 bytes)
- 14. Re: Autocross Community (was Re: Any Civil Engineers in the House ?) (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 10:07:36 -0700
- Yeah, don't worry about cones on the runway -- I'm sure your plane can slalom around them. :) Hm. What class does a Cessna fall into, anyway? --Ian
- /html/autox/2000-10/msg00220.html (7,686 bytes)
- 15. Re: Coil Over Spring Rates (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 12:56:54 -0700
- Yes, but by moving the spring mounting location, you change the length of the suspension lever arm working on it, and thus change the effective spring rate. --Ian
- /html/autox/2000-10/msg00424.html (7,468 bytes)
- 16. Re: Coil Over Spring Rates (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 16:54:26 -0700
- Converting a car that previous did not have a coilover suspension to one that does (which I believe the original poster was doing?) almost certainly moves the mounting points. :) --Ian
- /html/autox/2000-10/msg00443.html (7,479 bytes)
- 17. Re: Roll Bar Rules Changes - Serious Stuff Here! (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 11:19:38 -0700
- You realize that these rules make it basically impossible to have a Miata in stock with a roll bar? Unless the driver is shorter than about 5'4", there's no way you'll get three inches above the helm
- /html/autox/2000-10/msg00480.html (8,688 bytes)
- 18. Re: To all the 99+ Miata owners out there (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 17:02:32 -0700
- Well, I blunted a lot of drill bits by not using cutting oil, those frame rail extensions are pretty tough. The top holes take longer than the bottom ones, since there's a double-thickness of metal u
- /html/autox/2000-09/msg00025.html (8,283 bytes)
- 19. Re: To all the 99+ Miata owners out there (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 19:07:28 -0700
- And imagine the confusion when you pulled up next to someone else on the highway who was using the same channel for their trailer light transmitter as you were. :) --Ian
- /html/autox/2000-09/msg00031.html (7,712 bytes)
- 20. Re: Miata rollbar (score: 1)
- Author: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
- Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 10:41:21 -0800
- You don't need to de-install it, you simply need to make the piece of the bar that obstructs the top removable. I don't know of a bar that does this, but it should be possible to design one. As a tho
- /html/autox/1999-12/msg00029.html (8,227 bytes)
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