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Post by gnome on Apr 18, 2018 9:48:14 GMT -7
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Post by GTS on Apr 18, 2018 10:21:16 GMT -7
Very Cool!
Thanks for sharing!!!
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Post by AJR on Apr 18, 2018 14:38:46 GMT -7
Right on Gnome!! I second that...thanks for sharing. I grew up with Fords and blue still pumps through my veins, But I only own one now and it's just a beater. The rest are GM products which is my second choice and one ricer Mazda RX8 that I inherited from my son. That one is my daily driver....but don't tell anybody lol.
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Post by dave632 on Apr 18, 2018 20:02:53 GMT -7
I have had nothing but Chevies for the past 20 years or so but I like all the American cars. Have owned just about every American brand at one time or another. I have a big dislike for the Asian cars however.
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Post by kiwidave on Apr 18, 2018 23:24:14 GMT -7
Go the Fords!! Great looking fleet of Fords gnome. The big four door is cool. Down here we like our four cars.
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Post by gnome on Apr 19, 2018 6:48:49 GMT -7
Go the Fords!! Great looking fleet of Fords gnome. The big four door is cool. Down here we like our four cars. Thanks dave i like the cruzers too .wanted a lincoln when this one presented it's self with a great story "local car" it fit the bill .all original car two owner one family great running and driving car was last registered in 84 . Looking forward to the grimace villain show down ,little nervous hope grimace is hungry |
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Post by dave632 on Apr 19, 2018 8:24:20 GMT -7
Here are the 2 fastest cars I ever owned. First is a 68 Camaro which had a big M 632 in it with a single King Demon, mid 5s @ 135 in the 1/8th. The second is a Beretta with a Keith Black aluminum 632, big chief's and 2 1150's on a sheet metal intake, mid 4s @ 153 in the 1/8th.  68 wheelie
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Post by gnome on Apr 20, 2018 6:28:10 GMT -7
I really like the camaro picture,wheelies look cool !!! Must of had a big sway bar?the car looks nice and flat with no twist in the chassis, 632 would want to twist anything always been impressed with those engines .have any action shots of the beretta?
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Post by dave632 on Apr 20, 2018 8:27:34 GMT -7
The Camaro had ladder bar suspension the Beretta had a 4 link with a rear anti roll bar. I have some action shots of the Beretta will have to locate them as they were on the now defunct Photo bucket. Miss racing those cars, the Camaro was not as stable as the Beretta as the Camaro was a back half car. The Beretta was a Don Ness pro built chrome moly chassis car with a fiberglass body. It only weighed 2240 with me in it.
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Post by GTS on May 8, 2018 12:44:43 GMT -7
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Post by dave632 on May 9, 2018 8:59:15 GMT -7
I really like the camaro picture,wheelies look cool !!! Must of had a big sway bar?the car looks nice and flat with no twist in the chassis, 632 would want to twist anything always been impressed with those engines .have any action shots of the beretta? Found an action shot of the Beretta, sorry only have the small shots of it. It would only pull the front wheels 3-4" on leaving the line which is actually what you want as it had a 1.07 60' time vs the Camaro's 1.25 but the Camaro was more spectacular.  Beretta leaving line
 Beretta no hood
 Beretta motor before nitrous
This is the motor in the Camaro
 Camaro motor w N20
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Post by gnome on May 14, 2018 7:24:31 GMT -7
Going to upgrade power source at motor city raceway. Having problems tuning for NZ all my 14 volt wall warts are only 13.25 with no amps . Looking at 0-30 v with 20 amp track mate .not sure which one to get switched, linear or what the difference is . I see jj uses mastech and cant find brand that dave uses .any help greatly appreciated
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Post by AJR on May 14, 2018 8:01:43 GMT -7
Going to upgrade power source at motor city raceway. Having problems tuning for NZ all my 14 volt wall warts are only 13.25 with no amps . Looking at 0-30 v with 20 amp track mate .not sure which one to get switched, linear or what the difference is . I see jj uses mastech and cant find brand that dave uses .any help greatly appreciated That is a quality upgrade no matter how you look at it. What I have found is the units are all the same....but the names on them are different. One of mine is a Mastech and the other one is something else, but they are identical in every way. Be sure and look around...Google...Ebay...etc. There are some good deals out there if you look and are willing to be patient. I have a switched power supply. I forget the difference between linear and switched, but the switched sounded like the way to go to me and they have both worked flawlessly. |
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Post by GTS on May 14, 2018 8:15:32 GMT -7
I've never used these(KXN-3020D) but have been watching them on ebay. Also, there are some videos on u-tube, concerning reviews and calibrating them. This is a link to some that ebay offers with the best price being $157.53 w/free shpng. link
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Post by dave632 on May 14, 2018 8:49:36 GMT -7
Basically a switched mode power supply is constantly turning on and off according to demand. It is the more complex of the 2 in operation and operates by switching the power on and off according to demand. The switch mode is more efficient than a linear. The linear is simpler but generally more expensive because of the transformers needed to power them. Then they are simply rectified and regulated. Best source is actually DC auto/industrial batteries which are pure DC and usually 500-1000 amps. You can really fry one of your cars on a battery if it is not fused properly and the car shorts out.
I use two of the switched mode power supplies. Mainly because they are cheaper, I think mine were about 260 each. Even though many of these cars only draw less than an amp at the start the 2 30 amp power supplies still make a difference in performance. My cars, even stockers, are 1-4 hundredths slower on other tracks. That equals about 2-8 car lengths on the track.
When 100+ mph slot car records are set they are using DC batteries with a lot of amps and on a constant charge to keep the voltage up to full capacity.
I think you will see a big difference in the performance of your cars with a better power supply.
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