• Registered: 2010-07-23
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Topic: What a real lemon feels like (NJMP Valiant)

2 Laps in the "Nautical" handling Valiant at NJMP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twA7TrP … e=youtu.be

Had an awesome time this weekend, out of 6 races this was probably by far the best time we've had on track, hope we were able to stay out of everyone's way and not freak everyone out with our car's "unique" handling characteristics.

Squatting Dog Racing
2000 Mustang - sold to those Hokie Pokie losers
1970 Valiant - 2015 Southern Discomfort Organizer's Choice - 2016 Southern Discomfort Most Heroic Fix

2 Reply by St. Mary (edited by St. Mary 2016-05-18 07:37 PM)

  • From: CT
  • Registered: 2010-09-20
  • Posts: 258

Re: What a real lemon feels like (NJMP Valiant)

It was awesome seeing the car out there. Good job guys.

What transmission setup are you running?

Maximum Efforts Motorsports
Mid-Engine Chevette
S-10 incoming...
  • From: SF, CA
  • Registered: 2015-02-11
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Re: What a real lemon feels like (NJMP Valiant)

I think your car is running lean.

25X Loser - Delinquent Racing - '86 Rust-Tite Merkur - 9 years (when do I get to stop?).
  • From: Conroe, TX
  • Registered: 2012-07-20
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Re: What a real lemon feels like (NJMP Valiant)

You decidedly need a vacuum-driven artificial horizon.  It'll be a riot to watch it in your next in-car video.  You must do nothing to that "suspension system", just hook this bad boy up to your intake manifold:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Cessna- … mp;vxp=mtr

-jt
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Tetanus Racing
1986 Porsche 944, #986
  • Registered: 2010-07-23
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Re: What a real lemon feels like (NJMP Valiant)

St. Mary wrote:

It was awesome seeing the car out there. Good job guys.

What transmission setup are you running?

Thanks. It's a stock 904 auto with a $30 ebay external cooler and a swap meet (read: "shitty") B&M z-gate shifter.

Squatting Dog Racing
2000 Mustang - sold to those Hokie Pokie losers
1970 Valiant - 2015 Southern Discomfort Organizer's Choice - 2016 Southern Discomfort Most Heroic Fix
  • Registered: 2010-07-23
  • Posts: 49

Re: What a real lemon feels like (NJMP Valiant)

jimthefirst wrote:

You decidedly need a vacuum-driven artificial horizon.  It'll be a riot to watch it in your next in-car video.  You must do nothing to that "suspension system", just hook this bad boy up to your intake manifold:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Cessna- … mp;vxp=mtr

Totally wish we had that at Jersey!!!

Squatting Dog Racing
2000 Mustang - sold to those Hokie Pokie losers
1970 Valiant - 2015 Southern Discomfort Organizer's Choice - 2016 Southern Discomfort Most Heroic Fix