PDX offers $55 Test Drive
04-21-2009, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by SlipAngle79,Apr 21 2009, 01:00 PM
I'll be changing oil and MTF this week - Thursday or Friday but I only have the afternoon free as I have stuff going on after 5pm. Let me know if you want to stop by and we can bleed the brakes.
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Also, www.speedbleeder.com? Is there anywhere local I can go and pick these up?
04-21-2009, 11:00 AM
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Yep, that's the site... you can bleed your own brakes by yourself. 
SPS (a SCCA PDX sponsor) sells at the track (which doesn't help your right now) but they should stock them and they are local -> http://www.soloperformance.com/SpeedBleede...900_p_1264.html
Solo Performance Specialties, LLC
780 Merus Ct.
Fenton, MO 63026
NOTE: Our address in Fenton is our corporate office and warehouse and is generally open from 9am until 4pm M-F. Our retail locations can be found trackside at many Midwest Events and at the Gateway Internation Raceway ProShop during the racing season. Hours vary by event.
If you are local to us, we are glad for you to stop by our office to pick up your order or to browse products. However, please be advised that many of our products ship direct from manufacturer warehouses or are made to order (graphics). During the season, our inventory is often with our trackside mobile store or at the Pro Shop location.
Therefore, please contact us prior to stopping by to make sure that we have the item(s) you would like to look at in stock.
Phone: 1-877-614-SOLO(7656)
Give them a call and see if they have them in stock and see if you can go pick them up. If you get them by Thursday, I can probably help you do it during the evening... just pick up the brake fluid (which I recommend getting Valvoline Syntec).
Keith
SPS (a SCCA PDX sponsor) sells at the track (which doesn't help your right now) but they should stock them and they are local -> http://www.soloperformance.com/SpeedBleede...900_p_1264.html
Solo Performance Specialties, LLC
780 Merus Ct.
Fenton, MO 63026
NOTE: Our address in Fenton is our corporate office and warehouse and is generally open from 9am until 4pm M-F. Our retail locations can be found trackside at many Midwest Events and at the Gateway Internation Raceway ProShop during the racing season. Hours vary by event.
If you are local to us, we are glad for you to stop by our office to pick up your order or to browse products. However, please be advised that many of our products ship direct from manufacturer warehouses or are made to order (graphics). During the season, our inventory is often with our trackside mobile store or at the Pro Shop location.
Therefore, please contact us prior to stopping by to make sure that we have the item(s) you would like to look at in stock.
Phone: 1-877-614-SOLO(7656)
Give them a call and see if they have them in stock and see if you can go pick them up. If you get them by Thursday, I can probably help you do it during the evening... just pick up the brake fluid (which I recommend getting Valvoline Syntec).
Keith
04-21-2009, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Keith,Apr 20 2009, 07:27 PM
It appears that a BS6658-85 Type A is better than Snell 2005 rating which means it is acceptable but I would print out any documentation stating this so you won't have any issues in tech.
The PDX 'rules for noobs' mentions "Snell 95 or newer" helmet, but it's not clear if that's for the whole day only, or for the 20min session too. I can't find anything online with respect to equivalence between SA95 & 'Type A'
I can borrow a lid that's M2000 standard, but I can't find anything definitive to say that's acceptable &/or 'newer than SA95' either. I'm a medium in some Arai helmets / large in others so not sure if your medium loaner will help...
Damn - I thought I'd be good to go, but may have to pass
04-21-2009, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Keith,Apr 21 2009, 02:00 PM
Yep, that's the site... you can bleed your own brakes by yourself.
SPS (a SCCA PDX sponsor) sells at the track (which doesn't help your right now) but they should stock them and they are local -> http://www.soloperformance.com/SpeedBleede...900_p_1264.html
Solo Performance Specialties, LLC
780 Merus Ct.
Fenton, MO 63026
NOTE: Our address in Fenton is our corporate office and warehouse and is generally open from 9am until 4pm M-F. Our retail locations can be found trackside at many Midwest Events and at the Gateway Internation Raceway ProShop during the racing season. Hours vary by event.
If you are local to us, we are glad for you to stop by our office to pick up your order or to browse products. However, please be advised that many of our products ship direct from manufacturer warehouses or are made to order (graphics). During the season, our inventory is often with our trackside mobile store or at the Pro Shop location.
Therefore, please contact us prior to stopping by to make sure that we have the item(s) you would like to look at in stock.
Phone: 1-877-614-SOLO(7656)
Give them a call and see if they have them in stock and see if you can go pick them up. If you get them by Thursday, I can probably help you do it during the evening... just pick up the brake fluid (which I recommend getting Valvoline Syntec).
Keith
SPS (a SCCA PDX sponsor) sells at the track (which doesn't help your right now) but they should stock them and they are local -> http://www.soloperformance.com/SpeedBleede...900_p_1264.html
Solo Performance Specialties, LLC
780 Merus Ct.
Fenton, MO 63026
NOTE: Our address in Fenton is our corporate office and warehouse and is generally open from 9am until 4pm M-F. Our retail locations can be found trackside at many Midwest Events and at the Gateway Internation Raceway ProShop during the racing season. Hours vary by event.
If you are local to us, we are glad for you to stop by our office to pick up your order or to browse products. However, please be advised that many of our products ship direct from manufacturer warehouses or are made to order (graphics). During the season, our inventory is often with our trackside mobile store or at the Pro Shop location.
Therefore, please contact us prior to stopping by to make sure that we have the item(s) you would like to look at in stock.
Phone: 1-877-614-SOLO(7656)
Give them a call and see if they have them in stock and see if you can go pick them up. If you get them by Thursday, I can probably help you do it during the evening... just pick up the brake fluid (which I recommend getting Valvoline Syntec).
Keith
04-21-2009, 02:55 PM
#37
Yeah, I'm over in Ballwin (Manchester and Renike). Find out if they have the bleeders... if they do, shoot me a PM and we'll get everything sorted out from there.
Keith
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04-22-2009, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Su2uKa,Apr 20 2009, 07:06 PM
That's the thing: the car hasn't had an alignment since I bought it - it doesn't feel 'off' but it's not a baseline if I don't know where it's at right now... I think it could/should feel better so I wanted to start with a recommended baseline.
So does 5.5 caster turn more or less easily & provide more dynamic camber in the turn than 6.75, or less? Any stability issues with 5.5 caster?
Just trying to understand why Nick would go in the opposite direction to the UK spec (if stock is 6)
So does 5.5 caster turn more or less easily & provide more dynamic camber in the turn than 6.75, or less? Any stability issues with 5.5 caster?
Just trying to understand why Nick would go in the opposite direction to the UK spec (if stock is 6)
When you max out camber which gets you to about -1.5 at stock ride height - the max caster you can get at that point is about 5.5 to 5.75.