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RE: Trailer Hitches

To: Carl Merritt <CMerritt@luminousnetworks.com>,
Subject: RE: Trailer Hitches
From: "J. Ochi" <jochi@ricochet.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 16:02:14 -0800
Well, you have to be very careful about the magnetic polarity and tune it 
just so.  Even though, you do lose a little power, but that's why I use the 
tornado insert in my air intake, and a pyramid over the fuel filter.

Jim

At 03:45 PM 1/16/2001 -0800, Carl Merritt wrote:
>They don't interfere with your fuel line magnets?
>
>-Carl
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: J. Ochi [mailto:jochi@ricochet.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 3:34 PM
> > To: Navid Kahangi; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: Trailer Hitches
> >
> >
> > They're actually really big magnets, which make the back end
> > of the car
> > stick down much, much better.... :-)
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > At 02:27 PM 1/16/2001 -0800, Navid Kahangi wrote:
> > >What's that Jim?  You have extra reinforcement plates in the
> > spare tire
> > >well?!?!?!  That should account for a full second
> > improvement in your lap
> > >time.  :)
> > >
> > >--Navid
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On
> > >Behalf Of J. Ochi
> > >Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:06 PM
> > >To: Willis, Jane (410); ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: RE: Trailer Hitches
> > >
> > >I'm not sure if Da'Lan makes two different models for the
> > BMW 3-Series, or
> > >it was the guys who installed my hitch, but the one I have
> > on my M3 has
> > >extra reinforcement plates in the spare tire well.  Pete Mottaz's 325
> > >doesn't seem to have these plates, and he has some cracks under the
> > >car.  Seems to me like you could get someone who's used to
> > working on rusty
> > >British cars to weld up the cracks and build some plates to
> > fit in the tire
> > >well for your hitch....
> > >
> > >Jim
> > >
> > >At 07:26 AM 1/16/2001 -0800, Willis, Jane (410) wrote:
> > > >I have a D'lan on my BMW. It's light. 7 lbs. I can take
> > the ball hitch on
> > > >and off.  I had U-haul install it for me.  Unfortunately, I like to
> > >"trailer
> > > >race" and the result is cracking/tearing under the car.
> > Little 2 inch
> > >slits
> > > >going from both sides of the car.  Stress fractures I'm
> > sure.  I've quit
> > > >hauling the trailer...don't know what I'm going to do come
> > race day.
> > > >
> > > >-Jane
> > > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: Smokerbros@aol.com [mailto:Smokerbros@aol.com]
> > > >Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 9:14 PM
> > > >To: CMerritt@luminousnetworks.com; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > >Subject: Re: Trailer Hitches
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Carl-
> > > >
> > > >I like hitches made by Da'Lan.  Installation is usually very
> > > >straightforward.  The only problem was that they never had
> > a "receiver
> > > >style" hitch for my cars, so the hitch ball was always there...
> > > >
> > > >Charlie

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