- 1. RE: take a look at... dam little LSR -but SOME (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:06:40 -0500
- Glen - I guess we have similar backgrounds... I also was an airport rat -- and latter was lucky enough to land my first real job on the line. Traded work for flying time and picked up my ticket at th
- /html/land-speed/2006-11/msg00140.html (7,892 bytes)
- 2. Anti-corrosive lube for Magnessium to aluminum (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 16:13:54 -0400
- A question for the builders and/or those of you who use to run Mag wheels. What is the best anti-corrosive lube to use between aluminum (injector bung), magnesium (velocity stack), and steel/titanium
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00070.html (7,610 bytes)
- 3. Another stump-the-chump question (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 17:05:30 -0400
- Yes - I'm the chump. Since I had a spare minute today, I was playing with some numbers and this generated my puzzlement: I have an ex-IRL 4.0L engine with certain "published" data - i.e. the GM Race
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00071.html (7,902 bytes)
- 4. RE: Another stump-the-chump question (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:28:04 -0400
- My thanks to everyone who responded with a note -- apparently VE greater than 1 is possible and occurs more often than I realized. Joe pointed out the impressive numbers of motorcycle industry (I sho
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00080.html (7,209 bytes)
- 5. RE: Dry sump oiling HP gains (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:01:38 -0400
- Additional thoughts from an engineering point of view... I apologize if this has been discussed already -- however I did not see this thought covered in the emails I received. With reference to the e
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00404.html (9,276 bytes)
- 6. RE: MPH per CI (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 07:39:16 -0400
- Correction -- 228MPH on one wheel and tire... we are kind of thinking that this might be causing Gary a handling problem... however, you know drivers -- they are always complaining. John Then you tak
- /html/land-speed/2006-08/msg00380.html (7,010 bytes)
- 7. RE: FM transmitters (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:18:24 -0400
- As for BNI's FM system -- maybe someone else can answer as I'm not familiar with their exact setup. However, I can offer some basic information should you find it helpful. There are several question
- /html/land-speed/2006-08/msg00404.html (8,369 bytes)
- 8. Detroit No Namers LSR party (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 11:22:13 -0400
- No Namers This past Saturday, the No Namers LSR club met at my new shop to properly dedicate it to the God of Speed. Thanks to everyone who turned out. I know that many of you were in more than a lit
- /html/land-speed/2006-06/msg00041.html (7,560 bytes)
- 9. Re: Readily available salvage cars for LSR may be a hazard (score: 1)
- Author: John Staiger <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 07:26:50 -0700 (PDT)
- Let me share another problem with obtaining "salvage" cars from down south. The LSR vette I'm building came from a Florida scrap yard. It had been mostly stripped and was the "perfect" donor car for
- /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00130.html (8,195 bytes)
- 10. RE: Basic maintenence 101 (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 18:29:21 -0400
- Well know that you mention it... I re-screened the back door yesterday. It had a large dog shaped hole in it... I have to remember to teach that dog to open the door one of these days... sure would s
- /html/land-speed/2006-04/msg00323.html (8,057 bytes)
- 11. RE: Basic maintenance 101 (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 08:21:16 -0400
- OK - here's the deal. The IRL engine I am running absolutely needs preheating as the main bearings only have a thou clearance cold. I researched most of the "store bought" varieties as found at Midg
- /html/land-speed/2006-04/msg00361.html (9,207 bytes)
- 12. Re: Basic maintenance 101 (score: 1)
- Author: John Staiger <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:37:56 -0700 (PDT)
- The spec is for 5w-30 [min.] with most of the people I have talked to suggesting the conversion to 0W-30. The spec for temp is oil & coolant at 200 degrees. Since most of these engines used a oil to
- /html/land-speed/2006-04/msg00371.html (7,206 bytes)
- 13. Re: Engine Preheating (score: 1)
- Author: John Staiger <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:20:42 -0700 (PDT)
- Well... I thought about that and ran into a challenge. The race engine runs water only at 30psi (it's a pressurized system) verses the 50/50 mix at 18psi (I think) in the push car -- which is my stre
- /html/land-speed/2006-04/msg00386.html (7,164 bytes)
- 14. RE: Rule Book Question....hit delete NOW! (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 07:54:51 -0500
- but ya could campaign a -50cc-pushrod-blown-gas-sidecar-streamliner......... Quoting J D Tone <gmc6power@earthlink.net>: make Now there is a class for you Gary... Would solve two problems... :-)
- /html/land-speed/2006-02/msg00389.html (8,504 bytes)
- 15. RE: Dancing with the stars? ( How NOT to view it )(no Lsr ) (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 09:33:09 -0500
- Keith -- one word comes to mind, the great savior of my (in)sanity -- TIVO She said there isn't much value to another electronic device in the family room... but since we got the unit two Christmases
- /html/land-speed/2006-01/msg00127.html (8,620 bytes)
- 16. RE: white as far as the eye can see. . . . (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:55:54 -0500
- Many, many years ago I work as a line boy at the local FBO swapping general labor for my ticket. One day a Navion (sp) took a Canadian Goose through the windscreen on take off. After some very impre
- /html/land-speed/2006-01/msg00239.html (7,834 bytes)
- 17. RE: chute release (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 15:48:09 -0500
- The system Bob Williams and Gary Hensley designed for their streamliner bike is electric. In a streamliner bike you must have an automatic chute deployment if the bike tips over. It was easy to do wi
- /html/land-speed/2005-12/msg00010.html (8,697 bytes)
- 18. RE: PRI and Seats... (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 20:06:42 -0500
- Keith, Rick Byrnes and I, like you visited the many of the same people. The group at Fire Fox said we had just missed you and Joe. We would have liked to have crossed paths... At the end of the day,
- /html/land-speed/2005-12/msg00022.html (8,257 bytes)
- 19. Merry Christmas! and Happy Holidays! (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:52:37 -0500
- Land Speed List; As one of the listeners on the list, I want to thank all of you who contribute your ideas and thoughts on LSR racing. I truly have learned an immeasurable amount from all of you. I l
- /html/land-speed/2005-12/msg00263.html (7,364 bytes)
- 20. RE: IAMA recognition (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:26:17 -0500
- You go girl! Great job! Thanks for keeping a positive eye on our sport and the hard work and dedication found in all land speed racers. Wishing you the best, John
- /html/land-speed/2005-11/msg00194.html (6,311 bytes)
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