- 361. Re: Front end question (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 17:24:29 -0800
- Doug, et Listers, A few months back, Bill Martin made available some extra long bolts he made up that allowed you to put a nut on the top side. Apparently, this method was used on some of the Sunbeam
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00363.html (7,242 bytes)
- 362. RE: Transmission ID (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 19:59:03 -0800
- I think what Theo is saying is that the speedometer/odometer is a single unit and, if self-consistent, should be left as is. You could adjust the speedometer part, but then the odometer would still
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00366.html (9,077 bytes)
- 363. Re: Cruise (Cruse) Control (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 08:30:13 -0800
- And thank you Ed for providing yet another opportunity for humor and frivolity on the List, plus the new word to add to our vocabulary. I had no idea that cruse was a real word. My dictionary says "
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00373.html (7,137 bytes)
- 364. Re:351C (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 21:37:59 -0800
- Cliff, Jim, et Listers, I'm also curious as to how Jim responds to this question. One could also ask to compare the 351W with the 351C, which is, I believe, substantially the same question you pose.
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00388.html (9,752 bytes)
- 365. Re: low oil pressure (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 21:43:22 -0800
- Could someone have forgotten to reinstall the plugs in the oil galleries?? Bob Robert L. Palmer Dept. of AMES, Univ. of Calif., San Diego rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu rpalmer@cts.com
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00389.html (7,845 bytes)
- 366. Re: low oil pressure 3 (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 09:32:55 -0800
- Scott, Do I get some kind of prize?? ;-) Bob Robert L. Palmer Dept. of AMES, Univ. of Calif., San Diego rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu rpalmer@cts.com
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00429.html (7,581 bytes)
- 367. Re: 351C (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 16:58:57 -0800
- You may have given this information in an earlier post, but you need to also multiply the number of wheel revolutions by the rear end gear ratio to get the number of drive shaft revolutions. Let's s
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00444.html (9,721 bytes)
- 368. Re: 351C (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 18:22:01 -0800
- Jim, et Listers, The way I figure it, my Tiger has 2.88 gears and the odometer is supposed to be 980 revs per mile. Let's figure 1.01 feet for the rolling radius of rear wheels (A little less than me
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00446.html (8,282 bytes)
- 369. RE: 351C (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 08:09:25 -0800
- Theo, Just seeing if you're paying attention Theo. ;-) Actually, I'd forgotten to divide by 2 to get radius instead of diameter, so when I went back to correct the mistake, I forgot to re-write the 4
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00452.html (7,827 bytes)
- 370. RE: 351C, and miscellaneous rambles. (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 10:35:03 -0800
- Theo, et Listers, I see the Laifman has given some good engineering formulas for applying to the Rolling Radius problem. But now to answer your question, which I think is a good one. How is it that o
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00455.html (9,619 bytes)
- 371. Re: Tire Rolling Radius (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 11:24:26 -0800
- I think somehow you got the first formula mixed up a little; The differential ratio, which you indicate here by "(revmotor/revaxle)" should only be in the denominator. You don't make this same mista
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00456.html (10,672 bytes)
- 372. Re: Tire Rolling Radius (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 11:37:37 -0800
- Steve, et Listers, Adding confusion upon confusion. Sorry, what I meant was the differential ratio should NOT appear in the denominator. I need a second latte. 8>( Bob Robert L. Palmer Dept. of AMES,
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00457.html (7,841 bytes)
- 373. Re: 351C (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 13:16:34 -0800
- Jim, et Listers, If I use the number for the mi/rev Laifman quotes for the stock Tiger, and invert this to give rev/mi, you get 876.8853. Multiply by your 2.88s to get 2525.43 revolutions of the driv
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00466.html (8,819 bytes)
- 374. Re: Panasport Offsets (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 20:23:06 -0800
- I'll give you my usual spiel about dumping the 14" wheels and going to 15", primarily because of the greater selection of performance tires available, and also because you can get the wheels farther
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00473.html (9,012 bytes)
- 375. Re: Gear Ratios Speedometer gear eyeballed (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 20:38:24 -0800
- Jim, et Listers, Based on a 7 tooth drive gear, the correct speedo gear for a 980 calib factor speedo would be 18 teeth (0.3% error), and for your 1020 speedo it's 17 teeth (2% error). Where did the
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00474.html (9,033 bytes)
- 376. Re: Tire Rolling Radius (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 08:14:50 -0800
- This is a slick way to calibrate your speedo/odo, but I think it needs a bit of clarification. In the first iteration, it makes no difference how fast you drive the ten miles; just note the odo read
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00478.html (9,703 bytes)
- 377. Milissa, Mother of Utterfilth (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 20:47:01 -0800
- 'Melissa' virus swamps corporate e-mail Virus spreads like wildfire, victimizing Microsoft, Intel, many others. UPDATED 6:42 PM PT A number of Microsoft Corp. Outlook/Exchange customers -- including
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00485.html (7,405 bytes)
- 378. Re: Tire Rolling Radius (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 11:42:30 -0800
- Makes sense now John; also corrects for tire slip, which occurs for any type of tire. But who really normally drives 60 MPH?? ;>) Bob Robert L. Palmer Dept. of AMES, Univ. of Calif., San Diego rpalm
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00488.html (7,471 bytes)
- 379. Re: 351C (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 15:51:09 -0800
- Thanks for the empirical formulae Jim. I had the one for HP versus 1/4 mi speed, but not the others. What does the HP versus rpm curve of your motor look like? To get the most out of the motor, of c
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00493.html (9,568 bytes)
- 380. Re: wide ratio toploader (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:57:25 -0800
- Assuming you already have a close-ratio toploader, you might consider having it gone through (rebuilt) with wide ratio gears. There have been postings of recommended places to have this work done if
- /html/tigers/1999-03/msg00513.html (7,210 bytes)
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