Diesel soot from the EGR + oil = gnarly gunk literally filling up the low
point in the intake system, which just happens to be the intercooler. Oops.
Not exactly a brilliant design.
-Carl
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Gruner [mailto:algruner@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 4:25 PM
> To: Carl Merritt; iagreen@ucdavis.edu; 'ba-autox@autox.team.net'
> Subject: RE: BOONDOGGLE results are posted
>
>
>
> If it is not huge performance enhancement, I'm not
> particularly bothered by it. Besides it gives us class
> regulars ample opportunity to be jerks if the points
> race gets close :)
>
> Why are you bypassing PVC. Does it cause some kind
> onerous problem?
>
> --- Carl Merritt <CMerritt@luminous.com> wrote:
> > I'll admit I've been considering it...you guys going
> > to kick me out for a
> > PCV system bypass? (which I might point out you all
> > in Street Tire can feel
> > free to protest me on, I'm not going to be running
> > in ST this season so I
> > don't want to take anybody's points away).
> >
> > -Carl
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Alan Gruner [mailto:algruner@yahoo.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 4:11 PM
> > > To: iagreen@ucdavis.edu; Carl Merritt;
> > 'ba-autox@autox.team.net'
> > > Subject: RE: BOONDOGGLE results are posted
> > >
> > >
> > > Yeah, yeah.. my tires need replacing and my new
> > > Illumina's must be dead already. :)
> > >
> > > Seriously, Stan Guidero and Carl Merritt deserve
> > > credit for being very good drivers. I need to take
> > my
> > > own advice and keep working on upgrading the nut
> > that
> > > holds the steering wheel.
> > >
> > > When is the Auto-x school happening this year?
> > >
> > > While I am on the subject, if Craig Boyle, Dan
> > Pina,
> > > or any other "sometimes H-stock" people want to
> > dive
> > > in and make it their primary class for 2002, there
> > is
> > > plenty of room.
> > >
> > > Alan Gruner
> > >
> > >
> > > --- iagreen@ucdavis.edu wrote:
> > > > Maybe its time for another shock change too?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ian Green
> > > > Team Leader
> > > > Formula SAE
> > > > University of California, Davis
> > > > http://mae.ucdavis.edu/~fsae
> > > > CSCC,SFR STS 99
> > > > 1997 Honda Civic CX
> > > > www.geocities.com/stscxr
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Man, do I feel slow. I came in second to an
> > > > Insight
> > > > > Hybrid and there was a diesel Golf nipping at
> > my
> > > > > heels.
> > > > >
> > > > > I would love to think it's because in the 1993
> > > > Civic
> > > > > line that "Si" just stood for "Sunroof
> > included."
> > > > I
> > > > > think it's the driver though.
> > > > >
> > > > > Maybe I'll swith to OSP. I hear the pond is
> > > > getting
> > > > > shallower over there.:)
> > > > >
> > > > > Alan Gruner
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Carl Merritt <CMerritt@luminous.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > > > The funny thing is that I had a terrible
> > time
> > > > > > keeping the thing warmed up.
> > > > > > I had to idle it for most of run group 7
> > with
> > > > the AC
> > > > > > on just to get up to
> > > > > > normal temps. Then after my first run in
> > group
> > > > 8, I
> > > > > > cranked up the heater
> > > > > > to defrost my toes, and 5 minutes later the
> > temp
> > > > > > gauge started going DOWN
> > > > > > from 190. Doh!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -Carl
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: james creasy
> > > > [mailto:Black94PGT@pacbell.net]
> > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 7:53 AM
> > > > > > > To: larry.word@printChannel.com; Carl
> > Merritt
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: BOONDOGGLE results are posted
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > apparently there is a replacement for
> > gasoline
> > > > as
> > > > > > well...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -james "petrol powered" creasy
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > From: "Larry G. Word"
> > > > > > <larry.word@printChannel.com>
> > > > > > > To: "Carl Merritt"
> > <CMerritt@luminous.com>;
> > > > > > > "'Bay_Area_Autocross_List'"
> > > > > > > <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 12:16 PM
> > > > > > > Subject: RE: BOONDOGGLE results are posted
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > So there is a replacement for
> > displacement?
> > > > > > > > :-)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Larry Word
> > > > > > > > 666
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > > > > > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On
> > > > Behalf
> > > > > > Of Pat Kelly
> > > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 8:50
> > AM
> > > > > > > > To: Carl Merritt;
> > 'Bay_Area_Autocross_List'
> > > > > > > > Subject: Re: BOONDOGGLE results are
> > posted
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Speaking of a soft index! :) :)
> > > > > > > > --Pat K
> > > > > > > > ----------
> > > > > > > > >From: Carl Merritt
> > <CMerritt@luminous.com>
> > > > > > > > >To: "'Bay_Area_Autocross_List'"
> > > > > > <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > > > > > > > >Subject: RE: BOONDOGGLE results are
> > posted
> > > > > > > > >Date: Wed, Jan 30, 2002, 8:48 AM
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >I would like to point out to everybody
> > that
> > > > the
> > > > > > entire
> > > > > > > Street Tire class
> > > > > > > > >field was trounced by what is in effect
> > a
> > > > > > glorified Diesel
> > > > > > > Rabbit. =P
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >Maybe just 90HP at the wheels, but that
> > > > > > 150ft/lbs of
> > > > > > > torque is NICE.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >-Carl
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > > >> From: Jerry Mouton
> > > > [mailto:jerry@moutons.org]
> > > > > > > > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 11:11
> > PM
> > > > > > > > >> To: Bay_Area_Autocross_List
> > > > > > > > >> Subject: BOONDOGGLE results are
> > posted
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.sfrscca.org/solo2/Results/2002/Championship/round1.html
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >> There are maybe some juggles to be
> > done
> > > > about
> > > > > > > > >> Street Touring/Street Mod indexes,
> > but
> > > > for
> > > > > > now here we
> > > > > > > > >> sit.
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >> Thanks, Pat.
> > > > > > > > >>
> >
> === message truncated ===
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