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11-23-2011, 01:48 PM
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The Bosch ECU was an option that Grand Am allowed with a weight penalty. IIRC originally it was 100 lbs but later dropped to 25 lbs. The damn ECU cost almost $20k and allowed you to tune the car at the track. I strongly suggest leaving it right where it is....
11-24-2011, 08:06 AM
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Thank you jr gordon
at least for now it has been difficult to find peopele around where i live to understand all the car has to offer ,which means i am going to have to figure it out
this will be my first year racing so all i really want to do is get out there and slowly learn the sport
i will just leave the car as it is ,although i am considering taking out he fuel cell and putiing in the stock gas tank fueling with that dry connect system is cumbersom thoughts??
at least for now it has been difficult to find peopele around where i live to understand all the car has to offer ,which means i am going to have to figure it out
this will be my first year racing so all i really want to do is get out there and slowly learn the sport
i will just leave the car as it is ,although i am considering taking out he fuel cell and putiing in the stock gas tank fueling with that dry connect system is cumbersom thoughts??
11-24-2011, 11:36 AM
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Thank you jr gordon
at least for now it has been difficult to find peopele around where i live to understand all the car has to offer ,which means i am going to have to figure it out
this will be my first year racing so all i really want to do is get out there and slowly learn the sport
i will just leave the car as it is ,although i am considering taking out he fuel cell and putiing in the stock gas tank fueling with that dry connect system is cumbersom thoughts??
at least for now it has been difficult to find peopele around where i live to understand all the car has to offer ,which means i am going to have to figure it out
this will be my first year racing so all i really want to do is get out there and slowly learn the sport
i will just leave the car as it is ,although i am considering taking out he fuel cell and putiing in the stock gas tank fueling with that dry connect system is cumbersom thoughts??
As for service, the original for sale add says Joel Reiser serviced it previously. He's very reputable, isn't he relatively close to you?
11-24-2011, 11:09 PM
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Didn't know that.... Well you need someone who understand exactly what you have. Rick Deman up in Blauvelt, NY comes to mind or further North Jerry Peligino (EPE) up in the Boston area. Both are reputable and can deal with your car. Oh and there's the head mechanic from Farnsberger-Loles. Remember to tell anyone who touches your car that the cams are advanced and that it has that Bosch ECU. If that confuses them move on....
11-25-2011, 12:33 PM
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I can help you with many of the Technical tid bits about the Car... I know the car very well, helped the previous owner with numerous items and have a strong relationship with TRG...
Myself I would not take fuel cell out of the car... Leave the JRZ shocks and spring that are in it alone... Those are the Motorsports versions (previous owner had them placed in the car when he purchased it from TRG) with perfect spring rates and settings for "Almost" all the tracks you will run at.
The car falls into the GT3 class and would only need to have the GT3RS wing taken off, then replaced with a cup wing. Even without a short diet... that car puts down some serious times...
Myself I would not take fuel cell out of the car... Leave the JRZ shocks and spring that are in it alone... Those are the Motorsports versions (previous owner had them placed in the car when he purchased it from TRG) with perfect spring rates and settings for "Almost" all the tracks you will run at.
The car falls into the GT3 class and would only need to have the GT3RS wing taken off, then replaced with a cup wing. Even without a short diet... that car puts down some serious times...
11-25-2011, 12:40 PM
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I can help you with many of the Technical tid bits about the Car... I know the car very well, helped the previous owner with numerous items and have a strong relationship with TRG...
Myself I would not take fuel cell out of the car... Leave the JRZ shocks and spring that are in it alone... Those are the Motorsports versions (previous owner had them placed in the car when he purchased it from TRG) with perfect spring rates and settings for "Almost" all the tracks you will run at.
The car falls into the GT3 class and would only need to have the GT3RS wing taken off, then replaced with a cup wing. Even without a short diet... that car puts down some serious times...
Myself I would not take fuel cell out of the car... Leave the JRZ shocks and spring that are in it alone... Those are the Motorsports versions (previous owner had them placed in the car when he purchased it from TRG) with perfect spring rates and settings for "Almost" all the tracks you will run at.
The car falls into the GT3 class and would only need to have the GT3RS wing taken off, then replaced with a cup wing. Even without a short diet... that car puts down some serious times...
11-25-2011, 12:49 PM
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Understood. Once it's been converted to GA specs it's just too far gone to go back to letter classes. There's probably in excess of $100k invested in the car not including the cost of the car itself. They're really great platforms for club racing.....
11-25-2011, 01:02 PM
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JR,
You are right about the cost to build those cars... I have all the paperwork here for "the Car" we are talking about and its build cost (not w/car) is over $150k. The nice thing about her is, She was never damaged... She is as fresh as new snow (the other comparison was to risky)
The settings for the car are what TRG used when they won the class that year... While, I must admit that the alignment was tweaked a small amount to provide a more stable car for the average none racer.
I would not want to post the data unless Ron gave me the okay.
You are right about the cost to build those cars... I have all the paperwork here for "the Car" we are talking about and its build cost (not w/car) is over $150k. The nice thing about her is, She was never damaged... She is as fresh as new snow (the other comparison was to risky)
The settings for the car are what TRG used when they won the class that year... While, I must admit that the alignment was tweaked a small amount to provide a more stable car for the average none racer.
I would not want to post the data unless Ron gave me the okay.
11-25-2011, 01:21 PM
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It is scary to think what the GA guys are putting into those cars. As a pit crew member with Aclon, I get to see many of these cars (& inside trailers) up close at the track and its amazing what they spend...
11-25-2011, 01:23 PM
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JR,
You are right about the cost to build those cars... I have all the paperwork here for "the Car" we are talking about and its build cost (not w/car) is over $150k. The nice thing about her is, She was never damaged... She is as fresh as new snow (the other comparison was to risky)
The settings for the car are what TRG used when they won the class that year... While, I must admit that the alignment was tweaked a small amount to provide a more stable car for the average none racer.
I would not want to post the data unless Ron gave me the okay.
You are right about the cost to build those cars... I have all the paperwork here for "the Car" we are talking about and its build cost (not w/car) is over $150k. The nice thing about her is, She was never damaged... She is as fresh as new snow (the other comparison was to risky)
The settings for the car are what TRG used when they won the class that year... While, I must admit that the alignment was tweaked a small amount to provide a more stable car for the average none racer.
I would not want to post the data unless Ron gave me the okay.