DavidF
DavidF
@davidf
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Joined: September 26, 2020 10:31 am
Last seen: September 21, 2025 4:33 pm
Topics: 13 / Replies: 384
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RE: Greetings from Calgary, AB Canada

I do provide my own support and absolutely you can do this on your own for HPDE track weekends. For Radical Cup racing, I think it is necessary to ha...

2 years ago
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RE: Greetings from Calgary, AB Canada

@doublej I am a Porsche fan. I have owned two 911 -- a 2011 Carrera S which I tracked and now a 2004 40 Jahre anniversary edition which is too nic...

2 years ago
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RE: Performance and Cost Comparison for Radical SR3

The costs are equivalent. We use two sets of Hankook tires during a race event. The UK refresh may be a less expensive option, but I think that when...

2 years ago
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RE: Performance and Cost Comparison for Radical SR3

I think it has been done with the SR10, but it is uncertain to me whether that has decreased overall maintenance cost. The SR3 is a good car because ...

2 years ago
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RE: Performance and Cost Comparison for Radical SR3

July 2022 with Spring Mountain Powertec America. The damage on this engine after 25 hours on-load was minimal but needed a new clutch and transmissio...

2 years ago
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RE: Performance and Cost Comparison for Radical SR3

I called the Radical engine department in the UK, and I was able to talk to I think the lead engine rebuilder as well as another engine tech. They bo...

2 years ago
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RE: Performance and Cost Comparison for Radical SR3

Thanks Dan and Charley for the input. I have sent an email to Spring Mountain for clarification, and I will likely send another to the factory. It w...

2 years ago
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RE: Performance and Cost Comparison for Radical SR3

You are correct. In my ECU log book data, I have the following for on-load: On-load engine speed (rpm): 4000 On-load throttle position(%): 25.00 ...

2 years ago
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RE: Performance and Cost Comparison for Radical SR3

Performance Comparison The SR3 is a popular HPDE track day car and race car for several reasons. It has high downforce, is light weight, paddle...

2 years ago
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RE: Waking up SR3 / #254 / 2006 Supersport from long storage

I am servicing my car today and I timed the warm-up from cold start. 86°F outside temperature. It took 13 minutes for the oil temperature to reach 5...

2 years ago
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RE: Waking up SR3 / #254 / 2006 Supersport from long storage

Good idea. When checking these, you should remove each one from the thottle bodies, hold up in good light (e.g. sunlight), and gently bend the rubber...

2 years ago
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RE: Waking up SR3 / #254 / 2006 Supersport from long storage

I don't have experience with gen 1&2 cars, so I cannot answer your questions about how to get data and what wire harness you need. For my cars, I...

2 years ago
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RE: Waking up SR3 / #254 / 2006 Supersport from long storage

I have had a similar experience with one of my cars. Ran very rough and required extra throttle, but eventually died. It turned out to be weak batte...

2 years ago
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RE: Baseline setup Questions

@mick_radical I don't know about cars other than SR3, but I assume many are similar. In my experience, I don't think that it is critical to get s...

2 years ago
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