John Parsons
John Parsons
@parsonsj
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Joined: October 3, 2018 11:53 am
Last seen: June 8, 2025 1:58 pm
Topics: 47 / Replies: 610
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RE: Running E85 in small %

@meatman Geez. Now we have to figure out if Canada uses the UK or US octane standard! 🤣 🤣 Edit: Canada uses the US standard. 😀

4 years ago
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RE: Running E85 in small %

@meatman The next question is what octane are we talking about? British? or American? Check out this article. Spoiler: 100 UK is about 95 in the U...

4 years ago
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RE: Running E85 in small %

There are no provisions for knock sensors on Hayabusa engines, so there's no way to detect detonation, and so there's no ability to reduce timing. Tha...

4 years ago
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RE: Running E85 in small %

@raider89 Dan -- you need to find out exactly what kind of gasoline you're using. Is it Sunoco GT 260? GT 260 Plus? Or are you using leaded race gas...

4 years ago
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RE: Running E85 in small %

@meatman Right -- an easy way to raise octane is to add ethanol. Ethanol has higher octane, but lower lambda: without a fuel content sensor (or a tu...

4 years ago
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RE: Hello from Germany / sr3

Welcome, Adrian! You've come to the right place for help rebuilding your Radical and to join a great community of like-minded folks. Good luck with yo...

4 years ago
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RE: New Radical Rapture owner WA state

@buzzdave Welcome Dave! Us SR8 owners have to stick together... we're a dying a breed!

4 years ago
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RE: Helmet upgrade

My Stilo helmet has very effective earphones built-in. No more need extra for hearing protection, and the built-in mic and headset are a nice luxury. ...

4 years ago
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RE: Driver's halo + brace padding

The 3 piece wheels are significantly lighter than the one-piece wheels, so that's an option if the one-piece aren't required.

4 years ago
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RE: Arm restraints

Seems like a good upgrade to make to the car during its summer refresh.

4 years ago
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RE: Racing suit or not

Did you not see what happened to Romain Grosjean in Bahrain last year? I bought a much more expensive suit the next week. (apparently, I wasn't the on...

4 years ago
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RE: Starter

I've had my share of spins too, and pushing in the clutch isn't a natural thing for me. But the last couple spins I did manage it. There I was, park...

4 years ago
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RE: RS body -- which dive plane to remove?

@lunatic Can't say if it helped -- the car came with it installed. But Radical market it as part of their "high temp kit". So they think it does. Or...

4 years ago
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RE: RS body -- which dive plane to remove?

@lunatic Robert, my Gen1 SR8 had side scoops for extra airflow, along with a 3rd, front-mounted radiator. You can see both in this picture (it's the...

4 years ago
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