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RE: Leak down testing

I never did a leak down test on my car so I don’t have any data. But that is great news about your new engine! Because of the previous owners death it has been difficult to find the full story on th...

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7 years ago
RE: Head rest........ Used or Not?

Posted by: John Parsons I bought a Stilo helmet and found that it had much less lift, even without any aero aids. I don't want to be the nag, but you guys are using HANS devices, I hope? 🙂 Yes, I ...

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7 years ago
RE: Head rest........ Used or Not?

I upgraded to the Halo and really liked it. My head would touch the headrest, it wasn't planted against it for long periods of time. I found that adding a spoiler to my helmet helped reduce buffeting...

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7 years ago
RE: New (to me) RS bodied SR8: Stack dash questions

Well Honda and Subaru engines have been installed into these chassis but apparently it didn't make them better cars. The SR5 had a Honda engine but only about 24 were ever built. It seems like it wo...

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7 years ago
RE: New (to me) RS bodied SR8: Stack dash questions

It is great to hear that the car is working out well. I think you got an amazing deal on that car. It's hard to tell in the pictures, does the second nose have headlights? Also, you mentioned that ...

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7 years ago
RE: New (to me) RS bodied SR8: Stack dash questions

Yes, it looks like your stack system is tied into your CAN-bus to me. For reference this is what the sticker on my SR3 ECU looked like. Attachment : IMG_3420.JPG

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7 years ago
RE: Half-shaft maintenance

Posted by: johnsopa Posted by: CharleyH John, since your car is just getting back on track after hibernating for a while I would recommend checking the condition of the grease on the half shafts. It...

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7 years ago
RE: New (to me) RS bodied SR8: Stack dash questions

Congratulations on the new car! Stack still sells these so you can get the manuals and diagrams directly from them. Regarding removing the dash, I believe they are installed the same way the Aim das...

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7 years ago
RE: GDU oil change

There should only be traces on the magnet. This is what the magnet on mine looked like when I changed fluids right before I had the engine overhauled after 40 hours. I suspect that the previous owne...

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7 years ago
RE: GDU oil change

I have never hear of or done this. I just fill it until it starts to flow out of the fluid level hole. One time I tried over filling it a little thinking it would help to have some extra oil... This...

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7 years ago
RE: Brake fluid turned to gel!

Posted by: GraemeD That looks like it’s from the movie “Ghost Busters”! I would remove them, disassemble, inspect and replace all the rubber parts. As you know, brakes are one area that you want to h...

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7 years ago
RE: Brake fluid turned to gel!

Today I scooped the gel out of the master cylinder. The blob was quite large, but the good news is that gel doesn’t appear to be it the brake lines. Now I am waiting on the parts to rebuild the calip...

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7 years ago
Brake fluid turned to gel!

Well, today I was working on my 2000 Prosport project and it took an interesting turn. This car had been sitting in a car collection for 7 years so I decided it would be a good idea to replace the fl...

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7 years ago
RE: Looking for MBE USB/CAN cable

Wouldn't this be the same connector that is used on the SR3's with MBE ECUs?

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7 years ago
RE: Looking for MBE USB/CAN cable

Yes, I was going to suggest Spring Mountain also. It is amazing how many parts they have in stock. I was talking to them yesterday and they were telling me that they still have quite a bit of stock ...

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7 years ago
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