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RE: Something broke today

For reference here is a better picture of what the valve cover looks like on a K8 engine. The K7 engines don't have that plate covering the spark plugs. Attachment : IMG_0098.JPG

In forum SR3 Specific Discussions

4 years ago
RE: New Member Florida

Hi @gordon513, Welcome to the Forum!! Congratulations on getting a car with such a rich a history.

In forum New Member Introductions

4 years ago
Scammer warning

Today I got an email from one of my Registry friends letting me know that a scammer responded to his "Item wanted" add in the "Parts for Sale" section. Someone texted him from a Louisiana number offe...

In forum General Discussion

4 years ago
RE: Hello from France

Hi @benoitm, Welcome to the Forum! I am looking forward to hearing about your car. What chassis number is it?

In forum New Member Introductions

4 years ago
RE: Something broke today

@meatman the easiest way to tell the k7 from the k8 is to look at the valve cover. The k8’s have a plate over the top of the plug wires that has to be removed to take out the spark plugs and the k7 d...

In forum SR3 Specific Discussions

4 years ago
RE: Something broke today

Wow, at least you know where your problems are. My guess is that something large got stuck in the GDU gear which caused the gear to break which in turn caused the other issues. How many hours are o...

In forum SR3 Specific Discussions

4 years ago
RE: New member based at AMP

Hi @smoothcriminal, welcome to the Forum! It looks like you had a fun first day on the track. There re plenty of people here that are happy to help if you have any questions. 🙂

In forum New Member Introductions

4 years ago
RE: Help with data problems on new Radical

@cirrusdriver, I’m glad to hear that you figured it out.

In forum Data Acquisition and Analysis Discussion

4 years ago
RE: Detroit area gearbox/engine rebuild

Hi Larry, Sorry to hear that you are still having problems with the car. I strongly recommend that you send your engine to one of the Radical Overhaul centers to be inspected. I strongly suspect tha...

In forum General Discussion

4 years ago
RE: Radical SR8 V8 Engine For Sale

@symbol, This engine has been sold.

In forum Radical Parts For Sale / Wanted

4 years ago
RE: wheel torque...talk

@rojid, this may be a stupid question… but are you sure that your torque wrench torques in both directions? Some torque wrenches only torque in one direction.

In forum General Discussion

4 years ago
RE: wheel torque...talk

@rojid, tell your friend to step in the brake harder. My wife can generate enough force so he should be able to do it also. When I am solo at the track I usually ask someone at the track if they wou...

In forum General Discussion

4 years ago
RE: wheel torque...talk

@rojid, I use a long 3/4” drive torque wrench (Proto 6020 a/b) to torque the wheels. I have a person get in the car and step firmly on the brake and then I torque the wheel. To remove the wheel I us...

In forum General Discussion

4 years ago
RE: Load vs Run Time for Service Intervals

Hi Clark (@clark-darrah), I don’t have any first hand experience with the SR 10 but I can tell you that with the 1500 in my SR3 I always had an oil analysis done at every oil change and the results al...

In forum How To / DIY Discussions

4 years ago
RE: Radical 1500 Motor ,cosworth Ecu

interesting engine can you elaborate on some of the details on the engine. Is it a k7 or k8 based engine? Was this originally a Radical engine or is it a standard Hayabusa? Do you know what the boa...

In forum Radical Parts For Sale / Wanted

4 years ago
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