Rod Bender

@rojid Yes heat will be required. If you’re changing all the bearings too, you’ll need heat to get the old outer bearing races out. The magnetic filter is a much better idea than the rock catcher. Th...

@alex-heavens my GDU is from 2021, I've studied the service guide + bulletin on the upgrade kit, which comes with the wider forward + thinner reverse gears you speak of + a few other bits. I will be ...

@rojid In the case of totally dry and you have to prime the pump, I would personally leave the inlet pipe on the pump and take the other end off the bottom of the gdu, rotate the pipe so it is highe...

@alex-heavens unfortunately i struggle to think any other way 😭 😀 it's rebuild time, both engine and GDU. I saw the notes from the radical technical bulletins and it says priming is a...

@rojid I think you are overthinking this a bit. I’ve somehow got away without ever having to prime the pump, although I do agree it’s a good idea to do, but I would probably only ever do it if the gdu...

for those of you that are interested i have machined tooling to service and replace the bearing in the radical uprights. the cost is $435.00 per upright includes shipping back to you. the service incl...

@pmak26, I don't believe the rekluse "Spin Safe" clutch is available for the XXR cars. It is my understanding that they don't make a Spin safe for the new engines. @coochas, with your level of exper...

Hi All, I am an open wheel guy with over 10 years in Formula Mazdas but decided to try my hand at a prototype. I know CharleyH from Rennlist where I am a long time contributor. His enthusiasm for t...

I'm going to fully admit, after dropping my Radical off my trailer because the woods slipped out... (thank goodness for the air jacks I was able to get it back up and off the trailer with no damage) I...

@pmak26, They are expensive, but they work really well and are a good investment in my opinion. 🙂

I just purchased many of the components above other than the lifting rig (I have a four post I will use to lift) and the scales (going to use some longacre scales. Looking forward to seeing if I can l...

Very nice write up of the MK offerings. I've always wanted a gantry for my two formula cars and since I am now adding a Radical to the garage, I splurged on the MK gantry which should arrive in a fe...

Forgive me for not knowing, but what triggers the coolant pump to run with the newer ECUs? Is it ignition “on” or does the engine actually need to be running? I like the elegant solution of a proper ...

As standard they were fitted facing towards the inlet of the airbox. To be honest I don't think it will really matter if they are angled off to each side slightly, they just don't want to be backwards...

Hi Rod, I have thought about doing this myself but have never gotten there. I tried adding a heater pad to the swirl pot but its too small and cant get the energy into it. So for now I use a hair ...