Rod Bender

So it is time for the old girl to get some upgrades after 200hrs of very reliable trackday fun and also as a reward to myself for the long hours of work over the past year due to covid. (12 mths ago)...

Thanks for the feedback. SR3 00846, and yes it has paddle shift. It may look like I'm pressing both pedals, but the ECU data doesn't support that hypothesis. Throttle input drops part-way when I l...

Hi Doug (@dbg), I am sorry to hear about your "off track excursion". Are you alright? A few pieces of information would be helpful in diagnosing what went wrong. What chassis number is your car? J...

Posted by: @lunatic @charleyhradicalsportscarregistry-com i know that about sidepods.. but the sideskirts.. they are much wider underneeth.. looks like they are pushing air away from the rear wheel?...

Hi i have some Parts for Sale, 4x 280mm Brake Discs new 900.- 8x Brake Pads new 340.- complete Compressor With airtank, Sensors... overhauled inlet 550 sold 1 Radical Dash 250.- 1 Motec Beacon Receive...

I have cut open a lot of filters and I have never found anything close to this amount of debris. I would definitely send the engine to Spring Mountain (RLM if you were in the U.K.) for overhaul. In m...

Also, it looks like you used some type of cutter to open the filter. I have had great luck with the Longacre filter cutter. It opens the filter like a can opener. It isn't cheap, but it is a high q...

@ajiman, getting your oil tested regularly is a good practice. I get my oil tested at every oil change to track the changes. Also when tracking hours you should be tracking total engine run time, no...

Well progress was definitely stalled for the month of July and that ran into August as well. I have been doing a lot of cleaning, selling old car parts, ect... to make room to work on the car. However...

Thanks @rlm-dan! My dash is reading temp from the other sensor on the side of the block, so I think the entire standoff can be removed. Feels good to add lightness.

@ajiman That additional spacer is just for housing the additional temperature sensor. This was used on earlier cars for the dash, so if you are not using the whole block can be removed. The thermostat...

This engine is still available.

That race team says they do it all the time, partly to confirm shifting prior to sessions. My car was on 2 post lift, wheels off, ran up gears at ~2,000rpm. Keep in mind, I had attempted to get flui...

These thermostats are more diverter valves that full flow in diverted or through flow mods.ie only flows through the cooler radiator when oil reaches desired temperature. They don’t function as p...

@charleyhradicalsportscarregistry-com ok, duly noted. I will schedule a rebuild ASAP. RTC says 49h so it's well above the recommended time. My dealer says they use SM for rebuilds, so I should be in g...