New Local Shop

http://www.rndauto.com/



Just letting everyone know there is a new place to get work done around here. WE DO WORK ON DSM'S. Lots of great services and products for low prices. From the website...

"Mike Ranta of Imagine Engineering and Doug Wallace of Jagged Racing have teamed up to create R&D Auto. Their combined knowledge and exerience brings a great new company to the import performance industry. R&D Auto is also an official DPR Racing franchise. DPR Racing has created one of the most recognized brand names in the industry and a powerful reputation for premium quality cylinder heads and engine modifications.

R&D Auto offers many services such as engine building, dyno tuning, engine swaps, and all DPR Racing services. We also offer parts from such companies as Ferrea, Calico, Atomic, Crower, Arias, DPR, Probe, Eagle, Wiseco, Skunk2, ARP, JE, Hondata, JIC Magic, AEM, Thermal, MB Products, Fiber Images, ACT, TEIN, SCE Gaskets, Tokico, B&G, Nology, PWR, RC, STR, Bogart, Sparco, Ground Control, Magnecor, Autometer, Edelbrock, APEXi, Suspension Techniques, C&R, Axxis, Hawk, MSD, Ingalls, Koni, B&M, Phantom Grip, Tanabe, Cometic, DC Sports, Eibach, Supertech, Walbro, HKS, Progress, PowerSlot, Blitz, Greddy, Haltech, Microtech, Turbosmart, Intrax, K&N, Sprint, and many more.

If you have comments or questions about our products or services, or simply need more information and want to contact us, feel free to send us an email at tech@rndauto.com. Thank you for visiting our website and we look forward to serving you."

We have many projects going on right now. A H22/Civic will be done and dyno tuned this week. Lots of other things lined up. Even some good DSM stuff!

2005 V-DAY Import Challenge

V-DAY Oct. 2005

This is a side bet for anyone that is interested. PM me if you have specific questions.

RULES:
$100 to enter.
Fastest ET of the day wins all the money.
Imports only.
Anything allowed as long as it falls in the NHRA Sport Compact or NDRA rules and one would fall into one of the classes (you must say which). See their website for the official rules.
No funny cars, bikes, go karts, etc. Must be a car.
Driver must own the car. Proof may be requested.

FS: Manifold Elbows

I am trying to get rid of some 90 deg elbows I have. They are 1 7/8" OD 16ga Mild Steel. I believe the straight lenght is 10" on one end and 2"-4" on the other. Perfect for custom headers or manifolds. I have 30 elbows. Enough to make 7 headers and have 2 for spares.

$450 OBO

The bottom elbows pictured below but un-cut:

Oil Pressure???

The book says oil pressure at 750 rpm for the 1st Gen Turbo is suppose to be 11 psi. Thats nice, but what is the WOT peak oil pressure? I'm not saying there is a limit or its bad if its over a certain amount, but what is the peak oil pressure the 4G63T motor usually makes? I ask because Garner is running 20 something at idle (but he has the balance shafts removed so that could be why). But when he gets on it, it goes to 100 psi right away and maxes out the gauge so it could be more. I want to make sure something isn't messed up and there isn't an oil passage clogged and making it run higher oil pressure. This would explain why the external oil cooler lines popped off and split open in the past.

WOT @ 6-7K rpm oil pressure anyone?

Ebay crack down

Be carefull bidding up your buddy's auctions for them...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...y_phony_bidding

ALBANY, N.Y. - Eight eBay sellers were ordered to pay nearly $90,000 in restitution and fines after admitting they bid up products online to inflate the prices.

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said more than 120 people will receive restitution in the settlement of the three cases, which wrapped up last week in state courts.

Spokesman Darren Dopp said the cases stemmed from specific complaints, but the office has not conducted a broad investigation of the online auction industry and doesn't know how widespread the practice of phony bidding is.

One buyer, Brad Clarke, 48, of Peachtree City, Ga., already has received a check for $3,089 after overpaying for a 1999 Jeep Cherokee sport utility vehicle he bought on eBay from a New York seller in 2002.

"I'd always been suspicious because it seems like an easy thing to do, to just keep bidding up," Clarke said. "But I was still just completely shocked and very surprised."

Three sellers were accused of making 610 bids on 106 of their car auctions under the user name "Mother's Custom Automotive NY Dealer." They are paying more than $28,000 in penalties and restitution, Spitzer said. Their lawyers declined to comment.

In another case, the operator of an art auction house and two former employees were accused of bidding on more than 1,100 of each others' eBay items for more than five years to drive up the prices. Some paintings sold for thousands more than they were worth.

Spitzer said one of the sellers pleaded guilty to a felony charge, the other two to misdemeanors. They were ordered to pay more than $50,000 in restitution and fines.

The other two defendants were accused of making 170 phony bids on their sports memorabilia items. They agreed to pay $10,000 in penalties and restitution.