rd7839 wrote:


Unfortunately for you, a transaxle cooler is already in the rules:

12.8.2 Any external transmission oil cooler, and external transmission oil pump may be added.

There has been data gathered, and a need has been identified. We had a trans get changed at the East Coast Nationals and I personally had one eat itself just 2 races after purchasing my car. The weak point is the ring and pinion gear, namely the bearings that maintain the gear lash which heat up tremendously in hot environments and when used with LSDs. I ran a Trans Temp Sensor in the drain plug this entire season. During the summer months of SE Region racing, namely at the East Coast Nationals where the track temp on the Thrusday T&T was over 140 degrees, I regularly saw my temp gauge pegged at over 250 degrees F! Those were in 20 min sprint sessions to boot. Since investigating my trans cooler setup, I talked to several Porsche race shops, all who say any temp reading over 200 is too much and regularly equip their auto on systems with 190 degree t-stats. If our Transaxles had cheap and easy to replace ring and pinions, I would agree with you, but as someone who is very mechanically inclined, I wanted nothing to do with the rebuild of a transaxle after finding out my ring and pinion was what was making all that whining noise in the rear. Yes used transmissions can be sourced for just a couple hundred, but I tend not to equate my transmissions with consumables like I do tires and brakes.

I use good gear lube, AMSOIL Severe Gear 75-140.

Lastly, how many cars have homemade engine oil cooler setups?



Now for the shift linkage, I detest the stock shift linkage. I have personally missed 5th and gone into 3rd bending valves. We had a missed shift end a week end early at Daytona. Many dont know the tricks to shore up the feel on the shifter making them put up with the same hot dog down a hallway feel that many of our 180,000 donor cars come with. I believe that shifter setup is largely personal preference, and should be a positive action that provides confidence on track. The stock setup definitely doesn't do that. There are several examples of aftermarket products that are intended to improve the feel, both legal and currently illegal, that should be considered. Maybe something so simple as specifically allowing the modification of the end of the shift lever for a common hard mount knob to be added. I understand the concern of a new rule opening us up for a monster sized exploitation but I again, point to the first tenant of the rules.

"The spirit of the class is for all cars to be equal in weight and horsepower and be competitive with one another. The focus will be on driver ability and not dollar ability. This class is not intended to be an engine builder OR INNOVATOR'S CLASS."

That last part is always a sticking point come rule change proposal time. Ive never used a short shifter on this car, but I do think there is something that can improve the current situation.

only944.com/partscatalog/only/shortshifter/

only944.com/partscatalog/only/shifter/

only944.com/partscatalog/only/shiftlinkagearm/

Another post for the racer rear view mirror: Yes.

I use an All view. Make it mandatory to use any wide angle racer style mirror in place of the stock rear view. Provide a list of examples and only examples to point new racers in the right direction (not exclusive list of allowed mirrors): Allview, Wink multi-panel, Longacre 14/17" convex wide angle, etc.

I use the Allview Racers mirror and love it. It was on the pricier end but for heaven's sake, a 36" Wink 5-Panel mirror with mount is only $37! What would this say to the class as a whole if we made a specific rule as a direct result of an incident at Nationals?

Car contact is not tolerated and make sure you don't do it!

www.pegasusautoracing.com/group.asp?GroupID=MIRRORWINK

If it becomes mandatory at least leave the choice of brand and style free please. I for one do not like the 5 panel style.

AgRacer wrote:

joeblow wrote:


Of course. Don't want to box people in on this rule. Words mean things as we say in the Flight Standardization world... (lots of rule interpretation)

Amen

AgRacer wrote:

AgRacer wrote:


All the cars are equal now. Nobody has a short shifter, unless they snuck it in. If we allow short shifters in now, it's just another piece to have to go out and buy. The fix takes care of the sloppiness and everybody is on equal terms then.