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  1. Go to banana in tuk com or there is another shop but the name I can't remember. It's Jbl or jlb or something like that also in tuk com. Fair prices and they know there stuff and put it altogether for you free. And the after sales service is brilliant.

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    Where is tuk com? I know where Future Park Rangsit is, anything around that area? Thx.

  2. Looking to buy a new system for racing games like Game Stock Car Extreme etc. There are so many combinations out there it is hard to tell just by the written reviews what is best. I would like to hear from someone who builds high end computer systems what their preference is, Z170 or X99. Right now I am using my 7 year old X58 with a i7 950 cpu and 12gb of ram and a GTX 580 and a 5 year old ssd. Better to build a new system or upgrade my system? Where are the high end shops in Bangkok? I live in the country so it would be nice to have a one stop and shop option. Thanks for the suggestions.

  3. I have sent numerous requests about recaro seats to many facebook pages but have not received one single answer. Why would you put up a facebook account showing what you have but not answer potential customers. There are a few websites stating they have recaro or sparco seats but when you contact them they are out of stock and have to order. I am not going to order any seat until I have sat in one first. So called gaming chairs do not have proper mounting points for my application where as car seats do, this is why I am trying to find a real seat. What this is for is I am building my own simulator so the seat has to have holes for a proper 5 point harness.

  4. I last thing made from Apple I owned was an Apple computer. I have watched the sickness called Apple take so many people and corrupt their lives so that they are obsessed with the brand Apple and have to have the newest product. Try to tell a Mac owner that it has a Intel processor and they will say no it is a Mac. I have a 10 year old Nokia phone that works just fine, no email, just text. If I want a picture I use my camera and if I want to use the internet I use my 5 year old computer which works just fine and doesn't need up graded anything, that is how so many people's electronics get ruined is by always upgrading, the old saying "If is working, don't fix it." I know this as I repair computers for a living and so many times it is the operator who has caused the computer to malfunction, I will not repair laptops as there are no two alike even within the same model, it is just part of the business, the biggest enemy of any computer is heat so make sure you have good cooling and a properly grounded electrical connection for your electronics. I ca not cure you of your Apple induced sickness, you have to do that yourself.

  5. This is not news, it have been going on since the invention of the internal combustion engine. All these test are done in labratories with ideal conditions weather wise and I am sure now that robots drive the car for even more precise throttle mangement. When I was in school to become a car mechanic I built an experimental V8 engine. I took a 350 V8 Chevy engine and put in a crankshaft from a 327 V8 which had a shorter stroke, that meant that the pistons did not reach the top of the block and would not have a high compression ratio, it was more like 4.5:1 that the regular 10.5:1. I also used a camshaft from a 327 V8. I built my own headers and exhaust system. I modified a Holley carb from a Corvette so that the rear throttle plates would only open after 65 MPH. The ignition system was from a 1963 425 Hp 396 Corvette, an early attempt at electronic ignition. The engine was the stock engine that came in the car , a 1969 Camaro 350 300 hp.



    I modified the automatic transmission to have twice the line pressure as normal and reversed the forward shifting pattern to PRN123. This transmission was from a 4 X4 truck and had a lower first gear ratio. I was running 3:08 final drive ratio. My point was to prove that you could have both worlds, engine that got mileage and had lots of power all built with stock parts. I put a cruise controll unit I got from a wrecked police pursuit car, it was not your ordinary cruise control, it had two modes, highway or pursuit. First you set your target speed which I did at 65 mph, then pressed highway or pursuit. Highway mode was a gentle climb to the target mph. Pursuit was all out power, it would literally open the throttle wide open until it reached the setting. This was alot of fun. To test the mileage of this set up I used the same highway and the same brand of gasoline. My first test using highway mode for a one hour drive one way and then return to the starting point on the way back for another hour. I averaged 25 MPG which I was not happy with. The car was down on power so I set about to retune it. When I installed the cam I advanced it 4 degrees from stock. I knew this engine could take lots of ignition advance as there was no chance of pinging as the compression ratio was so low. The stock timing called for 8 degrees BTDC. I reset it at 36 degrees. I modified the distributor to have no advance so that means that it starts at 36 degrees and stays there. Instant results, the engine idle went up 200 rpm, now we are getting some where. On the drive home I noticed lots more throtle response and the engine sounded much better. I was using straight thru mufflers and no tailpipes so this was not a quiet car. The next day I did another mileage test and got 35 MPG. There was lots more low end torque as well, if you just kept the car in 1st gear at 30 mph the engine was at 3500 RPM exactly where the camshaft started to make power, if you floored the gas petal the rear tires would just start spinning, no big fat tires in those days. So I got out the timing light and advanced the timing another 10 degrees to 46 degrees. Car was almost instant starting at this point, just touch the gas pedal a little and push the start button and it was running. The teacher was beside himself when I told him the results I was getting. He offered to use the schools gas testing equipment for a real controlled test, and I said yes let's do that after I am done playing with the timing to get more power. I gave him all the specs of this engine build and he just shook hi head and said "It will be very interesting to see what mileage you really get with a controlled test. Let's do it as part of the class lesson on Monday." This gave me the week end to play some more with the set up. I had just bought an Edelbrock Tarantula intake manifold and now I could put it on as see what difference that made. I had to build an spacer for the Holley carb so my modified throttle linkage would clear the manifold. at the same time I built a ver fine mesh screen that went between the spacer and the manifold to break up the gasoline even more. A couple of hours later I started the car and began to test the new set up. First a drive at low speed to test throttle response which was vastly improved. I installed a new set of spark plugs and went for a highway drive and came back and read the plugs. It showed the engine was running lean. So I upped the jetting 5 sizes in the front and 10 sizes in the rear. Did another run and read the plugs again, they were just getting brown which means you can go richer yet and/or add more timing. I did not want to go richer as I wanted to get good mileage first and the rejet for power later. So I cranked the timing until the engine would not turn over and backed it off a little. The timing was now 55 degrees locked in. Do not have to touch the gas, just touch and let go of the starting button and instant running car. Now this thing sounds way better, you can now hear the cam working at idle. This was an 'off road' camshaft from Chevrolet and it even said so on the box. All these parts I got very cheap as I was working at a GM dealership so I had access to any parts I wanted. Now it was time for a full check out now that the car felt just right. I drove it hard, slow and every where inbetween, no engine ping or over heating, one test I did was to put the transmission in first gear and hold the throttle at 7000 rpm for 1 mile and then stop, no over heating, no broken parts. Redline was 7500 so at 7000 it should 'live' longer. I also had modified the transmission so that there was no 'automatic' function, it was now set up to only upshift at 7200 rpm. On monday I filled my car after I left home and then refilled it just before I got to school. I figured out that I got 40 mpg! Wow what a hot rod this thing was, it could go 65 mph in first gear and get 40 MPG. The instructor got all the equipment ready and myself and three other students routed all the hoses inside the car, basically we ran the hoses from a hole in the firewall to a clear plastic 2 gallon gas tank that was inside the car. This was very easy to do in may car as I had an electirc fuel pump that I could turn off from inside the car. Once you were on your test road you filled the gas tank inside the car, switched off the fuel pump so that the only source of fuel was the 2 gallon tank. You drove until 1 gallon was gone at whatever mph you wanted to do the test at. We tested both at 30 mph and at 65 mph. I shifted the engine at exactly the 3500 rpm every time. Did not use the cruise control, the instructor wanted real world testing meaning the driver controls the speed. We got amazing results - averaged 45 mpg. I asked the instructor if he want to drive it and he said yes, so we unhooked the testing gear and put it in its box in the back seat. I knew why the instructor wanted to unhook the testing gear, he was going to see how much power the car had as I had told him that it was very powerfull. He drove it like a teenager and he was smiling all the way back to school where we shared the results with the class, every one wanted to see this engine. It was not fancy, just a nice set of Corvette valve covers and a chrome air cleaner. I wanted that stock look. The instructor said told the class that if I wanted to he would test the car on the chassis dyno when we got to that part of the lessons in about a week. Great more time for me to play, now that I knew that the combination was working well it was time to play with the kind of gasoline I was burning. So I went to the local speed shop and bought 10 gallons of racing gas. It was $10 a gallon, very expensive, (1980 $). Told the guy at the speed shop exactly what my engine build was and he said I needed more ignition spark. Then he showed me a MSD ignition box that I could hook up to muy distributor and get more spark, just remove the stock plate and install the MSD one that ran to the MSD control box and set my timing again. He said if I gave him $25 dollars down and paid the rest at the end of the month I could take it right now, so I did. He ssid that I should also use a different kind of a spark plug which he had in stock and that it would make a big difference in the burning of the fuel. So I left there with a nice box of goodies. went home and installed every thing except the spark plugs as I wanted to use them for the dyno test. Fast forward to next week and I went to school with a tank full of racing fuel that smelt real good and we put the car on the dyno and while the instructor was chaining down the car I was installing the new spark plugs. The entire class was there to see what kind of power I had as some of them had driven with me and were in awe of the fast throttle response while street driving at low speeds. This engine with only 4.5:1 compressino ratio and 55 degrees of timing made 425 hp at 7500 rpm and 385 lbs of torque at 6600 rpm. I did what every one told me could not be done - power and mileage at the same time. This was way before fuel injection and computers, just plain old hor rod tinkering and I feel that most of the new cars today lack that real road feel, sure they have beter brakes and a nicer ride but lack that sound of real horsepower, now days the computer controls every thing taking the fun away to those of us who has the fortune of driving real 'muscle cars'. The next summer I went and bought a showroom 396 375 hp Camaro with 4.56 final drive ratio in the same color as my other one. I put the same wheels on both cars and used the front plate on the rear of the big block car. Then I could have the best of both worlds - the 396 car was just insane from 0 - 100 and the small block car was insame from 65 mph to 120 mph, those were the days. They would probably lock you up now if you drove today like we drove back then.

  6. Here is a picture of the colortune spark plug still used by many motorbike guys to get correct idle mixtures. And when your rules say stock carb, idle mixture plays a big part in throttle response. We were allowed a 1 inch spacer under the carb of which I made a very fine wire mesh screen sandwiched between two gaskets to help break up the fuel. How far we have come in fuel management systems.

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  7. Driver Paul Goldsmith (yeah i cheatedwhistling.gif )

    The officials would like to know the exact way you cheated so we can change the rules once again.coffee1.gif

    Kartman - you did not identify who the builder of this car was? And in doing so you lose all points earned during this race.gigglem.gif

    But i was first past the post however i got there and it's America so i still win the racelaugh.png .

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  8. Smoky Yunick, ^Bugger you, you were suppose to be reading my other post in the other thread!!^ By a nose hair, I had too much to write so technically I won! tongue.png Thanks for the high praise SBC but I balk at the "drive it like you own it" rule when it's followed with "you bend it you fix it" rule sad.png it rains on my parade to even think of having to do so, can't drive 10/10th's that way wink.png . Even though I have a really good bring it home reputation, it still cuts into your psyche.

    WarpSpeed - I do not want to rain on your parade as it makes the race track slippery, so we are revising the rules for the rest of the season:

    Rule Number 1 - The more lead laps the better

    Rule Number 2 - Memorize the above rules

    Very few people know that Smokey even had a trans car. I had the fortune many years ago of sitting at a table where Smokey was talking about his "reading" of the rule books. This was a meeting of various race car owners and crew chiefs from Canada and USA around 1985 to discuss bringing Nascar style racing to Canada, the series was called Cascar. We placed second in the entire first season without major sponsorship. The sponsors were the driver who supplied the ramp truck and motor home, the crew chief who supplied all suspension parts and helped to build the car which was donated by the driver's brother and myself who built the powertrain and supplied all the fuel for the car. I asked Smokey about his famous 'gas tank roll cage', he laughed and said "They were so furious about that, they never checked to see if the fuel was legal." The very day the rule book was handed out for the series I read that section very carefully. At the first race there was a car that would just fly out of the corners way faster than the rest of the field, I said to the crew chief: "protest that car, say he is running funny smelling gas, of which he was." So we all went over to where the techs were checking his fuel drum of which we all had to buy from only one vendor, the techs bought out their testing equipment and said the fuel was within specifications, to which I asked, "I do not see any where in the fuel section on the specifics of the fuel that we buy." The official said it is posted on the wall of the vendor's shop for all to see." I took very close notice of all the testing equipment he used. The next day I went to the vendors shop and got a copy of the specifications. Unknown to the crew chief I was working on a project to reduce pollution for diesel and gas engines, so I had access to the list of various chemicals used in the blending of the fuel , no they did not give us the actual percentages of what was used but that got me to thinking. If I blend my own fuel starting out with the 'legal' fuel as the base and figure out how to get better flame travel and burning within the combustion chamber, we will not only get more power but better mileage as well. Also unknown to the crew chief the ramp truck was running the blend for diesel. James noticed the difference within one tank. I told him what I was doing and to not tell Don that I was already working on the blend for the race car. We two weeks to the next race. I got us a new sponsor for synthetic oils to use in the car and ramp truck etc. The only reason I got this sponsor was he had a dyno set up for testing engines for durability, he also had a chassis dyno. Another week passed and I had a blend ready to try. I took the spare engine to the dyno and ran a few tests. Power did increase but 10 hp but torque was up 25 lbs. By playing with the engine timing I increased this to 15 hp and 30 lbs. NOw it was time to test it in the car on the chassis dyno. Those test results were about the same but one thing this test showed that the dyno did not, the water temp was more steady to me which meant better flame control in the cylinder. One thing I did have at my disposal was a product called Colortune Engine Analyzer. This played a big part of my 'secret blending process'. Today they cost $70 per each and we had one for every cylinder. How else are you going to know what each cylinder is doing? This played a huge part in the tuning of the car and why no one else was allowed to touch the engine but me.

    That weekend we knocked off 1 second off the lap record for our local track. The car came out of the corners like a rocket because of the better throttle response. We were using a 2 speed automatic transmission with no torque convertor that made the engine rev much quicker. Also the engine had some other tricks that I had discovered because of the rule book I kept 'bending'. rolleyes.gif That is another story in itself.

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  9. Driver Paul Goldsmith (yeah i cheatedwhistling.gif )

    The officials would like to know the exact way you cheated so we can change the rules once again.coffee1.gif

    Kartman - you did not identify who the builder of this car was? And in doing so you lose all points earned during this race.gigglem.gif

  10. WarpSpeed - that is why you are driving my car when it is finished - you know what you are doing and have enough experience to see what other people are doing wrong just by viewing their driving style - a true signature of a great driver. I only have a few rules for my drivers:

    Rule Number 1 - The more lead laps the better

    Rule Number 2 - Drive it like you own it

    Rule Number 3 - If you bend it, you fix it

    Rule Number 4 - Remain calm, cool and collective at all times
    Rule Number 5 - Memorize the above rules

    To all the guys who think they know their car history -- Who is the owner and builder of this car? Who is the driver?

    The black and white picture was taken in 1968 at the Atlanta 250 Grand American Challenge, the color picture is that car fully restored.

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  11. Frank Grimaldi races his fast and loud vintage 1968 "Trans Am" Chevy Camaro around the new 1.7 mile road course at Thompson Speedway.

    The car is a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro. Engine is a 302 cubic inch V8 with a single 4 barrel carburetor and the transmission is a 4 speed.

    The car is basically set up per the 1969 SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) TransAm series specifications and has been upgraded to SVRA( Sports Car Vintage Racing Organization ) Group 6 specifications.

    The car is also a rare SCCA Brass Tag A-Sedan.Obtained at the 1972 Lime Rock Trans Am race. It was also registered as an SVRA Historic Racecar in 1993.

    Hang on to your ears, this car is loud, nothing sounds like these cars did. Enjoy.

  12. You are totally correct WarpSpeed. Even more scarier is that we are still under martial law and because of "what ever law we make up as we go" military thinking they can do what ever they decide and you can not say other wise. That letter made it very easy for me to decide the next step. My baby is staying home and will not be allowed outside the country, it is too scary for her out there.

  13. Dear Sir,


    Thank you for your e-mail which was sent on 17 May 2014 below about import your cars and trailer in

    Thailand for racing. In this case, we would like to clarify you as follows:


    Thai Customs has streamlined its import and export procedures to promote and facilitate. In this

    context, certain goods can be brought into Thailand conditionally relieved from payment of import

    taxes and duties provided that such goods are imported for use duration of tournament in Thailand and

    intended for re-exportation within 6 months or as far as is permitted.


    Basic Conditions for Temporary Admission and Re-Export of Goods for tournament

    (1) Goods under temporary admission are required to be re-exported within a time-limit set by

    Customs. Normally, the set time-limit is not more than 6 months.

    (2) An importer is required to deposit bond and security to Customs, either in a form of cash

    deposit or a bank guarantee, to ensure the re-exportation of the goods and that Customs regulations

    are respected.

    (3) A proof of re-exportation e.g. a copy of certified Export Declaration, etc. must be

    presented to Customs for verification and security refund upon re-exportation.

    (4) In case where the goods under temporary admission are not re-exported within the time-limit

    set by Customs, the importer needs to pay liable taxes and duties as follows:

    o In case where the application for tax/duty payment is made before the deposited bond and

    security is due, Customs shall calculate taxes and duties in accordance with the nature, value, and

    tariff rate at the time when the goods under temporary admission are imported, including applicable

    fees under related laws.

    o In case where the goods are re-exported after the temporary admission documents and the

    deposited bond and security are due, Customs shall impose the bond and security.


    Basic Conditions for Tax/Duty Relief


    Temporary Admission for Tournament

    (1) The Prohibition and Restriction Act must be followed strictly.

    (2) Lists and quantities of goods must be submitted to the Customs offices/houses at the port of

    entry for approval on a case by case basis.


    Documents

    • Import Declaration

    • Bill of Lading or Air Waybill

    • Invoice

    • Packing List

    • Insurance Premium Invoice

    • License or permit for restricted imports (if any)

    • Application for Tax/Duty Relief and Bond: The application may be issued by an importing company

    and contains the following particulars:

    o Description of imports;

    o Purpose of importation;

    o The duration of the travel period etc.


    Temporary Admission Procedures

    (1) An importer/agent submits a request for temporary admission, a Goods Declaration, including

    supporting documents to the Customs Offices/ Houses where the goods are imported.

    (2) Customs verifies the Goods Declaration and supporting documents against the given

    information, then issues a Goods Declaration number and calculates the amount of security.

    (3) The importer/agent deposits the security at a Cashier Office.

    (4) The evidence of deposited security is presented to a Cargo Inspection Office for the release

    of goods from Customs custody.


    These are all process of your items that import for tournament. Therefore, if you want this right you

    have to present the documents to a customs officer at port of entry for consider and approve in your

    case.


    Remark: To be permitted or not is up to the discretion of the officer at port of entry.



    We hope this clarifies your concerns. Should you require any further assistance, please do not

    hesitate to contact us.

  14. The Heidt rear end is nice, better than the generic "pro touring" one earlier illustrated.

    you obviously have a lot of coin in the vehicle, before you spend that ten fold importing it to race, look to see if it would be competitive in a class.

    I love the vehicle and would love to see more of them.... there is a reason why they are not here.

    There are so many options available today to build a supercar so to speak it is very hard to decide exactly what to build. My cousin has built a 1967 Eleanor Mustang replica using that rear end and he says that for the street it is awesome handling with a 525 hp 428 and six speed standard. Yes there is a lot of investment into this project and it is not all my money so every thing has to be done according to the agreements of sponsorship. I am in charge of the entire project as it was my idea to do this. I am thinking of how to raise the funding to promote this replica building business as in the USA many companies have sprung up over the years but only a few are really top notch builders. My family knows the car business. Uncle Henry is the best of the best. In 2008, Henry Miller’s restoration efforts were rewarded when his car achieved 998 out of 1,000 points at the Early Ford V8 Club’s Grand National Meet in Dearborn, Michigan. His car was given the club’s ‘Dearborn’ award for the highest level of restoration. In his back yard is a full size replica of his garage he used to run many years ago with every thing that was there in perfect working order including the gas pumps from the 30's.condition. Not open to the public ever. Only family is allowed and the cardinal rule is always enforced "Look but please do not touch." My point to all of this is some of us like to build these cars for the enjoyment of building them as well as driving them and you can be assured that WarpSpeed will be one of the first to take it to a track to sort it all out. Whoops - I let the cat out of the bag!

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  15. OK but SCB let's be realistic, no bashing going on here just a reality check, the super car class has cars with 600Hp and more and fully independent 4 wheel suspension, massive brakes, in some cases maybe even carbon, etc. Like and Audi R8, purpose built Yota's and Porsche 911 GT3 R/S and this car will NEVER compete with them on the mostly small, tight tracks in Thailand either with modern brakes or more modern suspension, that car still has a solid rear axle and trailing arm suspension, with all of the sophistication of the Corvette Z06 it would still have it's hands full with the cars in that class and it's far more advanced on all fronts, including weight. What you're showing there is more of a NASCAR suspension set up.

    WarpSpeed, I didn't mean to be bashing anyone at all. Just showing other people just how far up grades are for the older cars and the rear suspension was not the one I had planed to use. This one is. I have driven a Z06 and I was very taken back at how this car handles off the showroom floor never mind with some chassis tweaking.

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  16. This car may look old but it has very modern suspension and handling is not the issue. The issue is what class can I run in, I have put out requests to the Thai Super class for the rule book. As you can see by the pictures this car now has a full frame and the front suspension is totally new so handling will not be a problem. On the outside it may look like an old car but that is all that is old. The body is factory spec and is brand new so there is zero rust as is common in cars of this age.

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  17. I have emailed RAAT and will post answer when I get one. Thanks to Warp Speed for all the help. Warp Speed - did you get all your licenses back yet? Why would they make you give up your other licenses? Don't they realize the amount of effort it took to get those licenses?

  18. There's one here if it's any use as an alternative or for values at customs. There was another up last week but seems to have gone. 2.5MB.

    https://www.kaidee.com/product-107617423

    Someone has told me in the past as posted above that cars need to be road registered, but how do the dragsters do that. I have seen full drag cars here haven't I or am I imagining that ?

    Those cars are a dime a dozen back in North America. Not of any use to me as I am starting with a brand new body and a hand built frame. This kind of building takes time and I am just checking to see what is involved once the project is finished. To give you an idea of what the car looks like here is a picture of another car in the chassis shop with the new body installed. This is not my car. Mine is going to have carbon fiber doors, hood, trunk and front fenders. I need all the weight reduction I can get.

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  19. You can bring it in on a temp import and be raced under that import document.

    If permanent import it will have to have import taxes paid and be road registered.

    what class would it be eligible ? (what is the race car )

    That is a very good question. The car is a replica of the 1969 Penske Trans Am Camaro. It is going to have all the modern suspension, brakes etc. via a totally new custom designed frame. The will be either the 358 or 410 sprint car motors that I have sitting in the shop, the 358 makes about 700 hp and the 410 makes over 900 hp. The only thing stock appearing will be the body.

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