I got some advice for ya, tin Man...get some damn situational awareness before you even sit in the thing.
I'm of course basing this on you posting to a three year old thread concerning fires in California and responding like it's a current conversation. In other words, whether its posting here or driving a Cobra...pay attention. :cool: |
I guess you are right Jamo, I should pay more attention !
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Now as to situational awareness, I am endevoring to get as much information as I can before my Cobra is finished and since I live and work in China my only access to advice is thru this forum and yes sir, am I am payin' plenty of attention to the feedback I get. Gotta find that original thread that pissed you off man and caused you to bash my post. tin-man:LOL:: |
Jamo I found the thread
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Prayers & thoughts for California ( 1 2) Accordin' to the news here on China TV there was a fire in the San Fransisco area being some type of gas explosion that wiped out several homes and killed at least one person, so naturally I thought the post was current and about that. What I failed to do was see the original post date and yep I feel like a turd now since you were right. Like I said Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa. So Jamo, can you tell me out of all the posts on this forum how you came to isolate mine in this particular instance. I am just curios? tin-man:CRY:%/ |
Eh...cuz it popped up as the most current post on the whole damn site...under Active Threads...you "activated" it.
You had to have dug many pages back in history to even find that thread. You found the thread, not the other way around. :cool: |
Well gosh darn
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All Hail Jamo, All Hail Jamo. tin-man :cool: |
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I must respond to this as I take issue with your "speculation" comment..... I have a 2004 Mercury Marauder that I Supercharged and I have had many "nearly catastrophic" downshifts especially in wet conditions......not wild about automatics anyway except in drag racing!!!:rolleyes: Removing the "Kick Down" linkage will certainly eliminate downshifts but in computer cars the function is up to the PCM......meaning it happens under a variety of different conditions...thus the "surprise" comment!! Road race conditions do not come close to street driving conditions since you are constantly concentrating on being smooth and most of you are going the same direction!!??:rolleyes: |
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I am getting that feeling this is gonna be a whole new experience
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tinner,
Sticky tires will degrade over time, same as any other tire. The tread 'grip' will degrade as they get older (harder), but starting from a position of higher grip will still leave you better a year or two down the road. Flat spots are not really an issue I have noticed. I think that is more an issue with the billboards and Avons, which are bias-ply tires as compared to modern radials. modern radials will not flat spot near as much. Get a nice set of 17" rims, put good raidals on, have fun. |
Some tire compounds are sensitive to heat cycles more so than miles. A friend raced a Boss 302 Mustang and kept precise records of the number of times his Hoosiers were heated up. Most racers kept a few extra sets so they could swap out between tours of the road course. Something to think about when you look for sticky tires!
Cheers from Doug!! :cool: |
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I stand corrected on the Avons. Thank you silverback.
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What has been said above: Take a Performance Driving Course!
Also, I would add the following: 1) Get some driving shoes. Don't wear your big wide typical running shoes. And NEVER try to drive it wearing flip-flops! 2) Resist every temptation that may be presented to you by a passenger trying to egg you on to show what the car can do. Stay within your limits, particularly with someone else in the car. 3) Stay off of wet pavement! Unless, of course, it's on purpose and you're in a 10-acre parking lot or something similar. 4) Get to know your brakes!! Particularly how they work when cold. 5) If you're not a religious person, you will be very soon if you ignore all of the advice provided in the thread above. Pay attention at all times and learn to respect the beast. You'll have alot of fun! |
And every time you are getting ready to plant your butt in the driver's seat, review this picture. http://www.ffcars.com/forums/showthr...light=accident
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If I can chip in here, I have owned both in the last year. A SPF with a 620 HP Ford racing 514 with a automatic and a Csx with a Roush 511 with 600 hp. I prefer the 5 speed but the auto was just as much fun to drive and could spin the tires in the first 3 gears without a problem. The auto was much easier to drive, particularly at lower speeds. My wife could drive the SPF with 600+ hp easliy without being afriad of it but refused to try the csx after one drive. I had no problems at all with the downshifting of the auto. My wife kinda wanted to keep the SPF so she could drive it some but I couldn't afford to keep both toys.
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What caused the throttle to stick?
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