Recent content by patooyee

I have seen mechanical fans bend blades and destroy the radiators when they hit the water. And I have seen electric fans self destruct when the blades hit the water. I've also seen them go through water without any issues.

x3 If you don't do water crossings, I wouldn't worry about an off position. Maybe hook up a buzzer to it if you HAVE to have it. Google "12-volt piezo buzzer."

Yes.

I mean, painting it seems like an obvious answer. But the kind of painting that I'm used to doing is frame-off stuff. I don't see how a decent job could be done with the body still on.

I have a used 2005 Dodge Ram 2500. Love the truck, bought it to be my last tow rig ever and so far it is living up to expectations. But the black factory paint on the frame has turned gray and is flaking off to expose clean steel beneath it. It isn't rusty underneath, but there are places...

I don't recall right now. I wasn't looking for it directly so I didn't bookmark it or anything. I came across it looking for something else entirely and I remember his screen name wasn't triaged. It took me a minute to figure out that it was him posting. He was posting CAD models of a desert...

What ECM are you using? I think most of the GM ECM's have an option to turn one fan on when the a/c comes on via a signal from the refrigerant pressure sensor. Assuming you're not using that pin, you could just run that pin with a toggle switch which would override the temp settings and turn...

Not knowing what he had before, I can't say how big a leap 80% is. And it would make sense that, if you wanted more of the forces to get to the tires quicker, one could easily accomplish that via modifying the suspension to achieve that. (IE, more through the links, less through the shocks.)...

The rig is back at the dyno shop getting fine-tuned after what I hear was a great weekend at Dixie Run. This is video of the first pull. Apparently there is no video of any after this: Shawn first dyno pull 9/26/16

Couldn't get anything but VM out of them. I gave JD and Sarge my CC number today. They were careful about getting dimensions and test fitting the pieces before they said they could do it but they finally said they would. The price is the lowest of all the places I've talked to as well...

Kind of. I've wasted 2 months dicking with the first company / week-long transit times back and forth. I want to minimize time wasted waiting for shipping going forward if possible.

I have been calling all around trying to get a converter with ZERO success. Here's what I've got so far: ACC - Can't make an a500 converter that stalls higher than factory. TCI - Only makes lockup converters for an a500. Steve @ Champion - Seems totally willing but never returns calls. Giving...

PTC and ACC are .2 miles from each other on the same road in Muscle Shoals. Are they related to one another somehow?

I read a good explanation of AS% on Pirate recently by a very reputable source. I think it was BIgger Valves or someone. The forces that reach the tires are equal no matter what. It is merely a matter of how they get there and how you control them. AS (and most other suspension geometry...