PaddyPrix
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Heh, that's the thing, I did check all the associated fuses. I wouldn't have suspected that a 20a fuse labeled Veh Pwr 4 was part of the fuel system, but oh well, lesson learned. Seeing as it's another 3 minutes to just simply check all of them, might as well just check them all. I could hear the pump clipping out, so it's probably not too far along with the fuel starvation issues.Just got up-to-date. Hate to hear you missed the last race to a blown fuse. Seems you need to update your troubleshooting guide to add checking all associated fuses...
Any plans on reworking some new aero on the mustang during the down time?
Re: Aero, I've got a splitter which I'm convinced works pretty good, and with SoCal having 2 arguably the two highest speed tracks (ACS, Willow Springs) and two of the mid-lower (Buttonwillow, Chuckwalla), and losing Auto Club to their reconfiguration for next season, I should be paying some more attention to somewhat focus away from high end speed and into acceleration. The lower speed courses have very small straights, and their average turn speeds are much lower that traditional aero wouldn't really be activated in the 75-85mph turns, unless having some gigantic time attack wings which are borderline illegal.
From my interpretation of the rules, there's nothing straight out against a flat bottom, so I might take a look at what that'll get me. Moving up to a higher class means I get more room to play, ST/TT2 is 8:1 power/weight, and 1 is 6:1, which is a pretty big jump. I know I don't have the funding to produce a reliable 600rwhp car, so I'll have to work on going as low as I can on the weight. Without me in it, it's about 3375 with 1/4 a tank, so I'll have to find another 75-100 in it. The guys who get closer to 3000 are usually swapping the motor/trans which is not in my cards anytime soon.
The next hurdle would be making further body modifications, but that carries a mod penalty that depending on where I am, could still be fine since I'm leaving so much power on the table, but I don't have enough ability/skill to do it, going to a tube frame might be a bit much for somebody who's never even held a welder.
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