look here if you hate 'the other forum' and have an account there

[87bimmerguy]

Not to thread jack, but could somebody do a referral for me as well? I'd like to contact somebody over there too. My username is the same.

[Atreus]

im just curious as to what boost what fuel and what elevation. thats all. a turbo dirty thirty in denver whoopin ass would be so nice to have....

[shiboujin]

I'm banned from E30tech too. Maybe we should start a club?

[e30esque]

I'm banned from E30tech too. Maybe we should start a club?

How did you get banned? Your one project thread was epic.

[shiboujin]

haha epic failure.

I bitched about the $5 entrance fee and management being MIA. I bitched so much I got banned. It's up on the 15th of next month but I refuse to post there anymore.

[scabzzzz]

At least over there, my car looks like pure gold
lulzzzz

[turbotuner20v]

So how do I test the racks?

:D

[guibo09]

So how do I test the racks?

:D

funny how you found me



okay to measure a rack...

a metric tape measure should be enough of a tool. if you have a protractor, it can help count partial turns. start by counting how many turns lock to lock. now, pick a side, and expose the inner tie-rod by removing the boot at least partially. you should be able to see the toothed rack. crank all the way to one side, measure from a reference on the rack body to another reference on the inner tie-rod (say from a mounting bolt to the lock plate). now, crank the rack all the way to the other side, and measure again.

(first measurement - second measurement)/rotations = mm/rev

however, this type of measurement is prone to error because of partial turns. so i recommend you repeat but doing only two complete turns, and repeat again doing 1 complete turn. if you are accurate with your measurements, you should get the same mm/rev each time. if you are getting close results (within a few mm), you have succeeded.
however, and this is important, you may have a variable rate rack. therefore, depending where you start turning from, you can get different results. so i recommend you measure say:

- half turn left starting from center to halft turn right from center (one complete turn)
- one complete turn starting from either left or right lock

both measurements above are for 1 complete rotation and should give the same result for a linear rack. if the two above measurements are very different, you have a variable rack. the first measurement will be the imporant one.

let us know the results!

added test: since you have both rack in your hands, another simple test is to line them up side by side. center all the racks and align the two inner tie-rod lock plates and crank both racks the same amount, say 1/4 turn at a time. this will visually instantly show you how different/similar the racks are. the tie rod that moves the most will be the best. you can even line up your stock e30 rack for a complete showdown. would make for a great video or sequence of pictures. that would really lay down the proof!

[Massive Lee]

$5.00 ? Why not pay pay $5.00 as a good will gesture, and not necessarely in a mandatory way?

Bandwidth costs money. Maintening a forum costs money. Members who have pledged $5.00 have an extra signature mentionning they are supporters of the forum. I don't see anything uncool. Members being free to pay or not.

Just my 2% of a $.

[guibo09]

$5.00 ? Why not pay pay $5.00 as a good will gesture, and not necessarely in a mandatory way?

Bandwidth costs money. Maintening a forum costs money. Members who have pledged $5.00 have an extra signature mentionning they are supporters of the forum. I don't see anything uncool. Members being free to pay or not.

Just my 2% of a $.

i dont mind paying for added value. i do this on my local subaru forum. but paying just to post is lame. most forums get by just fine with only advertising, premium memberships and sponsors. that's how it should be.

[turbotuner20v]

sounds good, I'll try to get to it this weekend

[Dillinger]

Some one just offered to unban me if my ban was deemed unjust but I tell you i just have no interest in belonging to a forum that bans whole IP address ranges for things like asking the wrong question about the wrong thing at the wrong time.

So if you are banned for no aparent reason and you happen to use ATT Go to connect to the net thats why.

[Tree18is]

I got baned for no reson I can even guess so I can't help you out, why do you want to hang out with those fags anyway?

yup, there all gay.

[iflytii]

Some one just offered to unban me if my ban was deemed unjust but I tell you i just have no interest in belonging to a forum that bans whole IP address ranges for things like asking the wrong question about the wrong thing at the wrong time.

So if you are banned for no aparent reason and you happen to use ATT Go to connect to the net thats why.

Nobody other than Chis can ban IP address', single or in ranges. Chris rarely even visits the site so there was probably a reason that you got banned. BTW, if your name is the same here as it is there, the account is not banned.

[rThor432]

Really? You people are that ignorant? G&T is one of the most utmost knowledgeable people about turbo m10s. He ran upwards of 20psi and nitrous through that motor until it gave up the ghost after I believe more than a year. He now has a turbo M30 in that thing making over 400ft-lbs. Give the man some respect.

Dude, he was joking..