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Old 01-29-2005, 12:26 PM
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Oil Changes

How often do you change your oil and filter?
When at the track do you change your oil every run, every other,
after a full day of racing?
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Old 01-29-2005, 01:04 PM
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I change mine after 2 trips to the track. It gets a little pricey using Mobil1 but I like the stuff. I use cheap NAPA oil filters, since I change them with every oil change.

BTW, while we're on oil, last time I raced I only put 6qts in a 7qt pan and my ET improved. I do use a windage tray but no crank scraper.
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Old 01-29-2005, 01:09 PM
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Dan I understand that just because it says 7 qt it still only needs
enough oil to cover the pick up. May be good with 5 qts.
By the way the Napa gold series is a pretty good filter!
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I change the motor oil and filter every 25 - 30 runs. I do the trans filter and fluid at the same amount of runs, and adjust the bands. The trans is a Cope Racing Trans, 727 rollerized , with billet aluminium front drum
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Yeah, Tony, I hear ya. Good point.

So, are you gearing-up (no pun intended) for the season?
I got a few things to do with the car, but it's so damn difficult to think about working on it in this weather.
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Old 01-29-2005, 07:17 PM
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I've been changing it after every second trip to the track. Comes to every two miles I think .

Dan
the car should go in the shop next saturday.
Too cold out there to think about it.
Took her out for a ride today. Terrorized the neighborhood
for a little while. Can't wait to see what the gearing and the shifter
do!
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Old 01-31-2005, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by onehellofadart
Took her out for a ride today. Terrorized the neighborhood
for a little while. Can't wait to see what the gearing and the shifter
do!
I took mine out the other day. Only terrorized myslef. I ended up on a big snow covered hill. Note to self. Dont drive car on streets you dont know yet.

You'll love the new gears by the way.
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Old 01-31-2005, 03:19 PM
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For the record my street didnt have any snow on it and this on was fine till I got to the hill with no place to turn around.
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No I drove down a big snow covered hill.
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Tony, what gears do you have now and what ones are you going to?

Are you going to start the season off with the drag radials or slicks?
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Dan, I'm going from3:91's to 4:31's.
Haven't decided yet on the slicks vs the drag radials yet.
Drag radials were not spinning last time out.
The suckers really bite since I screwed them down and lowered
the a/p.
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