Call for topics

[lee]

I have been reading a thread on fuel pressure that I find interesting. I'd like to suggest a set of topics for discussion in the technical forum and see if anybody a) seconds, b) rejects, or c) adds on.

There are so many people with such a store of knowledge here....I love this place.

Anyway here's a short list off the top of my head:

Suspension:
Affect of cast & camber on handling
Affect of increasing/decreasing sway bar size, front/rear

Transmission:
What the various stall speeds in a torque converter mean and why should I care
Level Ten claims for increasing ATF flow thru the valve body...if it's so good, why didn't the factory do it, i.e., what are the down sides

Engine:
Effect of removal of harmonic balancer - primary & secondary balance (and any others) in a flat-six

[Bobb]

Hi Lee, LarryIII posted recently that starting with model year 1994 SVXs, the fluid flow was increased in the transmission to improve cooling.Take care, BOBB

[LarryIII]

Lee & BOBB,

I think that it was the '96 model year that they drilled out the oricifice hole in the hydrovalve by 1/16". In '94 they replaced the radiator so they did not have the wire mesh in the ATF cooling tube in the cooler.

[oab_au]

Thats a good idea Lee, I don't mind writing on anything automotive, just a lot of the time it's better for me to answer questions, as I might get a bit long winded, on my own.

Having taught Automotive, I know the range of auto knowledge that this board's readers have and try to write accordingly. But the missing link is the feedback that you rely on to access understanding. I don't know if it is understood or not, if people asked questions about the bit they don't understand, I could explane that better, or expand on any point, if some one needs to know more. Hard to decide, don't want to bore anyone.

Having said that, I don't have practical experience in working on this car, due to the one arm sitution, so I rely on the experences of the WORKERS to provide the practical side.

I'll go along with anything you work out.

Harvey.
p.s Know nothing about air conditioning.

[svxistentialist]

Hey Harvey

Air conditioning is totally like, cool, man.

[lee]

Originally posted by oab_au
Thats a good idea Lee, I don't mind writing on anything automotive, just a lot of the time it's better for me to answer questions, as I might get a bit long winded, on my own.

...snip.

Not to worry, I like long winded. Coming at a topic from various points of view helps me understand. Maybe I'm dense, but if I hear an explanation one time, from one viewpoint, it just doesn't sink in too well. But if a couple of my friends argue out a point until they agree (either technically, or that it's time for a beer break), I find it lodges pretty good in my old brain cells. I think its because inside I'm arguing along with one then the other until I "see" better.

OK, so I'll ask the first one. Can you explain how sway bars affect under-over steer. I'm probably wrong, but for some reason I think a softer rear bar (or stronger front bar) helps reduce understeer. I understand mechanically how a sway bar puts force against a wheel when flexed under cornering loads. I also know what understeer and oversteer are in terms of plowing or rear-end hanging out. But I'm missing some serious connection information because I can't translate changes in one to effect on the other.

[wawazat??]

You might like this site lee. It has a section on sway bars, or more correctly anti-sway bars/anti-roll bars.

http://www.grassrootsmotorsports.com/swaybars.html

Todd