Things that I would appreciate clarification on some things and comments on others....
Cams in the predators:
1. old style uses a predator specific cam.
2. hemi head can use the 196 cams
3. the so called "big valve" head predator....what cams do they use?
Predator crankshafts:
1. is there a difference in the throw of the old style, hemi head and big valve head predator cranks? I'm hearing that the use of the newer predator blocks with the old style crank gives you a pert-near zero deck height. can anyone share on this?
Oils:
now, I ain't opening a can of worms on what is better, has more particles per billion, extra wear protection or any of that. I would just appreciate a little honesty from those that know about oils....
1. why do automotive oils work just as well as the kart oils (such as thor or fhs or any of the others)? please, I'm not asking about what the oils contain or don't contain. just a simple answer!
2. contrary to what is being told by some on here, am I correct in assuming that there is not one oil brand out there, regardless of chemical makeup, that actually produces any horsepower whatsoever?
3. wouldn't it be more true to say that the better grade of oil, the less resistance the moving parts of the motor has to fight against and there for, it doesn't take that extra horsepower to move the item through the oil, thus freeing up the horsepower to be "used" elsewhere?
Clones, Predators, chassis and all the like...
1. with the availability of the predators and clones, why is it that some think that the clone is an exercise in frustration and yet will say that the predator is the way to go when it comes to maintaining a stock type class?
2. how is it that one person says that they can run a stock rod motor up into the 8K range for hours and never harm the rod and others will say that they started the motor, idled it at 1500 rpm for two seconds and the rod blew all over the shop?
3. why do we only hear about one or two flywheel explosions and then every jumps on the bandwagon and starts claiming that you have to have a billet aluminum or steel flywheel or risk sudden and permanent death...but we've never actually heard of any injuries and if it's so bad, why do some of the "lower" classes not require them?
4. why do some shout tires, tires, tires and you never hear them say anything about motors, motors, motors...other than you can have a crap motor and a crap setup and if you use snake-oil prep you will win every time out?
5. how can some honestly say that they are selling, say a 2010 chassis, that has "only" 5 races on it? when we all know that they bought it, set it up and raced the thing for at least one season? doesn't this strike anyone else that they are thinking that we are all so blind and dumb to think that they paid $2200 for a new chassis and only raced it 5 times and now want to sell it for $800?
6. same with championships...."buy my chassis!! it's a 1999 with 10 races on it and I won five tracks championships and 18 national events!!" ... doesn't it strike anyone as odd that if they won championships like that, they wouldn't want to sell a chassis with such a good history behind it?
7. why is it that when someone mentions a problem with the setup of their kart, that someone invariably starts asking if they used brand 'x' oil or if they had the right kind of fuel line (just as an example!)....half the time I think that some don't read the whole post before they start answering about tire prep and stagger when the poster wanted to know what brand of air filter to use....
I know that some will laugh and say that I don't know what I'm talking about...others might say that I've had too much time on my hands to think right....others might read this and ask why they didn't think of this sooner.....
I'm all for reading, measuring, reading more, looking at things differently and maybe I didn't grow up in a kart racing environment....but lets all face facts...this could easily be a forum on computers and the poster is asking what the difference is between a megabyte and a gigabyte...and your going to get someone to say that it doesn't make any difference unless they are using a sony monitor!!
last is the prices that are being advertised all over the place...NOT necessarily here on Bob's, but every where!!....some will sell a 2011 chassis for $800, then a 1999 banshee is being sold for $1200 and then some will say that they have a 2001 with 3 races on it and they want $2200? or they say that the chassis is race ready and all you have to add is a motor, seat, wheels/tires, tach, fuel cell....but it's a roller and race ready!!!
last....and I promise!!.....why is it that some on here will fill out their profiles so that we can all know who we are talking to and some think that it's a national secret; death if revealed, but they want you to buy their stuff?? always bugs the crap out of me that they are asking all of us to buy stuff on blind faith and they won't ever tell you where they are from!!!
nuff!! maybe I needed to go to work today instead of thinking!! lol!! be safe everyone!!
Cams in the predators:
1. old style uses a predator specific cam.
2. hemi head can use the 196 cams
3. the so called "big valve" head predator....what cams do they use?
Predator crankshafts:
1. is there a difference in the throw of the old style, hemi head and big valve head predator cranks? I'm hearing that the use of the newer predator blocks with the old style crank gives you a pert-near zero deck height. can anyone share on this?
Oils:
now, I ain't opening a can of worms on what is better, has more particles per billion, extra wear protection or any of that. I would just appreciate a little honesty from those that know about oils....
1. why do automotive oils work just as well as the kart oils (such as thor or fhs or any of the others)? please, I'm not asking about what the oils contain or don't contain. just a simple answer!
2. contrary to what is being told by some on here, am I correct in assuming that there is not one oil brand out there, regardless of chemical makeup, that actually produces any horsepower whatsoever?
3. wouldn't it be more true to say that the better grade of oil, the less resistance the moving parts of the motor has to fight against and there for, it doesn't take that extra horsepower to move the item through the oil, thus freeing up the horsepower to be "used" elsewhere?
Clones, Predators, chassis and all the like...
1. with the availability of the predators and clones, why is it that some think that the clone is an exercise in frustration and yet will say that the predator is the way to go when it comes to maintaining a stock type class?
2. how is it that one person says that they can run a stock rod motor up into the 8K range for hours and never harm the rod and others will say that they started the motor, idled it at 1500 rpm for two seconds and the rod blew all over the shop?
3. why do we only hear about one or two flywheel explosions and then every jumps on the bandwagon and starts claiming that you have to have a billet aluminum or steel flywheel or risk sudden and permanent death...but we've never actually heard of any injuries and if it's so bad, why do some of the "lower" classes not require them?
4. why do some shout tires, tires, tires and you never hear them say anything about motors, motors, motors...other than you can have a crap motor and a crap setup and if you use snake-oil prep you will win every time out?
5. how can some honestly say that they are selling, say a 2010 chassis, that has "only" 5 races on it? when we all know that they bought it, set it up and raced the thing for at least one season? doesn't this strike anyone else that they are thinking that we are all so blind and dumb to think that they paid $2200 for a new chassis and only raced it 5 times and now want to sell it for $800?
6. same with championships...."buy my chassis!! it's a 1999 with 10 races on it and I won five tracks championships and 18 national events!!" ... doesn't it strike anyone as odd that if they won championships like that, they wouldn't want to sell a chassis with such a good history behind it?
7. why is it that when someone mentions a problem with the setup of their kart, that someone invariably starts asking if they used brand 'x' oil or if they had the right kind of fuel line (just as an example!)....half the time I think that some don't read the whole post before they start answering about tire prep and stagger when the poster wanted to know what brand of air filter to use....
I know that some will laugh and say that I don't know what I'm talking about...others might say that I've had too much time on my hands to think right....others might read this and ask why they didn't think of this sooner.....
I'm all for reading, measuring, reading more, looking at things differently and maybe I didn't grow up in a kart racing environment....but lets all face facts...this could easily be a forum on computers and the poster is asking what the difference is between a megabyte and a gigabyte...and your going to get someone to say that it doesn't make any difference unless they are using a sony monitor!!
last is the prices that are being advertised all over the place...NOT necessarily here on Bob's, but every where!!....some will sell a 2011 chassis for $800, then a 1999 banshee is being sold for $1200 and then some will say that they have a 2001 with 3 races on it and they want $2200? or they say that the chassis is race ready and all you have to add is a motor, seat, wheels/tires, tach, fuel cell....but it's a roller and race ready!!!
last....and I promise!!.....why is it that some on here will fill out their profiles so that we can all know who we are talking to and some think that it's a national secret; death if revealed, but they want you to buy their stuff?? always bugs the crap out of me that they are asking all of us to buy stuff on blind faith and they won't ever tell you where they are from!!!
nuff!! maybe I needed to go to work today instead of thinking!! lol!! be safe everyone!!