[DeTomaso] Bigger-Better-Heavy Duty Shocks for Silver StateWOOPS - No Slacker Content

[Gray Gregory]

I'll second (or third) the spring approach. There's only so much you can
do with shocks and it sounds like you're pretty much maxed out in that
dept.

Gray

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On Behalf Of Mad Dog Antenucci
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:55 PM
To: Peter Kovacs; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Bigger-Better-Heavy Duty Shocks for Silver
StateWOOPS - No Slacker Content

Good idea, thanks Peter.  
   
  MD
Peter Kovacs <peter-kovacs at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
          
  How about a custom made progressive rate coil spring? Saleen and other
aftermarket companies have been using them for years.
 
  Peter Kovacs
  Property Equity & Mortgage Mgmt
  209 345-6708 
  209 523-4919 fx
  

  ----- Original Message ----
From: Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com>
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 10:04:06 AM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Bigger-Better-Heavy Duty Shocks for Silver State
WOOPS - No Slacker Content

  Off Roaders & JORN IN NORWAY:
   
  Bilstein and Aldan were wrong.....rebuilding the shocks for the
Pantera with 25% more compression and rebound was not enough to stop
full compression at the dips (at WOT) at Silver State in the
Pantera....you couldn't have pulled a greased string out of my backside
on the hardest hit so its back to the drawing board.;-]>
   
  In the last ORR I had another great run....engine although it had too
much compression ;-]> ran great....the Pantera is handling better then
it ever has.....but hitting full compression broke  the ABS side skirts
and bottom of the air dam in the dips. Shock mounts and chassis all look
good and the Pantera stayed straight and true on full compression so no
handling problem.  Te ABS was meant to provide some added hi-speed
stability which it did until it broke ;-]> but the ABS was also meant
tobe the  'sacraficial lamb'  which it also did but bottom line I still
got full compression in dips above 145 mph
   
  So, as part of this winter's projects (MORE engine compression) ;-]> I
need some customized  shocks with added compression to handle these dips
(aka WOOPS).  I don't think there are any plans in 2008 to regrade the
course dips so the challenge is to build shocks around the course
conditions. 
   
  No Col. I still can't afford those high tech $5 grand computerized
units but a couple people I spoke too suggested adding a stop on top of
springs to eliminate the 'full compression'.... the negative to that
suggestion is others have suggested it could also cause wheel hop 'at
speed' on full compression which could lead to loss of control and an
off road 4x4 excursion. ;-]> So goal is to STOP full compression.
   
  If YOU have a contact name of anyone you have personally dealed with
on customized shocks for off-road conditions send it to me. I gotta
figure those guys who are running offroad at 150 mph can help where
roundy-rounders can't. 
   
  JORN, SEND ME contact infor on the VIKINGS that ran 200  MPH last
week.
   
  MD


Mad Dawg Antenucci 
Team Pantera Racing 
  The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing 
www.teampanteraracing.com
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