[DeTomaso] "Shock" technology

[Dick Koch]

For those of you that want to keep abreast of the latest auto 
technologies available, you might be interested in the 3rd generation 
implementation of the Magneshock which gives the promised increased user 
control of important shock variables.

Dick Anderson, the inventor and developer of the packaging and user 
programmability aspects of the shock, is the friend of mine who , as you 
may remember, worked with me to install the Magneshock system in my 74 
Pantera several years ago. 

See http://home.earthlink.net/~arkoch/images/Shocks/ to view a few 
pictures of the shock selection controls, both on the dash and the 
steering wheel, and the placement and installation of the shock computer 
control unit.  The steering wheel switches allow the driver to 
instantaneously change the shock settings from 3 of the 5 user shock 
setups saved in the shock computer unit, giving the driver 3 distinct 
shock setups to match road or track conditions.  The dash mounted switch 
that is to the right of the AC fan switch allows the driver to switch 
between 1 of 5 user shock setups saved in the shock computer unit.

The installation is extremely simple, with all the components including 
the cabling lengths provided based on my specifications.  I am now 
getting the latest software installed to take advantage of the increased 
programmability of the shock attributes. 

As you will see from the information on the Magneshock web site 
<http://www.magneshocks.com/index.htm> this shock system provides an 
industry unique solution for adapting a shock profile to a vehicle's 
intended purpose. 

The following attributes describe some of the attributes that make the 
MagneShock system the best solution for the serious road, oval or drag 
racer:

* The MagneShock^(TM) is an "intelligent Computer Controlled 
ULTRA-adjustable" shock absorber (damper) system.
* It is MUCH MORE than any double, triple or even six-way adjustable 
shock! It allows you to actually "tailor" the shape of the 
Force-Velocity curve -- by merely inputting the damping you want at five 
(5) different velocities.
* You can set the ENTIRE damping curve on one or ALL 4 SHOCKS 
simultaneously to settings YOU determine. And, you can save it all as a 
"SETUP".
* You can save up to five (5) SETUPs. And, call any of these SETUPs up 
with a Remote-Switch, instantly changing ALL 4 shocks to the settings 
you previously determined, whenever you like.
* It has UNIQUE "damping bump-stops" for both Rebound & Compression - 
you can program the points, near the limits of travel, where the damping 
force will increase to FULL-STIFF to help prevent Bottoming-out & 
Topping-out.

There are many functions that are available to a user to "program" the 
shock.  Click on the following for s summary of the functions available 
for different uses:

Road Racing 
<http://www.magneshocks.com/Documents/3rdGenSPECSMagneShocksOvalRoadrace112409.pdf>
Oval and Circle Track Racing 
<http://www.magneshocks.com/Documents/3rdGenSPECSMagneShocksOvalRoadrace112409.pdf> 

Drag Racing 
<http://www.magneshocks.com/Documents/3rdGenSPECSMagneShocksDRAGRACE112409.pdf>

As you will note from these functional summaries, there are new 
functions implemented, through both software and hardware, that can give 
the serious racer an edge over his competition.

If you have the desire to test the boundaries of leading edge 
performance solutions, the Magneshock system may be the next logical 
step you might take in that direction.

Dick Koch
Atlanta, Georgia