[DeTomaso] "Shock" technology

[Richard Barkley]

Dick,
That looks like some pretty amazing technology. But I'm not much 
interested in the racing applications. What are the benefits on a street 
driven Pantera? I'd be interested if it could switch the car from a 
smooth freeway cruiser to an agile GT and back at the flip of a switch. 
As the roads seem to be getting worse, smoothing out potholes is 
becoming more important. Also, what state are you left in if the 
electronics crap out. Could you get home without killing yourself.
Richard

Dick Koch wrote:
> <div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed">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
>
>
> </div>

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