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Old 11-14-2007 | 07:52 PM
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It was a genuine question, no need to be nasty, thought we had gotten past that now fwiw, Carter pretty much has my exact setup + 285 tires

If not, you have no way to verify whether you'd be faster. Most of your wins result from consistency, not having the fastest times. Whether it's the car, the driver, or both is anyone's guess.
What, it only took one season as the STU whippin boy to lose your sense of humor.

I have tired a number of parts/changes over the years, but I stopped sharing the data with the 2005 winning setup.
Old 11-14-2007 | 08:01 PM
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What, it only took one season as the STU whippin boy to lose your sense of humor.
well that's probably because it was two years worth, not one

it's hard breaking away from it because earlier in the year it was where it needed to be, but some damn idiot wouldn't keep his hands off of it
Old 11-14-2007 | 08:02 PM
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I wonder how much difference, given a good alignment and fresh DOT R's, the front bar makes when many of us are driving around on full stiff f/r Koni yellows...
Old 11-14-2007 | 08:06 PM
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I wonder how much difference, given a good alignment and fresh DOT R's, the front bar makes when many of us are driving around on full stiff f/r Koni yellows...
Seems to make no difference to Matthew... Twice he has changed bars mid event, day one to day two, and had the same results. Just get in and drive, it does not matter.
Old 11-14-2007 | 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mwood
I wonder how much difference, given a good alignment and fresh DOT R's, the front bar makes when many of us are driving around on full stiff f/r Koni yellows...
well for whatever my opinion is worth, practically every off-the-shelf bar isn't in the right range, so from that perspective probably not much if you're too stiff or too soft

but a swaybar and stiff shocks are really too different things, bar effect is constant and the shock stiffness effect is transient, they do play into each other some though
Old 11-14-2007 | 08:48 PM
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That green filter made the difference this year, right?
Old 11-14-2007 | 08:53 PM
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That green filter made the difference this year, right?

Did you check to see if it was in the car?
Old 11-17-2007 | 02:11 PM
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Did you check to see if it was in the car?

I seem to recall seeing him out on course picking up the pieces of his @ss just like me ...
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TeamRX8 bar V2

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Old 02-23-2008 | 08:59 AM
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Looks nice. How much? Endlinks included?
Old 02-23-2008 | 12:09 PM
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I probably won't offer this type for sale because of the cost once you figure in labor etc.

I may try to do another formed tubular bar deal once I prove out the wall thicknesses.
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Looks really nice...how much were the hard parts, before labor? Did you get everything from Speedway?
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