[DeTomaso] Hydraulics for Pantera - Dark Depression Sets in after Silver ...

Thu Sep 21 23:28:59 EDT 2006

AJ your right...
  But I like DICK's driver-less engineering approach too. Or maybe I will call Curt Toumanian and just have him design a video game then I can ORR from the sofa!
  Naw....
  WOT

  md

Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
  Okay, enough BS already. The fact is, you weren't going FAST ENOUGH 
Dawg. All country bumpkin drivers will tell you, if you go fast enough 
the wheels and tires never have a chance to let down into the ruts of 
the washboard. Mougals can't be much different, just farther apart. 
Quick being such a whiner and STEP ON THE GAS!

Asa Jay
;)

Dick Drenske wrote:

> Dennis
> 
> Don't forget to program throttle positioning control into the unit
> When you get to point A it raises the susprnsion x amount and reduces
> throttle position by y amount
> 
> Now let's see we add some cameras install a highway track strip and the
> car becomes an automatic driver less device
> 
> R. Drenske V.P.
> Manager of Engineering
> Murray Company
> Office 310/637-1500
> Fax 310/604-0359
> 
> 
> 
>>>>Mad Dog Antenucci 9/21/2006 3:12 PM >>>
> 
> Larry,
> Excellent ideas.....an automatic system like the one you describe
> would be preferable over a manual one....I just assume the moguls will
> continue to get a little deeper in that area of the course I mentioned
> earlier (miles 48-70) so this interests the hell out of me.
> thanks
> 
> md
> 
> LiTtOFreAkYDeViL at aol.com wrote:
> Hi MD!!!!
> 
> I already came up with a performance yet luxury solution for the
> patnera for 
> myself. 
> 
> My new suspension setup would have coil overs to replace the stock ones
> but 
> i'll have "air bags" either.. sitting on top of the whole coil over
> unit or.. 
> replacing the spring. If I replac the spring with the air bag, I can
> vary the 
> spring rate just by increasing or decreasing the air pressure.
> 
> Now that's the general concept of it.. it's better then using
> hydraulics, 
> and all it would need is a 12v air compressor you can mount in the
> front, a 
> tank, and some air lines and that's it.
> 
> For the convinence wise like on luxury sports vehicle, you can raise up
> the 
> front or lower it even more while your on the track and i'll incrase ur
> camber 
> as well for better corning ability (well to a certain degree) as well.
> 
> Also, air suspension setup also doesn't emit those annoying ghetto
> sound 
> when it release air so it's very "quiet" when it goes up and down.
> 
> Now... with that concept in hand, you can also built some nifty
> electronics 
> which I waht I plan to do.. you can have a sensor with a lever on it
> like on 
> my SL, and you can hook it up to a microchip or like a STAMP board
> unit.. 
> and... well you can have it automatically lower a certain amount after
> a certain 
> speed or.. over ride it with a flick of a switch to raise the rear or
> etc or 
> anything. Now the electronics basically allow the air solenoid to stop
> 
> filling or releasing air on each air bag so you could accurately...
> raise the car 
> up 1 inch.. or 2 inch.. or drop it the same amount. Hook it up to your
> VSS 
> (vehicle speed senor) if you have one.. or make your own and.. yea
> it'll adjust 
> by itself or smoething for performance usage.. well the idea is kind of
> 
> endless but I think you get my point MD :)
> 
> You also wouldn't want the rear end of your car to jump up so abruptly
> when 
> your traveling over 100 mph.. or you might lose the rear end as well.
> You can 
> easily allow air to go into each cylinder slowly so it raises up and
> down 
> slowly and not so sudden. :)
> 
> Best Regards,
> Larry
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& Shelley Marie
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