[s-cars] Free: Used Samco Michelin-Man hose

[Bruce]

I just saw that car run at the Poconos BMW event yesterday, it made some
funky cool noises as it went by on the NASCAR straight.

He was braking for the first turn, though, which tells me he does not
completely trust the car and/or himself, or he was carrying a ton of speed
into that turn. Might be the latter if the blower was working!

Bruce
'93 S4 that passed many BMWs at Poconos yesterday...my car got the nickname
"Big Red", as people would come to me in the pits afterward our sessions and
say "I thought I was running pretty good until I saw this Big Red thing come
up in my mirrors...what the hell is under the hood of that car anyway?"

BTW, people roll their eyes and assume I am lying when I say I am running 24
lbs of boost.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Maddock" <Keith.Maddock at trw.com>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 12:46 PM
Subject: [s-cars] Free: Used Samco Michelin-Man hose


I have the following available Free to anyone who needs a temporary
Michelin-man hose (Xover-> IC).

1, used, "short version" Samco Michelin-Man hose, sans rings.  This hose was
purchased new from ECS last year, and used on my S4.  It was replaced in the
Middle of One Lap by a hose provided by Jimmy Pribble at Texas World.  Under
"race" conditions, I had enough motor movement, that his hose would tend to
come slide off. (I also had a clamp that wasnt clamping as tight as it
should have, once this was remedied, the hose stayed tight for 2 races and
2000 miles)  However, for street driving it is 100% AOK and will get someone
by who is has already blown their hose and is waiting for their "long
version mit rings" Samco hose to arrive in a month or two.  There are some
cracks in the "Michelin valleys" but not all the way through, probably from
being "pulled" too much.  I have no reason to think the hose will not last
up to  a year with up to 25 psi boost on the street.

All I ask is that the receiver reimburse me for shipping (probably $5-10
bucks UPS).

This hose was recently returned to me by the "supercharged and 6-speed
converted" 740i one-lap car.  I loaned it to them after they decided to
bypass their "blown blower" at Summit Point.  (the internal drive belt
converted itself to mirco-fibers).  The used it, along with much duct tape,
to rig up a new (non-forced-air) induction system.  (That was a pretty sweet
car, if it didnt have so many problems.  Poor guy had a brand new $1k+ Fikse
wheel fail on him the first day, on the highway, none-the-less, thank
goodness he was close to the stop at Tire Rack in South Bend and he bought a
full new set of SSR wheels for the car.  A couple days later, he blew a
coolant hose at PPIR in Co Springs, which of course in true German car
fashion was a dealer only part, some random BMW fan in a <100 mile old M3
convertible volunteered to drive a good distance round trip to pick up the
part for him and bring it back.  After that, his supercharger took a dump
and they ran the car, sucking through the dead supercharger, for a few
races, thinking that someone was sending them a new drive belt, which didn't
show up on 2 separate occasions/places... )

OK I'm rambling, sorry for the WOB :)

-Keith

*************************************************************
Keith Maddock, TRW Automotive, Livonia, Michigan
Slip Control Software Design, Traction Control Systems
(734) 266 - 3971   -   -   keith.maddock at trw.com

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