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Those of you who are veterans know I bought my car about three years ago and drove it daily for two or three years. This year I saved it up for...
I am delighted at your street safaris but seriously, you need to get thyself unto a genuine 1/4 drag strip. Get some real numbers. You are a...
You are a man after my own heart! Have you seen my post concerning the 1/2 mile drag race I attended a couple of weeks ago? My agenda was to make...
I changed the oil cooler because there was a weeping leak in one of the fin areas. It dripped enough to need a quart of oil every 500 miles or so....
PPS: I believe I was the slowest car on that 1/2 mile drag strip. The fastest was a Lambo that did 220mph. But everyone LOVED the Mondial!
PS Do you have your 'miss' at full throttle? If it only happens at light or medium throttle settings you might simply have a vacuum leak in one...
That is a very strange pulley flaw. If you have not jumped a tooth by now you are not likely to be in danger of that now. Specifically, that flaw...
My engine oil temps during hot runs very easily hit 230F indicated. By itself this is not much of a concern and I have determined not to exceeded...
My buddy talked me into taking the Mondial to one of the local car shows today and I agreed, mostly because he was taking his 1961 Chevy Impala....
A perfect start only matters in a timed race or for very high hp cars that can spin their tires in lower gears. Hell, I could stall the car at...
I have a supposition on this and it has to do with stradling the torque curve. That seems to be what happens when I shift at about 6,000+ rpms...
This conclusion is buried in my 1/2 mile drag race post. All my runs ended up with about 115 mph trap speed. However, I deliberatly tested four...
Lots of the really fast cars did tire warm ups. However, for most cars a good 'hole shot' adds nothing to final speed. Its been about 15 years...
The Mondial does not have rear seats. My coupe, at least, has useful parcel shelves cleverly designed to look like seats. My Yorkshire Terrier has...
Excellent handling does not a sports car make. My 2007 MAXX ate the Skip Barber autocross course at Road Atlanta. Still, however good the...
I looked into my Mondial owners manual and noticed there are mechanical back-ups for many electric push buttons and other devices. One of these...
Hanging With The Big Dogs - and everything is copacetic! Heaven's Landing is a private gated community airport about two hours North of...
I always describe my 1986 coupe as a GT. And it is NOT a four seater, though I describe it as such out of convention. It is a 2+2 at BEST. Those...
These cars are, in my opinion, a spectacular ownership opportunity. With many many advantages! These advantages include, of course, half the price...
Yes, Alfa units (both master and slave) work at 1/10th the price. I DID both and it cost me a shattered clutch disc. You need to understand that I...
