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Jan 20, 2006 | 11:38 PM

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Christian, I believe he may be talking about apex seal chatter at high rpms...but IIRC, that's an issue w/ 3-piece seals, not 2-piece.

Jan 20, 2006 | 11:42 PM

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I also believe a lot of the issues with going to high RPM's is harmonic vibration. Past 8500 RPM, you get a harmonic in the engine that can shake crap loose, like the tension bolts

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Also, car makers have to design the components that the engine turns to work at high RPM. No use having a 10,000 RPM redline if the water pump is cavitating, the power steering pump is blowing up, etc.

On the RX-8, they fixed some of that. Power steering is electronic, so no belt there. Same for the air pump.

Dale

Jan 21, 2006 | 03:14 AM

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^ Hmmm good points!

Jan 21, 2006 | 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by DaleClark

I think you must have just hit the updates on Racing Beat's page

http://www.racingbeat.com/resultset....rtnumber=10004

$2200 - DEAR GOD!

Dale

That's about right. Daryl Drummond is who does the work for Racing Beat. RB will only used new rotors so you figure $1000 for new rotors. The work and balancing by Daryl is $1200.