Duncan,
I don't give clues, I sell stuff that works, but not on here. When the time comes for you to spend, you know where to find me if you want an opinion and some options.
STi 450 2.5
Ah I see, just teasing me 
... no problem, I know where to come Paul
Just to help tease me further will it give me 1 bar + pre 3000 rpm?
I will be giving those Performance Friction discs and pads a good trial tomorrow, from everything I have done on the road with them they seem to excel... should be fun on wednesday with confidence in my brakes for once :thumb:
... no problem, I know where to come Paul Just to help tease me further will it give me 1 bar + pre 3000 rpm?
I will be giving those Performance Friction discs and pads a good trial tomorrow, from everything I have done on the road with them they seem to excel... should be fun on wednesday with confidence in my brakes for once :thumb:
** UPDATE **
From Snetterton track day, due to the extra grip and me getting faster around there the oil catch can decided to fill itself up in the space of half a dozen laps just before lunch and proceeded to drain itself through the breather pipe.
Obviously this is a better situation than that oil going into the intake system which it would have previously but not ideal.
The problem only occured to that extent when the oil level was full - when I let it run down (mainly cos i was running out of spare oil) it would be fine.
We will be putting in place some extra measures to help with the oil consumption where high cornering forces cause sloppage of oil
These should be in place after we could back from Germany but will try and get them put on to test over there. (although I wont be pulling anywhere near Snetterton g forces over there
)
Obviously this is a better situation than that oil going into the intake system which it would have previously but not ideal.
The problem only occured to that extent when the oil level was full - when I let it run down (mainly cos i was running out of spare oil) it would be fine.
We will be putting in place some extra measures to help with the oil consumption where high cornering forces cause sloppage of oil
These should be in place after we could back from Germany but will try and get them put on to test over there. (although I wont be pulling anywhere near Snetterton g forces over there
)
Re: ** UPDATE **
Not exactly the place to be continuing your membership to the the two spin club!!!dynamix wrote:(although I wont be pulling anywhere near Snetterton g forces over there
Rob
Re: ** UPDATE **
absolutely !! ... the "cold sweats" have started already everytime I look at my countdown timerRobCallow wrote:Not exactly the place to be continuing your membership to the the two spin club!!!dynamix wrote:(although I wont be pulling anywhere near Snetterton g forces over there
:-D they will go after the first lap or two
PRE-RING & TIME ATTACK PREP
Needing to do before the trip to Germany:
1. remove coolant feed from throttle body
2. solution to oil blow through
3. change gearbox oil
4. fire extinguisher min 1 Litre Hand Held
Pre Time Attack:
1. check harness compliance
2. paint towing eyes in contrasting colour and mark "tow" in text
3. Apply Time Attack Graphics
4. bonnet aero catches
5. KW Coilovers
6. Track Tyres
Not much to do
1. remove coolant feed from throttle body
2. solution to oil blow through
3. change gearbox oil
4. fire extinguisher min 1 Litre Hand Held
Pre Time Attack:
1. check harness compliance
2. paint towing eyes in contrasting colour and mark "tow" in text
3. Apply Time Attack Graphics
4. bonnet aero catches
5. KW Coilovers
6. Track Tyres
Not much to do
UPDATE
Today I was feeling brave so after i had cleaned off the dirt and crap from a fortnight's motoring around i decided it would be good to do the throttle coolant feed removal.
This involved removing the intercooler so that I could get at the bottom coolant hose (after sourcing a connector piece from Wilco's) and joining it to the top feed effectively bypassing the throttle body.
This feed apparently is there to stop the throttle icing in extreme conditions but upon advice from others that have done this od they have never had icing problems. The advantage is that the hot coolant is no longer heating the throttle and therefore air charge.
Immediate effects are quite promising with the charge temps at cruise down to ambient (down 1C) and on WOT runs it seems to be lower (i think about 3-4C) although it is difficult to truly measure this accurately as the charge temp wont log with the rest of the ECU data as it is an external gauge.
It also seems to stop the heat soak to some extent when stationary and keep charge temps under control. This will help massively as summer and hot weather approaches I reckon and make it work better after being stationary at lights or pitlane/pod :thumb:
Afraid there is no pics of this but you all know what a hose looks like
This involved removing the intercooler so that I could get at the bottom coolant hose (after sourcing a connector piece from Wilco's) and joining it to the top feed effectively bypassing the throttle body.
This feed apparently is there to stop the throttle icing in extreme conditions but upon advice from others that have done this od they have never had icing problems. The advantage is that the hot coolant is no longer heating the throttle and therefore air charge.
Immediate effects are quite promising with the charge temps at cruise down to ambient (down 1C) and on WOT runs it seems to be lower (i think about 3-4C) although it is difficult to truly measure this accurately as the charge temp wont log with the rest of the ECU data as it is an external gauge.
It also seems to stop the heat soak to some extent when stationary and keep charge temps under control. This will help massively as summer and hot weather approaches I reckon and make it work better after being stationary at lights or pitlane/pod :thumb:
Afraid there is no pics of this but you all know what a hose looks like
??Oh..........................'hose' not 'hooow' :lol:
Sounds good Dunk, boring but good :thumb:
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UPDATE
New rear shock absorbers fitted today just in time fo rthe Ring Trip :thumb:
Was touch and go as to whether they would get them in time but well done Welch's Garage in Great Shelford for sorting it out so smoothly
Was touch and go as to whether they would get them in time but well done Welch's Garage in Great Shelford for sorting it out so smoothly