STi Time Attack 2008 - new dyno figures !!

Post by **Ben** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:25 pm

amazing figures Dunk

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:24 pm

in case you are wondering I have scrapped the 2009 project thread for the moment til there is something concrete in it.

For the time being I have been giving the car some TLC after a long hard year.

Last week I changed the ball joints and track rod ends as these were shagged. Alyn at ASP kindly got a set of the excellent Whiteline roll centre adjusted bits for me and they went on in time for the APT dyno day.

It was knocking like hell on the way up there (and back) so I tightened up what I could and left it like that. The geometry was well out also.

Went down to surrey yesterday to see a client - 300 mile round trip. On the way down I noticed the start of a metal clanking noise. Oh great another noise to add to the list..

Stopped off on the way back and managed to find a kerb to park the car on so that I had a little room underneath to check it out.... tightened all the ball joints, wheel nuts, track rod ends that I had replaced recently (again) - noise still there. hmm

Got home and by now it was horrid scrapey, rattley clanking so straight into the garage and up on a jack, wheel off and I noticed that the brake disc was loose on the bell. ohmy.gif - could have been nasty I suppose.

The rotor had been replaced by me in july after the crash but i had to re-use the mounting bolts to mount the rotors to the bells as Performance Friction had not sent any over to Paul at Zen. They were all torqued up right at the time but must have worked loose

Anyway, out with the pads, off with the caliper and set about stripping the rotor and bell down - 34 bolts to remove to get the rotor off and then 34 new fixings to put on. Luckily PF had sent some new ones on to me afterwards.

This probably accounts for a lot of the noises from the suspension recently.

While I was doing this, I also tightened absolutely anything that had a nut or bolt to try and get rid of knocking noises - this worked - hurray

While I was on a roll I changed the oil (about blumming time and without any mess

) and changed from the squealey pads to general all purpose road PF Z pads. Much more like it

I also thought it would be good to re-do the wheel alignment using a take on Nige's method but this time involving a large piece of lap board (i knew they would come in handy) - seemed to work well enough to make the car drive straight and the steering wheel is now central which is a bonus

..... It will do til I can get to a garage and get a proper 3d check done.

Just rear bushes to sort out as these are knocking on the passenger side, I guess they took a bashing at oulton and are just starting to protest. New polybushes coming for them.

Post by **Stuart** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:04 pm

Jesus Dunk

A very, very lucky escape. With some of the speeds you could have been doing, the consequences do not bear thinking about.

Good luck with the overhaul.

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 7:49 pm

Busy time there Dunc. It seems that when you get started you keep going. Well done mate.

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 11:38 am

Yeah - very lucky escape Stu. Still makes me

just thinking about what could have happened.

All sorted now though and went for a drive to cambridge to drop annabelle down to parker's piece for ice skating and on the shitty, slushy roads it was a pleasure to drive, running straight and true with no knocks, creaks or rattles.

Next on the list of maintenance jobs is to swap my thermostat for the winter version i have as it is just running too cold now - struggling to get 80C oil temps even on a spirited drive.

ginger ninja · Post by **ginger ninja** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 11:44 am

Crikey Duncan that was lucky,
I did hear a noise last sunday but didnt like to say anything as with all the mods on your car it may have sounded like that :oops: