Hi from Oz
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New improved top mounts on their way...
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Wow 3-4K!! I was thinking 1.3k ish for the diff landed and 1k absolute tops to fit it. Possibly not. And also very jealous of those top mounts...
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Wow 3-4K!! I was thinking 1.3k ish for the diff landed and 1k absolute tops to fit it. Possibly not. And also very jealous of those top mounts...
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ill pm you Alex but Steve's figures are correct.
A little feedback in usable numbers that some may find of interest (I keep detailed info of all my racing)...
Competed in a hillclimb today that I had the class record in at 85.76 seconds set last November. Today I reset that record to 80.03 in very similar conditions.
Where did the 5 seconds come from ? ...
Forget about driver improvement (I'm competing every 2 weeks or so in this car & have done for years so I'm pretty consistent).
So here's the changes to the car since the previous event... ive fitted a new intake, removed the air con, changed my brand of semis, new top mounts & fitted the Quaife.
I believe the diff along with the new design semis was responsible for the majority of the time gain.
Food for thought & reassuring that it was money well spent.
Competed in a hillclimb today that I had the class record in at 85.76 seconds set last November. Today I reset that record to 80.03 in very similar conditions.
Where did the 5 seconds come from ? ...
Forget about driver improvement (I'm competing every 2 weeks or so in this car & have done for years so I'm pretty consistent).
So here's the changes to the car since the previous event... ive fitted a new intake, removed the air con, changed my brand of semis, new top mounts & fitted the Quaife.
I believe the diff along with the new design semis was responsible for the majority of the time gain.
Food for thought & reassuring that it was money well spent.
What intake and semi's are you running? I'm thinking if an R3 setup from Flacsi on here, and my RE55S semi's are coming close to the end of their life as well. Congratulations, that is an amazing result!
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Semis are Hankook Ventus TD Z221... http://hankooktyre.com.au/Product/MotorsportTyreSemiSlick.aspx?pageNum=1&subNum=5&ChildNum=3#Z221
Intake is the Ktec one...it has improved bottom end torque surprisingly.
Intake is the Ktec one...it has improved bottom end torque surprisingly.
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peter
POTM Winner - February 2017
i was told to keep my hands of the intake on a clio ... i see KTR now offers an intake for a lhd-clio. after your report, i'm tempted again.
can you run whatever semi's you like?
what's different from the older top mounts?
5 seconds is massive. i bet you're well chuffed.
Yes i'd agree that the oem intake is more than capable of doing the job. I wouldn't recommend replacing it on a road car but for an all out competition car the ktec one has proven worthwhile, I also have a remap which no doubt helps.
I wasn't using adjustable top mounts at all previously, I have the new versions coming soon (pictured above).
We can only run approved semis (there is an approved list).
I wasn't using adjustable top mounts at all previously, I have the new versions coming soon (pictured above).
We can only run approved semis (there is an approved list).
i was told to keep my hands of the intake on a clio ... i see KTR now offers an intake for a lhd-clio. after your report, i'm tempted again.
can you run whatever semi's you like?
what's different from the older top mounts?
5 seconds is massive. i bet you're well chuffed.
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For semis guys, pls take into consideration the Dunlop Direzza 03G tires! Excellent heat management, while my mates on Toyo R888 have to have a cooling lap in 20 mins session, mine does not overheat! I took [MENTION=3629]simo[/MENTION]'s advice from here and it's well worth investment!
And yes, main factor is always the fresh rubber, but we are not in formula1 so we can not change in every 20 laps
[MENTION=50926]alex_hazard[/MENTION]: to instal the quaife, you have to remove the gearbox, remove open differential, install quaife, change the clutch bearing most possibly, change the engine mount bracket, fit gearbox, it's a massive exercise with serious labor time and cost.
And yes, main factor is always the fresh rubber, but we are not in formula1 so we can not change in every 20 laps
[MENTION=50926]alex_hazard[/MENTION]: to instal the quaife, you have to remove the gearbox, remove open differential, install quaife, change the clutch bearing most possibly, change the engine mount bracket, fit gearbox, it's a massive exercise with serious labor time and cost.
Will definitely be considering a set of 03G's for my next set of semi's. They are quite expensive though. I just missed a set of brand new hankook's the same as Steve's for $150/corner!
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peter
POTM Winner - February 2017
i came across these guys a couple of months ago ... http://www.hptyres.com/dz03g/207-21545r1787w.html
don't know if that quote is VAT included or not though.
The improved time must of come from that diff, not sure how much corners you had to tackle but 5 secs is a big big improvement. Congrats.
Hi all, briefly considered selling the clio as I've been looking at purchasing an Exige track toy sometime soon. However i've since decided I cant part with it for what i'd get back so its staying put.
Anyway one thing that has become obvious during the past couple of events ive competed in (in very wet conditions) is the need for a heated windscreen, the oem heater/demister is still in place but without the air con hooked up it does very little to help clear the screen. Fitting one of these screens would also allow the removal of the cumbersome heater box assembly which must weigh a considerable amount.
Found the heated screens Ricky Evans Motorsport sells online.
Anyone on here had any experience with the effectiveness of these heated screens ?.
Anyway one thing that has become obvious during the past couple of events ive competed in (in very wet conditions) is the need for a heated windscreen, the oem heater/demister is still in place but without the air con hooked up it does very little to help clear the screen. Fitting one of these screens would also allow the removal of the cumbersome heater box assembly which must weigh a considerable amount.
Found the heated screens Ricky Evans Motorsport sells online.
Anyone on here had any experience with the effectiveness of these heated screens ?.
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Mate, glad to hear you're keeping it!
I'd heard rumours from some of the guys down here you were selling but had completely forgotten to check it was true!
Obviously can't help with your question, but hopefully someone can.
I'd heard rumours from some of the guys down here you were selling but had completely forgotten to check it was true!
Obviously can't help with your question, but hopefully someone can.
A new set of Nankang AR1 semis to try out arrived recently...
Interested to see how they compare to the previous semis i've used on this car (Advans - Hankooks - Nittos). Yes these are cheap (handy when your replacing them 2 or 3 times a season) but they are still soft & sticky so should hopefully be ok.
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Interested to see how they compare to the previous semis i've used on this car (Advans - Hankooks - Nittos). Yes these are cheap (handy when your replacing them 2 or 3 times a season) but they are still soft & sticky so should hopefully be ok.
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Really? Was about to get one of these. The instructions make it look kind of clear except the exact method of removing the top cable off.
peter
POTM Winner - February 2017
A new set of Nankang AR1 semis to try out arrived recently...
Interested to see how they compare to the previous semis i've used on this car (Advans - Hankooks - Nittos). Yes these are cheap (handy when your replacing them 2 or 3 times a season) but they are still soft & sticky so should hopefully be ok.
very curious what you think of them. steve, if it's not too much trouble, could you do a little review of all the semis you've used so far? thanks.