Drove my car for the first time today!!
18-03-2010, 04:28 PM
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Drove my car for the first time today!!
Was a very strange feeling! lol 
So much has changed since i last drove it so here is a little feedback....
Hydraulic clutch feels exactly like it did with a cable except a little more 'direct', definately NO lighter which is a shame
AP Racing CP2000-35 clutch is very very heavy but at lest I know it's not going to slip!
Quaife quick rack with my 17's is a big no no! It feels like the wheels are steering me and not the other way around, the steering wheel get pulled all over the place, and is VERY heavy lol
Quaife ATB LSD not really had a chance to play with yet as the engine is being run in...
Engine runs sweet as a nut!
All in all it's going to take some getting used to thats for sure!
So much has changed since i last drove it so here is a little feedback....
Hydraulic clutch feels exactly like it did with a cable except a little more 'direct', definately NO lighter which is a shame
AP Racing CP2000-35 clutch is very very heavy but at lest I know it's not going to slip!
Quaife quick rack with my 17's is a big no no! It feels like the wheels are steering me and not the other way around, the steering wheel get pulled all over the place, and is VERY heavy lol
Quaife ATB LSD not really had a chance to play with yet as the engine is being run in...
Engine runs sweet as a nut!
All in all it's going to take some getting used to thats for sure!
18-03-2010, 04:48 PM
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setting up some adjustable tca's will be alot better than a smaller wheel
usually its the width of the tyre contact on the road
i know someone who as 18" 215 drives real good after being setup right, remember more you modify from standard more adjustments going to be needed
usually its the width of the tyre contact on the road
i know someone who as 18" 215 drives real good after being setup right, remember more you modify from standard more adjustments going to be needed
18-03-2010, 06:07 PM
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Was a very strange feeling! lol
So much has changed since i last drove it so here is a little feedback....
Hydraulic clutch feels exactly like it did with a cable except a little more 'direct', definately NO lighter which is a shame
AP Racing CP2000-35 clutch is very very heavy but at lest I know it's not going to slip!
Quaife quick rack with my 17's is a big no no! It feels like the wheels are steering me and not the other way around, the steering wheel get pulled all over the place, and is VERY heavy lol
Quaife ATB LSD not really had a chance to play with yet as the engine is being run in...
Engine runs sweet as a nut!
All in all it's going to take some getting used to thats for sure!
So much has changed since i last drove it so here is a little feedback....
Hydraulic clutch feels exactly like it did with a cable except a little more 'direct', definately NO lighter which is a shame
AP Racing CP2000-35 clutch is very very heavy but at lest I know it's not going to slip!
Quaife quick rack with my 17's is a big no no! It feels like the wheels are steering me and not the other way around, the steering wheel get pulled all over the place, and is VERY heavy lol
Quaife ATB LSD not really had a chance to play with yet as the engine is being run in...
Engine runs sweet as a nut!
All in all it's going to take some getting used to thats for sure!
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18-03-2010, 07:54 PM
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that must have felt good, sounds like powersteering is next though lol.
if you get a smaller slave it will deffinately make it lighter, i was just thinking of the best way to explain it but basically by making the slave smaller the hydraulic action becomes more direct on the clutch mechanism therefore making the master easier to depress.
i think that makes sense lol
if you get a smaller slave it will deffinately make it lighter, i was just thinking of the best way to explain it but basically by making the slave smaller the hydraulic action becomes more direct on the clutch mechanism therefore making the master easier to depress.
i think that makes sense lol
18-03-2010, 09:41 PM
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dropping it down works as me and crazy did this on mine which has same clutch as you and mine is lovely now and i too have rack and once over crawling speeds i don't notice it and am on a 7.5j rim with 205's and don't get pulled all over the place sounds like you need to get tracking altered and get it set to 0 or .5toe out and see how that feels to you, will also help with torque steer but i'd get some adj tca's on it well worth it too
18-03-2010, 09:59 PM
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Well i'm not really interested in track use at all (gearbox wont take it), and it's my daily drive so reliability is priority (if there is such a thing with an RST) but I might come up for the day and say hello!
The MOT is tomorrow afternoon so assuming it passes i'll be getting some heavy miles on it over the next 2 weeks and mapping!
The MOT is tomorrow afternoon so assuming it passes i'll be getting some heavy miles on it over the next 2 weeks and mapping!
18-03-2010, 10:05 PM
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Think of it like a long lever vs a short one on a spanner, a long one will undo a bolt easier but you will move it further, it will be harder to undo the bolt with the short one, but the lever will move through a smaller arc... make sense?
similar to moving your slave cylinder further down the clutch arm
Congratulations mate
bet your over the moon, sorry about the crazy steering and hope my explanation made sense!Rob,
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lol
18-03-2010, 10:20 PM
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the reason the smaller cylinder will give lighter clutch is because a small bore will give higher pressure than a larger bore moving the same amount of fluid imagine turning your house tap on full and then pouring the same amount of water through a 4 inch pipe the pressure the water comes out of the tap will be much greater than the 4 inch pipe!
19-03-2010, 11:07 AM
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Lucky man with cabriolet & spring time.. in U.K.
We have 60-70cm of snow & couple of nights ago -27c in the morning.
I so much hate this north and forever lasting winter.
We have 60-70cm of snow & couple of nights ago -27c in the morning.
I so much hate this north and forever lasting winter.
19-03-2010, 04:02 PM
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Well after tracking it up and putting some air in the tyres it drives loads better!! Still heavy but doesnt pull me all over the place!
Missed my MOT though because the rad slipped back a bit and the alternator chewed through the bottom hose pissing water everywhere!!
Re-booked MOT for Monday...
Missed my MOT though because the rad slipped back a bit and the alternator chewed through the bottom hose pissing water everywhere!!
Re-booked MOT for Monday...
19-03-2010, 06:42 PM
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Well after tracking it up and putting some air in the tyres it drives loads better!! Still heavy but doesnt pull me all over the place!
Missed my MOT though because the rad slipped back a bit and the alternator chewed through the bottom hose pissing water everywhere!!
Re-booked MOT for Monday...
Missed my MOT though because the rad slipped back a bit and the alternator chewed through the bottom hose pissing water everywhere!!
Re-booked MOT for Monday...
lol)
19-03-2010, 07:41 PM
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May have to be tuesday night if thats cool? should be goin to pick another turbo up for mrs car monday after work.
19-03-2010, 08:13 PM
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Ring piece! I'm in Ipswich Tuesday but dont want to go that far without the bracket welded or I may lose my clutch halfway there!!! lol
What about tomorrow or Sunday? I'll just have to hope the old bill dont pull me over! Unless you can bring your welder to mine?
What about tomorrow or Sunday? I'll just have to hope the old bill dont pull me over! Unless you can bring your welder to mine?
19-03-2010, 10:57 PM
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Done some amount of work Karlos, but im not surprised your not overly impressed with how it drives now! I've saw it loads of times, cars get modified, everything gets changed...and it ends up evolving to something which either isnt practical, or as nice to drive as a 'standard' car. IMO there is a fine line you cross when modifying a car to use on the road!
19-03-2010, 11:18 PM
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I think with the 0.625 master cylinder, and power steering in a couple of months it will drive really well!
The engine itself is really responsive, i'm trying to drive off boost as much as possible to run it in but before I hit 2500rpm in 3rd, 4th, or 5th i'm at 8psi! I almost cant go any slower! lol
The engine itself is really responsive, i'm trying to drive off boost as much as possible to run it in but before I hit 2500rpm in 3rd, 4th, or 5th i'm at 8psi! I almost cant go any slower! lol
19-03-2010, 11:46 PM
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how long are you running it in for karlos? I suppose ev erybody has there own way of doing it/ IMO and this is how i understood it that driving with boost and a constant reving engine it will bed the rings in better as they will expand and fling out on to the cylinder walls.
19-03-2010, 11:53 PM
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aye bigger master cylinder, clutch should be lighter! which will help, quickrack for the road imo is too heavy, it really is for the track imo!
suerly you can get to over 100mph without using boost, less throtle! it'll take longer but means your not loading the engine up.
good luck with it, hopefully all the hard work will pay off
suerly you can get to over 100mph without using boost, less throtle! it'll take longer but means your not loading the engine up.
good luck with it, hopefully all the hard work will pay off
20-03-2010, 09:13 AM
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how long are you running it in for karlos? I suppose ev erybody has there own way of doing it/ IMO and this is how i understood it that driving with boost and a constant reving engine it will bed the rings in better as they will expand and fling out on to the cylinder walls.
aye bigger master cylinder, clutch should be lighter! which will help, quickrack for the road imo is too heavy, it really is for the track imo!
suerly you can get to over 100mph without using boost, less throtle! it'll take longer but means your not loading the engine up.
good luck with it, hopefully all the hard work will pay off
suerly you can get to over 100mph without using boost, less throtle! it'll take longer but means your not loading the engine up.
good luck with it, hopefully all the hard work will pay off
100mph without boost? That would take like 3 hours of gentle acceleration on a perfectly flat road! lol
Well it's not just me then!
Contacted Roose yesterday and they want £92 for one!!
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