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Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 6:56 pm
by dyeo
richrx wrote:
dyeo wrote:. I'm going to be doing a re-tune of my carburetor this weekend since it seems to be running a little bit rich.
A small write up of that would be perfect, I'm going tontry that at some point but dont have a clue where to start.


I've always wondered how much heaver steering is with a smaller wheel, brutal seems to sum it up well :lol:


Rich
I don't mind doing a write-up! It's a Weber 45 DCOE 152, so it won't help everybody though.

At low speeds with a small steering wheel, it feels like you're dry-steering it. When I first got the car, I bumped a pole because I couldn't turn the wheel fast enough to get it out of the parking spot :oops: no damage was done, but I had plenty of egg on my face regardless!

Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:00 pm
by richrx
Would a us spec backbox fit a uk car? I see both exhausts exit on the right so should line up? Roch auto have one for £140 delivered...


Rich

Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:05 pm
by ian65
richrx wrote:Would a us spec backbox fit a uk car? I see both exhausts exit on the right so should line up? Roch auto have one for £140 delivered...


Rich
yeah, they run the same side

What have I done to my car this week - Rear Bushes

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 5:52 pm
by DKWW2000
Just replaced all the rear bushes with Super Pro Poly. Wow, what a difference.... far more stable at speed, less wandering, and it has lost a lot of the unexplained clunks and the rear end more sure footed on corners....recommended.
I had someone to do for me with a press/ramp as I would have struggled without :oops:

Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 6:56 pm
by ian65
LSD next then Pete th: .... polybushes and an LSD makes a massive difference to the car

Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2017 8:05 pm
by gt_james
This week I got a new exhaust, its all 304 stainless. Long primary with a CX racing header (modified), and from the header back made by a local drag race fabricator. 2" OD primary tubes, with a 4" pre silencer in each primary, which are both as long as possible. Collector at 120" into 3" rear section, with custom made 8" rear silencer which is repackable. I also have an O2 bung in each primary tube so I can get a wideband gauge and set the Weber IDA more easily and ensure each rotor has the mixture optimized. It has been made to be pretty quiet for track day noise limits, but still a very nice flowing system and can really feel the engine pulling harder through the rev range. I really need to do a proper update to my build thread :geek:

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Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2017 8:25 pm
by KiwiDave
What packing material did you use James?

Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2017 10:49 pm
by myatt1972
Great picture James :D
I think you're gonna need some bumper protection though f-f

Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2017 11:29 pm
by gt_james
KiwiDave wrote:What packing material did you use James?
Stainless Wool and E glass matt.

Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 6:04 pm
by richrx
That. Is. Awsome :mrgreen:


Rich