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5UBZRO

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  1. Can anyone enlighten me on the differences between the two sets of callipers? Looking at upgrading my brakes. Not too worried about the bolt holes matching up as im fitting 319mm rear discs to my v3 poverty pack r160 single pot hubs. And I already have 330mm discs on the front with Subaru 4 pots and adapters. I've got my eye on these....

    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/performance/suspension-braces/auction-910581096.htm

    I presume these are evo brakes? Are the brake hose fittings the same? will they fit the same diameter and width of disc?

    Cheers

  2.  Munkvy said:

    I personally wear 2 layer BC Racewear overalls, and they are hot in most conditions. I wouldn't want to think what a 3 layer would be like!

    nztintin - I believe you are doing club sprints? So 1 layer is all you require, but going to a step or two higher is only going to be good for your safety. And while your thinking about safety, consider a HANS device or defNder as they will make a serious difference to your chance of surviving a crash without injury.

    +1 on the hans device, I've been around the speedway scene a long time and seen some pretty nasty crashes recently that could've turned out alot worse for the driver if he wasn't wearing a hans. Ask BT, he knows all to well what its like. Can't put a price on your neck. :)

  3. basically a big cannister with a piston inside it, on one side of the piston there is air pressure (set to approx 20psi when empty) and on the other side is oil pressure. only one oil line to the cannister on the oil side, this is plumbed into the main oil gallery on the engine through the top of the block (you will see a m18 plug towards the rear of the block iirc). to fill the cannister you overfill your engine oil by however much the accusump holds, start the engine then shut off the tap that you have installed in the oil line. turn engine off and recheck oil level. Now this is the good bit, next time you go to start the engine, open the tap, watch your oil pressure guage come right up, then start the engine. How goods that, oil pressure to your mains and big ends before you even turn the key. It works by the oil pressure forcing the piston inside back, compressing the air on the other side, when for arguements sake, your cornering and the oil pickup comes uncovered, the air pressure (now 80-100psi) forces oil through the line and into the bearings maintaining a constant supply of high oil pressure.

  4. im running 1.14s round there with a stock standard sump, with full slicks. I run an accusump though. available from cardwells etc. about $369 if i recall. oh and watch your braking point coming into barrell51. brake at the top of the hill and your bound to end in tears. oh and turn 1 can catch you on the unawares.

  5. haha i had no abs on the back track in november. ask dennis about my lock up! it was scary shit! but after my 3rd run I thought "yea, I could get used to this". would take a few sessions on the track though. If I can drive without it Im sure you can haha. I was thinking about finding a wrecked impreza without abs and just taxing the steel lines out of it, saves making new ones.

  6. that spray anti-sieze is also good for headgaskets etc...... I had a friend once that put high strength loc-tite on his wheelnuts cos the wheel was trying to come off. The same mate that caned the car up and down the road to try to get the oil light to go out!!!! havent heard from him in a while... :D

  7.  funkytown said:

    was good to meet you mate, love the look of your car, cant help but feel like i have the ugly sister car (sorta) haha.

    Agree water temps should come down about 10 degs based on someone doing the reroute (past experenice).

    Any thoughts on your high load miss? What water temps were you seeing?

    Sorry for the late reply. been in contact with stm and without them having the car they cant really pinpoint it, so for now we will be experimenting with bits and pieces to see what happens. see what happens at the last round of the r&t.

  8.  funkytown said:

    shroud the radiator and air dam to force air through better

    move oil cooler out of front air dam to front inner gaurd

    run seperate water circuit and cooler for the turbo - run cooler in other front inner gaurd

    My list is almost the same as this execpt my p/s cooler is currently in front of my radiator. And I dont run water cooling in the turbo. That can be a big factor with water temps etc.

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