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Very budget track build
RBS:
That will defintively be an improvement :happy2:
Keep up the good work!!
Clarkj93:
Couple new goodies.
Sunstrip applied, not the 1st attempt, a gust of wind took the first go :grin:
New front and rear pads ready to go on:
New race gloves and VP Racing fuel containers:
Did a brake flush other day (still not great pedal feel but safe for the roads for now) so could actually test drive. It is a night and day difference than the worn out oem setup, huge amount more grip.
Also got car booked in to RetroResus on 30th April for a couple of weeks. Doing various big and small jobs (dreading the final bill :sad1:). The most interesting one being the corner weight setup, had a good chat with them today about what to go for they're recommending around -2.5 to -2.75 neg camber on the front for a car that does little road miles but is predictable, they run -3.5- on their race cars, they said the mk5's are so planted on the rear it takes some work to dial our the understeer. They said they sometimes run 8mm of toe out on the rear to get rid of the under steer and rotate them nicely, exteme settings! They're going to take into account predictability if I enter it into a sprint/hillclimb where there is not much practice while still minimising understeer and doing their best to manage the power with its current open diff. Looking forward to what they come up with!
pudding:
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--- Quote from: JoshB on March 06, 2022, 08:15:18 pm ---Looking good, I had those tyres on an MX-5 and they’re really good for the money.
I need some new ones on mine, it’s got Continentals all round with about 6mm+ tread on but they’re utter sh*te. Like driving on glass…
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Yeah very reasonable and great if you only have 1 set of wheels. I hear mixed on Conti's, I saw the review from TyreReviews recently on the new sport contacts 7 and they're raving about them as being as close to a race wet tyres as a road tyre could possibly get, but I do hear people who say some (maybe older variants) are a bit skatey much like you describe.
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The car is coming together very nicely indeed :happy2:
I saw that video about the ContiSport 7s and typically not available in 18". I used to really like the ContiSport 3 for it's ride comfort, low noise and light weight (yeah that's a thing :grin: ) but yeah, not the best in the wet or for steering feel. The Eagle F1 SuperSport are really good but at the expense of ride comfort.
Clarkj93:
--- Quote from: Pudding on March 12, 2022, 12:07:56 pm ---
--- Quote from: Clarkj93 on March 06, 2022, 08:36:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: JoshB on March 06, 2022, 08:15:18 pm ---Looking good, I had those tyres on an MX-5 and they’re really good for the money.
I need some new ones on mine, it’s got Continentals all round with about 6mm+ tread on but they’re utter sh*te. Like driving on glass…
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Yeah very reasonable and great if you only have 1 set of wheels. I hear mixed on Conti's, I saw the review from TyreReviews recently on the new sport contacts 7 and they're raving about them as being as close to a race wet tyres as a road tyre could possibly get, but I do hear people who say some (maybe older variants) are a bit skatey much like you describe.
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The car is coming together very nicely indeed :happy2:
I saw that video about the ContiSport 7s and typically not available in 18". I used to really like the ContiSport 3 for it's ride comfort, low noise and light weight (yeah that's a thing :grin: ) but yeah, not the best in the wet or for steering feel. The Eagle F1 SuperSport are really good but at the expense of ride comfort.
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I've never tried them to be honest always stuck with Goodyesr being always as good or nearly as good as Michellins but usually a decent amount cheaper.think I would definitely try the 7 though!
Clarkj93:
Pretty low currently... il leave RetroResus to sort the ride height if the roll centre has dropped too low. Maybe it's because of the height it sits at currently but riding on the b14 with whiteline anti roll bar the ride is pretty rough for the road, and I think my in-laws Scooby on knackered Gaz Golds is fairly comfortable so thats saying something. Not an issue for me but if it was only built for road use would probably not be my choice of coilover. Again maybe a higher ride height would help I'm not sure.
Bedded in the new rear ebc bluestuff pads, feel a bit vague when cold but after a few sharp stabs to the brakes on the road they feel really good to be fair. As you can see the powder coating didn't fair too well after bedding them fairly aggressively this morning.
Just need to sand down the front discs and change the pads, bed in and flush the fluid again with race stuff and we're all ready really for Retro to finish it off before Llandow in June.
Off topic but new addition to the household, Mrs has bought into the VAG life style now as well. 1.4 tfsi 150bhp DSG. Great little thing, bit of a pocket rocket as well to be fair, don't expect a little car like that to pull like it does. As much as I tried she was never going to agree to a DSG mk5 gti :grin:
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