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Marlow · 04-03-2012, 18:33

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Originally Posted by Gary ITR

Forget the charger, your car was quicker around Mondello than the Turbo'd DC5. Buddyclub UK tried boosting their racecar and the NA was quicker round the track due to having to limit the gearing so much due to traction issues

Aye. Power is no use to you, if you can't put it on the road.

/M

Johntegr · 04-03-2012, 18:34

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Originally Posted by Gary ITR

Jerry wins the bang for buck imo.... Mainly due to the mappable ECUs

Forget the charger, your car was quicker around Mondello than the Turbo'd DC5. Buddyclub UK tried boosting their racecar and the NA was quicker round the track due to having to limit the gearing so much due to traction issues

OK, oversized internals it is so!

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Originally Posted by MetzgerMeister

Would it not be a better idea to just buy a powerful car in the first place? At least all you'll have to do for more power, if you want, is a remap.

LOLWUT?

Yeh it would be cheaper alright. TBH I nearly bought a Nismo 350z before buying the DC5.

But my plans for the DC5 are a marathon rather than a sprint.

Gary ITR · 04-03-2012, 18:34

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Originally Posted by MetzgerMeister

Would it not be a better idea to just buy a powerful car in the first place? At least all you'll have to do for more power, if you want, is a remap.

Absolutely no fun in doing that whatsoever

RoverJames · 04-03-2012, 18:35

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Originally Posted by conzymaher

I was only doing about 50k, I actually hit the inside kerb when the arse slid out and not the outside kerb, If i was doing about 90k I would have hit the outside kerb!

... only about 50k in the wet around a corner

*MetzgerMeister* · 04-03-2012, 18:36

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Originally Posted by Gary ITR

Absolutely no fun in doing that whatsoever

No hassle or extra expense either

Gary ITR · 04-03-2012, 18:37

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Originally Posted by MetzgerMeister

No hassle or extra expense either

Well if a boring life is your thing

Marlow · 04-03-2012, 18:38

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Originally Posted by MetzgerMeister

No hassle or extra expense either

Actually. Not quite right.

If you buy a car, that is powerful from factory .. fair enough. Often comes with a massive price tag.

If you buy a car, that has been modified by somebody else, you can't be sure how well things have been put together.

By doing your own modifications, you basically put the car together fitting your own preferences and budget.

/M

MCMLXXV · 04-03-2012, 18:39

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Originally Posted by MetzgerMeister

Would it not be a better idea to just buy a powerful car in the first place? At least all you'll have to do for more power, if you want, is a remap.

A lot to be said for that IMO. If buying a car for track days I would more likely buy a Supra than an Integra for example. And if you want to tune it you're going to get lots, lots more out of it.

Johntegr · 04-03-2012, 18:39

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Originally Posted by MetzgerMeister

No hassle or extra expense either

I see it this way. Let's say ya pay for a lady of the night, and halfway through in comes her twin, and she tells ya for an extra €50 ya get the two of them. Nice little surprise, isn't it?

Or, you pre-plan on having the 2, and that's all ya get. No upgrades.

Gary ITR · 04-03-2012, 18:41

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Originally Posted by Johntegr

OK, oversized internals it is so!

Oh they went K24 too, and ended up back at a K20

Johntegr · 04-03-2012, 18:43

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Originally Posted by Gary ITR

Oh they went K24 too, and ended up back at a K20

Ah FFS. Cams and gears then? An intake manifold? Can I get high compression pistons without going oversize?

*Quazzie* · 04-03-2012, 18:46

There's no replacement for displacement.

MCMLXXV · 04-03-2012, 18:48

Anyone who's played Gran Turismo knows you're better off starting with an Evo than a Trueno!

*MetzgerMeister* · 04-03-2012, 18:50

Just to make it clear, I have nothing against people adding parts to cars, nor is a boring life my thing Gary. I did own an RX8, nothing boring about that when it comes to getting it running right

I get my thrills from driving the car, not by having it up on a lift. With that said, my car has been on axle stands all day because I got sick to the teeth of seeing rust all over the calipers!

I don't have any before pics because I just wanted to get the job done before it started raining (which thankfully it didn't), but here's one after pic of the nearside front:

I didn't bother taking out the pads, just did them in place. I did get a bit of paint on the backing pad but this will be sorted once the paint dries thoroughly and I can get the calipers off and on without destroying the paint.

Chuck_Norris · 04-03-2012, 18:52

Couldn't be arsed starting a new thread for this, so opinions please. Have to book the NCT soon, and the bulb out warning is on the dash. Basically I put LED's in the front fogs, and had to put load resistors on as well to defeat the CANBUS. But the resistors seem to have stopped working.

After all that, if all the lights are working, will the fact that a bulb out warning on the dash mean a fail?

Opinions please.

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MetzgerMeister ...zum Schlachten Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tipperary Posts: 8,430 Adverts \| Friends	Just to make it clear, I have nothing against people adding parts to cars, nor is a boring life my thing Gary. I did own an RX8, nothing boring about that when it comes to getting it running right I get my thrills from driving the car, not by having it up on a lift. With that said, my car has been on axle stands all day because I got sick to the teeth of seeing rust all over the calipers! I don't have any before pics because I just wanted to get the job done before it started raining (which thankfully it didn't), but here's one after pic of the nearside front: I didn't bother taking out the pads, just did them in place. I did get a bit of paint on the backing pad but this will be sorted once the paint dries thoroughly and I can get the calipers off and on without destroying the paint. Last edited by MetzgerMeister; 04-03-2012 at 18:56.

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Chuck_Norris Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Kildare Posts: 969 Adverts \| Friends	Couldn't be arsed starting a new thread for this, so opinions please. Have to book the NCT soon, and the bulb out warning is on the dash. Basically I put LED's in the front fogs, and had to put load resistors on as well to defeat the CANBUS. But the resistors seem to have stopped working. After all that, if all the lights are working, will the fact that a bulb out warning on the dash mean a fail? Opinions please.