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Adam_B
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1st Apr 04 at 15:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
some stuff ive been doin for the track day on sat at york

moved the battery to the boot ala Adam-D styleee




also got some braided hoses, and should get new Mintex 1144 pads tomorrow


Ditch
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1st Apr 04 at 15:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
rear seats & headlight out
Ditch
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1st Apr 04 at 15:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
dont eat breakfast
Ditch
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1st Apr 04 at 15:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fill your tyres with helium
Gambit
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1st Apr 04 at 15:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
whats the point of moving the battery to the back?
Ditch
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1st Apr 04 at 15:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
handling?
Adam_B
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try and loose some of the weight over the front wheels
Patrick
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1st Apr 04 at 15:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I was thinking this.
Gambit
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nah, battery located in the rear will make faff all difference to handling
Adam_B
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1st Apr 04 at 15:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
apparently loads of rally/race folk do it
Adam_B
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1st Apr 04 at 15:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it was worth a shot for £5
Patrick
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
try and loose some of the weight over the front wheels


Why???


By moving the battery you are not losing weight, just transferring the weight to the back. If you've got to have the weight it is better off at the front. More traction.
Gambit
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1st Apr 04 at 15:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah but its a 2.0 so its gonna be nose heavy anyhow

it looks neat though, ill give you that!
Gambit
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quote:
Originally posted by Patrick
quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
try and loose some of the weight over the front wheels


Why???


By moving the battery you are not losing weight, just transferring the weight to the back. If you've got to have the weight it is better off at the front. More traction.


thats all well n good if you only go in straight lines
Adam_B
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1st Apr 04 at 15:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
not when ur goin round a track, a higher percentage of the cars weight over the front wheel means more understeer. the closer to 50/50 weight distribution the better. obviously its very hard to get 50/50 in a front engined fwd car
Adam_B
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1st Apr 04 at 15:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Gambit
yeah but its a 2.0 so its gonna be nose heavy anyhow

it looks neat though, ill give you that!


theres aproximatly 14kgs less weight over the front wheels now

[Edited on 01-04-2004 by Adam_B]
Phil321
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1st Apr 04 at 15:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wheres the track day at? How much is it costsing and for how long? What about insurance?

Sorry for all the questions!
Adam_B
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quote:
Originally posted by Phil321
Wheres the track day at? How much is it costsing and for how long? What about insurance?

Sorry for all the questions!


http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=107161
Adam-D
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1st Apr 04 at 20:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wooooooo ive driven mine

sweet

batterey need to get some charge in it but it start ticks over the exhaust need some adjustment and a couple thing need tyrying up but i love it

adam.. looks good M8
AK
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2nd Apr 04 at 12:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
heaps of weight to loose in there ;0
Adam
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2nd Apr 04 at 12:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
loose the false floor
Adam_B
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2nd Apr 04 at 12:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah most of the interior bits are comin out today. oh joy.
Adam_B
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2nd Apr 04 at 12:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
should i raise the coilovers slightly? Aparently the surface isnt great at york
Adam
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2nd Apr 04 at 12:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
naaw, come to trax too, Silverstone is great, we need to get a CS track session
Adam_B
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i'll see how it goes tomorrow, reliability is a bit of an issue on my car.

 
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