flyingbrick Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Haha, it becomes a bit of a game. The guys at work used to be impressed when I'd show them liters per 100km in the v8 coon. They'd all be like IMPOSSIBLE MY V6 DRINKS THAT MUCH blabla but if you watch the realtime readout and drive to suit its quite easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Haha yep. It makes driving a toyota echo considerably more entertaining on long trips. Im all like "4.5l PER HUUNIT, CHEAH BOY!" *gang signs* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Aahhh shitballs, my exhaust hanger rubbers broke while doing some Scenic driving today. This might expedite my exhaust remake, but at the same time I'm not keen to reinvent the wheel just before trackday next weekend. So I'll just get some replacements, they last about 5,000kms before breaking haha. It would have been the highish speeds on bumpy roads that did it, the rear muffler is reasonably heavy and was probably jumping around a bit to make it break. I've come up with a good idea for an easy way to make exhaust hangers though, I'll use nylon blocks or something to replace the rubbers while I'm making it, so it's not wobbling around and I can try fab everything to the same distance between upper hanger and lower hanger thing that the rubber bush will go on. If there's consistently a 50mm gap or whatever then it will be less likely that there's just one that's taking more of the load than the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Would be interesting to run a LM1 wideband and use the aux output to feed a slightly adjusted narrow band input to the stock ecu - fool it for better km/l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Glad it's handling better! That's a massive jump in lap time as the chicane/tyre at the end of the straight adds about 2 seconds, so in reality you'd be ~8sec faster than your last outing. May there be many more happy trackdays in your future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Cheers, yes everything just came together really well. Gps shows that I shortened the track by 10 meters with better lines too. Main area of improvement was the sweeper, straightening up the braking zone. Had spome interesting tire wear on the fronts,the tread blocks that were 'square' are now sawtpooth shaped from wearing the inside edges of the blocks. Camber was good though as its no longer nuking the outside edges, even wear across the tire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderwebfx Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I saw this running at Taupo today, looked real good and was pretty quick I thought. Nice job. I believe you're running the Toyo T1R's btw? If so, it'll just be that you are running road tyres to there limits that is causing the wear patterns on the them. They can't handle the heat like a semi-slick can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 What pressures were you running in the T1Rs? They like to be relatively high on track. Sounds like it's working well as a whole though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 No idea on pressures, havent checked since tires were fitted haha. Tire load was a lot more balanced than mr2 though, once rears got hot in that you were screwed... in this you could notice it but grip balance stayed about the same. Yeah semis are the way to go! Once the brakes are sorted anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Bravo, sir. Would have loved to have seen it fanging around. Have you considered a 2ZZ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Have a hoon on some of the Endless pads, George stuck them in the Lantis and they have done boss level service over a whole 6 round season plus Round 1 of this year in a car that's probably a bit heavier than yours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Don't get green stuff pads, they suck. that's my only advice. Good work btw!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Bendix Ultimates are great too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Yeah bendix ultimate are so rad if you're into pad material separating itself from the backing plate. Would never Bendix ultimate again. I had good results with Hawk HP+ hauling up the Torneo at Taupo and Manfeild lap after lap with no fade. Quite cost effective but super dusty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I have only had good results, but there you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneo Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I use Ferodo ds2500 cant fault them so far pulls up hard very good from cold for street use as well 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Cheers guys! I'll look into those reccomendations. Bravo, sir. Would have loved to have seen it fanging around. Have you considered a 2ZZ? I have considered a 2ZZ, but then I realised that driving with an erection is dangerous.Come to Nats this time around, and witness some hoonage/blowups/whatever at Hampton!Does anyone have a compression tester / leakdown tester / whatever that I could borrow? There's a bit of a tapping noise that the engine has had for ages, I'm thinking it might be a valve or something but want to do some troubleshooting without yanking the head. Will check the valve clearances first of all, as I only ever checked them initially/when cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 EBC yellowstuff worked extremely well in the MX5's. I did a one hour race with consistent laps at low 1.25's at Manfeild (near lap record) without wearing through a set. They feel good when cold and have good life expectancy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Cool, cheers! Ideally I'd like to get something that could widthstand hoonage on semislicks as well, so a different set for road or track probably makes sense seeing how it's easy enough to swap pads on the 4 pots. I might make a big pliers type tool to push the pistons in though, that's the only part which is time consuming or cumbersome compared to the rest. Another thing that's a pain at the moment though is that I've got a hardline running to the calipers, so they cant come off without a brake rebleed. So might get braided lines and make the whole thing flexible instead of half hard line and half rubber. Will make any issues with the hubs/rotors/whatever easier to work on. What kind of brakes do you have on the 86? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I've got Wilwood Superlite II's up front (big 4 pots) and Dynalite 4 pots on the back with a Tilton pedal box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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