kpr Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Just bend the diff roman. 1 degree isn't any drama. get the toe dialed at the same time also 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Whilst I agree with you completely, kpr. I think it would also be great if he converted to de-Dion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 At first I was like "Why the hell would you go to all of that effort to end up with a weird liveaxle/non liveaxle thing instead of proper IRS" But then realised it had a whole heap of scope for adjustment on all of the suspension links to adjust roll centre, traction from link angles etc that you probably couldnt do with a mac strut or whatever. I dunno, maybe it was still a well engineered stupid idea. But it was definitely something unusual that caught my eye. I know I have seen this setup on TV before- there was a race (I'm sure it was to do with Bathurst) and the undercar cam showed it in operation- I think they said it was as far as they could take that axle setup to stay within class rules. Driving me nuts because I can't find more on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentra Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 did they get away with not having to cut the floor to get pumpkin clearance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4nd Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Also, for roman 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 If you dry sumped it, could you lie a rotary engine over on its side? Seems like a good idea to have the inny/outy parts on the top of the engine rather than crammed around a steering column. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtrail Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Wouldnt think so as pan would be on side insted of bottom. Oil wouldnt fall to where it needs to be to get picked up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 this isn't the spam thread I was looking for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 But. What if he dry sumped it? Like he mentioned. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 sweet as, chur. i see a bit of nothing nothing frameless doors in my future Let us know if it works. My EA is leaking like a cunt for the same reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Something interesting about driving with a live axle that I've noticed over the last while. I start going into a corner and the car will roll a bit. But then as roll increases I think the shock on the inside reaches its limit of travel and you can feel it start to pull the diff up off the ground. Something like this It feels like the cars rear roll centre is at the centre of the car to start with, then moves to the outside wheel once the inside wheel starts getting pulled up off the ground. But it's two very noticeable characteristics before the car will lift and inside wheel or start oversteering. You can feel when the car gets to that "wheel lift" point (and try keep the car below that point) well before its lost traction or anything like that. IRS is for quitters Do you have a rear sway bar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentra Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 http://m.aliexpress.com/item/748534777.html?aff_click_id=874d43aa65fc4810a7e9fbeca67017f6-1465077950796-06552-iMvzBqj6E&aff_platform=y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 So the wife's caldina I'm fixing has a POS exhaaust manifold with integrated cats, yuck. The Celica that ran the same engine (3sge beams) has nicer headers and I just so happen to have one of these engines on a stand for another purpose. The shitty cat headers have an O2 sensor in the crossover, where I think the celica has the O2 sensor further down the system (its not on the headers themselves anyway). My question is: part 1, what impact is not running an O2 sensor likely to have day to day? - car is otherwise standard Part 2 is if i were to put the sensor in, would within one of the 4 extractors be a suitable position? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 No sensor = constant engine check light. On the caldina you may get away with no cat, but most cars use the 2nd sensor to determine cat efficiency and will again bring up the MIL if the cat ain't doing its job / ain't there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 boo, ok more hassle than its worth, shitty cat headers it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Probably not that big a deal running the sensor in a single runner, assuming all cylinders are running equal. Which you'd hope they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Yuh modern efi can't really be fucked with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 ill put it back together and if i can really be arsed then maybe ill swap them in future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japawagons Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Also 02 sensors are incredibly important, if you removed it it would just max out the fuel trim and run rich all the time. Potentially up to 11:1 AFR and use all the petrols... Pretty much anything from 1990 onwards actually use their 02 sensors alot for idle and light to mid throttle driving... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japawagons Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Anything from early 2000s onwards use O2 sensors pretty much continuously... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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