Jap Devil
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Progressing......at a glacial pace
I'll see what I can manage with a few pics
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Any car can be geo'd - it just depends whether the equipment needs to sit on top of the tyre or not. If so then you're looking at around -65mm
BTW I also have the HiperMax coils on my IS, excellent product
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make sure your clutch is up to it though !!!!
Don't have one of dem tings....it's a gay car
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But which one mate?
Was thinking along the lines of Goodyear F1
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I'm looking for a soft/medium compound in 275/35/18
Don't give a bollox about how long it'll last, I need maximum traction for the strip.
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A set of front & rears goes for around $120 (shipped to the UK) on US eBay....
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Retro style Jap-plates are getting really popular...
I have a 2JZ for the IS300
and an SW20 for the Tub
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First lap after the parade lap, I was second with an ST24 Mondeo in front of me......I wellied it past him on the Pits Straight @ 120mph but ended up with a bad line into Copse Corner
Result....
Track was wet on the outside of the corner, I felt the back end throw a wobbly, overcorrected and then went spinning off onto the run off area which was fortunately tarmac rather than grass of gravel
And on the second lap....I did exactly the same thing again
Dave Ellen took the vid
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I'm out of the country for around two weeks each month. When I'm here in the UK, I work from home....so my cars are not daily runners and I don't feel the urgency for BB to be completed in a given time frame. When the job is done well....
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The lastest is that......work is in progress
Albeit slowly
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Set of KW Variant-3 coilovers for my MR2.....
Stainless steel construction, adonized springs, can be adjusted to -65mm front and -75mm rear, with 14 way adjustable dampening. Looks like quality kit!
Won't have time to fit them before TRAX this weekend unfortunately, but could well be heading down to see Dr Bones for a geo as soon as they've settled...
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This mod doesn't inject fuel into the exhaust, it's simply a spark plug, that when energised, causes any unburned fuel to ignite.
It doesn't have the same effect as a FI engine spitting flames!
If this only ignites unburnt fuel then it must be a bit of a fart then? I have seen images of 10ft flames thrusting from the exhaust, are these preloaded with Methanol or something.
The effect isn't all that good with a flamer kit.........like comparing a bunsen burner with a welding torch.
It's not difficult getting a turbocharged car to spit flames - fit an unrestrictive downpipe, remove the cat and fit a big cat-back. Set the fuelling to run rich, get the motor nice and hot and you have a mobile flamethrower!
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This mod doesn't inject fuel into the exhaust, it's simply a spark plug, that when energised, causes any unburned fuel to ignite.
It doesn't have the same effect as a FI engine spitting flames!
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are the original offsets not the usual lexus 45mm ?
I know what the slacker is up to
They'll be fine at the front but you'll need a 15mm spacer at the back for any real effect
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Hmmm, getting to be quite a little party there now. Have fun!
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Not sure on you're technical question, but by judging from all the kerb scrapes on the rim he's a real jessie!
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Errr, what is a SW20?
Toyota MR2 Mk2.....Uk spec was a 2 litre normally aspirated 4-pot, the Jap version (import) added a turbo in various configurations and will wipe the floor with 90% of the vehicles on UK roads.
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It's progressing...albeit at a kind of tractor pace
No, really........ there has been a great deal to contemplate and plan for as the project is the first of it's kind. I haven't got the stopclock on the project and would far prefer to see a tried-and-tested, well trusted, result, rather than having to go back and forth to have those little niggles sorted out.
Considering that the end product will probably result in the most powerful and quickest IS this side of The Pond, to me the wait is worth it.
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Force ID a resultant vector....the laws of physics prove so. Likewise, Force cannot be construed as a fourth dimension.
For Force (or any other variable for that instance) to be considered absolute, it would need to appear as a single (primary) component entity, example for mass (Kg), time (S) or length (M). All other units (including Force) are a resultant of a number of other components - example, Velocity (speed) equals the rate of change of displacement, involving the primary components of length and time. Force comprises the components of velocity (length & time) and mass, so is therefore a tertiary component.
I will be happy to argue these facts until the cows come hooooome, but the only dimensions that occur in physics are X, Y, Z and time.
And I didn't cut n paste this from some website!I have no option other then to agree. The resultant force is usually broken up into it's X, Y, and Z components and moments....I think i need to work on my terminology and expand my knowledge in physics... Probably both
A Level Physics just about did it for me....no more suffering please
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Force ID a resultant vector....the laws of physics prove so. Likewise, Force cannot be construed as a fourth dimension.
For Force (or any other variable for that instance) to be considered absolute, it would need to appear as a single (primary) component entity, example for mass (Kg), time (S) or length (M). All other units (including Force) are a resultant of a number of other components - example, Velocity (speed) equals the rate of change of displacement, involving the primary components of length and time. Force comprises the components of velocity (length & time) and mass, so is therefore a tertiary component.
I will be happy to argue these facts until the cows come hooooome, but the only dimensions that occur in physics are X, Y, Z and time.
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I beg to differ Tony, but Force is a resultant vector, determined by X, Y and Z
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Time is a fourth dimesnsion. Without time how do you quantify rate of change (of wear)?
Example:
Point A
New tyres, new brakes, new this and that etc.
After n thousand rotating hours.......
Point A'
Tyres and brakes are worn, wheels need balancing etc
Therefore the positions between A and A' have changed.
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I would suggest time as the 4th dimension
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That particular brand does have it's uses - it's excellent to use before a major detailing session as it strips a lot of the previous applications off the paint and makes it easier to use the clay bar.
Black Betty...getting some steroids
in Modifications and Power Tuning
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No, I don't have an issue with the time that it's taking.....this project was never planned as an "In and Out" right from conception. Consider that this is the first project of it's kind (in the UK at least) so there are bound to be technical issues and the associated learning curve.
I have 2 weeks (use it or lose it) vacation to take before the end of the year so I'll probably head south and have a preview of where we are with it this coming week.