Turning my 6 into a Track Car on a budget. Help please. - General Forum

Post #26

tompaltridge wrote:

welshpug! wrote:

Forget every single post above.

Service the damn thing, full it up with fuel, JOB DONE.

Err...

tompaltridge wrote:

Just go to a track day and drive

:popcorn

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Post #27

Cars don't need servicing though. Or petrol for that matter.

Post #28

playboyb wrote:

tompaltridge wrote:

welshpug! wrote:

Forget every single post above.

Service the damn thing, full it up with fuel, JOB DONE.

Err...

tompaltridge wrote:

Just go to a track day and drive

:popcorn

Sweet? Salted?
f**k toffee.

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Post #29

eliotrw wrote:

f**k toffee.

is that really really sticky spunk?

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Post #30

welshpug! wrote:

eliotrw wrote:

f**k toffee.

is that really really sticky spunk?

The woes of not drinking enough water or eating enough celery.

Pretty broad range of suggestions in this thread, It's just been serviced pads are all fine. Think I'l go for tyres new steering wheel, strip out and a lowering of 60mm front and rear.

Is removing the AC worth it/difficult? - How heavy is that useless lump anyway?

Post #31

playboyb wrote:

tompaltridge wrote:

welshpug! wrote:

Forget every single post above.

Service the damn thing, full it up with fuel, JOB DONE.

Err...

tompaltridge wrote:

Just go to a track day and drive

:popcorn

No popcorn required: Mei and I go waaay back.

Like this one time, at band camp, I was riding the Twrch Trail and Mei wasn't there.

And then this other time, at band camp, the SAME THING HAPPENED!?! Shock

Post #32

ben8s8 wrote:

lowering of 60mm front and rear.

NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

ben8s8 wrote:

Is removing the AC worth it/difficult? - How heavy is that useless lump anyway?

about 30 kilos in total iirc, easy enough.

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Post #33

As mei said.
Lower does not equal better really.
30mm sure
But 60 is slammed

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Post #34

hows 40mm front and rear?

Post #35

eddy_gti6 wrote:

To be honest i have never owned 888s

Enough said Laugh

No matter the size of your balls, if both the drivers skill are the same and the cars are of an equal. Then the one with 888's will be lapping far quicker Yes

Fact.

Then the grip levels of racing tyres (different compound slicks etc) are another step up.

I'd advise finding out for yourself Thumbs up

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Post #36

ben8s8 wrote:

hows 40mm front and rear?

go big t/b's and nice stiff springs, yeah fine.

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Post #37

For £110 a tyre for a matter or a second or 2 then i would rather save the cash LOL

as for cars, i was at croft up agains a 205 mi16 running jenveys and he wouldnt get away over my standard engine with filter and exhaust...

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Post #38

The other thing to remember is that you cannot defy physics, there's a certain amount of g-force applied to a car going round a corner at a certain speed, and adding grip to the tyres just adds to those forces. At some point, something's going to give. If you have crappy tyres, it's the grip that gives and you just squeal a bit. If you have slicks or 888s the grip is much greater, so it'll be a droplink or suspension component that goes instead as they're exposed to much higher forces.

Not that any of this matters, just put some new road tyres on and get it on track.

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Post #39

As owain says just get it on track and see how things go then figure out what you need to improve and go from there Thumbs up

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Post #40

I'm not doubting the fact you may be a talented driver. You could be the worlds best driver.

My point being that to say "you can keep up on parada's" and that a car is no better with a set of 888's than a set of 30 quid tyres is ridiculous.

And Owain you can quite easily have a Gti sliding on 888's in the dry or wet Wink

Agreed though that by upgrading one thing it then just transfers the added stress onto other components Yes

In my opinion a set of good semi slicks are the single biggest upgrade you can make. And there are plenty of experienced track drivers on this forum who will agree.

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Post #41

Why do you want to lower the car so much?

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Post #42

ian7675 wrote:

Why do you want to lower the car so much?

Means you can drive under the barriers in multi-storey car parks and don't have to pay.

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Post #43

owain wrote:

ian7675 wrote:

Why do you want to lower the car so much?

Means you can drive under the barriers in multi-storey car parks and don't have to pay.

A Stihl saw can give the same result!

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Post #44

welshpug! wrote:

ben8s8 wrote:

Is removing the AC worth it/difficult? - How heavy is that useless lump anyway?

about 30 kilos in total iirc, easy enough.

Nah, 12kg + gas.

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Post #45

Thats just the pump though.

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Post #46

Yeah you're forgetting the extra weight you'll lose in sweat as a result.

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Post #47

eliotrw wrote:

Thats just the pump though.

Nope, that's the complete system.

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Post #48

I'd be tempted to fit an oil cooler, one of the very few things i did on my road going car after i had it on a track.

If it's your first time though i'd just make sure the car is serviced and in good condition and enjoy the day then see where you want to go from there. Keep an eye on the oil temp though as they will very quickly get to 140 without a cooler. Smile

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Post #49

compressor 8 kilos, condenser 3.6 kilos, dryer 0.66 kilo, evaporator 1.5 kilo, pipes + Gas + control units, around 20.

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Post #50

Hands up who cares.

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