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02-17-2008, 05:56 AM | #181 |
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I wonder why people don't weld new flanges that are extended like your setup veilside? Seems fairly straightforward... I wonder why no one does it generally to other coilover setups either? It can definetely allow the ability to run some wider tires up front on s13s... add quite a bit of inner clearance... but will of course make it stick out more.. requiring potentially widebody or flares...
I've been running KYB + stech for 2 years lol... its floppy, rolls, bouncy... rough (ive driven in coilover setups and they felt less rough/bouncy/shitty) it sucks... hah... when I turned dampening all the way to the max, its okay, it feels even soft at high speed (not rough) but at low speeds is a NIGHTMARE lol... but it does the job until i get konis 8611 this summer i hope I am so fricking excited... I can't wait until bloody winter is over I wish I went with koni yellows to begin with.. I was unfortunately brainwashed by clueless/ricers from a local ontario forum who think they are 'jdm tyte' and the shit in what shit they have lol... and it was either kyb or megans the only way to go haha.... made me believe having 'coilovers' was 'race shyyyte' tyte... the best... that was two and a half years ago though ... learned alot since then :P~ .. alot... |
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02-17-2008, 09:57 AM | #182 |
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In order to weld on the tubes for the Ohlins (or other sealed strut), the internals must be removed since it is under pressure.
That's what prevents people from added longer flanges to them for the most part.
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The ohlins are being modified, ill deff post pictures for everyone to see, they will look just like the koni GC setup that people use, dimensionally that is. Quote:
i dont know how GC is doing the modifications, but the yare prolly welding to the shock, and they do this with many different shock companies for professional racers, so i can only assume that they will be doing this the right way, but we all know what happens when you assume.
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02-17-2008, 04:48 PM | #184 |
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What brakes are you running with bmc? I use hawks hp+ pretty good better than HPS, but I love perfomance friction stuff.... Awesome quality awesome brakes, its what all the JGTC cars use and I had them on the bike. Great feel and ability to modulate the brakes
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02-17-2008, 06:43 PM | #185 |
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300zx calipers Brembo blank rotors Carbotech Brake pads XP12 F/ XP10 R SS lines S13 non-hicas brake booster 300ZX BMC Hawk HP+ pads are not nearly enough anymore for track use, XP12's are enough but dont last long enough, so i will be switching to Cobalt XR2's this year.
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02-19-2008, 10:44 PM | #187 |
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i saw they make stuff, not too interested in it though. Mine is much cheaper and just as effective in my eyes.
FUllrace turbo manifold will NOT be going on teh car, was stolen out of my DD today, even though it was in a box and taped up. F*CK!!!!
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02-20-2008, 06:15 AM | #189 |
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wow wtf that is some thefty bollshat!
nice car, sad your mani got snaked, that is lame as fawk.
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02-20-2008, 06:53 PM | #191 |
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Here's some pic's from this Monday local Socal event. @ Streets (Nitto tire event)
with the silvia great day, good weather, nothing broken..lol Track config was CW with the blow pass and Skidpad. will post some pic's and vid's soon btw, messed up someone grabbed your mani. wth?1?
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02-20-2008, 07:52 PM | #192 |
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nice car, any other track pics?
thats a pricy car to be trackin, keep it on the tarmac
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I guess it all depends on how you look at it. Like all the P-car guys. but it is much cheaper to mantain on the track then my GTR. Are you familuar with TrackHq ? if so their is an entire thread with pic's and vid's http://www.trackhq.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1022
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02-21-2008, 06:05 AM | #194 |
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you guys have a nice little crew there. I usually run with a few honda's all swapped and prepared for H1, so they are fast lil buggers.
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Small world =) Thanks
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02-22-2008, 11:16 AM | #198 |
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You make me sad Paul, I want to get out to the next one
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02-22-2008, 12:40 PM | #199 |
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its sad i cant join you guys ever, east coast will be getting a handfull of me this year since i will be instructing about 11 event, and participating in 1 3day PCA event in may, so 12 total.
by the end of next month i will have new track footage to post up and hopefully some better pics of the car on track. for now though everythign is falling aparts as far as suspension goes. Ohlins can not be fitted with GC coils, so i will be reassembling them and repainting them to prevent corrosion then selling.
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02-22-2008, 05:52 PM | #200 | |
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Best of the day was 1.25.28
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Is that 300zx all around?
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yup yup, tho prolly only for this next year, the really high track temps are not working so well with them anymore, next year ill end up going to somethign a little nicer i think, or just a newer design of caliper.
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02-22-2008, 06:46 PM | #203 |
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PCV's? never heard of them. GC uses eibach coils also, its just the sleeves that wont fit on the ohlins shocks, sadly.
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Flag, PCV,RCV, just different ohlins dampers.
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02-22-2008, 09:21 PM | #205 |
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nice man. very very nice I'm worried now-
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i have discovered that the hawk hp + are great pads for a street car that occasionally sees a trackday/autox. except for the fact that they are very dusty, they are great street pads. what exactly are you all using for track/autox/hpde. im looking to try something else but was wondering what has been tried with z32 calipers.
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02-22-2008, 10:57 PM | #208 |
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for just track use....i have used Hawk Blues, Carbotech XP10, Carbotech XP12, and soon to test out is Cobalt XR2's. All are very agressive track pads, i dont deem them necessary unless you are in actual need of upgrading your pads, otherwise just stick with HP+'s.
as far as the shocks go, they are Soqi made (Ohlins Japan) a factory replacement shock with adjustability like KYB AGX's, except quality. Although because of the massive piston design, they cannot be retrofitted with a coilover sleeve. So i will be finishing the restoration and repainting of them, and then shipping them out the door, i just need to get some pictures up and a new thread.
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02-23-2008, 12:08 AM | #209 |
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What are you going to do with it now? (suspension wise obviously)
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02-23-2008, 09:14 AM | #210 |
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I am working on getting a sponsor, who seems very interested in using me for advertising. They are pushing me to run one of their suspensions so we will see if that works out or not. Odds are itll be stances tho, some GR+'s with light springs. simple setup that seems to be pretty reliable for everyone one here.
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