We have moved to Perth now so watch out for the car over in WA. She arrived today safe and sound. Also managed to jag 3rd place in the NSW State championship for 3-6ltr early model cars. First of many trophies I'm sure.
I replaced the front pads yesterday. Glad i did. The EBC pads had a rubber backing that had melted onto the pistons. Locked in for next weekend at eastern creek. Last round of the year. Should be fun.
Yeah agree with the guys comments. Three things I refused to go cheap on. Roll cage was professionally build. New helmet, best I could afford and HANS device.
Helmets that meet AS1698, for CAMS purposes, are classifed as having a lower fire protection level and usually require you to wear a fireproof balaclava underneath. This combo is allowed in most forms of motorsport in Australia. Check the CAMS Schedule D it contains all the info you need regarding apparel.
Depends how much cash you have. haltech have a good reputation and reasonable price. Motec is one of the best but not many people want to spend that much. I have a motec m84 running mine. Previously i had a microtech, which is probably the cheapest out there and for a reason too. Go find an engine tuner and go off their recommendation, ultimatly they have to get the most out of it for you. They are all pretty good until something goes wrong and that is wheret the good ones shine, ie how you diagnose the issue and aftersales support.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcQ9KAjjViw This is the view from the STI. I don't come on the scene till the 10min mark. 10:50 you can see the extra legs I have over the 2.5ltr STI, which is another restricted Turbo car. A little blocking at the Hairpin on the last lap (Didn't feel like it from my position though). Last lap was my fastest at a 1:48 and as you can see has a heap more if I drive properly. It's great to see the car from other angles, I might be biased but it sounds Awesome.
DATO_FREAK, Thanks for the comments. It was my first race weekend ever, I completed my licence test on the Friday. I know this car is a heap quicker then I am currently able to drive her. The last race was a cracker for me. There is video footage on youtube from the STI I was racing with which shows the battle we had towards the end of the race.
The car is restricted which limits my useful rev range, to hits the wall before 6500rpm so is geared to stay under that, this makes it rev lazy down the straight.
The rear is a problem that I won't have time to fix this year. I have deceided to upgrade to a KAAZ ramped LSD in lieu of playing with the factory diff but not till after I move to Perth in Dec and can pick a ratio to suit Barbagello. Agreed this will have a big impact on corner exit.
I was not happy with the front brake performance so am trying a new set of pads next race weekend. I have gone from EBC redstuff (Road pads) to Ferodo DS3000 (Race pad). The redstuff does not have a very aggressive initial bite and as a result I felt the need to brake earlier. The Ferodo has a higher Friction Coefficient and more aggressive inital bite.
I am finding that the rears are locking first even with all the bias to the front. Given I am happy with the pressure I am using, to make a change it would require a master cylinder size change and/or more aggressive front pads. So I'll give the better pads a go first.
Tom, I had an absolute blast, everyone gave each other racing room and was respectful, this race solidified what I was hoping to get out of building and racing this car. The first race I was very cautious, second was very short (3 laps) but this was so much fun. It is a shame I missed the last few laps with the video footage, my fastest was my last lap. The data is awesome, can't speak highly enough of MOTEC gear, the analysis software is fantastic for seeing what you feel on the track, not to mention fault diagnostics. The Video overlay program is called DASHWARE. I exported the data in CSV format and overlayed it. It is time consuming but worth the effort. I will try to do this for all my races.
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