A few bits and pieces and a trip to Spa - New Windscreen
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Mikey_Boy said:What goodies have got to install Beedub?
Also, please do let me know which track days you are looking at - be great to see your car!
new forged wheels ( still waiting for these as changed my mind on some of the details), new carbon seats ( not fitted yet) , also made some PPF light protection kits, etc... the seats are the Biggy, these were a serious investment with all the need hardware.. the car should be MOT'd by this week then i can get it to my workshop and have some much needed me time. as mentioned before the complete car will be paint corrected then covered in PPF. Would love to do a track day , id guess my first one will be donington .
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Seat Friend!! :lol:
They do look lovely Byron
Let me know once you guys have got something booked, I'm definitely planning on getting up to Donny at least once this year, it'd be fun to get out together! I'm currently waiting on my Intrax to be delivered so I can get it on the car along with new rear discs and pads, new front pads, and then a proper corner weighting - then I'm set for some trackdays too, time (and little one) permitting!
They do look lovely Byron
Let me know once you guys have got something booked, I'm definitely planning on getting up to Donny at least once this year, it'd be fun to get out together! I'm currently waiting on my Intrax to be delivered so I can get it on the car along with new rear discs and pads, new front pads, and then a proper corner weighting - then I'm set for some trackdays too, time (and little one) permitting!Ooooo - lovely Tillet seats! I was very tempted by these for the Z and also for pending track car (BMW E30) as they are deceptively comfy, supportive and fit into tight spaces. Lovely!
Be interested to know how much lighter the forged wheels are - the difference between the 224s and OEM CSL wheels was clear with the ARC 8’s being lighter again so anything forged must be epic.
Hopefully some updates coming from you soon Beedub??
Be interested to know how much lighter the forged wheels are - the difference between the 224s and OEM CSL wheels was clear with the ARC 8’s being lighter again so anything forged must be epic.
Hopefully some updates coming from you soon Beedub??
The forged are actually slightly heavier than the flow formed, but their load rating is considerably higher.Mikey_Boy said:
I have managed to bend quite a few of the flow formed now (one of my sets have some interesting wheel weight positioning on some of the wheels!).
18x8.5" ET45 according to them is 18.2lbs for flow formed and 18.35 for the forged.
Ed Doe said:Seat Friend!! :lol:
They do look lovely Byron
thanks buddy, really excited to get them in the car!! the stock seats looks so nice, but the support is really missing, and the weight loss will be very welcome, i believe these will see the car dip under 1400KG, slightly nervous about the install as it looks VERY fiddly to get right.
I don't think it's that unusual? Otherwise why make a wheel that costs 1.5x that weighs the same. Unless it was within the range of 1.5x it being stronger and people having issues with the flow formed there would be no business case would there given they look almost identical?Ed Doe said:
I kind of view mine as a consumable to some extent along with studs etc. Once I settle on a definitive size for the car I'll probably go forged.
One was badly damaged in a 'relatively' small off, the rest have just buckled most likely from a combination of hitting curbs hard on track, very stiff sidewall tyres, stiff springs and shitty roads used to get to the tracks. My sidewalls are fairly meaty 235/40 r18, 265/35 r18.
Just found this thread again after another bout of suspension musings and pondering the arc upgrade.
How are you getting on with the suspension Mikey? Did you notice any change going from the 224s to the arc8 (or Csl) in terms of compliance or reduction in weight?
How are you getting on with the suspension Mikey? Did you notice any change going from the 224s to the arc8 (or Csl) in terms of compliance or reduction in weight?
Hey Beanie - thanks for the bump on the thread!! :wink:
I'm still learning a lot with the Intrax, but it's all positive so far. It sounds obvious, but going from a 10 click system to a 50 click system means you can play about a lot more with the damping. It's not just a case of cranking up the dampers and it all works out - quite a bit of fine tuning to be done that makes big differences.
I did a trackday at Donington (dry, around 18 degrees) recently and when I turned up I mistakenly went out for my first stint on 'comfort' settings - that felt as good as full hard on the Bilsteins - ARC is amazing - allows a much softer set up without the pitch and roll issues.
On the road, the damping has much more 'depth' if that makes sense? Ride is still firm, even on comfort setting, but not as crashy as the Bilsteins. Like most performance spring and damper set ups, they need a few miles to get some heat into the damper fluid.
Ride quality on the CSLs is very good, much better than the 224s honestly so controversially, I'd say going to 19" wheels has been a positive thing!
I'm still learning a lot with the Intrax, but it's all positive so far. It sounds obvious, but going from a 10 click system to a 50 click system means you can play about a lot more with the damping. It's not just a case of cranking up the dampers and it all works out - quite a bit of fine tuning to be done that makes big differences.
I did a trackday at Donington (dry, around 18 degrees) recently and when I turned up I mistakenly went out for my first stint on 'comfort' settings - that felt as good as full hard on the Bilsteins - ARC is amazing - allows a much softer set up without the pitch and roll issues.
On the road, the damping has much more 'depth' if that makes sense? Ride is still firm, even on comfort setting, but not as crashy as the Bilsteins. Like most performance spring and damper set ups, they need a few miles to get some heat into the damper fluid.
Ride quality on the CSLs is very good, much better than the 224s honestly so controversially, I'd say going to 19" wheels has been a positive thing!
So I treated myself to an Evo Trackday. Fab day out, not many cars at all and some lovely cars there too!
One of the perks of the day is free pics, so a few shots of my old heap....
Always get tempted by Porsches on these days, then they send through some nice pics when you're thinking of selling!! :wink:
One of the perks of the day is free pics, so a few shots of my old heap....
Always get tempted by Porsches on these days, then they send through some nice pics when you're thinking of selling!! :wink:
Argenta said:
Thanks Argenta!! Far better than anything I could take honestly...
beanie said:Looks so good on the arc-8 8) perhaps even better than the CSL wheels
Shhhhh Beanie - you'll upset the purists!
In fairness I love both the CSL wheels and the Apex ARCs - always loved the way 19s fill the arches on a Z... Beedub said:
Thanks Beedub...! 8) Not too shabby in fairness - a big variation in speeds there on the day - a couple of race cars there that make you realise how compromised a road car is on track, but had lots of fun all the same and gave M Track mode a bit of workout in the wet...
