BMWZ4MC said:
Yeah, that's not too bad a price for the seats - I'd had a quick look at their website and clicked on this one almost at random:
https://www.tillett.co.uk/shop/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=44&cat=B7+Racing+Car+Seat
At nearly 2k, it's a little pricey
I use this in my ///M: http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/performance/harness-pads-accessories/cg-lock-seatbelt-stabiliser
It keeps the horizontal lapbelt section of the seatbelt tight over the top of the pelvis so you don't slide around when cornering. It's no substitute for a proper race seat with a harness, but it's cheaper and more comfortable on long journeys as well as easier day to day - it's nigh on impossible to see when pulling out of a side road in my Westy as the bonnet is so long and the harness prevents any movement in the seat. In fact, I can barely reach the interior mirror once I'm strapped in! In an ideal world, having a well-padded race seat with inertia reel belts for the road and a full harness for the track would be the best solution.
Sounds like your ///M is going to become an absolute monster! I wonder if there will be a point at which more power is unusable as you just can't get it down.... You'll be needing a body kit and enormous rear wheels soon, as per the Marmite thread
I can't wait to start putting mine together. Even the suspension changes alone are going to make a huge difference as understeer is my greatest limiting factor at the moment. I've spoken with KW and they want £7.56 +VAT each for the six longer bolts needed to use the camber plates and strut brace together plus £8.50 +VAT for delivery
They've told me that they are M8 x 40mm bolts which are normally pennies each :thumbsdown: Is that what you used and do you think it would be possible to get them from a hardware store or are there elements to them that make them specific to the task (eg tensile or sheer strength, partially or fully threaded etc)?
....I'm hijacking my own thread now :lol:
i do agree, definite point where its all abit pointless, the headline HP figure isnt what i seek now, id just like a bump in TQ now.... plus the big blower is just getting into its efficiency range @ 10lbs so it'll really wake up, im going to built a blower Brace too to keep bracket flex to a minimum.... this engine with boost just feels and sounds nuts, you must try and get to me in 2014 for a run out
The car is feeling pretty wonderful right now, really pleased and proud of it.... as something completely different im going to enter a few show and shine events next year as rather sadly, i enjoy cleaning the thing as much as driving and modding it....
Carl pretty much hit the nail on the head and i've been brought up around sprint circuits/ hill climbs, curbourough/shelsly , ive never really had an interest in the large circuits, i like small timed tracks/scene that are tight and technical, you can hit great speeds but they focus on agility, acceleration and nimbleness, if your car performs well on decent sprint circuit it imo translates to a very well sorted car in other area's.... Not to mention you CAN keep the car looking immaculate as it just you and the track and the clock( Being careful as Curb isnt the most of forgiving places), i keep well short of my limit for fear of bending my pride and joy.
Every mod i do is benchmarked on Curb and i can usually see the benefits or pitfalls immediately, this is by far the most fun ive had with a car, the journey has been worth every single penny.
i fully intend to strap some numbers on the car and actually compete when my son grows up a little, being a lone parent, working full time and hobbies just dont mix, but its getting alot better,!!!!
Right now i'm more than happy hiring the circuit with a group of track car wielding friends and honing my car and skills a little further, we hire the circuit upto 5-8 times a year, but full days are hard on car and driver, i can easily run 2 tanks of fuel through the car on full days and often see glowing/smoking brakes and funnily managed to heat my dinner up last year on the square side of the supercharger
As a slight departure for my side i will be doing afew Night track days in the summer at donny, just to stretch its legs a-little and get some variation really.... my insurance allows 5 track-days a year, the rest i do at my own risk !!!!
back onto subject im sure their are better press studs available than those from KW and clearly i was lucky to get them free as 67 quid for a full set is LAUGHable and insulting!! BUT... KW are funny bugger and id hate for them to refute a warranty claim for having installed non stock pieces, have a think???? Worryingly after my last all day track session the 2 rear remote canisters started leaking, i removed and sent them off to KW for inspection, luckily all was well and it turns out they'd got alittle Hot, they refilled them and sent them back FOC, but this was normal and they sent a service notice on whats normal and whats not etc..... post lots of pics of the install buddy!!!!
I'm still a virgin for the traditional method hough.