EH52WRX

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I forgot what kind of power are you running just now. Nice bit of camera work, how did you mount your iphone.

micaredwrx

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Less than 400bhp (for now)

I made this mount...



then removed my old camcorder and used one of these to hold the iphone...



It works a treat

EH52WRX

iTrader: (16)

I think your car went really well. It would be great to get front and rear camera action, LOL. I am not asking for much, am i.

micaredwrx

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A few pics from yesterday...

EH52WRX

iTrader: (16)

Your spoiler is growing on me, lol

micaredwrx

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Unfortunately my splitter detached at 130mph at Snett and was ever so slightly run over by a few cars, So…

Time to make another one

Pics…


8x4ft of aluminium composite loveliness




A quick test fit…




How big!!!...




Applied some heat reflective tape and cut a service hatch...




No need to remove the splitter when carrying out an oil & filter change...




The finished article...





It still needs tidying up a bit, But will do for now

EH52WRX

iTrader: (16)

Does it make a difference fella.

dynamix

iTrader: (3)

Yes

micaredwrx

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^^^
What he said

It works an absolute treat

micaredwrx

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Had another great day out at the Snetterton 300 circuit yesterday (apart from the ******* annoying Caterham drivers , Who thankfully were kicked off circuit later in the day )
The new splitter worked wonders with the added down force, and entry speeds into esses through corum and riches were much improved upon + after absolutely ages I’ve finally found the perfect settings for the BC coilovers

A quick vid & pics (from Fezza ) of us tooling around on track…
(Also some brilliant photo’s from BRI4N, I owe you a few laps ) http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...1&l=f93a53dc6e

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rlvX...layer_embedded

harvey

iTrader: (48)

Now have a word with Maclaren and ask them if you can have a couple of hours in their wind tunnel.

micaredwrx

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As nice (but very unlikely) as that would be, I really need to concentrate on making some proper ducting to cool the front brakes. The new 300 circuit is an absolute killer and I seem to have somewhat cooked the calipers. They used to be a lovely gold colour but now have turned brown

Pics...




Maybe I shouldn't have stayed out for 30+ minutes

greg2222

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Number plate a bit similar

dynamix

iTrader: (3)

Long lost brothers !!

dynamix

iTrader: (3)

Good man Jon - i remember the brembos doing that for me. You have a way to go though as the writing turned black in mine though .... must try harder

micaredwrx

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Spooky! Good find.

I don't think I could have tried any harder!
That said, It was was worth ruining the Brembo's just to rinse out a few race Caterfields on the 300
Damn, I hate those guys
And even after all that abuse the PF pads were still in perfect nick, Something I can't say for a mate who was using the new bluestuff!
PF FTW

greg2222

iTrader: (1)

Its my old car mate wish i newer sold it

samopangy

iTrader: (2)

Who is the best wraper in the northwest please? i am looking for to wrap my car in black.

micaredwrx

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Got bored with my black road wheels, So popped down to Halfords this morning; Got some rattle cans of white and sprayed them (in my hallway )...

After a quick wet & dry...


First coat of paint...


Painted and lacqured...


Left the inside black as it'll be easier to keep clean (i think)...


On the car...

dynamix

iTrader: (3)

Nice work mate.

53

iTrader: (41)

Very nice work, your car ran lovely at Snetterton. Was my first time tracking at Snetterton was awesome on the 300 bar the Caterhams lol

samopangy

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wow, only spraying with the cans??? That is a great can spray job there!

micaredwrx

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Cheers mate
I'm sure i've gained at least 10bhp by spraying them white

It certainly was an awesome day out (apart from the fooking Caterfields). Your car looked great out there You back there soon?

53

iTrader: (41)

Bedford next, funds dependent, then yeah I'd like another go at Snetts over the summer. New infield track is spectacular, added so much to an already awesome track. Loved Montreal and Oggies, only wish it was in my back garden !!!

micaredwrx

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EBC Bluestuff NDX pads...


It’s fair to say that I’m a big fan of the Performance Friction Z brake pads and apart from their shocking bite from cold I’ve never had too much to complain about as they’ve never ever let me down on track.
So when I was offered to test the EBC Bluestuff NDX pads I jumped at the chance. Tbh after reading some of the reviews on here (and making my own comments) and also talking to a few people using them on a recent track day I wasn’t expecting them to set my world on fire.

So…

I removed my slightly worn PFz pads and had a quick go at removing the deposits left by them on my DBA4000 discs.




I tried using many different grades of sandpaper and that had no effect so then tried a sandpaper flapper wheel and that was next to useless, So had to resort to approx 10+ sanding discs before I managed to get the bloody deposits off!






It seems that a few people have complained about judder when fitting the NDX pads and tbh if they’re fitted to a disc that has any sort of previous pad deposit on it, I can see why this would happen. Also my guess is that fitting a new pad onto a disk with a lot of old pad deposit on it would reduce the braking performance as the new pad wouldn’t grip 100% of the disc? (I’m probably wrong here, Just my theory).

I’ve had the NDX on for a week now (using Sti Brembo’s) and have to say that for general driving and very very hard fast road abuse these pads are head and shoulders above the PFz pads that I’ve used for the last 3 years! The cold bite is absolutely outstanding and when up to temp the stopping power is just savage, and despite back to back to back xxxmph to 0mph stops I haven’t been able to get them to fade one bit.
If I had to be picky and make a criticism it would be that they’re slightly more noisy and dusty that the PFz’s but as they perform so so much better then I couldn’t really give a rats *** about the noise or dust. Also the pad has slightly smeared on the discs (no worse that the PF’s) but the latest blend should take care of that.
I haven’t used these on track yet and for all I know they could fall apart after one lap, But I doubt that very very much. I’ll post up a review when I give them a workout at Snett 300.

samopangy

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New disc looks good!

Rob Day

iTrader: (78)

Are these the same as these pal? https://www.scoobynet.com/trader-ann...ads-199-a.html

Nice full indepth feedback btw pal, makes very interesting reading

Rob

micaredwrx

iTrader: (3)

Thanks Rob
The pads are the same as in Ian's thread but i'm using Sti Brembo's/DBA discs not the WRX 4 pots.

micaredwrx

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Had a fantastic day out at the Richard Burns memorial at Marham last Saturday. Bigpower organised an autotest to raise a few quid for the fund and a great day was had by all

Pics...






and a couple of vids...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyH8f9w7XF8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voGAYGOZmcM

micaredwrx

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A great day was had by all today at Snett 300
Plenty of scoobs in attendance and all having a ball on track
A quick vid of myself prentending i'm fast (i'm not), but the end result was never in question
The car ran perfectly through the day due to outstanding Dynamix mapping! No det, no dramas, no problems, just worry free fun . Love it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CRXSUK6KcE