What'd you do to your car this week/weekend?

malcster · Post by **malcster** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:39 pm

that would be good..only found the cusco noisy when backing or really slow turns.

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 2:56 pm

I find Torsen great, only issue for drifting is the ratio. Keen for a 6 Speed.

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 8:23 pm

Just bottomed out my PPF brace even with it raised on Lonely track, wasnt even going fast.

So will be raising the back now!

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 12:51 pm

So I had a play around after hitting my brace and decided I need to raise the rear about 15mm.

What it looks like now.

The cause behind it(Notice I have already raised it once)

How it needs to be.

So Im thinking of getting some Alloy pieces cut to spacer the tophat down.

I know some places in the US do them but they are real expensive.

Bwarp · Post by **Bwarp** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:20 pm

Take a decent stencil of your top hat, and take it to a cnc firm. They should be able to cut them out for you easily enough. I assume it just needs to be flat.

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:39 pm

mx's need some rake on them as the arse sits down with people in it anyway. i kepp telling the wof guys to leave my headlights alone as they keep adjusting them with no one in the car and then oncoming traffis gets pissed off with the blinding lights.

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 8:50 pm

SLYDIT wrote:mx's need some rake on them as the arse sits down with people in it anyway. i kepp telling the wof guys to leave my headlights alone as they keep adjusting them with no one in the car and then oncoming traffis gets pissed off with the blinding lights.

Boy will Harlan be pissed off with me when I get onto his headlights next week

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:58 am

Finally got around to fitting the NB rear subframe (that I got from Donovan months ago) into the TG. Differences with the subframe braces and exhaust mount meant it wasn't just a cut and paste but it is all in now. Unfortunately the fitting of the PPF brace will have to wait. (if anyone wants a ppf brace for a NA8C, drop a PM to Furai).

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:15 pm

Today i found out that im getting a 4.1 ratio torsen not a 3.9 like i thought.
This works out very well for me as it means that i can move from my current 205/50-15's to some 195/45-15's and the speedo will still be correct at 100k's

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:26 pm

siren676 wrote:Today i found out that im getting a 4.1 ratio torsen not a 3.9 like i thought.
This works out very well for me as it means that i can move from my current 205/50-15's to some 195/45-15's and the speedo will still be correct at 100k's

If you still wind up with a 3.9 and it needs to go let me know

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:32 pm

i had a choice between a 4.1 type 1 out of a na8 or a 3.9 type 2 out of a nb8.
So i should hopefully get the right one

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:41 pm

siren676 wrote: i had a choice between a 4.1 type 1 out of a na8 or a 3.9 type 2 out of a nb8.
So i should hopefully get the right one

In NZ or overseas? Mind if I ask the price/if its still available :p

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:54 pm

Getting mine from mazline in Christchurch, came to $600 inc shipping to Auckland.
The 3.9 should still be available, not sure if they will have some matching axles and driveshaft

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:21 pm

From what I understand, it should be the same axles and diff. Tad expensive for me right now, so I will hold off, but at least I know where it's coming from. Thanks!

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:45 pm

Snapfrozen wrote:From what I understand, it should be the same axles and diff. Tad expensive for me right now, so I will hold off, but at least I know where it's coming from. Thanks!

Axles/halfshats and diff are bigger for NA8 and all NB. Need them all for conversion.

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Fri Jan 04, 2013 12:08 am

Sorry, to correct myself.

Should be the same between cars with a 4.1 and 3.9. I understand my axles and driveshaft need to be replaced.

Post by **jif** » Fri Jan 04, 2013 11:43 am

BTW - Still got a 4.3:1 torsen half pumpkin here (Auckland) if anyone wants to make a sensible offer...

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Furai · Post by **Furai** » Fri Jan 04, 2013 11:05 pm

Raised my brace high enough where I may not have to raise the rear..

dynofiend · Post by **dynofiend** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 8:11 pm

Have you thought about just bunging in some NB tophats in the rear? Im pretty sure they swap out and are about an inch higher than NA ones. Might want to look into that for a cheap solution. The rear being lower than the front will cause understeer, and make the car more unstable at high speeds because of lift.

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 8:46 pm

Been meaning to do this for sometime now.

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:16 pm

dynofiend wrote:Have you thought about just bunging in some NB tophats in the rear? Im pretty sure they swap out and are about an inch higher than NA ones. Might want to look into that for a cheap solution. The rear being lower than the front will cause understeer, and make the car more unstable at high speeds because of lift.

Its the other way around, NB hats go lower and I cant use them now as they wont keep the spring captive. Spacers are the easiest way.

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 10:01 pm

You got a set you wanna flick Mr Furai?

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 10:35 pm

Snapfrozen wrote:You got a set you wanna flick Mr Furai?

Haha Sorry only the stock bushing kit, Mazda sells for $100 a set though.

DeeCee · Post by **DeeCee** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 7:15 am

Took the car out of the garage after having parked it up before Xmas.

Had a quick blast around the streets, great to be back driving the NA again

Bwarp · Post by **Bwarp** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:19 pm

The boys did this to my car today while i was out for a walk with the Mrs....

What'd you do to your car this week/weekend?

What'd you do to your car this week/weekend?

reduced some drag

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