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

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Post by punkoutnz » Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:53 pm

Bwarp wrote:Ew girls.
Corrected.
Cool sunroof bro...

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Post by Kieran » Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:55 pm

punkoutnz wrote:
Bwarp wrote:Ew girls.
Corrected.
:lol: Only you James
Not all of us are furthering the stereotype

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Post by punkoutnz » Tue Sep 18, 2012 3:03 pm

Barrister.
Fashion magazine.

I believe I may have just won. :P
Cool sunroof bro...

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Post by Kieran » Tue Sep 18, 2012 3:16 pm

But Im not gay I just work for a fashion magazine I swear :lol:
Its not like Im a hairdresser :roll:

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Post by chris » Tue Sep 18, 2012 3:28 pm

punkoutnz wrote:Barrister.
Fashion magazine.

I believe I may have just won. :P
He does have a point...
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Post by Kieran » Tue Sep 18, 2012 3:45 pm

chris wrote:
punkoutnz wrote:Barrister.
Fashion magazine.

I believe I may have just won. :P
He does have a point...
Whats wrong with being a "Barista" (Italian for Bartender)
Not Barrister (I don't serve people with court summons) :P

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Post by chris » Tue Sep 18, 2012 4:01 pm

Bar tender - Works behind a bars

Barista - Serves coffees ;)
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Post by chris » Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:19 pm

Raised the car to a decent height.

Took my lip off and got some primer on it :D
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Post by Angreal » Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:42 pm

Harlan would be proud. Just put the hardtop away for the summer. Well that and it allows easy access into the car for some work I intend to do.

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Post by Furai » Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:54 pm

Finished installing my Torsen, Isnt too bad on you considering I was by myself and my car was only 400mm off the ground.

Drives great! 4.1 makes the speedo correct too. Accelerates real well out of corners and chirps tyres doing a U-Turn.

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Post by Angreal » Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:13 pm

Furai wrote:Drives great! 4.1 makes the speedo correct too. Accelerates real well out of corners and chirps tyres doing a U-Turn.
I thought that was normal /shrug :lol:

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Post by Furai » Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:18 pm

Angreal wrote:
Furai wrote:Drives great! 4.1 makes the speedo correct too. Accelerates real well out of corners and chirps tyres doing a U-Turn.
I thought that was normal /shrug :lol:
Haha not when you have been using a Viscous! :lol:

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Post by siren676 » Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:42 pm

i still need to find a torsen, my viscous flips a coin to determine whether it'll lock :lol:
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Post by SLYDIT » Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:10 pm

siren676 wrote:i still need to find a torsen, my viscous flips a coin to determine whether it'll lock :lol:
load it with grease! :wink:
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Post by Bwarp » Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:18 pm

SLYDIT wrote:
siren676 wrote:i still need to find a torsen, my viscous flips a coin to determine whether it'll lock :lol:
load it with grease! :wink:
interested to know if that'll actually work...! may as well fill it and see how long it takes to blow... haha
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Post by siren676 » Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:53 pm

:lol: the place that did my clutch said they could weld the diff for me :lol:

Would changing to a heavier oil work?
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Post by Furai » Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:25 pm

To my understanding the Viscous unit is sealed from the actual oil for the diff gears since its a different type of fluid.

I was told going to a thicker oil helps but not much. But I got a Torsen (^-^)/

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Post by siren676 » Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:28 pm

Ah ok. Looks like my next decision will be coilovers or torsen. Probably have to go diff first as ill have to get a cert for the coils

Where'd you get your one from?
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Post by Furai » Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:38 pm

Mazline Christchurch, I think the diff is better choice as you can drive around the suspension(Weight shift helps)

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Post by siren676 » Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:41 pm

I think mx5mart has some with axles for 400. Is that price about right?
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Post by Furai » Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:54 pm

Yeah his are about $460 I think.

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Post by Donovan » Wed Sep 19, 2012 11:04 pm

Furai wrote:
Angreal wrote:
Furai wrote:Drives great! 4.1 makes the speedo correct too. Accelerates real well out of corners and chirps tyres doing a U-Turn.
I thought that was normal /shrug :lol:
Haha not when you have been using a Viscous! :lol:
You can apparently tighten up a viscous to lock up sooner and chirp the tyres on a tight turn, but apparently from what I have read/heard about that the viscous are generally set for more of a gentler lockup. Have been told this is one of the things that also cause them to overheat on the track, as they allow for more slippage, creating more friction, and overheat with track work. Tightening them up helps them run cooler on the track.

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Post by Bwarp » Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:12 am

How does one tighten a viscous LSD, Donovan?

Been doing some googling and cant find a scrap of decent info on it. Keen to tighten mine and see how long before it blows, then find a torsen or get proper mechanical cusco LSD or something.
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Post by Donovan » Thu Sep 20, 2012 9:32 am

Beats me, this is just conversations I have with places in regards to what I can do with my diff, but then again I run a Holden diff in mine. But a number of the places that deal with Holden racecars said that they can tighten up the LSD on my viscous unit, and limit the amount of slip, which in turn giving the lockup in the rear when turn a tight corner.

They also said for the Holden LSD can put an external oil coiler on it, which also gives it another litre of oil for it as well.

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Post by 13r » Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:06 am

I am FAR from knowledgeable on the subject, but I would guess they mean shimming the diff to tighten it. At least that's what all the skyrine guys do

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