Technically, a coilover is simply the design where the coils (spring) sits on top or over the dampener (shock). So the front end of these cars are coil over by design, but the rear will not be with...
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Technically, a coilover is simply the design where the coils (spring) sits on top or over the dampener (shock). So the front end of these cars are coil over by design, but the rear will not be with...
If you can spare the time, make a trip of it down through Great Ocean Rd, and then across through the Coorong. Yes its longer, but if you break up the trip its quite easy and very interesting view...
Tein SS from Fulcrum Suspension. Kept as much ride height as I could without resorting to a helper spring setup. Plenty of travel, OK amount of droop. Very comfortable on the road, and a decent...
Depulu is fantastic. Just got one rim refurbished by them, and the result was spot on. Which is good as I am really starting to dislike driving on the RX8 rims and tyres. Also sent two Porsche...
From memory, holding the button in for an extended period just makes the ECU think that there is something wrong, and so it brings up an error code. That is reset on startup checks.
I have done some crude testing at tracks on this topic, and the results have been quite interesting. I do know that I pretty much never turn off DSC in my road cars. Even at the track or in...
Look hard at your alignment. If its a rear squirm, try a bit more toe in. Mind you, you have new springs in there, and I don't know how the weight transfer will affect it then. As the rear gets...
Team Green - Yes there were competition winners from NSW and Qld there too. From memory there were 27 people there in total who got a fantastic day of driving and laps. I must admit all...
I would guess barometric pressure, relative humidity, atmospheric temp, intake temp, ramp rate and no idea on TN.
A little update to this. I spent Tuesday at Sandown with a few of these MPS3s (plus a few other Mazdas).
I can say that the 3MPS is a mighty quick car at the track. Stock standard, road rubber, 4...
Speedo accuracy is a tough one, as tyre condition/size changes a fair bit through wear and pressures. Imagine a new tyre with a full 11mm tread depth, and then one with 2mm depth. There is 18mm of...
A mate of mine just bought a Delorean. One of 12 in Qld now. But its funny how he compares driving it to driving an early Kingswood.
Ah, I forgot about that bit Mal. I had problems with windscreen fogging up on the MX5 so for certain events (ie Targa Tas) it would go back down at the back. But in a 1600cc car, there were not...
Actually Mal, it occured to me that you were talking at some point about a new TMIC. I take it this one is a fair bit larger etc. Does it utilise the same plastic top/shroud? I wonder if you get...
kmh001-spot on! Extracting hot air from engine bays is quite an art, and often forgotten. As speed gets up, the volume of air in becomes too much for it to extract. I actually had to lift the rear...
Wow, this one certainly went nuts!
I do agree to a large degree in what Greg says, and I do actually send people I know to GSL for quotes on stuff. Up until recently, I had 3 cars in the garage...
Dark Authority - just check what the range of operation the Koni FSD is for. The bits you need to match are the valving of the shock/damper (bump/rebound - fast and slow) to the spring. They will...
I have the Tein SS on my MPS6 and they have been great. In fact, mine was Fulcrum's test car for the MPS6. In terms of adjustment, its not something I change at all. Certainly not ride height, but...
After a short drive, the following things stood out clearest for me:
- suspension(and chassis) - the new car seems much better tuned here. It feels like its got more travel and definitely less...
Great to meet you guys out there yesterday, and thanks again for the lift Mal. While I own an MPS and have done a few things to it to meet my wants, and struggle to find much wrong with it, I admit...
Good to see a few people going. I will be there too, so see you guys on Wednesday morning (unless you are on the plane Tuesday afternoon).