Mk3 Saloon looks cool.
Do they handle well??
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Mk3 Saloon looks cool.
Do they handle well??
The battery live should also be fused but essentially that is correct.
Use this link so you know what goes where on the relay :
http://www.ado13.com/techs/relay.htm
I use the Durite relays which never seem to fail.
its just gobble-de-gooke to me lol
next time i'm over way Jon, or Ad ;) lol
I can't get involved in it as I don't own a nova anymore although i'm consistanly resisting the temptation to buy another lolQuote:
Originally Posted by dhdev (Oli)
Do it, but make sure it's smallblock lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Jonlem
What do your current switches do Olly?
Switch 12v to the pump?
Yus, and the live is coming from the ign, which apparently I shouldn't have either...
So if I go out now and switch my pumps on, nothing will happen until I turn my ign on, then they'll both start wurring away...
No chance :pQuote:
Originally Posted by dhdev (Oli)
You could just connect the wire you have going to the pumps atm to "86" on the relay.Quote:
Originally Posted by trackdaynova
And the others as shown in the pic Jb posted.
That would work fine
Thanks:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
As for handling, I was fairly suprised how well it did handle to be fair. I was only running toyo T1-Rs yet I had a fair amount of grip & tbh they could do another 1 or 2 track days I reckon. Was able to throw the car into the corners at a fair speed and just balance the throttle so as not to get too much understeer, was also getting a bit of nice controlled over steer too, as Olly will confirm;) :D :p
lol @ opposite lock down Craners, I was doing it most laps, but I think that must have been your first lol was soooo funny to watch you steer :D :thumb:
You did excellent mate - next time we'll do an open pit (possibly evening) so we can go out together, to get some external footage etc...
Lol yeah it was, up until then i'd been quite tidy into the old hairpin as initially that part of the track scared the sh*t out of melol Felt like a BIG moment but on the video it was barely a flick:roll:
Deffo get external footage next time, as you say either open pit, or both go for intermediate:thumb:
Car looks good Ben, I've always believed the hype about Astra not handling but I drove a reasonably specced turbo one round the ring last year and I was shocked how well it handled. 9.10 without trying that hard showed they have a lot of potential !
Videos from Donington Park trackday now up on YouTube.
4 sessions in total, descriptions give you an insight of when I went out, and what I was behind
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=trackdaynova
Enjoy!
Nice driving Olly - good lines and nice and smooth:thumb:
Just watched the vids and I have to say it was a pleasure! Good lines, good track manners and a lovely sounding engine :thumb:
I was willing you on when you were chasing the Z4, but when his vanos kicked in yo, round redgate you didn't stand a chance lol :p
I take it that the noise in some of the tighter corners was your front arch clearance probs? The only negative feedback was that you seemed to enter the chicane at goddard's a little to fast, (without starting the usual debate) it may be bigblock induced understeer though.
Also very jealous of the fact that you can go flat out down the pit straight without fear of noise issues, I always have to use part throttle, think I may have to go the airbox route. And the gearbox is a treat too! I barely touch fifth in mine and bog down in third out of goddard's (necessary for noise tho). So a quaife SCCR box is on the cards for this year ;)
COol vids.
You were flying in that last session :cool:
The noise deffo sounds like the 888s rubbing somewhere.
Cheers for the comments, I was generally happy with how the day went, although I wasn't enjoying the fuel starvation problems, considering I've not experienced them before, since having my Swirl setup.
Oli - was entering the chicane way too fast on occasions, usually trying to out-brake whoever was in front of me lol but it was my first outing with the quickrack, so I felt my self steering too much into a corner, then realising it was too much lock, so I'd take some off again, and so on...
Towards the end of the day, it'd just be one set turn, and I'd follow through with that.
The noise, I'm not sure about, I was more thinking rear arches, but Adam has just pointed out that it only happens in the session with my 888s, I can't personally hear the noise when I'm in the car with the helmet on, and I never drive it that hard around corners on the road to hear it without a helmet. The same noise can be heard on the Rockingham vids! and on Sprint in car vids lol
Noise is no longer an issue, it is a thing of the past (hopefully) now with my driveby a measly eighty something decibels I'm well happy, might even go back to Bedford for another trackday there also.
First things first, is to book an open pit evening at Donny :thumb:
On Starkies straight (Dunlop) I was hitting 4th limiter (117mph) then half way up to 5th limiter (134mph) so circa 125mph before braking and downchanging (thank god for Quaife strong built boxes) right down to 2nd gear...
I'm in 2nd for Goddards Chicane which has a limit of 79mph, up to the limit, then to 3rd limit @ 99mph, then 4th goes up to 117mph, but then I'm back down to 3rd, for Redgate.
See mine is good for 130mph in 4th! So most of the time I'd drop to fifth on Starkies to save the engine a bit of stress. And my 2nd gear is only good for 67mph meaning I was needing 3rd (good for 101mph) through the chicane. I'm definately adding a quaife gearkit to the shopping list!Quote:
Originally Posted by trackdaynova
What FD are you using?
FD is 3.76, which I want to drop even more so really..
Sorry but lol lol lol
Is that a smallblock thing? lol lol lol ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by dhdev (Oli)
Just for gen...
Transmission:
-Quaife Close Ratio Straight Cut F20 gearbox
Final Drive Ratio 3.764
... 1st Gear 2.54 ~ 55mph
... 2nd Gear 1.76 ~ 79mph
... 3rd Gear 1.42 ~ 99mph
... 4th Gear 1.19 ~ 117mph
... 5th Gear 1.040 ~ 134mph
-ZF Plate Limited Slip Differential
-Comma AQ3 fluid
Maybe! lol i just don't see the point in barrel arsing down a long straight at 8000rpm to gain 2tenths on a trackday. Maybe when i get an in-car camera I'll be a bit more full on lolQuote:
Originally Posted by trackdaynova
trust me... you will lol :thumb:
whats the plan for Sunday morning then dude?
I'm still up for 6.45am at the petrol station by the A5/M69, if you are?
(could this sound anymore like a dogging rendezvous :tard:)
Yeah sound, I'll flash my lights three times to let you know we're ready lol
:gay: boys
Wheres my invite ?
you positive the hesitation is fuel related olz??maybe a bit of crap in an injector?possibly even spark related???
sounds like you had a good day all in all and glad the suspension made a 6 second difference too!! Suspension gods i hear!!??lol lol
Suspension gods all the wayyyy :thumb: lol
Jonboy - you're more than welcome to join in our session, they'll be Oli in his noisey lightweight beast, and there will be Me & Ian in my noisey beast... and Michelle in the Jeep :cool:
Cheers for the offer, I'm at PV all weekend though, possibly rather drunk
Just received some photos from MikeR33 - thanks very much chap
Just a pic of my bonnet open showing the direct air intake when on track
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc0853.jpg
Cool pit shot
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc0852.jpg
lol three absolutely very rare exotics here (possibly my fave shot)
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc0851.jpg
look where you're going Olz!
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc0850.jpg
help?! I'm stuck!!!
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc0854.jpg
i was at donington myself, you done well mate. was good to see a nova holdin off a GT3RS lap after lap. good stuff man, fair play.
Are you off to another track-day this weekend ?Quote:
Originally Posted by trackdaynova
I fancied going and watching something as i'l have finished my degree on thursday :thumb:
Wahhhoooo - well done on finishing your degree mate :thumb:
However, this weekend is PV Show @ Santa Pod.
My next outing is my Sprint which is a week on Sunday :)
Good to see some improvement in lines.
Any future plans on the car?
Where's the sprint next weekend ? Totally forgot about PV. I'm going to be rediculously hunover all weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by trackdaynova
Sprint is at Curborough, just north of Tamworth, and before Lichfield :thumb:
Great write up, does feel like am there. Sounds like you have a good day.
Car looks great in the pics, the headlight scoup looks good and must work very well, was trying to explane that kindfa thing to some one else..
watching the vids now.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dd9pCJV7XZQ
in that lap you keep up with the mini f1 car really well, funking good driving.
Good work.
Cheers Ben :thumb:
Big thanks to MikeR33 who did some external footage...
Really disappointed with lack of noise, but I suppose that was the result I wanted :( lol however the gearbox sounds extra cool now
To see footage, click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlsU7aNbUqQ
Thanks!
The airbox/system have helped a lot, where noise is concerned then.
At least you still get the box noise :cool: :cool:
Yeah certainly did, but my next Donny day I'll run without the airbox lol
It's not all wasted, as when I go to other tracks where it is one strike and our - i'll keep the box on.
Saying that, I would have been getting more cold air with the box on, than without - as there would be no engine temperatured air going in :thumb:
When is your open pit Donny evening? as I might book on :)
Ive not booked it yet mate.
Theres a few available.
A July 4th(fri) evening, but its a novice session.
7th July evening, normal open pit.
Or 18th July, evening, open pit
Im definently booking one, but not decided which yet.