Chris' Blue FD2 Track Car
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You're wrong! I don't think we can be friends anymore :lol: :lol:
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Castle Combe was today. I didn't spin, didn't crash, surprised a few Porsches, the car isn't broken and I'm home in one piece.
No rubbing which is great, although I think the tyres aren't performing as well as they can as they're a little stretched onto the rim. I need to play with the pressures and suspension to get a decent balance.
The Meister R's are really good, very comfy and compliant on the road, yet very stiff on track with the dampers turned up. That said, I think perhaps the OEM suspension is on par if not better. But then again I've put stupid wheels on it since so that could be a factor.
The brakes were immense, no issues at all save for a few deposits on them now which started to clean up on the way home.
No rubbing which is great, although I think the tyres aren't performing as well as they can as they're a little stretched onto the rim. I need to play with the pressures and suspension to get a decent balance.
The Meister R's are really good, very comfy and compliant on the road, yet very stiff on track with the dampers turned up. That said, I think perhaps the OEM suspension is on par if not better. But then again I've put stupid wheels on it since so that could be a factor.
The brakes were immense, no issues at all save for a few deposits on them now which started to clean up on the way home.
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Porsches are always in the way! Glad the car seemed to perform well!
Did you literally just turn the damping as high as it goes?
What pressure do you usually start off with when cold/cool? We seem to do okay around 24/25psi at the start of the day then might check them if the car doesn't feel right.
Did you literally just turn the damping as high as it goes?
What pressure do you usually start off with when cold/cool? We seem to do okay around 24/25psi at the start of the day then might check them if the car doesn't feel right.
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I initially put damping to 7 from max front and rear and ended the day at 3 from full. There was no movement at the back, which while nice and stable it was ruining the adjustment during cornering. I think I'm going to fit the 245 tyres to the front for Spa and take 225 with me in case I need to change. On the OEM suspension and 17's I had the ability to steer the car with the throttle, that seems to have gone now sadly.
I normally go out on road pressures for the first session and then drop as required. Due to the tyres having an ever so slight stretch on them due to the 8.5J rim I found I had to run close to 35 hot on the front to increase turn in and grip.
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My Blue FD2
Late update here but I did a few things to the car last weekend. First of I fitted the replacement boot trim Kev imported for me. It wasn’t in the greatest condition but it’s better than non at all and of course the old oil covered one!
Next job was to fit the facelift rear lights. They’re more angular than the pre facelift ones, I think they are much more modern and they also suit the shape of the car better.
Before:
After:
You have to remove the rear bumper to fit them so while it was off I cleaned underneath.
Bit dirty before!
Wasn’t the best effort as the next time I will probably seal it all up but it’s better then it was.
I was happy that there wasn’t huge patches of rust or any evidence of rear end damage.
The final job was to replace the drop links. The car used to be silent over bumps but since the GT1’s went on it rattles a little over bumps, more evident at slow speed. I spoke to Jerrick and he suggested either the top locking nut needs tightening or the drop links are on their way out. I’ve already tried the nuts so I decided to order replacement drop links. Honda wanted about £250 for all four and a long wait of about 6 months, so I went with Hardrace and a 10 day wait.
The old ones had to be cut off, other than that not too bad a job.
Obligatory brew before the next task which was the fronts. Much easier to cut off as we just removed the roll bar and the first two came off with regular tools thankfully.
Sadly the car is still noisy, if anything it’s a bit louder. So I think I’ll have a look over and then speak to Jerrick and see what he says. I really hope it’s not the suspension but the car was silent before so I don’t see what else it could be.
Currently at Folkestone, ‘Ring and Spa over the next week. Fingers crossed no issues arise.
Late update here but I did a few things to the car last weekend. First of I fitted the replacement boot trim Kev imported for me. It wasn’t in the greatest condition but it’s better than non at all and of course the old oil covered one!
Next job was to fit the facelift rear lights. They’re more angular than the pre facelift ones, I think they are much more modern and they also suit the shape of the car better.
Before:
After:
You have to remove the rear bumper to fit them so while it was off I cleaned underneath.
Bit dirty before!
Wasn’t the best effort as the next time I will probably seal it all up but it’s better then it was.
I was happy that there wasn’t huge patches of rust or any evidence of rear end damage.
The final job was to replace the drop links. The car used to be silent over bumps but since the GT1’s went on it rattles a little over bumps, more evident at slow speed. I spoke to Jerrick and he suggested either the top locking nut needs tightening or the drop links are on their way out. I’ve already tried the nuts so I decided to order replacement drop links. Honda wanted about £250 for all four and a long wait of about 6 months, so I went with Hardrace and a 10 day wait.
The old ones had to be cut off, other than that not too bad a job.
Obligatory brew before the next task which was the fronts. Much easier to cut off as we just removed the roll bar and the first two came off with regular tools thankfully.
Sadly the car is still noisy, if anything it’s a bit louder. So I think I’ll have a look over and then speak to Jerrick and see what he says. I really hope it’s not the suspension but the car was silent before so I don’t see what else it could be.
Currently at Folkestone, ‘Ring and Spa over the next week. Fingers crossed no issues arise.
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Have a great, issue free, trip.
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I had a set of Meister R coilovers on my 4wd starlet turbo and I wasn't impressed with them tbh mate. I was always having to mess about with them and all the paint came off the springs in no time at all even though the car didn't do a lot of road miles. If it was me I would be sticking with the oem dampers.
