What have you done to your car today? - Page 57

hks_kansei · 06-01-2009, 08:08 PM

I cooked my brakes today.

hot day + twisty run + heavy braking = brake pedal gets lower and lower + brake stink.

I really need to get some high temp pads next time.

project.r.racing · 06-01-2009, 10:23 PM

you never cooked you brakes at winton?

hks_kansei · 06-01-2009, 11:05 PM

yeah, cooked them plenty at Winton, pretty much every lap!

but Winton was a cooler day, today was stinking hot and it took me by suprise. (at winton when they faded, I wasnt worried, plenty of runoff.......... on a twisty road, there's trees and rockfaces to hit so I get very nervous and go nanna speed the rest of the way)

KittyKatSmack · 07-01-2009, 12:30 PM

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mussing · 10-01-2009, 01:07 AM

Technically speaking it wasn't my car that we were driving in, but my friend and I drove all the way from Brisbane to Sydney today (in his 95 Holden Calibra V6). We started at roughly 8am from Brisbane and took the inland route, ie Cunningham Hwy -> New England Hwy -> F3 etc. We got lost on the way to Cunningham because apparently south-west QLD is just a big freakin' construction site, but got on eventually. We drove in 2ish hour shifts, ended up getting back to Sydney at around 10:30pm. It was epic.

Aaron · 10-01-2009, 07:43 PM

Well today I pretty much finished wiring this:

into this:

And finally we can achieve this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZGBX...layer_embedded

hks_kansei · 10-01-2009, 07:59 PM

what engine is that in the Clubman?

Duratec?

Aaron · 10-01-2009, 08:02 PM

2006 Focus Duratec 2.0L, with drive-by-wire.

Needs to be fully factory management and pass a Euro4 emissions test!

chicaboo · 10-01-2009, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron

And finally we can achieve this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZGBX...layer_embedded

I recognise that PCB/gauge cluster!

marcs_sp20 · 12-01-2009, 09:34 PM

I kinda did some modifying in a bad way yesterday afternoon, being a little heat stricken from driving from the coast to Toowoomba with NO stop, pulling into my gf's parents street, i kind of got a little close to the gutter and scraped the front left rim

goes for a about 6", but nothing major...

Ice88 · 12-01-2009, 10:32 PM

I did something similiar at toowong village, alas dent in right hand front fender. Never drive on 2hrs sleep for long periods.

woofy · 12-01-2009, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcs_sp20

I kinda did some modifying in a bad way yesterday afternoon, being a little heat stricken from driving from the coast to Toowoomba with NO stop, pulling into my gf's parents street, i kind of got a little close to the gutter and scraped the front left rim

goes for a about 6", but nothing major...

Ah, we have done that all the time, in fact I can't recall ever stopping going from Toowoomba and the GC or SC and vice versa.....kids these days are getting too soft!

Anyway gutter rash sucks none the less.....

Bear · 13-01-2009, 12:06 AM

the 3 MPS is now exhausted ... one 3" cat back system with a single straight through muffler ... looks damn near standard ... and sounds pretty innocuous until you open her up ... even then it doesn't sound illegal

chicaboo · 13-01-2009, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bear

the 3 MPS is now exhausted ... one 3" cat back system with a single straight through muffler ... looks damn near standard ... and sounds pretty innocuous until you open her up ... even then it doesn't sound illegal

Power gain?

Rupewrecht · 13-01-2009, 09:42 AM

Don't tell me the pallet has gone!?!!

gtarone · 13-01-2009, 05:37 PM

Got 2.25" sports exhaust installed, and scratched my front rim

Bear · 13-01-2009, 06:45 PM

power gain? oh yes ... we have power

sad to say, but the pallet is nowhere to be seen .... uhhh heard .... the best description i can give is that it sounds like an Evo lancer with a big system ... it's the closest note ... fortunately, nothing like an SR20DET!

soulis · 15-01-2009, 01:17 AM

Didn't do this today but the other week I put my b'day pressy (Pioneer HU) into my car, finally.
It sounds so good now.
We were running the amp from the rear speaker outs, which sounded crap.
It's so worth upgrading the HU.
Highly recommended!

02-KQ-LASR · 15-01-2009, 07:58 PM

just recieved word today, im getting my new sideskirts on next friday!!
its been a few weeks at the shop, but due to the place swapping workshops over xmas, it got held back a few weeks..... but the main thing is, only one more week to go!!

marcs_sp20 · 16-01-2009, 01:39 PM

Bought a Mazda 3 stubby antenna off a fellow OMC member for a measly sum of $5 incl postage from Canberra!

Also bought 4x 12cm blue LED neon strips from ebay to go in the front doors (on the bottom of the storage area) & under the dash, may be a little wanky, but its my car, and I'll do what I want with it

Will have pics up in a week or 2

06-01-2009, 08:08 PM	#1121
hks_kansei AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: a Car: Mondeo Posts: 344 View Photos By: hks_kansei	I cooked my brakes today. hot day + twisty run + heavy braking = brake pedal gets lower and lower + brake stink. I really need to get some high temp pads next time. __________________ 71.3kw@5341rpm - 394.4nm@3968rpm - Protek Dyno. 2000 Mazda MX5

06-01-2009, 11:05 PM	#1123
hks_kansei AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: a Car: Mondeo Posts: 344 View Photos By: hks_kansei	yeah, cooked them plenty at Winton, pretty much every lap! but Winton was a cooler day, today was stinking hot and it took me by suprise. (at winton when they faded, I wasnt worried, plenty of runoff.......... on a twisty road, there's trees and rockfaces to hit so I get very nervous and go nanna speed the rest of the way) __________________ 71.3kw@5341rpm - 394.4nm@3968rpm - Protek Dyno. 2000 Mazda MX5

07-01-2009, 12:30 PM	#1124
KittyKatSmack Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Australia Car: Mazda Posts: 3,961	.... Last edited by KittyKatSmack; 15-05-2009 at 03:24 PM.

10-01-2009, 07:43 PM	#1126
Aaron Stiff Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canberra, ACT Car: 1994 Lynx BP-T Posts: 1,198 View Photos By: Aaron	Well today I pretty much finished wiring this: into this: And finally we can achieve this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZGBX...layer_embedded __________________ Current: Stinky the imfamous Lynx Last edited by Aaron; 11-01-2009 at 08:27 AM.

10-01-2009, 07:59 PM	#1127
hks_kansei AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: a Car: Mondeo Posts: 344 View Photos By: hks_kansei	what engine is that in the Clubman? Duratec? __________________ 71.3kw@5341rpm - 394.4nm@3968rpm - Protek Dyno. 2000 Mazda MX5

06-01-2009, 10:23 PM	#1122
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	you never cooked you brakes at winton?

10-01-2009, 01:07 AM	#1125
mussing Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sydney Car: 1990 323 Astina BG SP Posts: 1,071 View Photos By: mussing	Technically speaking it wasn't my car that we were driving in, but my friend and I drove all the way from Brisbane to Sydney today (in his 95 Holden Calibra V6). We started at roughly 8am from Brisbane and took the inland route, ie Cunningham Hwy -> New England Hwy -> F3 etc. We got lost on the way to Cunningham because apparently south-west QLD is just a big freakin' construction site, but got on eventually. We drove in 2ish hour shifts, ended up getting back to Sydney at around 10:30pm. It was epic.

10-01-2009, 08:02 PM	#1128
Aaron Stiff Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canberra, ACT Car: 1994 Lynx BP-T Posts: 1,198 View Photos By: Aaron	2006 Focus Duratec 2.0L, with drive-by-wire. Needs to be fully factory management and pass a Euro4 emissions test! __________________ Current: Stinky the imfamous Lynx

12-01-2009, 09:34 PM	#1130
marcs_sp20 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Astina SP20 2006 Mazda 6 GY Wagon Posts: 9,769 View Photos By: marcs_sp20	I kinda did some modifying in a bad way yesterday afternoon, being a little heat stricken from driving from the coast to Toowoomba with NO stop, pulling into my gf's parents street, i kind of got a little close to the gutter and scraped the front left rim goes for a about 6", but nothing major... __________________

12-01-2009, 10:32 PM	#1131
Ice88 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Auchenflower, Brisbane Car: Blue SP20 Posts: 2,782	I did something similiar at toowong village, alas dent in right hand front fender. Never drive on 2hrs sleep for long periods.

13-01-2009, 12:06 AM	#1133
Bear Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: not in a cave Car: 2007 True Red Mazda 3 MPS Posts: 224	the 3 MPS is now exhausted ... one 3" cat back system with a single straight through muffler ... looks damn near standard ... and sounds pretty innocuous until you open her up ... even then it doesn't sound illegal __________________ Mazda 3 MPS - True Red - 2.3L Turbo "It's a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I just beat people up" - Muhammad Ali

13-01-2009, 09:42 AM	#1135
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	Don't tell me the pallet has gone!?!! __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

13-01-2009, 05:37 PM	#1136
gtarone w3rd. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brisbane, QLD Car: '01 Nissan 200sx S15 Posts: 329	Got 2.25" sports exhaust installed, and scratched my front rim __________________ Oh Hai!

13-01-2009, 06:45 PM	#1137
Bear Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: not in a cave Car: 2007 True Red Mazda 3 MPS Posts: 224	power gain? oh yes ... we have power sad to say, but the pallet is nowhere to be seen .... uhhh heard .... the best description i can give is that it sounds like an Evo lancer with a big system ... it's the closest note ... fortunately, nothing like an SR20DET! __________________ Mazda 3 MPS - True Red - 2.3L Turbo "It's a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I just beat people up" - Muhammad Ali

15-01-2009, 07:58 PM	#1139
02-KQ-LASR SHO~247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SA Car: laser kq 2002 Posts: 2,024 View Photos By: 02-KQ-LASR	just recieved word today, im getting my new sideskirts on next friday!! its been a few weeks at the shop, but due to the place swapping workshops over xmas, it got held back a few weeks..... but the main thing is, only one more week to go!! __________________ lots of bj/kn/kq laser parts for sale!! custom boot install(fibreglass boxes),mazda 3 handbrake rachet,power window motors x 2,power window switches, guage rings its all gotta go!!! pm me any offers!!

16-01-2009, 01:39 PM	#1140
marcs_sp20 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Astina SP20 2006 Mazda 6 GY Wagon Posts: 9,769 View Photos By: marcs_sp20	Bought a Mazda 3 stubby antenna off a fellow OMC member for a measly sum of $5 incl postage from Canberra! Also bought 4x 12cm blue LED neon strips from ebay to go in the front doors (on the bottom of the storage area) & under the dash, may be a little wanky, but its my car, and I'll do what I want with it Will have pics up in a week or 2 __________________