Little Red Devil

[clicht]

Have you put your weapon

I like...."your weapon"

[Njay]

Have you put your weapon on the track yet??

engine is with the machinist at the moment im hoping its a month away from completition

[VWindahouse]

Sorry I though you were done for some reason. Maybe it was another A3 in the Audi section. Anyway I feel your pain, the waiting game sucks!

[Njay]

Re: Little Red Devil

Sorry I though you were done for some reason. Maybe it was another A3 in the Audi section. Anyway I feel your pain, the waiting game sucks!

Tell me about it, it's been of the road for a year

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[VWindahouse]

Whiteline adjustable end links are up for grabs. They are a touch longer than the links that came with the FK coilovers and I have them bloody low now so no good to me.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/...tml#post879716

[SchuMi2]

Could you have the links shortened...you might be able to still use them.

[Jmac]

Sam needs a set mate
Cheers
Jmac

[VWindahouse]

Could you have the links shortened...you might be able to still use them.

It's all good, thanks for the suggestion mate. I only have a slight knock at extreme full lock which I can live with.

Sam needs a set mate
Cheers
Jmac

Brilliant thanks Jimmy, sent him a text!

[VWindahouse]

Ok so suspension overhaul is underway!

Firstly massive thanks to Gav for having a good old crack at my guards with this new guard rolling toy! The rears are near on perfect and where splayed a good 4-5 mm more than before. So now when you look straight down from over the guard you can't see any trace of the top of the fat Federals.

Just a recap on the rear ride height as some of you may remember when I had the FK's installed they were very low with no daylight between the top of the tyre and the guard and I subsequently had some scrubbing. This was when the car was full weight with rear seats and spare intact. Then I removed those and rear popped up about an inch. So now the rear guards completely cover the tyre I can lower it again. It's not quite as low as the first time so I will get it down a little lower but no scrubbing so far with just me in the car having some twisty fun last night. Gav also trimmed the plastic inner guard which would be helping that also.

Then to the fronts. When I first had them done the guy said it was his first Polo and asked if I wanted to go ahead as he couldn't guarantee a good result. Turns out he was right due to the 2 metal tabs that are part of the guard that hold the plastic inner in place. it gave a slightly rippled effect in the paint and was not a perfectly even arch. However you had to look for it to really notice. Over time and due to the heat of the sun and metal being thin and stretched, the ripple has gotten a little worse. So we are thinking of cutting those tabs off all together to get this a little more even. I told Gav to experiment with the fronts as I didn't mind if they got worse because of a car park ding on one side on the panel just above the top of the arch and the opposite guard has been keyed pretty bad so worse case I get two new quarter panes which are pretty cheap from the UK. Anyway Gav managed to get most of the ding out and flared both guards out another 3 mm or so and also trimmed the plastic inners. NO SCRUBBING EITHER

So when investigating the knock at full lock I raised the fronts coilovers a little and found an large increase in understeer on the track that the Devil had never suffered from before so I glad it's lowered once again so should be sorted.

Now to the UR braces. The middle and rear under braces are on and I set the rear sway to hard for the first time. And wow is the rear end stiff as hell now as well as cornering completely flat. I did previously have some body roll with the front and rear sways set on medium but now with the rear on hard there is no roll at all!

So gave it all really good test by accelerating very hard into and through a very sharp turn and the got some sliding oversteer from the rear end but it was easily corrected and controlled. I think the reason I didn't experience any snap oversteer is because I didn't let off the accelerator however I can see how you can easily get into trouble.

So next is getting the Superpro anti-lift control arm poly bushes installed the UR front under brace, dropping the car all round a few more mm's and finishing with an experimental new alignment. Then it's off Lakeside to see what's up!

And also the holes on the rear UR brace seem a little large for the bolts so will be talking to Luis.

Cheers.

[team_v]

Glad you are getting it all sorted.
Any more news on when the turbo upgrade will happen?

[VWindahouse]

Thanks Clay!

Yes just got off the phone to Mark and great news!!!! The machining of the rear housing is finished and they have sent off the bearing housing to be anodized. So when it gets back next week I can pick it up

He said I will see and I quote "a very large increase in power"

[team_v]

Thanks Clay!

Yes just got off the phone to Mark and great news!!!! The machining of the rear housing is finished and they have sent off the bearing housing to be anodized. So when it gets back next week I can pick it up

He said I will see and I quote "a very large increase in power"

Well hopefully the suspension upgrades will help you get that power to the ground.

[seangti]

Now to the UR braces. The middle and rear under braces are on and I set the rear sway to hard for the first time. And wow is the rear end stiff as hell now as well as cornering completely flat. I did previously have some body roll with the front and rear sways set on medium but now with the rear on hard there is no roll at all!

So gave it all really good test by accelerating very hard into and through a very sharp turn and the got some sliding oversteer from the rear end but it was easily corrected and controlled. I think the reason I didn't experience any snap oversteer is because I didn't let off the accelerator however I can see how you can easily get into trouble.

That sounds promising. I don't mind a little all-paw sliding on the track, particularly on the slower corners, probably not as comfortable on the dog leg on the straight though.

[VWindahouse]

Very true mate! Will you have your new brake setup sorted for the next happy laps?

[seangti]

Very true mate! Will you have your new brake setup sorted for the next happy laps?

only if I pull my finger out... haha. I should get it done rather than procrastinate. I also need (and saw you're selling) to replace my front sway bar mounts. They are knocking a little. Your front brakes are from a TT aren't they? You selling the whole set-up (rotors, calipers and pads)?