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So you're focusing on drags mainly? (Hear that Jason, better get cracking on some more power I have a feeling the 13 second barrier is about to be history!!)
I certainly do mate I am in serious anticipation of what Redliner does time I think us dub boys start scaring a few hondas
By the way love the brakes and that spoiler looks fantastic
Originally posted by seangti
The price of the car rarely indicates driver ability/lap time.
So the wing should be fitted by next happy laps then.
Will be interested to hear how it performs as you were saying the rear end gets a bit light on out there.
So the wing should be fitted by next happy laps then.
Will be interested to hear how it performs as you were saying the rear end gets a bit light on out there.
Yes mate, Gav and I are getting stuck in this Saturday for brakes and the wing
Once again massive thanks to Matt from GSL for everything. Can't recommend the boys there highly enough for their knowledge, advice, customer service and fair pricing!
Quick update and massive thanks to the very handy Pommie Gavin Walsh for his vast expertise this morning! We tackled the brake upgrade and once again got lucky with the fitment I really didn't realise just how massive these calipers really are until we bolted them up and had to do a quick wheel clearance check before the lines were cracked. Even with the Enkei's that are 17x8" 35ET with very accommodating roomy spoke design there was a bee pecker in it
So we then checked the banjo bolts actually fit the HEL lines and it was a go so we decided to compare the weight difference in the hope of dropping some unsprung weight at the same time as increasing rotor size and clamping force.
So the kitchen scales got a workout and the results are surprising
The 288mm stock size rotors (pretty shot actually) with the TVR pads and stock calipers and carriers weighed in at 12.6kg
And the Brembo's with carriers, 312mm rotors and pads came in at 11.4kg. Winning
Then Gav worked his magic on the OEM pad wear sensor so there are no unwanted dash lights
We also looked at installing the wing but I unfortunately had to head off due to fiance duties. It seem we may have to have some shorter pedestals fabricated for the WTAC event as wing sits about 6.5cm above the roof line. But in the mean time we will drill the feet in next weekend so at least we can run it as is and play with the angle settings to see what works best around the track.
That's brilliant work mate. Between you, Gav and Jimmy, you're an evil combination of know how
Track Car: 06 Polo GTI Red Devil mkII Daily: 2010 VW Jetta Highline Gone but not forgotten: 08 Polo GTI
** All information I provide is probably incorrect until validated by someone else **
Absolutely loving it mate. Those stoppers should let you brake well late into the corners
Shame about the calipers having different mounts...
I think we need to knock heads about a functional flat underbody and diffuser.. that's high up on my list at the moment as the rear lift is pretty much stopping me from keeping the power on on the straights.
Ala --
Polo GTI MY2008 Build Thread 136.09kW and 305.28Nm torques, Dynapack Hub Dyno
hey ant, any reason you didn't go the ecs lightweight rotors? just knowing how important unsprung weight is was thinking you might have gone for those instead.
Originally posted by seangti
The price of the car rarely indicates driver ability/lap time.
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