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I always thought brake 'fade' was when the pad failed to bite into the disc because of a layer of gas escaping from the overheating binding resin that holds the pad compound material together - giving a cushion of 'air' that stops the pad contacting the disc properly - hence why Brembo Max discs...

Really? My 172 Cup is 900 kgs with metal doors, a metal roof, glass windows, and loads of crap still in it including one of the original front seats and lots of soundproofing. If I went to the same extremes as has been done on this project, there's at least another 100 kgs there to be saved...

No, you're wrong! They seem to happen quickly when in fact it is primarily down to the fact that the driver affected is not reading the road far enough ahead and planning for what is, or what could be happening or developing in front of them. Someone pulling out of a side junction is a prime...

Who said we are? I routinely lock my wheels in my Cup on track as I search out grip levels. On the road though, I tend to drive with my eyes open which is a far better way to be able to avoid incidents than relying upon ABS. The "Yeah, but what about when you get no warning and have to...

ROFLOL They are EXACTLY the same! The only difference is that in a FF they have a leather/alcantara cover instead of a mossa grey cloth one. Underneath that, they're identical apart from not having side-airbags.

How much downforce does a 460kgs Caterham generate? :rasp: The only thing that'll upset this car I think would be if the centre of gravity was too high...but with a carbon roof, glassfibre doors and plastic windows that's never going to be a problem. Surely its c of g would be be at...

LOL, lack of weight will only improve things...it might have less mass pushing down on each corner, but each tyre contact patch has correspondingly less work to do in controlling and changing the direction of the body. Win all round really - if it's set-up well, it will be almost unbeatable on...

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A lot... http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=357684

They'd look like this (excuse the stickers LOL)...this is on standard suspension, but weighing 100+ kgs less than standard so it sits a little high. Tyres are 205/50/R15...

What does your average speed reading say?

Just the one seat for me...

I managed a full tank at a shade over 11mpg on a full day at a very dry Goodwood once, so to see 8mpg, immediately after resetting the trip computer is bang on.

I had this, turned out it needed a new throttle body for me.

No way is my car a 5 second car! If you watch the video properly and listen to it as well, you'll hear me start moving when the handbrake light goes out...which is at least 1 second before the speedo needle gets moving. Don't forget the speedo starts at 10mph...so if you watch the needle...

So, 2 seconds is pulled out by the Mazda over 2 miles! Have you any idea how close the Clio would be for the first mile, or how insignificant any difference on the road would be? They're heavy...based on the above but with the Clio at a correct 1,110 kgs, the power to weight is; Clio 155...

Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread A homemade heater that only exists to demist the screen, screw the occupants. I f***ing love you.

As above, brakes and tyres are all you need. Less weight helps a lot though.

As above...

If it was in the Paddock that was Yozza, if it was a Cup that went past him on track it was Edd.

That's insane.

Nice, rare, heavy ;)

£500. 12bhp. Bargain.

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Yep, 60 or so sounds about right. To get the same from engine mods you'd need to add almost 12bhp.

Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread Dedication, Dedication, Dedication, that's what you need... Impressive Jay...must get my dash out and see if they've stuck any of that sticky tar crap over mine!

Apart from BBC News are there any other channels you can watch online realtime? I always thought owning TV receiving equipment made you liable for the license fee but a mate of mine moved into a flat recently, had his widescreen CRT TV, DVD player, PC, and no TV license. I told him he was...

Not sure how many turns mine is. When it's running again I'll find out.

Mine's driving me insane! Alright most of the time but every now and then it has a fit, and it's almost unusable; it stutters, doesn't respond, loses the tap/click function. Doesn't always come back with a reboot/hibernation either. Anyone else had a problem? It's on a Dell Latitude D620 if...

Really? Mine's electrically assisted but just not connected up?