My ITB'd 172 cup fast road/ track car project

Rhys Beal · Jan 8, 2012

WOW! What an improvement Lewis

Good power there. As said much better than your last rr, and I just found out yesterday that my first? lambda sensor is kaput so is running very rich and has been for ages! So my last rolling road graph is pointless too now!

Can't wait to see it on the track. When is your next track day? Definitely 21st Jan? I might pop over if I am free

LewisTaylor · Jan 8, 2012

Rhys Beal said:
WOW! What an improvement Lewis

Good power there. As said much better than your last rr, and I just found out yesterday that my first? lambda sensor is kaput so is running very rich and has been for ages! So my last rolling road graph is pointless too now!

Can't wait to see it on the track. When is your next track day? Definitely 21st Jan? I might pop over if I am free

Thanks mate

Really!? Your car done well for a relatively standard car! You'll have to let me know what difference it makes once it's sorted, must be a healthy an engine

It will be if the weather is ok, I'm not going if it's raining or snowing, don't mind abit damp, that will dry out

Fred@BTM · Jan 8, 2012

<3 the Matt!

Rhys Beal · Jan 8, 2012

It won't go back on the rollers till something is done to the engine. Maybe a set of cams towards the end of the year but we will see.

Well fingers crossed for the weather then! I will try and drop you a PM on the Friday before to see if you are going and will see you up there. Not to drive though

LewisTaylor · Jan 8, 2012

Rhys Beal said:
It won't go back on the rollers till something is done to the engine. Maybe a set of cams towards the end of the year but we will see.

Well fingers crossed for the weather then! I will try and drop you a PM on the Friday before to see if you are going and will see you up there. Not to drive though

That's fair enough but you should hopefully see the difference driving it? No worries mate

ahh why not? Those Sach's are made for the track! Btw if your ast top mount's are anything like the pure motorsport top mount, you'll notice the difference in your steering wheel!

Rhys Beal · Jan 8, 2012

I might do a track day during the year but need to get everything setup to how I want it first. Might get the Sachs unpinned so I can adjust them and in terms of the steering feel I hope it is going to be tight as it has new everything basically on the front! Want to get some 15's aswell so I can stick some sticky rubber on the car for the summer and that way it will be ready for a track day

Tony Hunter · Jan 8, 2012

Good mapping is worth more than a panel filter and a zorst.

Cup_Phil · Jan 8, 2012

Tony Hunter said:
Good mapping is worth more than a panel filter and a zorst.

Good mapping is worth more than bodies LOL

I think i'm gonna skip the cams for this year after seeing this - got better things to spend the money on (like 888's and a week at the ring!)

LewisTaylor · Jan 9, 2012

Cup_Phil said:
Good mapping is worth more than bodies LOL

I think i'm gonna skip the cams for this year after seeing this - got better things to spend the money on (like 888's and a week at the ring!)

I wanna goto the ring this year, want a cage first tho... Speaking of spending money just paid for the second most expensive thing on my car....

Satin Black 2118's with Brand new A048's

(thanks Nick!) expensive but a very good price, going to get the "Speedline Corse' stickers in blue to make them a bit more personalised.

The white on the rims is tyre soap before anyone says they are curbed!

So i'm now a sheep lol

My pro race 1.2's will be for sale as of the weekend, mint condition, Uniroyal Rainsport 2 tyres all with 5mm, so PM me if interested.

domsclio182 · Jan 9, 2012

Nice wheels but a lot heavier than the 1.2s,put the tyres on the the 1.2s,sell the 211heavyweights lol

LewisTaylor · Jan 9, 2012

domsclio182 said:
Nice wheels but a lot heavier than the 1.2s,put the tyres on the the 1.2s,sell the 211heavyweights lol

I thought this too, as i do love my TD, but they are gonna look so good with the blue speedline stickers lol

dmallett · Jan 9, 2012

East Anglia ring trip? Lol

What size are the 1.2s? And what off set?

LewisTaylor · Jan 9, 2012

dmallett said:
East Anglia ring trip? Lol

What size are the 1.2s? And what off set?

There's a few people around Norwich with the sticker 'Norwich-Ring' and it's the ring road around Norwich... haha

15" et37

Cup_Phil · Jan 9, 2012

Ooooooh nice tyres!!!

domsclio182 · Jan 10, 2012

where did you get the odyssey race battery from mate,did you buy a relocation kit as well.

LewisTaylor · Jan 10, 2012

domsclio182 said:
where did you get the odyssey race battery from mate,did you buy a relocation kit as well.

Got the battery second hand on here less than a year old, if you get one they aren't brilliant for holding charge, i keep mine wired up to a trickle charger when I'm not using my car. But i have the pc680 i think, plus it doesn't help that sometimes my car goes week's without starting, the extreme 25 is meant to be a bit better.

As for relocation kit, you need about 3-4metre's of possitive cable, a Fuse holder with a 150-200anl fuse, a joining box for the cable's, and that's about it, i just reused the standard earth cable on my new battery

This might help you with regard's to battery and relocation:

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...se-shopping-list&highlight=battery+relocation

LewisTaylor · Jan 12, 2012

Wheels + Speedline Corse stickers arrived today so couldn't get them on the car quick enough

Here are the pictures.

Before.

After, and slightly higher on the thicker tyres, so my 182 manifold doesn't scrape my drive now... Bonus!! Ask DannyR it's a bit of a bump up lol.

Really need to get some spacers on it now, these are ET43 so slightly smaller track now.

Now starting a thread for the TD 1.2's if anyone is interested!

Thanks

domsclio182 · Jan 12, 2012

Looks nice mate.

jordan101 · Jan 12, 2012

car has come some way mate really nice work love the new speedlines

Chri5 · Jan 12, 2012

Liking those Lewis! You been for a blast yet with the 48's?

LewisTaylor · Jan 12, 2012

Chri5 said:
Liking those Lewis! You been for a blast yet with the 48's?

Thanks, car is filthy and tyres/rims have tyre soap all over them!! lol need some better photo's

Yeah brand new not even scrubbed in, in the damp and they are fine, cant wait to get them scrubbed in and take it out in the dry!!

BIGASH · Jan 12, 2012

The car and wheels look great Lewis, I'd be interested to see how you get on with the A048's as I've heard great things about them

If they're anything like the R888's then I find they are great in dry, damp and wet but you put them near standing water and your in for a scary ride! lol

LewisTaylor · Jan 12, 2012

BIGASH said:
The car and wheels look great Lewis, I'd be interested to see how you get on with the A048's as I've heard great things about them If they're anything like the R888's then I find they are great in dry, damp and wet but you put them near standing water and your in for a scary ride! lol

I've been told they are basically the same as what you just said lol I can't really compare them to R888's as i've never used R888's before.

domsclio182 · Jan 12, 2012

Just go careful with those tyres on the road,I think that when they start to get say a third worn they are not so cleaver in damper conditions

LewisTaylor · Jan 12, 2012

domsclio182 said:
Just go careful with those tyres on the road,I think that when they start to get say a third worn they are not so cleaver in damper conditions

Yeah car barely gets taken out on road anyway

Keith185 · Jan 13, 2012

Wheels look awesome

Correy · Jan 13, 2012

I'm glad you got all your snagging sorted, car looks great and made really good power. Well done buddy, hopefully bump into you soon if a meet comes up locally.

LewisTaylor · Jan 13, 2012

Thanks guys

was round my Dads earlier so had to borrow his SLR camera and get some decent pictures

i didn't really know how to use it but the pictures look alot better

Porkie · Jan 13, 2012

Russ_16v said:
I mean all the fast road driving you have done, you will be used to the car and how it moves around as it is, now it is stripped it will behave differently - a mate found this out when he stripped his bare and smashed his mint Saxo VTS on his first lap at Castle Combe

and you believed him?!?!?!?

WORST EXCUSE FOR CRASHING EVER!

I really have heard it all now!

made my day

Tony Hunter · Jan 13, 2012

Nothing to do with driving like a loon on cold tyres, etc etc.??

Porkie · Jan 13, 2012

You copied me with the blue stickers on the wheels!!!

And did a much better job of applying them though. Mine are all wonky!!!

I have 3 sets of theses wheels... and not one of them has the 'ee' or the 'corse' bits lined properly! I am a doofus

Our cars are very similar!

domsclio182 · Jan 13, 2012

Car will act differently when stripped,esp at the back lift off oversteer can catch you out,I find that even small changes to a car can make a big difference on how it preforms and you would be mad not take it a bit easy for a few laps first.

LewisTaylor · Jan 13, 2012

domsclio182 said:
Car will act differently when stripped,esp at the back lift off oversteer can catch you out,I find that even small changes to a car can make a big difference on how it preforms and you would be mad not take it a bit easy for a few laps first.

This basically, i'd never do anything to my car and then drive it like an idiot, i'd like to think i'm a very careful driver.

Porkie, there was me thinking i was the first to have blue speedline stickers! Trying to be different and someone has already done it lol then again your car looks alot minter than mine

domsclio182 · Jan 13, 2012

Good lad,car looks lovely BTW

LewisTaylor · Jan 13, 2012

domsclio182 said:
Good lad,car looks lovely BTW

Thanks Dom, not quite as mint as yours tho

i want your carbon lol

Porkie · Jan 13, 2012

Its pretty shiny... for a reserve reserve back up track car that it actually is. Its got ATpower ITB's and a Gripper diff and AST's and all set up handling wise by Mark Fish. Was awesome on track... but was strangely never that quick in straight line. Engine was knackered on one cylinder it turns out.

Having a proper engine built now with high comp pistons, steel rods, cams, ph1 head etc etc... looking forward to getting it back!

domsclio182 · Jan 13, 2012

^Nice

LewisTaylor · Jan 13, 2012

Thats mint, would love that spec one day

cant believe that's a back up car, amazing spec.

Porkie · Jan 13, 2012

No thats a Reserve FOR the back up

The back up is a Lotus ExigeS!

The main one... is pretty er 'Nippy' Thats Tonys head on the left!
http://youtu.be/kvZtFUJHFV0

You are welcome to have a drive of my Clio. Its wicked. I LOVE it!!! comes to every event I do and gets hammered around by everyone all day long! Would be cool to get some pics of mine and yours together!

Twins

LewisTaylor · Jan 13, 2012

Porkie said:
No thats a Reserve FOR the back up

The back up is a Lotus ExigeS!

The main one... is pretty er 'Nippy' Thats Tonys head on the left!
http://youtu.be/kvZtFUJHFV0

You are welcome to have a drive of my Clio. Its wicked. I LOVE it!!! comes to every event I do and gets hammered around by everyone all day long! Would be cool to get some pics of mine and yours together!

Twins

Wow thats awesome! Some nice cars you have! I may have to take you up on that offer would be good to see how mine is to drive against another Track setup Cup

Thanks

Lewis

My ITB'd 172 cup fast road/ track car project

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