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    i'd open the bottom and pull the bearings out to...

    i'd open the bottom and pull the bearings out to see if they have won through to allow the journals/rods to be damaged... you may be able to get away with a new set of bearings and a very thorough...
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    How's anyone getting along with this? I've...

    How's anyone getting along with this?

    I've been taught that with race cars to start with lowest downforce settings and suspension soft all round, then optimise the front, then the rear, then throw...
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    You'll have to check the marking on the pulley to...

    You'll have to check the marking on the pulley to the #1 TDC and peak cam lift points to work that out; I wouldn't trust the markings at all personally; think of coilover strut tops with camber...
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    agreed, would be very easy to ghey up :)

    agreed, would be very easy to ghey up :)
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    Yeah it is relative to crank angle;you have to...

    Yeah it is relative to crank angle;you have to measure where TDC on #1 cylinder during inlet stroke is (you'll know by the old cams if you're on inlet or exhaust) by dropping the needle of a DTI down...
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    you can get dummy GPS fins can't you? from...

    you can get dummy GPS fins can't you? from Halfords and car part places like that I think? They'd probably do the job... it'll probably look a bit chavtastic to people who don't understand that they...
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    front arb too stiff will cause understeer, rear...

    front arb too stiff will cause understeer, rear arb too stiff will cause oversteer. As for damper settings it's very similar; too hard and you'll cause that end to slide. if arbs or dampers are too...
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    there are a few companies that will cover you who...

    there are a few companies that will cover you who are specialist trackday insurers; I'd google that for a starting point. As a guide a friend of mine who looked into it found out it was about £100...
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    I thought I'd try and clear up some of the stuff...

    I thought I'd try and clear up some of the stuff about the carbon as my housemate last year is the monkey who will most likely be making these at Revierie :lol: so I've picked up quite a lot from...
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    cool, does the girl come with the car tho? :p ...

    cool, does the girl come with the car tho? :p

    I'd leave well away from metal flake, I think it's a bit like mullets really; something people will look back on in a few years and think "why did we...
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    I don't think the roof on the S14 looks very good...

    I don't think the roof on the S14 looks very good left black, as the lines of the car don't lend themselves easily to it and it ends up looking a bit naff IMO.... I personally would go for black...
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    I'd avoid a dash dodger personally, as the bend...

    I'd avoid a dash dodger personally, as the bend is a big stress raiser and will make it more likely fold in a big barrel roll.

    As for you knees you can use pipe insulation to prevent you bruising...
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    why green?? :confused: Carbon looks black and...

    why green?? :confused: Carbon looks black and grey :thumbs:

    *EDIT* ohh, thinking about it, if you've seen any carbon stuff that looks yellow/green it's cos they are using a cheap polyester resin...
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    haha, yeah, and have you seen they've they've got...

    haha, yeah, and have you seen they've they've got black and white chequer paint as well? ... with tartan soon to be released ;) :D
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    me and my brother have been doing a little bit of...

    me and my brother have been doing a little bit of CF work for a year or so now, and we brought the spark plug cover home to model it this weekend ;)

    I'm meant to be doing some painting and...
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    Looks pretty shiney! How do you rate the brakes?...

    Looks pretty shiney! How do you rate the brakes? Are they the 8pot k sports? Done any tracks?
  17. Pablo have you (or anyone else) used one of their...

    Pablo have you (or anyone else) used one of their radiators on track? Me and my brother are building a Stage 2 S14, so 280ish bhp at the moment, and it will probably go to stage 3+, so around 400bhp,...
  18. Thread: Worn cams

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    I'd definitely recommend pulling it apart now...

    I'd definitely recommend pulling it apart now instead of later if you can afford to, my brother bought our S14 with the bottom end gone, started by exactly the same problem as you have.

    If you...
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    me and my brother have rust even worse than Ramps...

    me and my brother have rust even worse than Ramps on our M plate S14 as well, and ours is on both sides and a little further rearward so is leaving the rear subfame mount unsupported... I've been...
  20. Haha! Quality! "Onion News Network" ...I'll have...

    Haha! Quality! "Onion News Network" ...I'll have to look out for other insightful videos of theirs!:thumbs:
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    am I high or low? I hope high as the reason I...

    am I high or low? I hope high as the reason I have the spare is to make a carbon fibre copy... done it with my pug 306 bonnet, and going to do a full wide arch bodykit with my bro eventually! :D...
  22. Thread: Why 0.2 more?

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    ah I stand corrected Papa! I don't have a boost...

    ah I stand corrected Papa! I don't have a boost gauge as of yet, and am still in the process of putting the engine back together at the moment after my brother bought the car as a non-runner!

    Is...
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    pah! Spend the cash on 1/2 a trackday!!!

    pah! Spend the cash on 1/2 a trackday!!!
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    when you close the throttle to change gear you...

    when you close the throttle to change gear you create extra pressure in the inlet piping, as the gas has nowhere to go. I assume it is the slight pause before the blow off valve opens that is making...
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    same here mate... some people don't see how you...

    same here mate... some people don't see how you can drive hard but still look after it, but my last car never broke down on me despite doing almost exclusively track work! Regular oil changes and...
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