what am i?
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:19 pm
i bought home a scruffy looking JDM import the other night - thought it was all stock, except for strut braces top and bottom; tuned length extractors and a set of worn, warped slotted front rotors...
on the 800km drive home, i noticed that it was considerably towier than my 89 jdm na6, and the clutch was heavier and more sudden.
Much more direct in the steering - considerably more oversteer than the current NA.
Ricer aftermarket stuff, I assumed...
I asked Mrs Rain (a long time leadfoot) to take the new one for a buzz to see if she could notice any difference or if it was all imagination on my part - she tells me that she wasnt at full throttle in 2nd gear, when I was, and she was pulling away from me (i was twirling about 5800rpm to try and arrest the widening of the gap)
fellow club racer and I were comparing them the other day - noted that the brake rotors front and back are bigger than my na
Got me thinking - looking for other differences - i noted the following:
8 slot crank pulley on the new NA,
4 slot (short nose crank) on the current NA.
part numbers for both coil and air flow meter are the same on both cars
engine number unreadable due to darkness and dirt.
k&n filter pod on new na - picking up heaps of hot air from near the extractors (no CAI)
Is this a case of some tuning mods making a BIG difference to the handling, in gear torque and top end, and later model rotor upgrades, or is there a model like this? (eg clubman)
So my question is - how do I tell? Im guessing its a 1600cc coz of the meter and ignitor part numbers - will revealing the engine number (scrubbing brush, chalk and torch) tell me what engine family it is?
chassis number is 135xxx, so I was expecting short crank motor as per topic on short nose cranks.
would the addition of a filter pod and extractors make such an apparent difference?
whats with the brakes?
of course, its possible that the engine has undergone internal mods - but it looks stock from outside - although the car did once wear a FULL rollcage (6 point one)
any suggestions / hypothesese would be welcome...
on the 800km drive home, i noticed that it was considerably towier than my 89 jdm na6, and the clutch was heavier and more sudden.
Much more direct in the steering - considerably more oversteer than the current NA.
Ricer aftermarket stuff, I assumed...
I asked Mrs Rain (a long time leadfoot) to take the new one for a buzz to see if she could notice any difference or if it was all imagination on my part - she tells me that she wasnt at full throttle in 2nd gear, when I was, and she was pulling away from me (i was twirling about 5800rpm to try and arrest the widening of the gap)
fellow club racer and I were comparing them the other day - noted that the brake rotors front and back are bigger than my na
Got me thinking - looking for other differences - i noted the following:
8 slot crank pulley on the new NA,
4 slot (short nose crank) on the current NA.
part numbers for both coil and air flow meter are the same on both cars
engine number unreadable due to darkness and dirt.
k&n filter pod on new na - picking up heaps of hot air from near the extractors (no CAI)
Is this a case of some tuning mods making a BIG difference to the handling, in gear torque and top end, and later model rotor upgrades, or is there a model like this? (eg clubman)
So my question is - how do I tell? Im guessing its a 1600cc coz of the meter and ignitor part numbers - will revealing the engine number (scrubbing brush, chalk and torch) tell me what engine family it is?
chassis number is 135xxx, so I was expecting short crank motor as per topic on short nose cranks.
would the addition of a filter pod and extractors make such an apparent difference?
whats with the brakes?
of course, its possible that the engine has undergone internal mods - but it looks stock from outside - although the car did once wear a FULL rollcage (6 point one)
any suggestions / hypothesese would be welcome...
