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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Custardtart » Fri Jul 05, 2019 4:23 pm

Red_Bullet wrote:General Practise on 13 July, interesting. I might pencil it in. Changed my injectors and need to do a bit of AFR checking.

I’m definitely not going to make the 13th. I’ve sold my GWR header and the new one won’t be here til the 15th.
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby ozace » Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:39 pm

what header are you going with?
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Custardtart » Sat Jul 06, 2019 9:48 am

The Tomei. It looks like the narrowest of the "performance" headers so I can get the most clearance to the steering column. The Racing Beat one also looks narrower than the GWR.
I don't know why my GWR headers touched the column, it seems it's quite rare but I couldn't risk it.

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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby ozace » Sat Jul 06, 2019 9:50 am

if the racing beat didn't work for me that was my next option, cant wait to hear how it works out
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Custardtart » Sat Jul 06, 2019 4:04 pm

ozace wrote:if the racing beat didn't work for me that was my next option, cant wait to hear how it works out

Great minds :D

I now have a set of RX7 wheels on n 16x8 shod with Khumo V710’s. They weigh in at 14.6kg so are 1.2kg lighter than the Enkei/Nitto set up FWIW.
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Custardtart » Sat Jul 06, 2019 6:27 pm

Interesting (well to me at least :lol:) the set of RX7 wheels came as a pair of lightweight ones and a pair of the reinforced ones.
I’d only weighed the lightweight ones so I just got the scales out again and the reinforced ones weigh 15.4kg.
I’ll stick the lighter ones up front.
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby ozace » Sat Jul 06, 2019 6:30 pm

you have too much patience for the details :D , I choose the rims based on how they look :lol:
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Custardtart » Sat Jul 06, 2019 7:24 pm

ozace wrote:you have too much patience for the details :D , I choose the rims based on how they look :lol:

Haha :P I’m a bit if an RX7 nerd , a Spirit Type R is in my dream garage
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Daffy » Sun Jul 07, 2019 3:41 pm

Custardtart wrote:
ozace wrote:you have too much patience for the details :D , I choose the rims based on how they look :lol:

Haha :P I’m a bit if an RX7 nerd , a Spirit Type R is in my dream garage

Mmmmmmmmm...... Spirit Type R :P :BROADY:
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Custardtart » Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:49 pm

Got some 21’s to fit my NC. Hoping they’ll clear my BBK?

May need a fender pull, whadya reckon?
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby ozace » Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:14 pm

brilliant, a high boy
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby MrTurkey » Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:03 pm

Custardtart wrote:Got some 21’s to fit my NC. Hoping they’ll clear my BBK?

May need a fender pull, whadya reckon?
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Nooooo, go back to the RPF1's....

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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Custardtart » Mon Jul 15, 2019 4:26 pm

MrTurkey wrote:
Custardtart wrote:Got some 21’s to fit my NC. Hoping they’ll clear my BBK?

May need a fender pull, whadya reckon?
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Nooooo, go back to the RPF1's....

Haha only joking, was fitting new brake discs and pads to the suv and thought the wheels looked huge next to the MX5.
Interesting the discs were 350mm grooved and dimpled but only cost $187, makes the prices we pay for tiny discs look a right rip off!

Anyway, some fun stuff turned up!
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Custardtart » Tue Jul 16, 2019 2:43 pm

Just fitting the new exhaust system and thought I’d weigh the oem muffler. Interesting that it weighs almost exactly the same os the RoadsterSport one at 12kg, considering the size difference!
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby ozace » Tue Jul 16, 2019 2:48 pm

looking forward to your impressions once all swapped
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