My Black NB8A

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Re: My Black NB8A

Postby Suspense » Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:44 pm

There goes our close track rivalry. Maybe I'll have to go turbo...

Looking forward to seeing how this goes.

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Re: My Black NB8A

Postby Black_Penguin » Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:46 pm

Plan for idle is to run a 1200 RPM idle and not bother with trying to work an idle speed control system.
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Re: My Black NB8A

Postby Black_Penguin » Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:03 pm

And Spencer I don't plan to fit anything before the Nov 3rd track day so we will have one last chance to battle before I do anything.
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Re: My Black NB8A

Postby Suspense » Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:26 am

I'll be at a mate's wedding in Bathurst so it'll be next year before we battle on track again.

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Re: My Black NB8A

Postby Black_Penguin » Sun Sep 22, 2013 8:56 pm

Picked up a used EMS 4424 Stinger for $500 today, WINNING!
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Re: My Black NB8A

Postby Black_Penguin » Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:55 pm

Picked up a motor suitable for a rebuild today and a set of racing Beat sway bars.
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Re: My Black NB8A

Postby Black_Penguin » Mon Nov 04, 2013 4:42 pm

Did a club track day yesterday, lowered my PB down to a 1:16.1 :mrgreen: on a day not ideal for fast times, however a check at the end of the day revealed that my current set of Kumho KU36's are down to the wear indicators. While I have been most happy with their performance, yesterday I felt the biggest block to improving my times much further was a lack of tyre grip.
So I have ordered a set of Kumho KU31's to go on the 6ULs as a road set and in a couple of months closer to the next track day a set of Kumho V70A's will be going on my standard wheels as a track set.
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Re: My Black NB8A

Postby Black_Penguin » Sun Jan 12, 2014 6:54 pm

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Added a new sticker today and decided to give a bit of an update.
New owners at work have meant a reduction in my hours so the engine build and the set of R-spec tyres has been placed on hold until more work or a better paying job can be obtained.
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Re: My Black NB8A

Postby Black_Penguin » Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:06 am

Went to the drags tonight, was curious to see how much of an improvement all the mods I have made would make to my 1/4 mile time.
Turns out an LSD, full exhaust system and new suspension is good for a whole tenth of a second :|. PB is now a 15.6@141.
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Re: My Black NB8A

Postby OurCognitiveSurplus » Thu Jan 23, 2014 10:46 am

The LSD didn't help you off the line?
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Re: My Black NB8A

Postby Black_Penguin » Thu Jan 23, 2014 5:57 pm

I just spun both wheels instead of one, better tyres would help lower my ET.
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Re: My Black NB8A

Postby Black_Penguin » Wed Feb 26, 2014 11:55 am

Hit a Roo last night :cry:.
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Cracked Rocker cover, broke cam angle sensor, bent radiator support, bent radiator.
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Re: My Black NB8A

Postby Snowmotion » Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:06 pm

Lucky you are OK and it did not come through the windscreen.

The car looks a little sad. :(

Hope you can get it fixed up soon.
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Re: My Black NB8A

Postby Suspense » Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:14 pm

Really unlucky mate, but at the same time fortunate that it didn't enter the cabin.

Rebuild bigger and better?

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Re: My Black NB8A

Postby A.Chen89 » Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:34 pm

Wow that sucks. Hope it can be repaired easily

Looks like you'll be building a motor sooner rathe than later?


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