Custard’s Tart

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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Regie » Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:08 pm

4.1 FGR really transforms the car! I love mine
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby bruce » Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:35 pm

I do see an NC in my future (with a 2.5 swap and all the fruit).

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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Custardtart » Thu Jun 28, 2018 6:28 pm

Snowmotion wrote:I will let you know what I think of the 4.1 after Sunday.
I did my change this week and whilst straight forward, I know I could do a second one much quicker.

Did you get yours from Lou (Boyracer)?
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Snowmotion » Thu Jun 28, 2018 6:37 pm

Yes, I got the one from Lou.
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Custardtart » Fri Jun 29, 2018 8:07 am

That’s where mines from. I was a bit slow off the mark first time :mrgreen:
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Custardtart » Fri Jun 29, 2018 7:23 pm

Alignment done. The steering has a fair amount more feedback and more feel/weight to the straight ahead position and turns into corners quicker and with more feel.
I suspect this will massively help reduce the understeer and just be quicker/more fun all round.
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Magpie » Wed Jul 04, 2018 6:59 am

Needs more camber :)

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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Custardtart » Wed Jul 04, 2018 9:02 am

Magpie wrote:Needs more camber :)

See how we go. It’s a learning curve for me but from my research so far the NC doesn’t appear to respond that well to lots of camber like the na/nb. BUT a lot of anecdotal info I’ve read has come from US Autocross which looks totally different to circuit work.
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Snowmotion » Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:22 pm

Snowmotion wrote:I will let you know what I think of the 4.1 after Sunday.
I did my change this week and whilst straight forward, I know I could do a second one much quicker.


The good news is that the 4.1 was a total success. It really changes up the gears to use so there was a bot of learning to do but definitely punchier out of corners and worker really well. :)
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Custardtart » Fri Jul 13, 2018 9:56 am

Snowmotion wrote:
Snowmotion wrote:I will let you know what I think of the 4.1 after Sunday.
I did my change this week and whilst straight forward, I know I could do a second one much quicker.


The good news is that the 4.1 was a total success. It really changes up the gears to use so there was a bot of learning to do but definitely punchier out of corners and worker really well. :)

That’s great to hear. Pick mine up on Monday and need to get it fitted before the Morgan Park event on sat.
Did you replace any bushes/seals at the same time?
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Snowmotion » Fri Jul 13, 2018 9:59 am

I replaced the bushes in the hanging bracket for the diff with Nulon bushes but it was a major job. Short term if doing it again I would stick with the stock bushing.
Just make sure you
1) remove the exhaust
2) remove the ppf ( and support the gearbox)
With those out of the way the job is much easier


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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Custardtart » Sat Jul 14, 2018 6:45 pm

Misty morning madness
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Custardtart » Tue Jul 17, 2018 7:21 pm

Can you tell what it is yet?
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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Okibi » Tue Jul 17, 2018 9:21 pm

Overnight parts from Schapelle Corby?
If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.

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Re: Custard’s Tart

Postby Snowmotion » Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:45 pm

Wait till you are bench pressing it on your back under the car :)
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