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Sure is, it's ridiculous. Will be interesting to see the result of my dispute, whether they elect to let it play, remove it or want to play an ad before hand. They've obviously got some sort of new software algorithm that flags videos for whatever reason, im assuming its the sponsor names around the track. I'll be very surprised and annoyed if they won't allow the video.

Looking good, you've made Edward Lee proud[emoji6]

Hey mate, thanks for the kind words. I dont do facebook so you can pm me here if you like. As far as mechanical skills, its never too late to learn. There's plenty of info on SAU to carry out just about any task you can think of on a skyline. Since your car is being built by Donny, you shouldn't have any issues, will just need to maintain it. If you ever see me at a track day, come and say hi. Welcome to Sau by the way, cheers.

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Yep but video gets blocked for visual content by copyright owner V8 superwankers...

Lol, well they are going to turbo 6's in a year or two. Just making sure the old RB's dont embarrass them again. I dont know what there problem is, stopping blokes from putting their track videos online. I don't get how that impacts them negatively. dream boats will be dream boats.

Filed a dispute with V8 supercars over copyright of the yutube video of my Sandown lap and have managed to get a temporary lifting of the blockage, so here is my new pb lap set on Nankang AR1. Of course the best lap happened to fall between 2 5 minute clips taken by my camera so i had to join the 2 together, there is a slight glitch you'll notice as im going down the back straight but the date stamp verifies the timing is all ridgey didge. Enjoy before v8 supertaxis blocks it again because i am clerarly a threat to their revenue.

Added bonus, stand alone ECU's can do this. You can also use it to run NOS, the good gas[emoji95]

Thanks for the response and info Geedog. My car is a 96 series 2, just non abs. That sounds positive, how does the pedal feel and is your abs bmc a bm44? Its getting a bit ridiculous when pads wont last a full track day. They did 45 laps and where fubarred. Ive thought about trying different pads but im thinking its going to be a pointless and money wasting exercise. I wonder if anyones tried the evo brembo with stock bmc? I like the idea of that upgrade due to the many and reasonably priced options for rotors and pads.

Lets see if this direct video upload works... No go with that, stuff the video. With the new found speed, a new issue has emerged. I think i'm at the limit of the standard brake setup. I don't have any issues with getting the car stopped, they do the job well there but the problem has been that pads where only lasting 2 track days until today. I went through a brand new set of front pads in 1 day. i had to cut the last session short as i was on the indicators. I have wanted to upgrade the brakes for a while, my dillema is what to upgrade it with. There is obviously the evo brembo upgrade which would be nice or the attk/ksport style upgrade. My car is a non abs model and i believe there isn't a direct fit bm50 or bm57. i couldn't be bothered with having to mod hard lines. I know the evo brembo requires a bigger master, does anyone know if the attkd/ksport 6/8 pots need upgrade master or will they work with a bm44.

So first impression of the AR1 tyres is that they're pretty awesome, especially for the price point. Compared to the A050 they feel to have a little less front end grip and not as confidence inspiring but somehow seem to deliver better rear grip in my experience so far. There was enough grip coming out of the slow corners to make me think twice about wanting or thinking that i need a mechanical lsd. The tyres did seem to go a bit greasy after 5 or 6 laps but would then come good again after a slight cool down. They also seem to work very well even when cold.

Don't know why it wouldn't let me put in the post above but here's the overlay from race chrono.

Got out to Sandown again to give the AR1 a go. Was quite a productive day and I'm impressed. My existing best time was 1.24.3 set on A050 super softs. I headed out in the first session with starting pressures set at 26psi. I managed to run a 25.1, pressures where sitting at 36 rear and 34 front, desired pressure was 36. I was too lazy to pump some air in and left it as was and monitored it throughout the day. Pressures remained between 34-36. The second session yielded a new pb of 1.24.1, the 3rd session a 1.23.9 and the 4th produced a 1.23.59. I was not expecting to go faster on these tyres so I am absolutely over the moon with the result. The car has not been changed at all, the setup is exactly as it was for the A050. The only difference between the tyres was the yokos where 255/40/18 and these are 265/35/18. I'm working on uploading a video but V8 supercars keeps blocking me on YouTube for copyright infringement. Like anyone seeing their sponsors on my videos is bad somehow, unbelievable. Here's a race chrono overlay for now. Great Sau app won't let me even do that.

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You can post pics by using the attachment button instead. Hit the button on the far right and then the attachment button will appear.

Costs a lot of money to remove internals you know...

The sleeves are removable

How much boost are you running?

And add Nos. If you must change engine, LS1...

Very good explanation, thanks Duncan. Im quite happy with my bar setup although my rear unknown spring rates are probably a touch firm on the street. Quite good at the track though. I suppose you can't have it all without a bit of trial and error.

Hit Sandown again last weekend with the wrx club guys. Unfortunately no pb, tyres are way past prime but still managed a mid 1.25, enough for 14th outright out of 73 and some pretty well developed race cars, was a little over a second off my best time. Also had slight misfire, i think its time to replace the sparkies, its been a while. It was another miserable wet and soggy Melbourne day. Thankfully it dried up in the avo and some decent runs where had. Found 1 watermarked pic on the wrx club page. Was cutting across the corner to dandy rd V8 supercar style trying to exploit any tenths i could out of the dying tyres. Also picked up some new tyres today. So out with the old, you served well lebspec $200 yalla A050 In with the new, enter $205 Nankang sui min hotpot AR1. If these can go within a second of my PB at Sandown with the car remaining the same, ill be happy. Going to have to find other ways to go faster after a baseline run. I noticed my rotors had developed little hairline cracks a couple of track days ago, Google advised this wasn't a problem as long as they weren't too big and running a certain way. This proved accurate as the discs made it through the last track day ok but did develop significant shudder towards the end of the day. I thought about giving them a skim but decided against it due to the little cracks and dont like the idea of reducing the thickness when newies are cheap. I ordered a new set of gtr size RDA fronts for $139. Thanks ebay special offer. The current rotors will become spares and possibly get a skim down the track depending on their condition on closer inspection. Thats all i got this time around, can't wait to get out to Sandown again and see how these tyres go.

Bump, on ebay now too. Starting at 180. If anyone wants them for that, pm me before anyone bids and they're yours.

I agree, its interesting though that mca suggests using stock sway bars with their shocks and to control roll with spring rate. Personally i run whiteline bars but it's hard to argue with mca when you look at the performance of their time attack car.

$205 a piece. Lets see how these go against the old A050 i pulled off. If they get within a second, ill be happy. Just got to replace the brakes i cooked last weekend and then book another track day at Sandown for a back to back comparison. Interestingly, these things weigh 2.7kg each more than the worn A050.