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Well actually no, as it didn't answer the question. But wish you well. Well actually no, as it wasn't an answer. But wish you well.

What new precision turbo will you now use to get power on sooner?

Cheers John. I'm going back on Monday to cut out all those little things that aren't needed, I reckon we can maybe get another 5kg

Hahaha dude, I was looking up the rules. Wasn't looking forward to telling dean and Brett that news.

Really, in the new rules, is there a db noise limit?

Thanks James, I reckon they will both be loud

Thanks Alex

New coils and bracket made up to fit

New exhaust ready, this screamer pipe is gonna be loud.

Dean tried fitting the borrowed carbon seat but unfortunately wouldn't fit in well at all, come up closer towards the dash. So he just sat and practiced on the floor instead, this shows the mental preparation we have as a team. As long as he doesn't ask us to push him around in the seat it's all good.

Front upper suspension nismo

Rear suspension shot, we upgraded to harder springs all round but were going harder again for next session out.

I can't wait that long lol

To save weight (by not having to seal off the boot, and we cut it out anyhow) and time and money, the surge tank was placed under the car for these reasons. I know its not the best location for weight but the other factors are more important so they come first. It will be covered to keep it protected from stones etc, and if we stack it, that's the least of my issues.... Cheers Pauly pointing out the obvious.

Damn it, video doesn't play I uploaded from iPhone. Anyhow myself and Pauly cut the rear shelf out and the bulkhead metal between the towers, total of 5kg, so I reckon if you completely cut your boot floor out you can get 5-10kg maybe, I'm not gonna cut it out as its gonna add more work to do and time is something we are short on but thought it would be nice to share. The photo between the shock towers was a before shot.

So I'm posting these pics and a vid which I hope works to prove to dean and Brett that I actually did something on the car finally without breaking it. Yes it's true, I'm no mechanic, and one day after wtac when they can be bothered reading this thread they will remember I actually did something right. trim.SuEdHY.MOV

Yeah us too, might need extra wing mounts. So after posting that comment that there was only about 4-5 kg in the boot savings....I reckon there's more, because today I decided to cut the rear parcel shelf out and the boot bulk head and weigh it up.

I like it too

I guess the only way to tell is to weigh em up, but probably best to put your money else where on the car if there's only 6kg combined. We thought about cutting our ass out but after speaking to a mate that has done it he mentioned there was only about 4-5 kg, then you need a fuel cell, make up a brace which then only saved him about 2kg in the end, not sure about your standard tank but ours is pretty light from factory, if you cut all the rear out you most likely need new mounting points for your wing depending on your secure location too. I also checked the angle of the the rear diffuser which will eventually go on fits perfect under the standard tank which sits nice and low. And the cost to do with labour and fuel cell purchase all for a couple kilos wasn't to my liking but if your serious about weight as its addictive then go for it dude.

Ok weighed the fuel in tank, 23kg. Was hoping for more. All good though.

Sweet . 53 days to go

Will your rear diffuser act like a parachute? Do you need to leave a gap from the diffuser to the bumper to allow air that goes over the diffuser(under the car) to escape at the rear between the diffuser and the bumper? Looks good though

I reckon you could get under the 1200, your doors although already cut out are still heavy and could have 20kg maybe combined in them for replacement carbon or fibreglass, boot etc etc it all adds up. If you want to go extreme you can cut the whole ass end out, engine bay, strip the firewall to one layer but those costs in labour alone would be a small fortune. The evo's and wrx's are allowed a weight of 1054kg- worste case 1122kg, that's a massive 100-150ish kg difference. Last time we were out we weighed 1320kg so if we're around 1240ish then will be interesting to see what 80+kg difference will do.

Yes correct, we will use advan AO50's when were competing at wtac, we picked these hankooks up at a rippa deal. The advans are 2k a set and testing gets really expensive. I hear both tyres are pretty much on par. Anyone that has used both to compare, feel free to comment? We haven't used r spec semis in years, so this is going to finally answer my own question, what's the lap time difference between slicks and semi slicks?

11th September Phillip island practice day. On Track events. Hey guys, most likely gonna do this test day as we need it, if anyone wants to join us and drive their car I can get it for half price. It will cost $330 as opposed to 660 if you wanna share a garage with us, it is the best event as you get heaps of track time, more than any other track day you can do twice over. Private message me if you like but can't guarantee spots as they fill fast. For anyone else that is interested in coming to watch, please bring a lap timer as we need proof if we beat our old time, or if the car won't start. On Track Events Private test days at Phillip Island Circuit has been put together to supply an affordable test day at circuit without overcrowding. $660.00 inc GST. The days are run with a maximum of 12 cars on circuit at any one time giving series competitors between 7-8 Sessions per day. Shared pit garage included in price. If separate garage is required a cost of $100.00 will be requested on day. We run 2 -3 sessions alternating between two Categories (Closed roof cars/Open wheelers inc Aussie race cars, Radicals, Wests etc). Event is ran under CAMS approved Top Car Regulations in including all medical, vehicle recovery and race control supplied.