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Re: Project Delilia
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:24 am
by Preppy
dread you must seriously stop going sideways. that not safe.
Re: Project Delilia
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:53 pm
by Evo-Man
Saw the marks today thought it was Drigo doing burn outs, tht was a long drag mark
TheGoodGuy wrote:Dropping out the 3.73 LSD Diff tomorrow.. Going to put in a 4.30 LSD Diff on Delilia.. See how she responds going up the hills.. 0 rpm to boost times etc. Will have shorter gears, The more I think of it.. at the stage she's at right now.. More torque in each gear, more aggressive move off from a dead start .. The trade off isn't bad.
Had an interesting experience on bayfront tonight.. My brakes are inconsistent.. Under heavy breaking during "spirited" driving the car wobbles.. In the case of tonight it feels like 1 or 2 wheels lock up.. pulling the car in a sideways motion. (Lesson learnt bayfront isn't for fooling around to much)
What may have appeared to be a drift into a turn, after being cut off by an idiot.. was none intentional..but.. the breaking was that bad. hmm..
Re: Project Delilia
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:46 pm
by TheGoodGuy
yes it was.. and only one tire lock up.. makes me wonder if i getting brakes from all 4.. the front tire.. it always darker than the rest from brake dust.. Anyways the experience was a good one.. learning how to behave myself.
Evo-Man wrote:Saw the marks today thought it was Drigo doing burn outs, tht was a long drag mark
TheGoodGuy wrote:Dropping out the 3.73 LSD Diff tomorrow.. Going to put in a 4.30 LSD Diff on Delilia.. See how she responds going up the hills.. 0 rpm to boost times etc. Will have shorter gears, The more I think of it.. at the stage she's at right now.. More torque in each gear, more aggressive move off from a dead start .. The trade off isn't bad.
Had an interesting experience on bayfront tonight.. My brakes are inconsistent.. Under heavy breaking during "spirited" driving the car wobbles.. In the case of tonight it feels like 1 or 2 wheels lock up.. pulling the car in a sideways motion. (Lesson learnt bayfront isn't for fooling around to much)
What may have appeared to be a drift into a turn, after being cut off by an idiot.. was none intentional..but.. the breaking was that bad. hmm..
Re: Project Delilia
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:14 pm
by motion sickness
Refer to several pages back when you where advised to: a) resurface the brake rotors or b) replace them.
Also check the caliper slide pins. They may need cleaning and geasing to prevent sticking.
Re: Project Delilia
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:39 pm
by scientist
I have a strong feeling the calipers need to rebuild...considering how long the car sat, how old the car is, and the fact it has never been done to it before
Re: Project Delilia
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:55 pm
by TheGoodGuy
hmm.. will look into it. The 4.3 diff is on.. smoother move outs from a dead start.1st, 2nd gear has more compression down hills etc. Thats all I can say for now.. Just drove home from the garage.. lol.. and the diff leaking a bit.. chupes. After it bolt on.. booy.. I have to take it out again.. Its times like these having a mechanic not a bad idea u know.. lol the thing is heavy!
not to mention having to unbolt the exhuast.. unbolt the drive shaft to get it out.. lol. That jus abi-chery.. every thing on a supra abi-chery for a mechanic. I dont know bout other makes or cars.. but..
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Re: Project Delilia
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:24 am
by skidmarx
yep thats what i told him. get a caliper kit and service them then make sure they balanced properly. not sure if the supra got auto brake balancers but good balance is the key to stopping fast and balanced.
and charddy, braking is a drifting technique lol. refer to the drift bible lol.
Re: Project Delilia
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:26 am
by skidmarx
TheGoodGuy wrote:hmm.. will look into it. The 4.3 diff is on.. smoother move outs from a dead start.1st, 2nd gear has more compression down hills etc. Thats all I can say for now.. Just drove home from the garage.. lol.. and the diff leaking a bit.. chupes. After it bolt on.. booy.. I have to take it out again.. Its times like these having a mechanic not a bad idea u know.. lol the thing is heavy!
not to mention having to unbolt the exhuast.. unbolt the drive shaft to get it out.. lol. That jus abi-chery.. every thing on a supra abi-chery for a mechanic. I dont know bout other makes or cars.. but..
same thing for the crown lol. its a toyota thing man.
Re: Project Delilia
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 12:10 pm
by TheGoodGuy
Delilia is down... lol.. I keep melting the rubbers in the clutch master cylinder.. hmm stupid problem to have.
Re: Project Delilia
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:34 pm
by skidmarx
you keep melting the rubbers? the heat coming from the turbos and into the cylinder i guess.... whats up? any inspection yet? i thought u got a heat shield.