the lifestory of a DC5S...

[stevan]

^^then do the whole lot, Exedy sports organic clutch and a second hand EP3 flywheel can be had for less then $500, add in a decent LSD (Wavetrac/Quaife/Mfactory) and you can have all the work done inc parts for ~$2600, best money i have spent so far

[plAythiNG]

nah only do the lsd when ur clutch/fly need attending too, no point paying for labour and u gotta pay it again... then again prash, your car

[stevan]

So prash now its time to stop putting it off and put in that LSD, believe me it will be the best thing you will have done so far, the car will be an aspalt eating beast

[crashprash]

Nice update Prash!

Damn, funny about the boiling fluid. You use RBF600 right? I might hit up a CC day and get some actual instructions on the track. My two sessions there, I just get my licence back, so im driving having fun and that crap. Really need to look into some proper driving lines. Do you have an LSD in your car also Prashy or not? Hopefully u get that brake issue sorted out matey!

Also regarding your rear sway bar, ever thought of getting a front sway bar, or even stiffen up the damnpers up front? I drove with my buddyclubs and didnt adjust the damnpers at all ( really happy with the way mine was handling around wakefield as is, and I guess just happy speeding legally, so didnt really care) but im running a solid whiteline 24mm in the rear, set on stiffest.

the fluid wasnt boiling and ye using rbf600..just a busted brakeline. no lsd ..constant wheelspin at the last corner. im running ep3 front sway and selbys 24mm solid rear on the stiffest setting..gonna try moving it up a notch to make it less stiffer. i set my front dampers on stiffest setting and the rear a bit looser.

very nice Prash. the track is definitely heaps of fun!

all the best with the brake line.. shame how that stuffed up.

maybe try lowering the air pressure in the rear tyres to make the rear a little less tail happy

ill give that a try next time thanks!!..although the next time will most likley be at honda nats so i can get plenty of advice from u guys

Congratulations on your first track outing! Bad news on the brake line failure though it is good that the damage was not much much worse. I you are wearing the outer shoulders of your tyres then I would say you need more camber or more tyre pressure (though this is a bit of a bandaid and won't help much). I would hit the track a couple more times with minimal changes before you go making wholesale adjustments .

ye im so lucky that the brakeline only failed after i came to a stop and not once i rammed into the back of the other cars :O...im running -2.25 front camber and -1.6 rear camber..wasted half of my front tires but just most prob due to my noob driving (constant lockups, wheelspins etc)..i think with time ill make it easier on my tires and brakes.

[ChargeR]

Congratulations on your first track outing! Bad news on the brake line failure though it is good that the damage was not much much worse. I you are wearing the outer shoulders of your tyres then I would say you need more camber or more tyre pressure (though this is a bit of a bandaid and won't help much). I would hit the track a couple more times with minimal changes before you go making wholesale adjustments .

[felixR]

very nice Prash. the track is definitely heaps of fun!

all the best with the brake line.. shame how that stuffed up.

maybe try lowering the air pressure in the rear tyres to make the rear a little less tail happy

[plAythiNG]

Nice update Prash!

Damn, funny about the boiling fluid. You use RBF600 right? I might hit up a CC day and get some actual instructions on the track. My two sessions there, I just get my licence back, so im driving having fun and that crap. Really need to look into some proper driving lines. Do you have an LSD in your car also Prashy or not? Hopefully u get that brake issue sorted out matey!

Also regarding your rear sway bar, ever thought of getting a front sway bar, or even stiffen up the damnpers up front? I drove with my buddyclubs and didnt adjust the damnpers at all ( really happy with the way mine was handling around wakefield as is, and I guess just happy speeding legally, so didnt really care) but im running a solid whiteline 24mm in the rear, set on stiffest.

[crashprash]

PS: I had no issue with oil/water temps and wasnt too bothered with tire pressure. I ran 36 front and 38 rear cold..did not check after running. But i noticed that i had used the tread on the border of the sidewall so I may have to reduce it a bit next time. My main goal of the day was to learn the track, lines etc. Laptimes will come with time.

[crashprash]

First ever trackday!!

I attended the circuitclub trackday today - what an experience!!
Anyways i rocked up early at 730am to do the track walk with Jeff (forgot his last name). Showed us all the lines, what to watch out for etc. First passenger session, my mate was in the car filming and i was all over the place, skidding non stop :P (spun out once at the fish hook)..for the next timed session i got jeff in my car and what a difference that made. He forst drove my car for a few laps so that he can pick the lines and braking points according to car and then i took over with him instructing. I went from a 1:37 to 1:19 by my 2nd timed session. When my mate got in for the 2nd passenger session he notcied a massive improvement as well (will upload all the pics and vids soon). I didnt get much of a 3rd timed session though - refer below

Bad news
on my last timed session, i was following 3 fords/holdens into the kink and 1st corner. However they braked at the kink and all the way to the 1st corner where as i only brake just before the 1st corner (throttle off at the kink). In order to avoid ramming into them, I slammed on the brakes and managed to stop but suddenly all pressure in the pedal dissapeared. I assumed coz the brakes had overheated so i drove on allowing the brakes to cool and by the time i got to fish hook I had no brakes at all so went clean off the track ..i then drove into the pits..and noticed my brakes were steaming so drove up and down the street a couple of times to cool it and then back and noticed brake fluid all over the front passenger wheel, checked the calliper nuts ..all fine so topped up brake fluid and drove back to syd with basicall no brakes (engine braking and handbrakes all the way)..come home and i find out my brakeline is busted (sprays brake fluid mist)..i though braided lines were supposed to not do this!!..anyways so i now i gotta get myself a new one (might call up jdmyard and see if they offer a guarantee coz the goodridge box says lifetime guarantee?)

other things i have to change: loosen the rear swaybar (everyone following my car noticed how tail happy my car was :P), get new front pads for honda nats (happy with mx72 so might get those again), rotate tyres and baffled sump (too risky without it)

All in all it was a good experience if not for the busted brake line and def looking fwd to honda nats to further improve my lap time..my aim is 1:15-17. I definitely recommend a circuitclub event for any other track noobs out there, even the pros can learn from the instructors i guess.

[crashprash]

your car is clean!

haha thanks..proof that it never leaves the garage..last time i washed it was before the street cover photoshoot meet:P

Looks good Prash, nice to see a DC5 with the control arms pointed the right direction I will be raising mine to something similar to yours (a little lower). You need to take me for a spin in it mate so i can see how it feels!

hehe nws..anytime

[stevan]

Looks good Prash, nice to see a DC5 with the control arms pointed the right direction I will be raising mine to something similar to yours (a little lower). You need to take me for a spin in it mate so i can see how it feels!

[felixR]

your car is clean!

[crashprash]

also tooke my gruppe m and cleaned the filter using the k&n filter cleaning kit for some extra kw :P


phat



just love my rear end :P

[crashprash]

so i finally found the time to get my shortened tie rods fitted!..went to heasmans and got everything done and a front alignment as well..managed -2 camber and +2mm toe out. anyways some pics to enjoy


stance?


love it

[crashprash]

Nice prash! should match ur spoon calipers nicely.. I have to take a foto of u with ur hands ont he steering wheel frmo a side shot so i can get the sppoon calipers in!

happy brithday also matey

haha thanks buddy