hehe nice, did u end up calling Hannys?
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Originally posted by plAythiNG View Posthehe nice, did u end up calling Hannys?
The CITR apparel is very comfy and nicely fitted COLOUR CODED T-SHIRTS!!
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Kpro for a Type S.......
You will need this if you don't already have? 2001 - 2004 year, 02 sensor.
Got mine from here,
http://www.densoproducts.com/resultsApp.asp
Super Class AIR/FUEL SENSOR 234-9005 234-9005 Front; Sale: $129.32
Shipping to Australia was $60 bucks WTF rip-off but split the bill with brother inlaw who ordered a sensor too & got some spark plug aswel while i was at it.
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Nice clothing guy, is the white one long sleeve for track days? How long had it been since the oil had been changed in your car when you discovered the oil was low? The DC5 manual does state that anything up to 1L/1000km of oil consumption can be considered normal, and my experience suggests that this is the case as well. My car has had variable oil consumption ever since it was new and sometimes uses quite a lot. Probably best to check the operation of your PCV valve, but otherwise I wouldn't worry.
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Originally posted by ChargeR View PostThe DC5 manual does state that anything up to 1L/1000km
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Originally posted by maracer View PostKpro for a Type S.......
You will need this if you don't already have? 2001 - 2004 year, 02 sensor.
Got mine from here,
http://www.densoproducts.com/resultsApp.asp
Super Class AIR/FUEL SENSOR 234-9005 234-9005 Front; Sale: $129.32
Shipping to Australia was $60 bucks WTF rip-off but split the bill with brother inlaw who ordered a sensor too & got some spark plug aswel while i was at it.
Originally posted by felixR View PostHey nice colours!!
Originally posted by ChargeR View PostNice clothing guy, is the white one long sleeve for track days? How long had it been since the oil had been changed in your car when you discovered the oil was low? The DC5 manual does state that anything up to 1L/1000km of oil consumption can be considered normal, and my experience suggests that this is the case as well. My car has had variable oil consumption ever since it was new and sometimes uses quite a lot. Probably best to check the operation of your PCV valve, but otherwise I wouldn't worry.
My car had only done 4500km since last service, i was just very shocked when i got an oil light as the last few times i changed the oil i didnt have anywhere near as much consumption (assuming there was enough initially). It was crappy OEM oil though.
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Mini Update - Noltec Camber/Caster plates
Picked up my Noltec camber plates this morning from the post office, noticed a few things that hopefully someone on here could advice me about. They were supplied with the correct size reducers which was good news, the thing i am concerned about is the range of adjustment they actually have. Heres a few pictures to try and help me explain:
1. Camber plates arranged as they would be on the car, this is at FULL negative camber adjustment. Notice the gap in the blue section.
2. I drew a black line on the tops to show actual adjustment range, this picture shows full positive adjustment and the following shows full negative. Roughly 12mm adjustment and a far cry from the claimed 20mm from Noltec.
As you can see the reason that you can't get it the whole way is due to the gold plate weld fouling on the circular blue upper plate. I drew a red line where the welds were fouling the blue plate as shown below:
What i am wondering is were these welds meant to be trimmed to allow max adjustment and would it be detrimental if they were grinded flat to free up this adjustment?
I placed them on the car and at max and they would place the struts roughly where they are now with a little extra caster, nothing where i was expecting though. I am debating whether i should get the welds trimmed somehow, what do you guys think?Last edited by stevan; 12-09-11, 12:04 PM.
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Hey Tom thanks for the reply
The underside of the gold plate is free from welds, i think the bearing housing was inserted through the gold plate and welded on the top side. Good point regarding the rusting on the brass plate.
Hmm i did think about trimming the blue upper plate but was a little worried because it tapers quite thin where the trimming is required. I don't think that is a critical section anyway, its probably a lot easier to use a rotary bit to trim that part then getting the welds perfectly flat. By the looks of it i only need about 2mm trim to get me ~4mm extra adjustment. Pretty silly little design flaw, honestly Tom i think we could make a lot of money if we designed and sold our own camber plates because it seems no one is quite getting the idea
I might do that then, Install is going to be on Thursday so we will see how it goes! These plates have a great concept but i think the design and construction quality is a bit cruder then it deserved. They should do the job better then my pretty AST ones lolLast edited by stevan; 12-09-11, 12:49 PM.
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I think I had a similar issue with my camber tops not going to whole way due to the bolt being in the way. Not 100% really what was the issue though since Zack from Techsport told me last time I was in there. Just said if I want a tiny bit extra camber I could take it apart and grind a bit away, which may be the same issue here. (So not an uncommon problem?)
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Originally posted by M@lew View PostI think I had a similar issue with my camber tops not going to whole way due to the bolt being in the way. Not 100% really what was the issue though since Zack from Techsport told me last time I was in there. Just said if I want a tiny bit extra camber I could take it apart and grind a bit away, which may be the same issue here. (So not an uncommon problem?)
I actually just finished notching my top plate, managed to get quite a bit more adjustment which is great, more notching means more caster hehe. I used a dremel until the attachment died then i just finished using a round file, end result was quite good...
I am almost certain that i can get at least 3 degrees of front camber with these plates judging by a mock up i did earlier. I think i will set the top mounts at 3 degrees, any further adjustment will be done using crash bolts.
As for caster, a normal DC5 has around 2 degrees i think off memory, with offset LCA bushings i have around 3.1, if i can get at least another degree using these plates i will be happy.
Thanks for the advice Tom and Matt, will be sure to return with hopefully positive results on Thursday
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