Papercup's V8 RX7

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redgriff500

26,766 posts

262 months

Tuesday 28th August 2012
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I meant how hot inside the car.

I know what you mean about ignorance being bliss - the more you learn about modified cars the more you realise how much can go wrong and how lucky you've been up to now. I run with Boost, Oil temp, Water temp, Knock monitor, Air Fuel Ratio gauges and in my (modified) van an EGT gauge too when I'm towing.

I know they are ceramic coated but I've never experienced how well that works - I can happily hold my hand on my blanketed manifold with the car running.

My TVR with its stupidly designed manifolds would cook me within 10 minutes of driving and was uncomfortable to work on when running (setting the timing etc) almost immediately.

4packet

65 posts

225 months

Wednesday 29th August 2012
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papercup said:
Where were the pics? I'm looking now and they aren't on the specific trackday thread....must be on another thread somewhere?
See here
http://www.fduk.org/forum/showthread.php?t=31324&a...

I originally dismissed it as yours when I spotted the slicks, based on our conversation regarding Taz's. You must have changed your mind!

Appreciate your detailed write ups. It's great information for a current builder!

How do you find the LSD in the Viper diff compared to the original Torsen? Has it changed the way the car handles?

papercup

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2,490 posts

218 months

Wednesday 29th August 2012
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4packet said:
How do you find the LSD in the Viper diff compared to the original Torsen? Has it changed the way the car handles?
I love it; its so much better than the torsen. The car has always been a bit 'snappy' at the rear; when it went, you had to be quick to catch it, and I don't mind admitting that in the wet, i wasn't sometimes. Now it progressive and controllable.

Bear in mind the LS2 had similar torque and the mazda diff fitted, so I know that this latest change is purely the Viper diff.

I love driving it in the wet on road tyres now, its comical, and not scary any more.

papercup

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2,490 posts

218 months

Monday 3rd September 2012
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Brighton Speed Trials this coming weekend smile

Rawhide

963 posts

212 months

Monday 3rd September 2012
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papercup said:
Brighton Speed Trials this coming weekend smile
Hey Andy - good luck at the speed trials. I didn't check the calendar as I'm doing a trackday at Rockingham on Saturday. I would have popped along otherwise smile Next years I'll be there.

The build looks great - still following this thread regularly.

papercup

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2,490 posts

218 months

Monday 3rd September 2012
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Rawhide said:
Hey Andy - good luck at the speed trials. I didn't check the calendar as I'm doing a trackday at Rockingham on Saturday. I would have popped along otherwise smile Next years I'll be there.

The build looks great - still following this thread regularly.
Let me know when you do trackdays mate, on FB or text or whatever. I was at Rockingham a few weeks back.

Embryonic

4,432 posts

174 months

Monday 3rd September 2012
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Great thread, very enjoyable reading

rwstokes

196 posts

143 months

Saturday 8th September 2012
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What number where you running as at the speed trials? because 2 v8 powered RX7s was very confusing ha. got some pictures of both so some of yours ha, ill post them up if you want? they both sounded absolutely mighty at the start line.

papercup

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2,490 posts

218 months

Sunday 9th September 2012
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rwstokes said:
What number where you running as at the speed trials? because 2 v8 powered RX7s was very confusing ha. got some pictures of both so some of yours ha, ill post them up if you want? they both sounded absolutely mighty at the start line.
mine was the one with the greeen wheels!

i bought a set of drag slicks and they were fantastic; really hooked up off the line. I got a 12.01 on the final run, after a previous 12.06. I wanted an 11 so bad at that point!

oh well, next year......

rwstokes

196 posts

143 months

Sunday 9th September 2012
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ah yes, that did stand out abit, ill stick the pictures up for you later on once i take them off the camera. i was about 90% sure it was that one, as the headlights matched up, but knowing car modifiers, theres nothing to say lights arent changed weekly ha.


rwstokes

196 posts

143 months

Sunday 9th September 2012
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papercup

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2,490 posts

218 months

Sunday 9th September 2012
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smile

papercup

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2,490 posts

218 months

Tuesday 11th September 2012
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A few more from the day from Sam Moore, who can definitely wield a camera.....


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5harp3y

1,942 posts

198 months

Tuesday 11th September 2012
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last picture is awesome!

tinker-27

835 posts

223 months

Tuesday 11th September 2012
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Looks like you've been polishing !!!

BCA

8,621 posts

256 months

Tuesday 11th September 2012
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"Possibly a wierd statement, but, err, are you Papercup?" hehe

A pleasure to finally meet you. smile We were parked next to you in the TVR. wavey

Those MT's really hooked up well, too well in the case of the first tyre warming attempt, that marshall took a few steps back every time after that. hehe

Slightly off topic, but what was the make/type of your tyre pressure guage? It was very good!

papercup

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2,490 posts

218 months

Thursday 13th September 2012
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BCA said:
"Possibly a wierd statement, but, err, are you Papercup?" hehe

A pleasure to finally meet you. smile We were parked next to you in the TVR. wavey

Those MT's really hooked up well, too well in the case of the first tyre warming attempt, that marshall took a few steps back every time after that. hehe

Slightly off topic, but what was the make/type of your tyre pressure guage? It was very good!
Hi BCA,

Was nice to meet some other PHers. A few others came by and said hello as well, my car is starting to get noticed a fair bit these days. Kinda cool.

The marshall was a mate of mine and hasn't shut up about me 'trying to kill him' since. Burnouts were impossible; those things just WENT. They were M&H by the way, not Mickeys.

The tyre pressure gauge is a......wait for it.......Halfords!

JB!

5,254 posts

179 months

Thursday 13th September 2012
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Loving this build thread still!!!

papercup

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2,490 posts

218 months

Friday 14th September 2012
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Worht mentioning that Rex is now the daily driver, dropping the girlfriend off at work and picking her up, travelling between clients. Its certainly entertaining as a daily.

Girlfriend has been asked how long she has been dating Batman....!

Marf

22,907 posts

240 months

Friday 14th September 2012
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Hey Papercup, what front bumper is that on the car? smile