sr3 rs paddleshift question
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Hey guys
Recently brought a sr3 rs and just starting to take a deeper look before my first trackday in it next month.
We ran her up to temp yesterday and was just getting a feel for clutch and gears.
I was having trouble selecting first and neutral. Having read the manual properly now it says i should be pulling the left paddle to select first gear then the right paddle for 2nd and above. Is this right? Been looking closely at people vids on youtube and people are doing different things. Some are pushing the button on the wheel first? Then using the left or right paddle?
Any tips would be great.
The manual doesnt say anything about the button on the wheel?
Best regards
J
Recently brought a sr3 rs and just starting to take a deeper look before my first trackday in it next month.
We ran her up to temp yesterday and was just getting a feel for clutch and gears.
I was having trouble selecting first and neutral. Having read the manual properly now it says i should be pulling the left paddle to select first gear then the right paddle for 2nd and above. Is this right? Been looking closely at people vids on youtube and people are doing different things. Some are pushing the button on the wheel first? Then using the left or right paddle?
Any tips would be great.
The manual doesnt say anything about the button on the wheel?
Best regards
J
Bert bert----that is hilarious!!! but sounds a bit like what i had!! I will try the pit girl technique 
Sigmamark ---- I'm off to anglesey on the 12th june. I have never been there but the guy i got the rs from had the box and engine refreshed and he had done a day there with no trouble....and anglesey and donnington don't to static tests just fly bys? (silverstone aswell i believe). I hate static tests, came from a rotrex charged atom which would always hot 118db on static but on flybys was fine!!! So i couldn't do hardly any trackways in it!
With these feet ---- He done the day with the race exhaust on with no trouble!!! But i also have a track exhaust and if they both fail i have a bolt on tailpipe silencer which looks like a mushroom which knocks 8db's off so i (should) be covered. But i will be picking days without static tests! I hate them, was a nightmare in the atom so in the radical would be just as frustrating i guess.
We ran the car up to temps slowly on saturday....again just getting a feel for everything. Was running for 10 mins then turning off for 10 mins and letting the oil catch up with the water temps. Took 3 goes until i hit the magic 50. I have brought a wolverine heat pad for the oil tank with will help with this, ill be setting it in and wiring up this week.
All that i really need to do is work out wheel changes. I have the air jacks built in but no bottles etc for it to work yet so will be manual for the time being......Jacking up from the rear looks ok. Any of you guys jacked them up from the front?...i can build up the front with bits of wood and get her up a few inches...enough to get a low level jack under? :/
Guys really grateful for the advice!! really appreciated!!! Thank you very much!!!!
J
Sigmamark ---- I'm off to anglesey on the 12th june. I have never been there but the guy i got the rs from had the box and engine refreshed and he had done a day there with no trouble....and anglesey and donnington don't to static tests just fly bys? (silverstone aswell i believe). I hate static tests, came from a rotrex charged atom which would always hot 118db on static but on flybys was fine!!! So i couldn't do hardly any trackways in it!
With these feet ---- He done the day with the race exhaust on with no trouble!!! But i also have a track exhaust and if they both fail i have a bolt on tailpipe silencer which looks like a mushroom which knocks 8db's off so i (should) be covered. But i will be picking days without static tests! I hate them, was a nightmare in the atom so in the radical would be just as frustrating i guess.
We ran the car up to temps slowly on saturday....again just getting a feel for everything. Was running for 10 mins then turning off for 10 mins and letting the oil catch up with the water temps. Took 3 goes until i hit the magic 50. I have brought a wolverine heat pad for the oil tank with will help with this, ill be setting it in and wiring up this week.
All that i really need to do is work out wheel changes. I have the air jacks built in but no bottles etc for it to work yet so will be manual for the time being......Jacking up from the rear looks ok. Any of you guys jacked them up from the front?...i can build up the front with bits of wood and get her up a few inches...enough to get a low level jack under? :/
Guys really grateful for the advice!! really appreciated!!! Thank you very much!!!!
J
This is all prefect. Thank again for all the advice!!!
sigmamark7 --- I've heard some of these exhaust silencers aren't quiet at all on these.....what are they asking for on static? 7k? I hate these tests, done a few noise days with goldbrick at donny to avoid trouble in the past.
double d racing --- thanks david, legend!!
dptdpt --- Thats interesting! notes taken. Do you guys always refresh the engines at radical directly or are there specialists you rather use? Must admit i was impressed with the tour of the radical factory and they couldn't be more helpful either.
Thanks again guys, will let you know how anglesey goes, I'm sure ill have questions
J
sigmamark7 --- I've heard some of these exhaust silencers aren't quiet at all on these.....what are they asking for on static? 7k? I hate these tests, done a few noise days with goldbrick at donny to avoid trouble in the past.
double d racing --- thanks david, legend!!
dptdpt --- Thats interesting! notes taken. Do you guys always refresh the engines at radical directly or are there specialists you rather use? Must admit i was impressed with the tour of the radical factory and they couldn't be more helpful either.
Thanks again guys, will let you know how anglesey goes, I'm sure ill have questions
J
sigmamark7 --- how funny i had a clio 182 racer i used for my quiet days as the atom always pinged between 115db and 120db. Just sold it to a mate, but was an epic little car on full slicks all prepped and built by mark fish. Sold this and the atom as i have a baby on the way,,,,,,but ended up getting the sr3rs 
The mrs hasn't seen it yet but knows about it!!!!
The mrs hasn't seen it yet but knows about it!!!! Anglesey was absolutely epic!!!! The car was faultless!!! Thanks for all your help boys!!! The car never missed a beat, was so planted it just gave me confidence straight away!
Still loads of time in the car but as first runs go was just mind blowing........especially high speed bends, just mind boggling how much corner speed she has!!!
Thanks again for the help!!!.....Silverstone and donny gap's booked for July and August!! Bring this on!!!
J
Still loads of time in the car but as first runs go was just mind blowing........especially high speed bends, just mind boggling how much corner speed she has!!!
Thanks again for the help!!!.....Silverstone and donny gap's booked for July and August!! Bring this on!!!
J
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