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Had the alignment double checked today at XJK Jaguar Specialist in Newcastle-under-Lyme after adding the spring spacers a couple of weeks ago as knew it would effect camber/toe which it had but nothing outrageous but still all corrected now:
Those are my alignment settings which are ideal for fast road, if your intending to track your car then of course go more aggressive with the camber both front and rear and a lot more aggressive if running semi slicks.
Also a few more pictures of the splitter and how the car sits with the spacers, wheels perfectly flush with zero poke or bulge.
Those are my alignment settings which are ideal for fast road, if your intending to track your car then of course go more aggressive with the camber both front and rear and a lot more aggressive if running semi slicks.
Also a few more pictures of the splitter and how the car sits with the spacers, wheels perfectly flush with zero poke or bulge.
Hi there
OK this is long overdue, so today I went to make a video on our industrial estate, unfortunately timing was not the best as people were leaving work even though there was a crowd of people waiting to see what was about to unfold. I was tempted to line lock, but as the road surface was a bit rough and on cold tyres I value my axles. So I just did a gentle pull away and then floored it, only managed to get upto around 6000rpm as I new the VW was going to pull out so had to factor in slowing down.
Still gives you a good idea how loud the Corsa Sport catback is, I am kind of glad I now went this route as its damn loud can hear the car easily from a very long distance if anything over half throttle. I was tempted by the Extreme version which is more exotic (raspy) and a further 10-12Db louder so glad I went sport route especially as it will be more track day friendly or just about on the limits. Plus if I ever fit manifolds (headers) this exhaust will become 5-8Db louder anyway and I prefer the deeper tone of the Sport system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq-FK6PDrWg
Really impressed now weather is warming as on warm tyres the car can be floored in 1st gear and just go, or if you do get wheelspin you can keep your foot right in it and the car stays straight.
But as you can hear it is a lot louder past 4500rpm at full throttle compared to the videos I posted a few weeks ago.
OK this is long overdue, so today I went to make a video on our industrial estate, unfortunately timing was not the best as people were leaving work even though there was a crowd of people waiting to see what was about to unfold. I was tempted to line lock, but as the road surface was a bit rough and on cold tyres I value my axles. So I just did a gentle pull away and then floored it, only managed to get upto around 6000rpm as I new the VW was going to pull out so had to factor in slowing down.
Still gives you a good idea how loud the Corsa Sport catback is, I am kind of glad I now went this route as its damn loud can hear the car easily from a very long distance if anything over half throttle. I was tempted by the Extreme version which is more exotic (raspy) and a further 10-12Db louder so glad I went sport route especially as it will be more track day friendly or just about on the limits. Plus if I ever fit manifolds (headers) this exhaust will become 5-8Db louder anyway and I prefer the deeper tone of the Sport system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq-FK6PDrWg
Really impressed now weather is warming as on warm tyres the car can be floored in 1st gear and just go, or if you do get wheelspin you can keep your foot right in it and the car stays straight.
But as you can hear it is a lot louder past 4500rpm at full throttle compared to the videos I posted a few weeks ago.
Hi there
So today I decided to take the car to one of my usual photography shots to get some better photos of the car. So excuse the large amount of photos but here goes:
Really pleased with how the car is looking, but it is crying out for bigger wheels with a little less tyre to truly finish it off along with the Shelby GT 350 gloss black track spoiler, all of which are ordered and due around June which finishes the car off.
Then it just saving for the Whipple supercharger setup for around 750BHP!
So today I decided to take the car to one of my usual photography shots to get some better photos of the car. So excuse the large amount of photos but here goes:
Really pleased with how the car is looking, but it is crying out for bigger wheels with a little less tyre to truly finish it off along with the Shelby GT 350 gloss black track spoiler, all of which are ordered and due around June which finishes the car off.
Then it just saving for the Whipple supercharger setup for around 750BHP!
Pommygranite said:
Nice write up and photos - thanks for sharing.
On poet I'm not sure I would have been keen for the side/rear/front splitters but damn it looks good.
Also love the adapter spacer fit.
Question - how hard to fit all the stuff (ie diy?) and how does the spacer affect the ride/handling?
Everything is DIY possible in your driveway, but I'd get a garage to do springs simply because the rear springs are an absolute bOn poet I'm not sure I would have been keen for the side/rear/front splitters but damn it looks good.
Also love the adapter spacer fit.
Question - how hard to fit all the stuff (ie diy?) and how does the spacer affect the ride/handling?
h to get out unless you decide to just drop the entire subframe down which could be an option.Spacer have no real effect on ride quality and handling wise just little extra grip at the limits. My car handles lovely in the dry, huge amounts of grip but when it runs out it is very progressive and easy to hold a little sideways action. Wet conditions its a lot more lively, better than stock but the Pzero tyres means making progress in the wet is dangerous as they lack subjective and confidence in the wet and let go on the Pzero can be rather abrupt.
I shall be changing to MPSS in a couple of months by which time the rear Pzero shall be shot anyway as they do not last.
Hi there
Well I got an invite from Ford last week for a free couple of hours track day at Silverstone International circuit driving my own car with an ARDS instructor for FREE, of course I could not refuse. Ford held a great even, very well organised and lots of track time in open pitlane format. Was only 17 cars on track, some real nice metal there, got lots of photos which I shall post later/tomorrow.
Anyway less boring stuff and onto the fun action stuff.
During my pax laps with the instructor I started filming after a lap in, sorry I was not pointing my phone at the track but you get the idea:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCQ1UPsq5mU
In short he absolutely loved my car, he felt it was stronger and pulled better in a straight line than any of the others he'd driven earlier in the day, so he was surprised when I told him power wise it was stock except for simple modifications to direct more cold air into the air box to keep IAT's down close to ambient levels. Clearly that works!
But the bigger story was the handling, he was amazing at how much higher corner speeds he could maintain with my car and not only that but how far better balanced and neutral the car was. This makes me very happy as I went for dampers and spring which were only 20% firmer over stock to maintain good road comfort, so the fact the setup performed so well on track is a huge bonus.
What was also impressive about my car which he loved was its balance and progressive nature, compared to the others mine was more planted in the rear and just had more grip at all four corners.
Even though in the video it is instructors driving the other cars as well the speed difference is huge, of course he was pushing it a little because in his words "oh my this car is so much fun" but saying that he managed a 1:27 lap with heavy traffic and not driving the car at qualifying or race pace, he was not flat out due to not being his car. I have no idea if that's a good lap for Silverstone International but in the car it felt hugely fast and we were hovering around 130mph on the pit straight with him driving, though he was only revving to 6000rpm as he said if its not his car he will drive to 8/10th's kind of pace, hence keeping revs low and not full on attacking the brakes.
So I took over and did around 20 minutes on circuit followed by a couple of cooling down laps, let car cool in pits for 10 minutes and then went out again and it started to rain, stayed out for a couple of laps but as track got more damp called it day as was feeling pretty tired and did not want to risk throwing it at the armco as the track got more slippy.
But from driving my own car at pace I am staggered at the levels of grip it has, on track it feels a far lighter car and is really at home on a fast wide circuit like Silverstone, as I was changing up at 7000rpm even manage to hit 135mph on pit straight.
The balance though is superb, right at the limit there is some understeer but the car is so forgiving you can actually dial in more steering and it grips and the rear stays planted, complete stook down, in fact with all the modifications have really not only improved grip levels but made the car a lot more chuckable whilst remaining forgiving at limits. Even as the track started to become damp grip levels were so high and we just left it in race mode.
My car really made the others look so much slower, obviously not just down to car but having track experience helps a lot, but it is always good bragging rights to never be over taken and literally be flying past everyone else.
Then I finished with 2-3 laps in 5th gear not using the brakes just cooling off around the circuit as I wanted no risk of over heating.
But there you have it, an ARDS race/instructor who has driven a few standard Mustang GT PP's then drives mine and says its faster, flatter, more grip, handles better, more forgiving and most of all is so much fun.
Think I got my modifications absolutely spot on, I am shocked, surprised and completely overjoyed with not only how well the car handled, gripped but oh my it is such a fun car on track and the ability is way above my expectations. WOW, had a great time!
Well I got an invite from Ford last week for a free couple of hours track day at Silverstone International circuit driving my own car with an ARDS instructor for FREE, of course I could not refuse. Ford held a great even, very well organised and lots of track time in open pitlane format. Was only 17 cars on track, some real nice metal there, got lots of photos which I shall post later/tomorrow.
Anyway less boring stuff and onto the fun action stuff.
During my pax laps with the instructor I started filming after a lap in, sorry I was not pointing my phone at the track but you get the idea:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCQ1UPsq5mU
In short he absolutely loved my car, he felt it was stronger and pulled better in a straight line than any of the others he'd driven earlier in the day, so he was surprised when I told him power wise it was stock except for simple modifications to direct more cold air into the air box to keep IAT's down close to ambient levels. Clearly that works!
But the bigger story was the handling, he was amazing at how much higher corner speeds he could maintain with my car and not only that but how far better balanced and neutral the car was. This makes me very happy as I went for dampers and spring which were only 20% firmer over stock to maintain good road comfort, so the fact the setup performed so well on track is a huge bonus.
What was also impressive about my car which he loved was its balance and progressive nature, compared to the others mine was more planted in the rear and just had more grip at all four corners.
Even though in the video it is instructors driving the other cars as well the speed difference is huge, of course he was pushing it a little because in his words "oh my this car is so much fun" but saying that he managed a 1:27 lap with heavy traffic and not driving the car at qualifying or race pace, he was not flat out due to not being his car. I have no idea if that's a good lap for Silverstone International but in the car it felt hugely fast and we were hovering around 130mph on the pit straight with him driving, though he was only revving to 6000rpm as he said if its not his car he will drive to 8/10th's kind of pace, hence keeping revs low and not full on attacking the brakes.
So I took over and did around 20 minutes on circuit followed by a couple of cooling down laps, let car cool in pits for 10 minutes and then went out again and it started to rain, stayed out for a couple of laps but as track got more damp called it day as was feeling pretty tired and did not want to risk throwing it at the armco as the track got more slippy.
But from driving my own car at pace I am staggered at the levels of grip it has, on track it feels a far lighter car and is really at home on a fast wide circuit like Silverstone, as I was changing up at 7000rpm even manage to hit 135mph on pit straight.
The balance though is superb, right at the limit there is some understeer but the car is so forgiving you can actually dial in more steering and it grips and the rear stays planted, complete stook down, in fact with all the modifications have really not only improved grip levels but made the car a lot more chuckable whilst remaining forgiving at limits. Even as the track started to become damp grip levels were so high and we just left it in race mode.
My car really made the others look so much slower, obviously not just down to car but having track experience helps a lot, but it is always good bragging rights to never be over taken and literally be flying past everyone else.
Then I finished with 2-3 laps in 5th gear not using the brakes just cooling off around the circuit as I wanted no risk of over heating.
But there you have it, an ARDS race/instructor who has driven a few standard Mustang GT PP's then drives mine and says its faster, flatter, more grip, handles better, more forgiving and most of all is so much fun.
Think I got my modifications absolutely spot on, I am shocked, surprised and completely overjoyed with not only how well the car handled, gripped but oh my it is such a fun car on track and the ability is way above my expectations. WOW, had a great time!
Hi there
After fitting the sideskirts I loved the look and was happy with them at the front of the car as they ran up against the mudflaps so it all neatly blended into the body work as such and looked factory.
However at the rear I felt they seem to stick out a little too much, so I wanted to fit Roush winglets but in order to do so I'd have to hack and cut the new sideskirts and just fitting the winglets to the sideskirts would just look odd and actually stick out more.
So got a friend who works a lot with plastics to do some hacking with me, they have come out great, they still need tidying up a little with some tiger seal and precision use of a scalpel, I will then blow them over with some ABS black plastidip to make it all look like one true piece.
But looks better and more finished/factory than before, once I've tidied them a little more and blown over with plastidip I will be happy with it, just for me they are not perfect yet upon very closeup inspection and although no one else will see it, I can and it will bug me so shall perfect them over coming days.
After fitting the sideskirts I loved the look and was happy with them at the front of the car as they ran up against the mudflaps so it all neatly blended into the body work as such and looked factory.
However at the rear I felt they seem to stick out a little too much, so I wanted to fit Roush winglets but in order to do so I'd have to hack and cut the new sideskirts and just fitting the winglets to the sideskirts would just look odd and actually stick out more.
So got a friend who works a lot with plastics to do some hacking with me, they have come out great, they still need tidying up a little with some tiger seal and precision use of a scalpel, I will then blow them over with some ABS black plastidip to make it all look like one true piece.
But looks better and more finished/factory than before, once I've tidied them a little more and blown over with plastidip I will be happy with it, just for me they are not perfect yet upon very closeup inspection and although no one else will see it, I can and it will bug me so shall perfect them over coming days.
bridgdav said:
Gibbo...
Did you replace the Bump Stops when you fitted the lowered springs..?
There is a difference of opinion on the various sites of what to do.
Ford Racing ones are a good 1-2 inches shorter than factory fitted and supposedly softer compound too.
For $55 delivered I might just change them anyway to save another 2 hours work at a later date.
Have you had any bottoming out of the stops if you didn't trim or fit the shorter ones..?
I know what the UK roads are like.!
I purchased FRPP dampers which come with FRPP bump stops. Did you replace the Bump Stops when you fitted the lowered springs..?
There is a difference of opinion on the various sites of what to do.
Ford Racing ones are a good 1-2 inches shorter than factory fitted and supposedly softer compound too.
For $55 delivered I might just change them anyway to save another 2 hours work at a later date.
Have you had any bottoming out of the stops if you didn't trim or fit the shorter ones..?
I know what the UK roads are like.!
Not really updated in a while, but car had thousands spent on it since and it now looks like this:
Totally love this car, but I've put an order in for an MY18 and am going for a completely different angle on next one being bright orange and an automatic, hope I won't miss the manual and being able to do throttle blips and heel and toe.
My advert on PH:
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
Totally love this car, but I've put an order in for an MY18 and am going for a completely different angle on next one being bright orange and an automatic, hope I won't miss the manual and being able to do throttle blips and heel and toe.
My advert on PH:
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
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