Kaihatsu Factory S14 Silvia

djtreble · Post by **djtreble** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:45 pm

Busy weekend ahead:

On the to-do list:
- Fit new ROTA GTR-D's
- Fit 3" stainless elbow
- Fit 3" stainless downpipe
- Fit 3" Decat pipe
- Fit stainless manifold
- Fit new gaskets
- Fit braided turbo lines
- Fit new oil pressure and boost guage (ones installed are messed)
- Move boost gauge take off pipe to intake manifold
- Fit sandwich plate for oil pressure gauge
- Fill with new oil, coolant,
- Fit new oil filter and thermostat
- Fit UK Open Drift Championship sun strip and number for qualifying rounds in March.

Only have 1 and a half days to do it, and the one day will be hung over as it's the lady's bday this weekend.

aep886 · Post by **aep886** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:52 pm

how much did you pay for that 3" test pipe

djtreble · Post by **djtreble** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:34 pm

Test pipe?

I have the decat which was £35.
The manifold, eblow and downpipe were second hand and I got it at a steal price of £80 all together from a mate.

aep886 · Post by **aep886** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:34 pm

djtreble wrote:Test pipe?

I have the decat which was £35.
The manifold, eblow and downpipe were second hand and I got it at a steal price of £80 all together from a mate.

decat = test pipe
UK = USA

djtreble · Post by **djtreble** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:03 pm

ah right

aep886 · Post by **aep886** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:28 pm

djtreble wrote:ah right

yeah it like we call it extrators in NZ and USA they call it header and here in SA they call it branchs.... ^^ just have to get use to it...

djtreble · Post by **djtreble** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 2:02 am

Yeah and in the uk they call it a manifold (tubular manifold)...haha...back to learning new terms again

djtreble · Post by **djtreble** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:20 pm

GTR-D's and sunstrip for the UKODC fitted, first qualifying round is on 13 March!

If anyone is interested in this fitment it is as follows:
Front - 18x9.5 225/40/18 ET12
Rear - 18x10 235/40/18 ET12
Rolled arches with slight flare on rear. It rubs only on max compression which is rare as the suspensuion is stiff

aep886 · Post by **aep886** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:51 pm

^^ your tyres are under size... but this is how they do it in japan... under size tyre for drift....

djtreble · Post by **djtreble** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:02 pm

yes mate, stretched for a reason, to fit them to the car with low offset and it's the drift "style". Looks badass

Also they are brand new Falkens and they recommend that 225 on 9.5" is the limit and that 235 is the limit on 10"

I've seen people put 195's on a 10"

nirvash · Post by **nirvash** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:01 pm

those wheels suit the car perfect, nice job. Rota ftw

btw is there any advantage/disadvantage for going stretched with tyres??

djtreble · Post by **djtreble** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:26 pm

Thanks bud,

No there is no particular advantage or disadvantage with a stretched tyre, If you over stretch the beading can come off under heavy load which is crap but if you are reasonable with the stretch then you can have a more agressive stance with wider lower offset wheels.

DriftZ · Post by **DriftZ** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:23 am

nirvash wrote:those wheels suit the car perfect, nice job. Rota ftw

btw is there any advantage/disadvantage for going stretched with tyres??

Besides looking cool, and making wide rims fit under tight arches... = hella. Streched tyres give less sidewall flex, there traction loss point is sharper when under sideways load. = hence drifters love to stretch em

Generally you'll find okes stretch the rears more than the fronts.. as you generally need more grip upfront when drifting

but you may have problems trying to ask your tyre dealer to stretch tyres onto wider rims.. they dont like doing it for safety reasons. Bring on the can of EGO and a lighter trick..

djtreble · Post by **djtreble** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:07 am

DriftZ wrote:Bring on the can of EGO and a lighter trick..

Quoted for the truth

nirvash · Post by **nirvash** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:25 am

is that how you drifters do it, EGO and lighters

do it yourself tyre mounting machine