Gti6 Supercharged Track Car

[Ed Doe]

dumdum severely sound you had your brakes hot enough to boil the fluid... I wouldn't be surprised if you've boiled the moisture in them from having older fluid, not not full on boiling the fluid itself. Unless you were using water...

[Dum-Dum]

dumdum severely sound you had your brakes hot enough to boil the fluid... I wouldn't be surprised if you've boiled the moisture in them from having older fluid, not not full on boiling the fluid itself. Unless you were using water...

doubt away mate, it was the GTi6 set up with new mintex pads and discs that were bled through with new fluid by the garage when they were fitted. After ragging for quite a while I had that shit no brakes foot going to the floor feeling.

[cjm_harris]

Few short videos..

Driveby at Donington FCS (proper shaky, dont use that youtube auto steady thing)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1qDNf0Nk...e=youtu.be

And my second ever lap of Prescott Hill, Pugfest. Wish I had some more videos as got quicker and quicker. hey ho..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIHGmmYV4VA

[C.A.R.]

CJM car looks awesome. I've read your build thread on GTi6 forum before and love the car. Not so sure about the pink stickers, but at least you're in touch with your feminine side I guess...

doubt away mate, it was the GTi6 set up with new mintex pads and discs that were bled through with new fluid by the garage when they were fitted. After ragging for quite a while I had that shit no brakes foot going to the floor feeling.

That's a bit worrying dude, I had a similar problem years ago on the XS after upgrading the MC, turned out the O-ring seal wasn't in good condition and once the brakes got warm the pedal feel went shit. Might be worth checking out because it will slowly lose fluid through there, but it's not very noticeable.. Will need to be re-bled again obviously which is a bitch, however it would be good for peace of mind.

[Jonny b]

Can see my car when your at the start, your car don't sound anywhere near as awesome from the inside bud, sounds f*cking great from outside!

[Rippthrough]

doubt away mate, it was the GTi6 set up with new mintex pads and discs that were bled through with new fluid by the garage when they were fitted. After ragging for quite a while I had that shit no brakes foot going to the floor feeling.

Yes, that's boiling fluid, be surprised if there was moisture in there if you'd only just had them done, but you never know, wouldn't be the first time I've seen a dodgy bottle of brake fluid that's been on the shelf about 10 years...

[Stephen]

This is everything I want my next car to be, love it!

[cjm_harris]

Thanks for the comments guys

Dum-Dum; I've never had a problem with brake fade etc in 5 years of gti6 ownership, but then depends how you are with your brakes I guess? Or you may have a problem.

I still run standard brakes on mine, with more power. Just decent fluid, pads and braided lines

[Ruan]

I've always run standard everything apart from uprated pads, never had an issue...

The Diesel has always run 266s with decent pads, never had fade yet, even with steelies on which are renound for roasting brakes.

[Jonny81191]

I used to get fade with HDi brakes but that was on shitty halfords pads and discs, GTi6 brakes with standard mintex, never had an issue.

IMO, if you're cooking brakes on the road, you're leaving it too late and not driving properly, even regularly braking hard from very silly speeds on a twisty a-road, you'd be unlikely to see fade on a GTi set up. Trust me.

[cjm_harris]

even regularly braking hard from very silly speeds on a twisty a-road, you'd be unlikely to see fade on a GTi set up. Trust me.

Seconded

[Jonny b]

I have cooked my fluid ha ha though it was trying to keep up with my cousins supercharged m3 ha ha

[cjm_harris]

I have cooked my fluid ha ha though it was trying to keep up with my cousins supercharged m3 ha ha

No excuse, you should of been braking less so you carry the speed through the bends

[Jonny81191]

No excuse, you should of been braking less so you carry the speed through the bends

^this

[Jonny b]

Ha ha I was late braking at every opportunity, was past the limit of of grip on cornering speeds couldn't get anymore out of it

[Dum-Dum]

Yep one of the times i cooked mine i was definitely not racing an M3 and an Evo

[cjm_harris]

Not a lot going on with this at the minute. In the process of getting a house, so cant really spend any money on it. (Which is annoying as f*ck as want the rear beam sorting and give it some abuse on track).

Few pictures of the rear brake tidy up..

Manky old shite



Masked up..



after first coat..

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and done, that'll do







And one last picture to show my tip top beam.. (no my trailing arms have NOT been machined to give me the negative camber.. lol)

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Can see my car when your at the start, your car don't sound anywhere near as awesome from the inside bud, sounds f*cking great from outside!

Jonny,

Think I saw your car and spoke to you to? The blue s16 that at Pugfest the cage was in, but not red and not fitted. I asked about it and was told you didnt get time to fit, so was just sat in place. Not sure if that was you or not?

[Jonny b]

ha ha yeh that was me bud literally fitted the cage all painted on the friday last week before the ace day

[cjm_harris]

Couple of pics after a bit of a mop (shame the sun wasnt out...)






Also my friend with the RX7 is going to Santa Pod this weekend. Its an RX7 show, combined with "God of the Pod". This involves a handling track and the dragstrip. So going to enter in for that, wish me luck

To help me out on the drag strip, I got my slicks fitted today..

[Dum-Dum]

Wish i had money to go God of the Pod mate.

[cjm_harris]

Wish i had money to go God of the Pod mate.

I dont have money either

Overdraft FTW

[Rippthrough]

Wish I still had a working rotary to go with....

[chrisrallye]

always liked this car did have a bit of a look round it a pugfest. Keep up the good work on it mate.

[C2K]

Ah Corby power station, i'd recognise that ACC and twin GT stacks anywhere having been looking after the turbine and passing it twice daily for 3 years.

Where you getting a house Chris? I'm home in 6 weeks!

[cjm_harris]

Wish I still had a working rotary to go with....

Ahh, Hello Phil. Didnt know you were on here. Probably more fitting than 306gti6.com considering you only have a 1.4

always liked this car did have a bit of a look round it a pugfest. Keep up the good work on it mate.

Cheers mate Saw your car at Pugfest too, shame we didnt get the chance to say hello.

Ah Corby power station, i'd recognise that ACC and twin GT stacks anywhere having been looking after the turbine and passing it twice daily for 3 years.

Where you getting a house Chris? I'm home in 6 weeks!

Alrite Si, didnt know you were on here either. Good stuff mate, how long you been in SA now? bloody ages!

[cjm_harris]

Little update.

Got some new speakers to replace the old/standard tat that was in there. Had no music in the car for ages now, so this is a big step up in "luxary" :laugh

new vs old


Not the best fit (from where the door card was butchered, but they seem all good.



This one really needed replacing after an incident involving the roll cage leg during fitting :doh




And one of the headunit..

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Also want a bit of advice for my new battery fitment. I bought a relocation kit, but it came with standard battery terminal connectors. These need to be changed to fit my race battery, but which ones to go for?



The top one is 35-10 (already fitted to cable and seems better suited to cable)

The bottom one is 25-8 which fits better to the battery. What would you advise?

[C2K]

Ah Corby power station, i'd recognise that ACC and twin GT stacks anywhere having been looking after the turbine and passing it twice daily for 3 years.

Where you getting a house Chris? I'm home in 6 weeks!

Alrite Si, didnt know you were on here either. Good stuff mate, how long you been in SA now? bloody ages!

18 months mate when i get home lol! Bit longer than i first expected! Can't wait to get home trust be told.

[cjm_harris]

Little video of a wet acceleration test

http://s254.photobucket.com/user/cjm_har...tml?src=pb

[cjm_harris]

Not been on here much really, and a few things changed with my car.

If anyone is interested, can be read on my project thread here:

http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread....16&page=25

Pages 25-38 is new stuff since I last posted. Should kill some boredom for a few minutes

[Ed Doe]

BOOO! You should do your proper project thread on here You know were way more awesome than the '6 forum