Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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Fuel Pressure Regulator?
Mine was running very lean, fiddled with that (at the advice of Dave at V-tuning NOT to tinker  ) and it runs much better. Certainly not as powerfull top end of the revs, but tbh, i think thats the filter i've got on it. (was only pulling 86mph on the 1/4 on my last run, booooooo).
Brunters is about £4000+ to hire for the day, would need a lot of cars.
Best off just all arranging to go on a set track day at a good track.
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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can hire out knockhill.... but you southern fannies wont travel!
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broster
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
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Originally posted by broster
i agree, my cars not a track car, i mean i havn't done any of the following:
Had a weld in roll cage custom made to the fia blue book fitted to my car for over a year
invested in light weight wheels
invested in track day pads costing more than your average 2ltr set up.
invested in relocating the engine bay components to balance out the weight, battery, cutting unnessary weight out etc
spend hours setting the car up on the rollers to make the power usable
spent a small fortune on diff and rebuilt gearbox and reduced final drive.
buckets
harnesses......
Cool
So how many times have you been on track then with all that???? Damn you take things personnally. IF you read what i've put, i did say that im going what i knew and that my information may be old.
Guess you missed that bit and got a little worked up
On track in it, never. due to several things.
1- no money left
2- been doing my final year at uni, lots of work to do and no time.
3- im lazy
first one is booked for 7th august with pvg.
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broster
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as for club track days, pvg seems the way forward for them to be honest
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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can i borrow someones car? 
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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rent you out the 205...
you pay travel costs... then a £5 a lap charge, and if you bend it, you mend it
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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travel costs? pmsl, itd cost me about a grand to borrow it
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Deffo not my FPR, swapped injectors, fuel rail, FPR, EGR, CTS, AFM x3, Dizzy, leads, plugs, Supplementary air valve, TPS, OTS, Loom, fuel pump, basically everything that could be replaced has been replaced minus the coil.
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bradfincham
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Registered: 20th Sep 02
Location: East Of England Drives: Clio 172
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Aks List is about right,
james has the cage, brake setup
The only real way to do a track setup with a corsa regarding suspension is to corner weight the car
hence you need coilovers, shims, camber correcting bolts and more
decent set of springs and dampers and ARB is a fair compromise
205 lift off over steer is very controllable and can help point the nose the right way
in the corsa it tends to be all or nothing though
corsa suspension geometry isnt too good for track use
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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nothing is free 
Its pretty easy on petrol.... and its Tax's and tested... so doesnt need towed everywhere
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bradfincham
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205 mi16 is cheapest and fastest way to enter trackday world
when i did donnington i couldnt loose this white 205 all day, he sat with me everywhere and was a totally smooth driver as well!
Pissed me off slightly as locorage is 450kg, 180bhp, but i then realised how damn good they really are 
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timrud_
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Registered: 3rd Jul 04
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Going on the criteria all my car is mising then is a cage for it to be termed a "track car".
Even though in my eyes the car is miles away from a track car!
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AK
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there is no criteria
Does it get used for trackdays....
if yes, then yes.... if no, then its not
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timrud_
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Well its been on track....
But I still would not term it a track car! Rather a fast road car.
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AK
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ok then 
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BAZ 1256
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
BAZ's black beasty isnt circuit... just build for 1/4mile i think
yup your right adam, just a 1/4 mile car, not circuit
bit late in replying to a page 1 post when now on page 5 or so , i know but oh well.
think mine would be ok on the track, just sorted out the coilovers, tracking and camber so handles a bit better, but really goign to keep it just for 1/4 mile days.
if i was to build a corsa for track i would make it a 1.6 gsi on TB' i think.
i myself find the 2 litre engine in the front o a corsa a bit too heavy for handeling.
would prefer a lighter engine, ok not going to get to the same speeds but would be better round the corners which is waht really matters on the track isnt it?
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Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by BAZ 1256
if i was to build a corsa for track i would make it a 1.6 gsi on TB' i think.
i myself find the 2 litre engine in the front o a corsa a bit too heavy for handeling.
would prefer a lighter engine, ok not going to get to the same speeds but would be better round the corners which is waht really matters on the track isnt it?
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bradfincham
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Registered: 20th Sep 02
Location: East Of England Drives: Clio 172
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indeed
trying to flat patch setup a corsa with an xe is near impossible unless you seriously weight the rear out
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James R
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quote:
Originally posted by bradfincham
205 mi16 is cheapest and fastest way to enter trackday world
when i did donnington i couldnt loose this white 205 all day, he sat with me everywhere and was a totally smooth driver as well!
Pissed me off slightly as locorage is 450kg, 180bhp, but i then realised how damn good they really are
Mi cheap, haha. After vx's it's different I've now got 2 spare MI's in the garage because I KNOW I'll be needed them. Surge is a huge problem. Lift oversteer if fun for pissing about but when do you need to do that? (less the person in front of you spins ) Bump oversteer is fun at 100 though, just power on and you go straight again and lost of smoke
Cheapest way is like AK, a stdish 205 with sensible mods, oh and a qwikrack.
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James R
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Would also say consider a clio 1.8 16v, can be had for peanuts these days 700-1000. Strip and add a bucket. Done, brakes are good std (with the right pads) sus is good (provided the ARB bushes are intacted) and awesome to drive
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timrud_
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Yes they handle like a beast. (The clios that is) 
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