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Forum: Wheels | Tires | Spacers | Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack 10-10-2023, 07:58 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,480
Posted By grumpysnapper
Too right! In the previous couple of weeks I had...

Too right! In the previous couple of weeks I had been doing some high speed sideways stuff at a hard and compacted dirt track day...I'm not sure the result would have been pretty.
Like many of the...
Forum: Wheels | Tires | Spacers | Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack 10-09-2023, 07:08 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,480
Posted By grumpysnapper
You're so right, 15's would be perfect (better...

You're so right, 15's would be perfect (better dirt tyre options available too), but I just can't get them over the brakes.

Braid do look the business!
Forum: Wheels | Tires | Spacers | Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack 10-07-2023, 09:22 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,480
Posted By grumpysnapper
Fatigued Rays...big big cracks

Was pumping up my tyres after dirt khanacross (a sort of mini rally type event), when I noticed what I thought was a deep scratch on a CE28 wheel...

Closer inspection scared the heck out of me...a...
Forum: FR-S & 86 Photos, Videos, Wallpapers, Gallery Forum 05-18-2023, 07:11 AM
Replies: 148
Views: 116,645
Posted By grumpysnapper
Throwing dirt around...

Throwing dirt around...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 04-26-2023, 08:06 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 22,273
Posted By grumpysnapper
Next time I'm under the car I'll take some pics. ...

Next time I'm under the car I'll take some pics.

In my experience OEM bushes or stiffer bushes have made no effective difference.

In the same way that trying to isolate the whole shifter...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 04-19-2023, 11:25 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 22,273
Posted By grumpysnapper
Yeah, thats the beast.... its annoying.... there...

Yeah, thats the beast.... its annoying.... there is a very slight "play" somewhere internally with the rod in the rear housing, enough to transmit vibrations back through the shaft. Unfortunately the...
Forum: BRZ First-Gen (2012+) -- General Topics 03-26-2023, 10:20 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 15,675
Posted By grumpysnapper
....50's self realises no one actually makes the...

....50's self realises no one actually makes the perfect car.

Love driving, love cars....and life's way short....

So, I'm that guy... sunk the entire/total (peak market) value of a Porsche 993...
Forum: Forced Induction 03-22-2023, 08:14 AM
Replies: 1,372
Views: 389,130
Posted By grumpysnapper
Had an interesting but short chat with someone...

Had an interesting but short chat with someone who knows about the new version of the supercharger for the FA24.

They are very excited about the new version, but apparently it is still in the pre...
Forum: BRZ First-Gen (2012+) -- General Topics 02-11-2023, 04:43 AM
Replies: 19,878
Views: 8,804,299
Posted By grumpysnapper
Discovered my rear radiator, and the diff cooler...

Discovered my rear radiator, and the diff cooler were both completely clogged with bull dust after a recent rally day (and I mean solid).
No way to clean them in situ... so had to drop them both....
Forum: FR-S & 86 Photos, Videos, Wallpapers, Gallery Forum 01-08-2023, 09:23 AM
Replies: 148
Views: 116,645
Posted By grumpysnapper
a dirty weekend away....

a dirty weekend away....
Forum: BRZ First-Gen (2012+) -- General Topics 01-08-2023, 09:13 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 815
Posted By grumpysnapper
These cars are properly tough

In nearly 50000km of hard use, no, make that really, really hard use, I've only had one major failure (and that was an after market CF drive shaft).
OK, it has lots of preventative maintenance, and...
Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 01-03-2023, 10:54 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,954
Posted By grumpysnapper
True, the twin shaft was a solution to a number...

True, the twin shaft was a solution to a number of engineering issues for car manufacturers, including official safety test requirements , NVH and packaging.

Initially my main concern was trying...
Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 01-02-2023, 08:11 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,954
Posted By grumpysnapper
Well spotted.... although that pic was from an...

Well spotted.... although that pic was from an earlier escapade, pre break :)
Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 01-02-2023, 08:07 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,954
Posted By grumpysnapper
I like your thinking, but there is not enough...

I like your thinking, but there is not enough upward play in the exhaust system to get close enough to the shaft (it would hit a solid mount that I have fitted off the gearbox cross member first).
Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 01-02-2023, 08:03 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,954
Posted By grumpysnapper
...it was spectacular when my wife asked the...

...it was spectacular when my wife asked the actual cost... :confused0068:
Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 01-02-2023, 12:53 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,954
Posted By grumpysnapper
An engineer who helped me with the car afterwards...

An engineer who helped me with the car afterwards made a similar point about the location of the fracture along the shaft, saying it was at/near the shafts maximum stress point (or words to that...
Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 01-02-2023, 12:30 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,954
Posted By grumpysnapper
Yes that was the initial thought at the time by...

Yes that was the initial thought at the time by everybody, but we all became less sure that it may have been the (only) factor when we removed the shaft.

I'm confident that it hasnt had a "big"...
Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 01-01-2023, 04:45 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,954
Posted By grumpysnapper
Yeah, I guess thats very possible too. In...

Yeah, I guess thats very possible too.

In truth I'm not sure what the temps are like there, although it has never really struck me as a super hot zone, and I have some home made rubber exhaust...
Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 01-01-2023, 03:40 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,954
Posted By grumpysnapper
Driveshaft shop. (NB not from Verus, as I...

Driveshaft shop.
(NB not from Verus, as I previously wrote)
Forum: Forced Induction 12-23-2022, 08:51 AM
Replies: 1,372
Views: 389,130
Posted By grumpysnapper
Brilliant mate, well done! Can't wait to see...

Brilliant mate, well done! Can't wait to see it...the E85 pump is the place to be!
Forum: FR-S & 86 Photos, Videos, Wallpapers, Gallery Forum 11-18-2022, 08:12 AM
Replies: 148
Views: 116,645
Posted By grumpysnapper
16" rally tyres.....soooo hard to find. Get...

16" rally tyres.....soooo hard to find.
Get their first work out this weekend....
Forum: Wheels | Tires | Spacers | Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack 11-18-2022, 08:08 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 841
Posted By grumpysnapper
found the holy grail(s)...16" rally tyres

16" rally tyres.... mmmmm, very happy, first proper test is on Sunday
(and yes, they sound like an old world war 2 air raid siren on bitumen, they scream!)
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 10-18-2022, 10:52 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 861
Posted By grumpysnapper
I use 300mm covers (but a different brand), and...

I use 300mm covers (but a different brand), and they are still a little generous in length.
Forum: Forced Induction 10-08-2022, 04:44 AM
Replies: 1,372
Views: 389,130
Posted By grumpysnapper
I changed my plugs about 2000km ago as a belts...

I changed my plugs about 2000km ago as a belts and braces thing when I put in new Ignition Projects coil packs.
Just used the recommended OEM plugs, and they are fine.

I use the dual Radium kit...
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 10-04-2022, 04:02 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 891
Posted By grumpysnapper
Easiest camber change possible

Love this system.

Camber shims, in half degree increments.

Take about two minutes to change, super accurate and no danger of the setting "slipping".
215846

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Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 10-01-2022, 10:07 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 623
Posted By grumpysnapper
True...And/Or I should not be a lazy bugger on...

True...And/Or I should not be a lazy bugger on maintenance :bonk:
Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 10-01-2022, 09:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 623
Posted By grumpysnapper
If you were wondering about that little split in your axles boots...

Gulp...found these rocks/stones/boulders...inside one of my CV joints.

I had noticed a small split for a little while on the Driveshaft Shop 800hp axle, but there was no grease leaking out, and...
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 10-01-2022, 07:17 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,392
Posted By grumpysnapper
I think the sprint kit is magic with more than...

I think the sprint kit is magic with more than enough headroom in braking capacity....and the weight saving is a bonus.

You certainly dont "need" to change the rears... but then most of what we do...
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 10-01-2022, 03:06 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,106
Posted By grumpysnapper
I did the same thing with a hand made set of WRC...

I did the same thing with a hand made set of WRC Ohlins made from scratch for my car, in Holland...and I can confirm its mega expensive (and that was after I think he eased the costs for me because...
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 07-23-2022, 09:12 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 845
Posted By grumpysnapper
nah, when it sometimes gets snared between the...

nah, when it sometimes gets snared between the coils on maximum compression, creates a pretty cool pattern.
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