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Hi, I have a Turbo R400 if you have specific questions. I’ve tried various setups and maps, it makes for an extremely quick car if done properly.

Yeh, my car. I can't make up my mind if I love or hate the modern lights, I also have proper 7 lights for it and I more often than not run it without lights for track day shenanigans. Fantastic car, has to be the most fun you can have for pure drivers fun, I just never get to use it which is a bit of a waste.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-Caterham-R400-Superlight-Duratec-Turbo/283470738216?hash=item42002c3328:g:9q8AAOSwJzpcsPem

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-Lotus-Super-Seven-/282485193345?hash=item41c56dfa81:g:YNoAAOSw~FJZHuou&vxp=mtr And another.

http://wingsaviation.aero/sales/cars/15-cars/81-caterham-r400-superlight

Sad day, but my Caterham R400 just doesn't get out enough. Time for a new home with hopefully someone who has the time to enjoy it. http://wingsaviation.aero/sales/cars/15-cars/81-caterham-r400-superlight

As an update on the Hoosier A6 tires. The 275's are a struggle for clearance on the inner shoulder on my R400, when either corner gets loaded up I'm getting contact on the suspension links. The next option is to go with a set of S80 full slicks but I have to go down to a 215 on the rear and I can probably get away with the 200 (Radical special) on the front. I'm hoping that the increased grip of the full slick in a softer compound will make up for the loss of contact patch over the outgoing A6's. The new A7's are a wider tire for any given profile (if that makes sense?) which means I'd need to go down to a 215 with those without the benefit of the full slick grip. I'll report when they arrive and I get them out on the track, which is normally another 6 months regardless of all my planning.

Hi All, Does anyone know where to get a 620R nose cone or a custom copy? Caterham aren't willing to sell them (yet).

Oh yeh, that "immobilizer" only ever immobilized me....... I no longer have it, however I do remember that removing it wasn't as straight forward as it should be. I don't have any of the old Caterham electrics, but there is some funky stuff in there. If you can't get it figured out, I can give you the number of the guy that got mine sorted out.

2008 Superlight full of fuel, driver (175lbs), 15" slicks, turbo & intercooler etc, comes in just under 1300lbs when we corned weighed it a couple of months ago. Standard roll bar not full cage.

I don't know this particular car but that's a great deal for the next owner. If you're out there seriously considering a Cat, this is a lot of car for $42k. I've been fortunate enough to have a few nice cars over the years and nothing puts a smile on your face like a fast Caterham, it's just as much fun as it's possible to have on four wheels.

Has anyone found a source for a 620R style nose cone. And, anyone fitted a 620R nose to an earlier S3 car?

I have a set of the nose canards that I've yet to install but I'm doubtful that they are going to produce significant results at all but the highest straight line speeds. I'm hoping to position them along with some other small mods to redirect air around the struts which are aerodynamic disasters. It seems like you can dial out some of the understeer with various setup tweaks however I think there is an inherent tendency toward understeer with these types of car. It's a balancing act with my particular car because I'm trying to improve rear grip for traction but the more rear grip on the rear proportionally over the front increases the understeer. I'm hoping to get out early in year to play with some setup changes, I too would be interested in hearing from some of the more experienced out there about their setups......

Yep, 2.0 Duratec with a bit of a turbo and some other bits, straight pipe isn't as loud as you might think, can be a bit bright on over run. Bunch of other fun stuff in the hangar but no more 7 ish stuff, yet.......... Looking forward to trying out the Hoosiers, judging by the number of rocks they threw at me driving from one building to the next, they are pretty sticky.

Finally got the 15" slicks mounted along with the wider CSR style cycle wings (fenders). As usual I have no time to go the the track, still need to play with the ride height / rake as the ratio front to back has been altered with the new tires.