
KnifeySpoony
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Hmm it felt secure (ie no wiggle to it), but i could see well to see if it had backed out of the engine itself. I think i saw a couple screws holding it in... Just nip them up?
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Sensor is clipped in securely but I will fiddle with it.
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Not that I'm aware of. And I'm on a dry sump so that seems unlikely. I will review my video though monitor the oil pressure gauge.
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Interesting, someone else mentioned a possible sensor issue too. I will have a look over the sensors. Aren't they clipped in though?
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In my duratec powered 420r, I Believe the fuel pump pickup is on the left side of the tank. However from all my googling I'm only reading about people getting fuel starve in right handers (maybe those are different setups?) Today at Laguna, twice in turn 2 (long left hander after downhill long hard braking zone) with about a third of a tank (can never tell with these gauges, but was only the second session after a fillup), I got a very brief but severe hesitation. No popping, which I've heard in other cars during fuel starve. No issues elsewhere on track. Otherwise, car flawless all day. Could this be starvation or should I be looking for other causes? I've always run two 20min sessions on a tank without issues, but maybe burning more fuel today from pushing harder with sticky tires. (New set of A24 ZZR, PR day)
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Oh also i have a decat pipe on mine, that's a decent weight loss right there.
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Do you know the spring rates on the cup dampers? re: weight. I weighed mine (420R, roller barrels, trackday rollbar, no heater, CF aeroscreen/mirrors, CF tillets, CF front wings, CF interior panels, OEM Banner battery, about 2/3rd to 3/4 tank of gas) and it was 1230lbs. I have since gone to an antigravity battery, so I think that was like 15lbs savings. So I assume with half tank of gas it's under 1200. 540kg wet is a fantasy by Caterham.
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Ah ok doesn't sound too bad. With the s3 and tillets, the tunnel top is locked in by the seats. So much so that i never bothered with the aft fixing screws during my build.
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Hmm I'm confused. You mounted the component underneath the tunnel top? You have to pull the tunnel top to download data? On my car this would be a serious inconvenience. I guess with your spec you don't have to unbolt a seat to remove the tunnel top?
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Yeah I always do full face helmet because aeroscreen. Above 55mph or so it gets bad fast. And yea the throttle response with NA and ITBs is par excellence. I'm all about it. Many benefits, including the ability to dial in your yaw angle with great precision without any lag.
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It's not slow, is it... The intake sound is glorious as well. You can really hear when it comes on cam and gets into it's happy place. bwaaaaaaaaaa
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No, can definitely slide more than that. Although the rails get really full of grit over time and become hard to operate.
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Zetec performance rebuild option
KnifeySpoony replied to JohnCh's topic in General Sevens Discussion
I would imagine the power delivery of a centrifugal blower would be better matched to a 7 than a roots. I'm an NA motor fan though. -
I think you will find 18psi a bit low for street, but a good starting point for track. I think most aim for 21-24 hot - and you won't get that much gain on street. I start at 17 cold first session usually then bleed off as the day warms up. I'm running 2.5deg ears. On ZZS I had very uneven wear (pretty much entire outside half of tire) with 1.5deg. I swapped to 2.0 ears but also changed to ZZR around the same time. The wear is much better but still some shoulder wear so I recently swapped to 2.5deg ears when I did the race rear brake upgrade. I was concerned it might be too much, but balance still feels good though it's too early to say on tire wear. Gonna get proper tire temps next day out on track and find out. They make a 2.0 in the race ears so I can always drop back down. They have a 3.0 also but I assume that is intended for slicks only.
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Also - re: caster - I'm one washer away from max and steering effort is very high on track. People that have driven my car think it's ridiculous. It is very fatiguing actually, but I enjoy it. I just imaging I'm driving a 70s F1 car. On the street it's fine though. ARB choice and rear setting will vary on other factors, especially your spring rates. I think I have the orange bar (can't remember actually - whatever comes with the "track" setup) and I'm at one hole from full stiff on rear bar.