track_mr2
Hey thanks. I still think I should be able to get around there faster then 1:44 but I'm not sure how. I could carry more speed through the chicane at the end of the straight but if I go too hot I risk hitting that concrete wall. Even though I go through that a bit easier I don't think i'll even gain a second if I took it at the limit maybe just a few tenths to half a second maybe. With the new tires the stock brakes do feel a bit limiting. Yeah as the for the clutch its definitely the fluid boiling, I read on the net another guy with an aftermarket manifold ends up with the same issue every two years and has to dump his clutch fluid. So i'll be changing the clutch fluid soon as I've never changed it and at the same time installing a big brake kit so dumping all the brake fluid too which I have never changed. I know what you mean about the Nitto's now, I noticed that the 2nd hand direzza's I bought that are 6 years old ended up picking up heaps of stones but the brand new NT01's up front don't have any stones stuck in them. The NT01's do grip sooooo much better then the RSR's though and they felt really good the whole day. they direzza's grip awesome though and stones get stuck so deep in them. Oh I bought a stock gen 3 cast manifold and heat shield, I'll end up changing to the stock manifold at some stage as the tubular one just puts out too much heat and causes too many issues. I just feel that the extra heat will end up causing other issues eventually like electronics failures or hose failures or something.
Yes, I agree with using the cast manifold. Its all you need for most applications.
The 'NT01' is a great tyre is value for money. They are not as quick as some other brands but there wear rate is good and they keep for years.
I ran around Winton in 2011 with NT01 doing 1.37-1.38 all day but they could not deal with much more as they did start to go off after 5-6 laps so slowed down a second or so for a lap then got back into it. So yeah, stick with the NT01 all round. About 2.5-3 degree camber all round, as much caster as you can manage should point you in the right direction.