BA XR6T - 480rwkw+ - Currently @ 10.05. 9s knocking in Oct13

by **justa6** » March 4th, 2012, 8:03 pm : **NUT347 Likes this post**

plenty of ba's going way faster then yours on standard brakes.

by **OMY-747** » March 4th, 2012, 8:11 pm

I CBF searching cause I don't need them, but do they make et's in 19's? That would mean 19's all round and still keep your et's on the back. Which I don't know why you run on the st when people on here from your area say you take it easy driving around so your only putting unnecessary wear on them.

by **iCER** » March 4th, 2012, 8:23 pm

car is driven as it is on the track. I dont like changing things here and there just to be different on the track.

Its not that i cant afford tyres for 20s on the back, but i will skate everywhere. Whats the point of having power you cant put to the ground? People with 500rwkw on the hwy in a manual == useless till 150km/h and onwards.

its not rocket science why im running et streets on the back lol. Its all about putting power down to the ground and been faster. Like i care it it looks bad in a select few's eyes. Everyone has their opinions in looks.

Id be worried pulling up to someone with et's on the back, over someone who is running 20's who has more power. Im sure for a few guys with your 170rwkw's cars dont understand the concept. Anyone who has the power and trying to put it down, understand the concept.

I may move to front runners though on the front...so see how we go anyway.

by **iCER** » March 4th, 2012, 8:24 pm

omy-747 need a fair bit of wall for the et's to work. the 17's have the least amount of wall you would want on ET Streets. any bigger tyre size will decrease the wall of the tyre. Else the riding diameter is affected.

by **bentls** » March 4th, 2012, 8:24 pm

in what galaxy do you need 19s minimum to clear little brembos? lol tocchi had 17s all round on his with 6pot brembos... guess you didnt read that thread on xr6turbo forums

by **bentls** » March 4th, 2012, 8:26 pm

and what front runners will clear brembos lol

by **iCER** » March 4th, 2012, 8:33 pm

got thread bent?

if one person has achieved it in the past 10 years, im sure its a common practice. Must of been worth the costs/end result!

by **bentls** » March 4th, 2012, 8:34 pm

the thread comment was a joke cos your such an expert on everything you have read about

by **justa6** » March 4th, 2012, 8:39 pm

My 320 or 330mm 4 spot ap racing brakes go over 17s.

Icer do you have standard fuel lines.

by **bentls** » March 4th, 2012, 8:39 pm

by **OMY-747** » March 4th, 2012, 8:56 pm

I understand the wanting to keep the power and traction down. Even though my quickest car was only a 220rwkw manual vlt base model sl so pretty light. Couldn't launch hard in that even on the st otherwise it would keep spinning till 120km. So with the power you got I can clearly understand the want to keep the et's on. I still reckon the car looks alright, just would look heaps better if you can manage a matching set was all.

by **EFFalcon** » March 4th, 2012, 9:01 pm

man up and get 19" ET Streets.

by **Dansedgli** » March 4th, 2012, 9:01 pm

Smaller front brakes and 17's to match would be mint. Probably a bit subtle for you though.

Get a big unit sticker on the back so other wankers want to race.

by **bentls** » March 4th, 2012, 9:03 pm

or man up and get decent non tempe spec wheels... would look tuff on some 18x10.5 +12 te37 SL's.... and im sure he can afford them too after his internet cafe starts the money printing press out the back

by **bentls** » March 4th, 2012, 9:05 pm : **nstg8a Likes this post**

plus the genuine te37s would weigh **** all making it faster down the strip... all 4 would weigh less than the 2 front 20s

by **iCER** » March 4th, 2012, 9:42 pm

ill prob end up going convo's all around later on and keep et's for the track only after i run 9s.

Seems the way to go.

No matter what sticker i put on, no hwy regualrs wants to race

Feel free to line up next to me so you can eat my dust and ready my neon signage

by **OMY-747** » March 4th, 2012, 9:46 pm

Oh please don't say you have neons :banghead:

by **LOW_XR** » March 4th, 2012, 9:49 pm

how did you get a respray for free?

naturally you got your excess but how did they allow a full repaint? like what did you tell them to paint the whole car?

by **Ef_frmnt** » March 4th, 2012, 9:50 pm

some front runners clear big brakes because of their offset and reduced width.

agree with all previous, ditch the VS commo look with shit cheap 20's and stockos on the back, ruins a nice looking car.

by **LOW_XR** » March 4th, 2012, 9:54 pm

also i swear i've seen xr8's with brembo's. get 18'' xr8's all round with mt streets

by **OMY-747** » March 4th, 2012, 10:02 pm

After this new auto, I wanna see skid vids to test the auto out

by **Rollin** » March 4th, 2012, 10:11 pm : **nstg8a, SNR Likes this post**

Why the **** you want to run Brembos and front runners? You could have the drums off the front of a mini on it and still be able to lock up front runners.

I'd say get sick wide mad offset jap rims and run Brembos and ETs, but then I don't want you to make sick wide mad offset jap rims gay for the rest of us.

by **Parfrey** » March 5th, 2012, 12:31 am

The paint job looks good dude, but i have to agree with everyone else about the wheels.

BA XR8 18's fit over brembo's.. you could run some 18s and then get 18inch et streets, I'm sure they wouldn't have much less traction than 17's. You could even go for wider ones.
Or try the same wheels as you have in 18s for the rear and keep the hektik 20s for the front, that way it doesn't look hobo spec!

I bet 99% of people you pull up next to have no idea what et streets are and they think you must have your spare wheel on the back

by **pHaT`eL** » March 5th, 2012, 1:13 am : **OMY-747 Likes this post**

Its tough seeing a car with matching factory alloys and et's on the rear for that subtle look

by **NUT347** » March 5th, 2012, 7:20 am : **iCER Likes this post**

People are missing the point here.

He drives it around like that because he doesnt even know how to change a wheel.

by **OMY-747** » March 5th, 2012, 8:51 am

Yeah, but he can easily afford to pay someone else to do that for him.

by **Mr. CVE** » March 5th, 2012, 10:26 am : **bng, pHaT`eL Likes this post**

OMY-747 wrote:Yeah, but he can easily afford to pay someone else to do that for him.

If I could, I would as well !
Do what your good at and pay others to do the rest !

by **mild67** » March 5th, 2012, 10:42 am

No you wouldnt paul, you'd want to make sure its done properly, and that means doing yourself.

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by **OMY-747** » March 5th, 2012, 10:58 am

Must admit. Whenever anyone else does up any of my wheels I always check it after them.

by **Mr. CVE** » March 5th, 2012, 11:04 am

mild67 wrote:No you wouldnt paul, you'd want to make sure its done properly, and that means doing yourself.

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Yeah your right, but in the house stuff, ie removing floor tiles !! I was no good at it so got someone else in to do it !

by **iCER** » March 5th, 2012, 12:59 pm

if this was a house forum people would be abusing you mr cve for not been super awesome at it even though its not your first profession

low_xr, gotta know people. Cant give away all my secrets.

by **Mr. CVE** » March 5th, 2012, 1:04 pm

Too true, I still get my fair share of ....love anyway !!
But I do admit they save the best stuff for you !! :drinks2:

by **TUFED6** » March 5th, 2012, 5:22 pm : **SNR Likes this post**

icer wrote:if this was a house forum people would be abusing you mr cve for not been super awesome at it even though its not your first profession

If it was a house forum you would be copping shit for giving people expert advice about plumbing even though you don't know a stilson wrench from a drain snake.

Anyways, spray looks good. I'm surprised you drive on the street with MT's, they're pretty shit for cold grip once they've been heat cycled a few times.

by **needfordspeed** » March 5th, 2012, 5:24 pm

TUFED6 wrote:
icer wrote:if this was a house forum people would be abusing you mr cve for not been super awesome at it even though its not your first profession

If it was a house forum you would be copping shit for giving people expert advice about plumbing even though you don't know a stilson wrench from a drain snake.

Best.quote.EVER. LOL

by **krisisdog** » March 5th, 2012, 5:43 pm

iCER wrote:Its not that i cant afford tyres for 20s on the back, but i will skate everywhere. Whats the point of having power you cant put to the ground? People with 500rwkw on the hwy in a manual == useless till 150km/h and onwards.

I didn't say you couldn't afford them, I said it looks like it. *if* you have 500rwkw, mt streets still aren't going to vid you traction lol

by **SnipeZ** » March 5th, 2012, 5:49 pm

Plus skating is fun

by **Dansedgli** » March 5th, 2012, 5:57 pm

TUFED6 wrote:
icer wrote:if this was a house forum people would be abusing you mr cve for not been super awesome at it even though its not your first profession

If it was a house forum you would be copping shit for giving people expert advice about plumbing even though you don't know a stilson wrench from a drain snake.

Anyways, spray looks good. I'm surprised you drive on the street with MT's, they're pretty shit for cold grip once they've been heat cycled a few times.

Notforracingbutforwankfactor.

by **LOW_XR** » March 5th, 2012, 6:57 pm : **XR_Lightning Likes this post**

iCER wrote:
low_xr, gotta know people. Cant give away all my secrets.

lol well it doesnt really work like that. im guessing you made a claim saying the car was vandalized, then your best mates sisters brothers friend who works at tyre factory knows a guy who knows a guy and you got the car resprayed and maybe chuck in some coin to do the bonnet. or something along those lines :drinks2:

by **iCER** » March 5th, 2012, 7:15 pm

something like that, but with no admitions by me

And no i didnt chuck in any extra coin either

kris, the whole point of the AMS1000 I have put in is to feed the boost in over time ,so I have( / still some programming needed) it set up so it only has 24psi top half of the rev range. No point having 24psi from 3000rpm as once the wheels start spinning, then its all over.

hence why i went for the ams over the eboost2

by **OMY-747** » March 5th, 2012, 9:47 pm

this ams1000 sounds pretty sweet

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