Leighton, Keep in mind my car is used only on the track, and the set-up I use would be awful on the street. Of course some things I need to keep to myself, but here is a basic outline.
Front: Adjustable strut tops (Camber and Castor) Coil over height adjustable springs (375 pounds) Custom made/valved koni strut inserts - externally adjustable. Adjustable castor rods Running approx 4 degrees neg camber, 5.5 degrees positive castor and zero toe Rear: Kings 800 pound lowered springs Custom made/valved koni externally adjustable shocks Adjustable rear end. Running 1 degree neg camber and 1mm toe out. I am still developing this package, and believe I can get the car much faster yet. I also plan to add adjustable sway bars (front and rear)19-24mm front and 15-19mm rear (if possible). Also I will be adding a strut brace in the next few weeks. As I said before, this package handles very well, and has the potential to get even better. Mark. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leighton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:08 AM Subject: Re: Thought I would start the evening off with a question > so mark can i ask what you have done to make your handling good??? > > > or > > is it trade secrets??? > > thanx > > Leighton > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Alford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 9:11 AM > Subject: Re: Thought I would start the evening off with a question > > > > I agree with Terry, you can certainly get your FJ to handle well. > > > > I run an FJ in my race car (improved production). Due to being a near > stock > > engine, I don't have the horsepower of some other cars - including worked > up > > L20's. Having said this, I'm still two seconds a lap quicker (Eastern > Creek) > > than the above mentioned L20 powered 1600. > > > > I have been told by numerous people that the weight difference is about > > 15kg, this is something that can easily be worked around. > > > > Cheers, > > Mark. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 11:35 PM > > Subject: RE: Thought I would start the evening off with a question > > > > > > > What poor handling with a FJ20 engine - it's crap as in urban myth. > > > > > > If you do stupid things like lowering it by a crazy amount, sure it wont > > > handle well but that goes for an L engine or any other of them too. If > you > > > follow the guidelines in the Whiteline article, especially in regards to > > > front/rear ride height variance (i.e. max front lower by 25mm) and get > as > > > much of everything as adjustable as you can afford, wide low profile > tyres > > > etc, your FJ powered 1600 will still out handle the majority of sports > > cars > > > on the road and you wont build muscles like Arny in the process. > > > > > > regards > > > Terry > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Leighton > > > Sent: Monday, 29 April 2002 5:34 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Thought i would start the evening off with a question > > > > > > > > > OK i have been talking to steve newing tonight - good bloke - any way we > > > were discussing the poor handling that is inherant with transplanting an > > > Fj20det in to a datto 1600 - i thought that they werent crazily heavy - > > yes > > > i know they are heavy however i am doing this conversion cos of the > > > achievable cheap power???now i dont wanna start anything cos i want to > > have > > > lots to do with SR's and Ca's alsoin the future but the FJ is my cheap > > > reliable power house for the moment > > > > > > any way i was wondering whether those of you who had Fj 20dets in ther > > 1600 > > > what you have done to cater for the poor handling - and even if you have > > > been successfull in aachieving good handling with these engines in a > 1600? > > > > > > > > > how heavy are these engines??? i mean i dont think i have ever got a > > figure > > > that every one has agreed on??? > > > > > > any way any opinions / stories etc would be great - cos i wanna use my > car > > > on the track a little so im not really stressed about it but i would > like > > to > > > im porve it any way > > > > > > > > > > > > thanx > > > > > > > > > Leighton > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
