Nick M Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 To get to it's limits would be wreckless If you're lucky It would indeed be reckless , but to state there were would be no wrecks along the way to finding the limits is, I fear, a rather larger assumption Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juansolo Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Mack Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Jason, Toby Which trackday are you doing on Friday? If it is Hullavington I will see you there. Thats the one. My car is green with a yellow nose and swept wings. I'll be with a couple of friends, Jez with a red westie with a large CSMA sticker on the bonnet and Paul with dark blue Locoblade. I've only been to hullavington once before and only had one session driving Pauls Locoblade. That is what persuaded me to buy a 7 :-) What colour is your car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Mack Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 But fitting a LSD made the world of difference The car is just so much more fun on the limit. And there's no appreciable understeer apart from in very, very wet conditions with very little grip. Then it's not so much fun, but a little prod of the right pedal soon sorts that out !! Nick, what sort of LSD have you got? I ask because a mate is looking to fit one to his locoblade (live axle) and is currently trying to narrow down the choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S8ight Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 i can do you some nice LSD if you want ask me nicely and i can sort you some good mushies too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick M Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Nick, what sort of LSD have you got? I ask because a mate is looking to fit one to his locoblade (live axle) and is currently trying to narrow down the choices. Currently just a bog standard Sierra 4x4 viscous LSD, albeit fitted with a 3.92 CWP. Will probably go for the Quaiffe ATB one when the car's back in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juansolo Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 With live axle your choice is fairly limited. Either the Quaife ATB diff or a Tran-X plate LSD are your main choices. Personally I'd go for the plate unless it's for road use then I'd have the ATB. Plate LSD's are very noisy, clunky and brutal in their operation. You can quieten them down with slip inhibitor additive which literally stops it locking quite so quickly. Mine starts winding up with the slightest amount of lock. My brothers', with the inhibitor, needs a bit more pursuasion (a heavy right foot). Still does the job, just with a bit better road manners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonR Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Toby I have a red Westfield with white stickers. It will be my first time on track with the Westfield and at Hullavington, and the wife will be driving as well, so I apologize in advance if the car becomes a mobile chicane! If the forecast is for heavy rain we may end up taking a white mk1 MR2 instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Mack Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 thanks, I'll pass the comments on. Toby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Mack Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Jason, see you there. Forcast is light rain at the moment so, not only will this be the first trackday in my westfield but also my first time driving it in the rain. Could be interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempers Posted April 29, 2003 Author Share Posted April 29, 2003 Nick M: Such as ?? Curious as much as anything. And maybe they can achiece half decent traction, but if they can't, they'll all be as bad as each other... I'd imagine it's a cost issue rather than a performance one in the series your thinking of. Besides, if you have the option to fit an LSD because you're not limited by regulations then it would, IMO, be a good thing to do. Transformed my car. 750mc kit car series for one.. I seem to recall looking to see which 750mc events I could enter with a westie se + lsd, and finding not too many. Banannaman: That read wrong, meant I was psychotic with respect to speed (cars, boats etc..), not taking offence! S8ight do they still give you the sheet of things not to do when you take the car out for a test drive ? i missheard the wife when she was reading it to me and thought she said "do" instead of "do not" no wonder she ended up hiding in the passenger footwell. Dunno - didn't read it Did nearly finish up with a horse on board. Came to an almost complete stop and trickled by on tickover.. the thing still got spooked. From sitting down there, that's a scary sight! Got a right earful from the rider. juansolo: Thanks - by the sounds of it, I can set it up to be entertaining, and it'll be entertaining on the track, if not a missile. Really not concerned about laptimes, just percieved fun. Main reason for trackdays is somewhere I can 'give it a bit of stick' / explore the envelope somewhat more safely. Already have a sensible roadcar, can't afford to have that (needed for work), plus westie, plus something else. Would be a little ott! Generally, I shall have a look in events, and try to get myself to something soon. Thanks all. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westfieldman Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 sempers If you can get to Cadwell on the 5th or 12th I am there in the afternoon Yellow Westfield with full cage 1800 Zetec. Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick M Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Sempers, Forgive me if I've missed something here, but were you looking at racing with the 750MC series as well as doing trackdays ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempers Posted April 29, 2003 Author Share Posted April 29, 2003 Not really, I had initially thought of doing it, hence the research about lsd's, then kindof decided probably not / do some westfield series things perhaps, assumed that the lsd issue was the same there. Moot point really (red herring! - Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick M Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Phew, thought I was getting all confuzzled there for a mo !! WSCC Speed Series doesn't, as far as I'm aware, place any limitations on LSDs or things like that. So, in that case you can (indeed should) fit an LSD and enjoy poweslides galore !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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