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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #405 on: May 29, 2012, 07:48:54 am »
^^^^
JKM recently used one on my car and referred to it as a 'scope'.


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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #406 on: May 29, 2012, 08:37:31 am »
I made a more detailed search and it seems it is called oscilloscope. It is used on cars also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscilloscope
http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/automotive-diagnostic-oscilloscope.html
http://www.autoditex.com/Download/Oscilloscope_FAQ_en.pdf

By interpreting the data it will be able to tell me if there are any timing belt problems or deposits or many other issues.

Oh yes. Sorry I thought you meant they  were using a borescope to look at your valves.

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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #407 on: May 29, 2012, 07:10:14 pm »
Oh yes. Sorry I thought you meant they  were using a borescope to look at your valves.


Me as well.  :wink:
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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #408 on: May 30, 2012, 03:11:33 pm »
I smell some Dunlop Direzza D03G :D yummy

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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #409 on: May 30, 2012, 03:15:40 pm »
 :happy2: You are ruining the surprise...  :P

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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #410 on: May 30, 2012, 06:05:41 pm »
New lap record at Hungaroring?  :evilgrin:
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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #411 on: May 30, 2012, 06:09:07 pm »
@rex it's all over facebook!  :signLOL:

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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #412 on: May 30, 2012, 08:06:22 pm »
New lap record at Hungaroring?  :evilgrin:

If I am to be honest, I would bet against having a new Hungaroring lap record:
- the missfire issues is not resolved so I will avoid going over 6000 RPM
- the geometry is not the best (by far): the maximum camber is 2.08' one one side and the minimum camber is 2.25' on the other side. I will post the setting...
- the weather doesn't look very well right now


@rex it's all over facebook!  :signLOL:

I know... it seems I can't keep a secret around here or there...

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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #413 on: June 01, 2012, 04:40:33 pm »
And here are some pictures of the new rubber (medium compound):





Old vs new:



And here is my current setup:



It is not an ideal setup but it was the best I could do at this time. I will try to increase the negative camber later on.
Thanks for watching!  :drinking:
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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #414 on: June 01, 2012, 05:00:40 pm »
Just can't wait to see the difference between these and the V70 as your driving is pretty constant now that you know Hungaroring very well !
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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #415 on: June 01, 2012, 11:22:52 pm »


Damn, nice tyrers !!  :drool:


Vlad, can't you harmonize front camber with little subframe shift and/or the TT arms?
Both values aren't too bad though.  :wink:
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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #416 on: June 01, 2012, 11:25:20 pm »
I ran a set of these tyres, used to love the sound of them at about 20 MPH. It sounded like you had a lolly-ice stick in your bicycle spokes.  :pomppomp:

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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #417 on: June 09, 2012, 08:21:08 pm »
Well guys time for a little update...

As I said before, last weekend Hungaroring was open for the public. I almost didn't make it because of some health issues (I caught a cold). On the way to Budapest I had to let my friend drive because I was a mess... I was expecting my health to turn for the worse so I was thinking of abandoning the track day. Fortunately after a very unpleasant night my health was partially restored and I was good to go on the track (better said with no health issues to obstruct my judgement or driving).

There are lot lot of things to say so please prepare yourselves for a long post  :party:....
Unlike many other trackdays there were only a handful of cars. There were even sessions with only one car on the track.
Here is a picture of the deserted parking lot:



Than there was the weather... Great sunny weather but the temperature was too high. Before 12 o'clock I saw the official temperature in the air and it was 30 degrees. I think it got even warmer. Not very good for me or my car...

Than, a few things about the car...
1. The Dunlop Direzza 03G medium compound proved to be good but:
- they are amazing when cold but when they get warm they lose grip
- I think that the tires show their worth on a more powerful car with a limited slip differential. I had the feeling that the tires were really griping the road but I had no power to really put them to work.
- for warm weather I think Hard compound tires are better
- the wear was 2mm on the front tires and 0mm on the back tires. I will rotate them next track day.
- I think the tires are great for Nurburging because of their ability to be very good while not warm...





2. The cars handling was ok but not as good as the last time because:
- the suspension setup was not optimal (as you can see in the posts above)
- until the last session I had the spare wheel, jack and other tools in the truck. I completely forgot about them and I was really frustrated that the car would understeer more because of this weigh on the back.
- I was forced to brake mid corner (because of the understeer) to through the back out but this nearly cost me an accident (I will tell you more when I edit and post the video).

3. The sets and seatbelts are awesome. I really liked them and so did the passenger.

4. The engine was ok but:
- I changed gears at 6000 RPM to prevent the missfire issues (I still had one missfire). I think this cost me some time...
- because of the VWR lower engine mount I could really change gears mid corner. Really impressed with this mount.
- the car suffered from heat stroke. I think that my air cooled intercooler is better suited in a city than on a track. I think that on a track, where the speed is high and there is enough airflow a FMI is better than my air cooled one.

5. The brakes were oki and it appears that the TTRS brake vents are doing a good job. But more venting is required still.

And about the time... Well, I did not manage to beat my precious record (2.22.11) but I came really close. I hope that in autumn the temperatures will allow me to have better times.



And a few more photos from this trip:





















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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #418 on: June 09, 2012, 11:14:45 pm »
Sad to hear you were ill and couldn't beat you previous record. 2:22:XX is still great for a 150 HP hatch.
Nice pics as always.  :happy2:
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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #419 on: June 09, 2012, 11:28:10 pm »

Glad the mount has made a notable difference  :smiley: