I couldn't afford a Starion so this is what I have..

dirtygalant · Post by **dirtygalant** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 7:44 pm

Pics from trackday. Car handled really well now I have to work on getting it going faster

www.18u · Post by **www.18u** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:02 pm

Man i don't know what car to drool over more, yours or the libero next to you :drool: Dam Kiwis getting all the good cars.

Your car is screaming old school cool now :D Keep up the great job.

dirtygalant · Post by **dirtygalant** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:18 pm

cheers mate :beer

the Libero was tidy as but not great around the track haha

palmystar · Post by **palmystar** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 6:18 pm

Hey man car is looking great now. must handle allot better now aswell.

dirtygalant · Post by **dirtygalant** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:15 pm

cheers bro yeah man it handles real well now - before the handling couldn't keep up with the engine and now it's the other way around.. gotta sort that out soon haha.

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:27 pm

stance and wheels look awesome mate, are they ssr reverse mesh??

dirtygalant · Post by **dirtygalant** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:02 pm

close - rays engineering volk mesh

Junkers · Post by **Junkers** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:26 pm

Wow that does look good with the rims. How do you find the brakes after a few laps?

dirtygalant · Post by **dirtygalant** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:34 am

No problems at all - am just running standard brakes, braided brake lines and Bendix Ultimate pads up front and Remsa pads at the rear with Castrol Super Dot 4 fluid - no hint of fade at all and brakes very well even after 15 laps or so. Only thing I don't like is the pedal feel and it lacks that initial 'bite' of the brakes. Am too used to my daily driver which has large rotors and twin pots.

RiceThief · Post by **RiceThief** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:21 pm

Are you calipers the same as the starion one or slightly different. How did you get the bendix ultimate pads? Because they're not available for the starion here.

dirtygalant · Post by **dirtygalant** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:43 pm

exactly the same as starion brakes, I just got them from BNT automotive. The Ultimate sold here may not be the same as the Ultimate sold there, who knows.

RiceThief · Post by **RiceThief** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:03 pm

Bendix is abit of a funny company, i recall axxis(bendix in the states) has the equal to ultmates, yet we dont have it here. Do you know the part number for the ultimates?

dirtygalant · Post by **dirtygalant** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:48 am

nah don't remember the part number, was the same as Starion brake pads with some letters on the end.

JAS · Post by **JAS** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:54 pm

Hey mate,

Man thats looking great!!!!
How much better does the car handle with those springs?? Did you use adjustable shocks?

dirtygalant · Post by **dirtygalant** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:25 am

Hey mate she handles real well, sat real flat around the track anyway. Handling is quite neutral with not much understeer and a hint of oversteer if pushed. I gather when it's DOHC though it'll oversteer quite a bit more :P

I just used standard KYB replacement Starion inserts up front and SW20 MR2 rear inserts in the rear. I was in a hurry to get them back together and wanted to keep the costs down too, but in the future I'll look into upgrading the inserts again.

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