Loltus Exige

[andybond]

Mintex 1144. I had some yellow stuff in before and they werent bad.

These just squeal, but are better when cold

 

[Duncan Grier]

Found 1144 a bit soft but great from cold, 1155 were better suited as all round with more resistance on track

 

[andybond]

Found 1144 a bit soft but great from cold, 1155 were better suited as all round with more resistance on track

er , update.

It is the 1155s I have.

 

[Duncan Grier]

Thats a better compound

 

[andybond]

I was talking to a chap ( Dave G , not @DaveL485 ) on FB few nights back via a thread on chargecoolers on 5 GT Turbos. I couldnt remember the orientation of mine but to cut a long story short he posted that he developed this charger cooler for the exige GT3 race cars and posted up an image .



I am not worried about my charge cooler but more about the box. What I found was that the GT3 cars are running MORE torque than what people said was survivable - 190ibft rather than the claimed safe limit of 176ibft.

Ill do some more investigation to see if the box had anything fiddled with on the GT3 cars , but it says a c64 which is the standard box ..

 

[andybond]

I cleaned the dash on the loltus on Sunday.

It now whooshes when I am gaining speed like a turbo when you lift. Its 100% at the front of the car, not the back.

Wonder what I have disturbed?

 

[Duncan Grier]

Air vent

 

[Duncan Grier]

Same if you turn fan off or full on?

Have you got aircon and used before?

Struggling beyond that for cleanimg the dash sir

 

[andybond]

Same if you turn fan off or full on?

Have you got aircon and used before?

Struggling beyond that for cleanimg the dash sir

I think its the aircon. Again

I asked eldest to start the car. He did and I can hear something in the chargecooler/rad/condensor perculating. Also no cold air from the fans.

Ah well.

 

[Duncan Grier]

As you fear air con related, bypass it for weight saving of car and body from sweating

 

[andybond]

48k miles.

 

[andybond]

So , I really like the look of my exige at the minute but also like changing things. I appreciate this lotus has a different engine in than mine but I really like the higher exit exhaust and the air release vents above the rear wheels. The diffuser ( lower ) is quite cool as well. The rear picnic bench is a bit too much for me mind..





I cant however decide if I like the extended front splitter here and the side "skirts"



This is a little more subtle.





Should I get out more and get another hobby?

 

[davemaygtt]

I would say so Andy! Top one is not good imo

 

[andybond]

The whooshing is still here. I am not convinced any longer that it is the air con. I have looked at the schematics of the s2 and I think one of the plastic pipes that is on the “heater box” has shifted a bit. I am going to remove the dash top and take a look*

In other news I have on yoko v105 which I have learnt are now OE tyres for the s3 exige base model.

I am curious how much extra grip I might get with a set of AD08R , or I have noticed that yoko now have the AD052 out which is their top of the line tyre..

 

[andybond]

Looks like I am going to be getting some AD08R faster than planned.

The arse end drivers side has a flatty. Bugger.

Got a company to call tomorrow and Ill get them fitted ASAP.

Service on 22 MAR so a reassuringly expensive month

 

[andybond]

I am going to paint these two bits I think. Just undone the mounts. Car isn’t going anywhere for a few days..

 

[andybond]

Ok, had a spare 30 minutes at lunch so sanded them ( both plastic ) and panel wiped. Waited for the panel wipe to evaporate.

Heated the can gently with a lamp I have and repeat for the plastics.

Painted 3 coats to just before the point of runs and left the lamp near the paint in between every coat.

Left it 5 minutes between each coat.

Brought it inside to dry faster and it stinks. I am so dead when wife Bond comes home.

I’ll let it cure / dry for 3H and then stick in over at 100 deg C For 10 minutes.

Apparently wrinkle paint is a bit of a black art for if it wrinkles or not.

Still wet but looks like it’s forming

 

[andybond]

It’s worked!

 

[andybond]

100% not baking it in the oven while the wife is out. Oh no.

 

[andybond]

Happy with the result.