windows tinted, paint touch up, put stock door handles in.. ordered some parts :)
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windows tinted, paint touch up, put stock door handles in.. ordered some parts :)
Debadged this morning. Might wash but knowing my luck will rain.. Dam black car syndrome
Agree with everyone else, 50psi is way over the top for your wheels there - hope you've dropped it down to say about 34-36psi max. :)
You'll definitely have a case of 'concavity' on your tyres and cause uneven wear on the tread centres...
You'll also be at a much higher risk of a blow out and leaking with such a high pumped up pressure...
I'm running hi performance 30series tyres on my 20" rims, these are the sort of tyre sizes/type that require the highest operating pressures and they're set at 40psi max. just to give you some idea for comparison :)
well the guy at bobjane said 50-52 psi.. 40ish seems too low (worried about the alloys)
what size and profile are you running?
i ran 38psi in mine, 215/45 17
i run my 225/40/18s at 40 which is already higher then recommended and its stiff as a rock, i'd hate to see 50psi
are your tyres XL tyres darkirv and larger than the stocks? cause i mean no matter what psi you put your car upto chances are your load limits of your tyres will never handle what the stocks could, if your tyre distrubutor has put non XL tyres on your low profiles it will cause less life in your tyres, less traction and chance of pre-mature blow outs.
But if your tyres are XL tyres your PSI levels shouldnt differ from your stocks PSi levels as yes there is less diameter to your tyres, but the width contradicts this, making total Air Volume almost the same.
back OT, debadged my car just then hope AusPost hurries up with my badges/stickers/eyelids :p. also changed my MFD to blue/green coloured. Now to order steering wheel dome badge and opel engine cover
Bobjane prob said to torque your wheels to 200nm too
40psi to LOW!!!! Seriously, WTF!!! :yikes:
Standard pressures on normal tyres are 28psi to 34psi!!!!!
Sports tyres 38psi to 40psi if you really want to have the sidewalls stiffened up for some reason...I run my current 215/40/17's at 38psi...My race tyres at 34psi front and 36psi rear...And yes, the 2 extra psi makes a HUGE difference....
Race tyres on things like Porsche GT3's, V8 Supercars etc...Between 25 and 35psi....
At 50psi, you're over inflating the tyre by about 20 to 25%!!!!!
They will likely last 5000kms before the centre of the tread starts to show serious signs of wear, they will overheat and weaken the carcass as well as having no give at all the first thing you hit with a sharpish edge wil slice right through them instead of it giving a little...
As said before, I ran 215/35/18's and they are one if not the lowest actual profile tyre available (actual sidewall dimension/thickness) and I never ran those over 42psi....
215/40/17's correct PSi is 32-36 on a Ts
But some people think that for each inch you go up from stock add 4-6 psi from the stock reccomended value.
today i fitted the vxr turbo and now engine light is on.
besides that when putting exhaust back on i snapped a bolt on the 3 bolt flange so i booked it in for tommorow to get 3"turbo back done and waiting for haltech piggyback with tune
Had a suspension overhaul today:
front lower control arm and inner bushes
outer tie rod ends
sway bar links
rear camber kit
f+r wheel alignment
plus a 1000km service to have some minor adjustments made to the front struts
NOW it handles like a go kart :D and i get no more tyre scrape on the right
bring on the next mtn run!!
this thread should be sticky worthy now :thumbs:
bahaha, dont you mean setting 3
but they deflate them back down straight after the run.. on some rims its been known that too much pressure actually can bend rims!!
You didn't reply to mine bitch
I had my 30,000km service yesterday
Something good about knowing the car's been checked over... new fluids/oils
Oh and new wiper blades too. Not more juddering across the windscreen :D
Chose the final shade to get painted woop woop
opelized... holden badge defended itself somehow and cut my thumb..
put fuel in it today :)
just ordered this:
http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/o...3_VECB_1-1.jpg
and a new boot badge, cant get the one ive got to stick.
Bid on some parts and bought more parts today... ;)
just de-ristricted my airbox... that bottom pipe was a bitch to get out! and brotek sealed the hole with some velcro tape :p lol
i just took off the grill, front bumper and headlight to check whats going on in my headlight.
LHS headlight now checked and needed to be changed.
1st time to attempt to repair my car. lol
painted my engine cover royale blue :).. ordered k and n panel filter, rear taillights and euro style front bumper :)
snapped my crank
Dear god that's gonna be expensive........... hmmmm stroker crank replacement??
Just crank or any other damage to report??
Today i decided to open my boot and clear all the junk out of it, not an easy task as the lock was broken........ but i reckon the car has lost about 100kgs now yay!!!
Reset the ECU.