cubic25
I love a meaty looking sidewall!
What's with the rear offset and camber? Looks like it has positive camber. Could just be camera angle.
Vee_Que
jamesinc;107092 wroteThe bonnet's clearcoat just lifted off. Like, the ENTIRE bonnet. It was a sight to behold. I guess the "looks like a cheap respray" was indeed a cheap respray.
So it will match my wagon then?
deleted_user_160
cubic25;107157 wroteI love a meaty looking sidewall!
What's with the rear offset and camber? Looks like it has positive camber. Could just be camera angle.
It's a 240, solid axle no camber.
jamesinc
My baby purred through 1700km round trip to Warwick and came in at an 8.9L/100km average over the entire trip. Very happy.
nickm
850s can be very economical on long runs
cubic25
blondejay;107183 wrote
It's a 240, solid axle no camber.
Doh!
deleted_user_160
nickm;107303 wrote850s can be very economical on long runs
Are you suggesting it can be eaten when on long hauls?
cubic25;107309 wroteblondejay;107183 wrote
It's a 240, solid axle no camber.
Doh!
;p
Spac
How do you find the A1RM pads when they're stone cold? We're happy with them in the race car, and am wondering about fitting them to a couple of the road cars.
jamesinc
They've been fine. A little less bitey than when warm
AshDVS
The QFM A1RM is a good fit between the Project Mu NS400 and the Project Mu HC800.
Better than the NS400 when hot and has a broader heat range, but not as good as the HC800 when really hot.
At the same time, they're fairly low dust.
A1RM has a fairly good friction coefficient when cold, though the HP-X does have better cold/first bite.
A1RM are a very good performance pad option for their price point.
We can do an OzVolvo discount on QFM HP-X and A1RM if you like too.
jamesinc
@AshDVS I've really only noticed it when the pads are stone cold first thing in the morning. I'd say after slowing from 50 down to a roll maybe twice, the pads have reached 90+% of what they're like after 20 minutes of spirited downhill driving.
AshDVS
Friction coefficient, even when cold, is better than the typical ATE oem compounds.
I'd think that the difference between stone to even 'warm' is noticeable, which you dont experience with such variation in an oem style pad.
For the nerdy, I'll post up the differences in both QFM compounds mentioned and the two PMU compounds mentioned later tonight - I've put together a little blurb on each that I forward out to customers.
AshDVS
Here's a bit more info on the Project Mu and QFM pads we've been talking about
PMU NS400 -
Friction coefficient - 0.37～0.40μ
Rotor temp rage - 0～400℃
They are a good performance road pad, and are good for the occasional track day etc.
Low dust, fairly good on rotors. In a light weight car, they’re actually pretty good for supersprints, etc.
PMU HC800 -
Friction coefficient - 0.38～0.62μ
Rotor temp rage - 0～800℃
These are a very good high performance road and entry level track pad. Very good for track days with excellent bite from both cold and hot. Good for tarmac rallying stuff and great for circuit racing in light weight cars.
A bit harder on rotors than the NS400 and almost as good cold bit, while having a broader operating range and excellent bite when very hot.
QFM HP-X
Friction coefficient: 0.43～0.41μ
Rotor temp range: 0 – 550 deg C
(cold to hot, ie. They fall away a little in bite when approaching max temp)
Material: Low metal content, organic
They are a good performance road pad, particularly at the price point, and are good for the occasional track day etc.
The PMU NS400 and QFM HP-X are quite comparable and the PMU HC800 and QFM A1RM are both higher Performance pads that you might use for light track day work or tarmac rallying. We have some more aggressive and motorsport compounds we can offer too but, you wouldn’t go near them unless you’re doing real circuit racing rather than an occasional club day or supersprint.
QFM A1RM -
Friction coefficient - 0.40～0.48μ
Rotor temp rage - 0～780℃
These fit somewhere between the PMU NS400 and HC800 pads.
Still quite capable as a track day pad too. Low metal content. Better cold bite than either of the PMU options above but hot bite isn’t as good as the HC800.
Quite popular as a track day pad.
jamesinc
I finally paid off my loan, and I felt good about it, so I bought something I'd always wanted, an
IPD pod filter kit.
jamesinc
Boom! Looks cool. If you're thinking of buying the kit from IPD, it was a fairly easy install, fitment is good, only thing I did not on the guide was to file the little breakaway tabs as they leave little pointy bits when you remove them. Found a vac leak while I had everything apart too!
AshDVS
Does the IPD version run the factory intake snorkel?
jamesinc
@AshDVS yes, you can juuust see where it comes in behind the filter in that photo.
jamesinc
I put some Dynamat on the front doors today. Once again my impression is that it is more or less witchcraft, the stereo sounds much better, clearer, crisper bass tones, and no more vibrations. Still need to do the rear doors.
Ex850R
Nice!
I used some generic stuff, doesn't take much to make big difference!
Still using stock speakers?
Am going with Focal splits when I get to it...
3 amps maybe, JL Audio.
Mount a sub in wheel well maybe, fabricate a thing there.
My project V70R R even has tar everywhere, I nabbed under carpet dampner layer from another wagon and have double. A bit of carpet wrinkle but it will settle in.
Grabbed Dynaudio tweets and front door bass from c70. Will be the back door and rear pillar.
C70 mid bass dome cone I really want to hear, hard to get not flattened!
jamesinc
Stock front speakers and some random rear door speakers. Front tweeters are blown and disconnected, rears are missing. On my to do list is find a tweeter that will fit the factory bracket.
