OMX-596 - 1996 Spec'd NA6 - Updated 21 Apr 2013

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:29 pm

awsome build!

the ms seats look beautiful in your mx!

Postby **orx626** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:34 am

Yesterday was the first club track event for the year

. Well what an absolute hoot

. The supercharger, lightweight NB6 flywheel and NB8B 6-speed has certainly transformed the car....so much so that I really struggled to get my hand to position the gear knob where it needed to be to select the right gear in the first few sessions. A couple of times when I was shifting from 4th to 5th I found 3rd :shock:

and saw the tacho go well beyond 8,000 rpm....probably got close to 9,000 rpm for a split second :shock:

. Doesn't seem to have done any immediate damage.

As a result of the increase in peak power my terminal speed on the front straight and the short straight up to turn 6 has increased by around 20km/hr :twisted:

, but what I really loved was the huge amount of torque now available to real punch me out of all the corners. On average I dropped my PB's by over 1.5 seconds, however there is still a lot more in it as I wasn't entering turn 1 as quick as I was when the car was NA...I need to practice more to see how aggressive I can apply the power when exiting turn 1 and having a higher entry speed...and of course a general tidy up of all my lines and braking markers goes without saying.

Anyhow here's a couple of vids....the first one has me chasing 16bit.....the second one I have an open track. I got some other video snippets I put up later.

Cheers,
Danny
ps. no more bruising of my knees thanks to the MS seat and harness :mrgreen:

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corners · Postby **corners** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:17 pm

Looks good and sounds amazing too!!

Postby **orx626** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:43 pm

TheMissus wrote:.... little beastie looks and sounds much better in real life.

Thanks Michelle :mrgreen:

Here's two perspectives of my spin on turn 6....

Thanks to Blues for the photo sequence

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Cheers,
Danny

AJ · Postby AJ » Sun Mar 08, 2009 5:44 pm

nice work Danny :lol:

...........actually, good for everyone to watch from the incar cam perspective to show how to get out of that sort of situation.................good instincts & reactions mate! :mrgreen:

mightyrollaman · Postby **mightyrollaman** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 5:35 pm

Fantastic spin there. Isn't it thrilling to come out of such a manoeuvre unscathed!

Here's a similar one I enjoyed at Wakefield. Mine was intentional last lap shenanigans though.

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:44 pm

mightyrollaman wrote:Mine was intentional last lap shenanigans though.

you aren't kidding. Going in to turn two the wrong way... ballsey

mightyrollaman · Postby **mightyrollaman** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:57 pm

marcusus wrote:
mightyrollaman wrote:Mine was intentional last lap shenanigans though.

you aren't kidding. Going in to turn two the wrong way... ballsey

I'm not quite that mad! It was turn 10.

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:34 pm

mightyrollaman wrote:I'm not quite that mad! It was turn 10.

Oh

I suppose I should've looked at the surroundings more...
I'd think going into turn 10 the wrong way would be a lot ballsier than turn 2. There isn't nearly as much kitty litter before a wall that way...

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:44 pm

Sorry I have to back track a little

did you remove all the paint of the lower part of the door?

Or did you just cut it back with sandpaper a little?

I'm talking about the ripply stuff on the lower part of the door ...you know the stuff that stops the stone chips.

Postby **orx626** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:57 pm

StanTheMan wrote:did you remove all the paint of the lower part of the door?

Or did you just cut it back with sandpaper a little?

I'm talking about the ripply stuff on the lower part of the door ...you know the stuff that stops the stone chips.

Hi STM, no we didn't remove the "stone guard" from the lower half of the doors. We just prepped the surface a little and reapplied it where it was a bit thin. Then put the base colour straight over.

Cheers,
Danny

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:36 pm

Cheers

Is the stone guard something I can get at a auto accessory shop ?

Postby **orx626** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:50 pm

STM, probably Autobarn would have it....well anywhere you can by auto paint. Best bet would be to get it from an Auto Refinishing Supplies business.

Cheers,
Danny