It's not something I'd considered Martin, this project is more aimed towards road driving rather than ultimate track attackMartin996RSR said:Hi Richard, Have you considered raising the centre console to bring the gear stick closer to the wheel?
They must have copied me Mike :grin:maldren said:Great colour match with the Nürburgring entrance..........
Mike
Thanks Nick I couldn't resist swapping out the previous lightweight one when I saw another -5kg was on offerNLW73 said:great work as ever rich and what a massive weight saving on that battery. that is huge!!
coullstar said:Whats involved in the TUV? Is it essentially the german MOT on the car as a whole or are you getting the new items TUV approved? + underdrive pulley question.
A normal TUV is the same as a UK MOT pretty much, only every 2 year. My car however needs the equivalent of an SVA in the UK, as every modification in Germany has to be approved. This process is very tricky and expensive. Take the Fuchs wheels for instance, they have a 56page technical TUV report. To get my own designed parts through TUV means all the specific material conformity data, load bearing, application suitability... has to be analysed then approved by a state registered TUV engineer. There are also multiple other issue such as each Federal state has different rules; so take Hessen for instance, pretty much nothing is allowed. Bayern or Rheinlandpfalz (where I live for instance) are a little less stringent but still it is a whole order of magnitude more complex than an SVA in the UK.
Regarding the underdrive pulley with no aircon here is the belt you need. Regarding Martin's point about waterpump speed etc; for me there is a slight risk, I have tried to mitigate this by doing many different things:
-Improved airflow through radiators (In my case I have also only 1x Rad fan as per the GT3RS, but I also modified the way the airflow travels through the front of the car.
-Reduced heat soak effect in engine bay (no AC pump or PAS pump). This also enables more airflow around engine.
-LTT 71.C + new water pump
Where I live there is virtually no travel and I only drive the car for fun so I'm not facing typical stop-start antics.