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by **TWSTD** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:12 pm

Yes Mintye make semi metalics for the rear which we can supply for you (i have a set on my car) and these worked perfectly on the track at Taupo but i did notice fade after several laps at manfiled (which may or may not be related to the pads in question).

I would not reccommend EBC greenstuffs although i use them for street use - there are equivalent pads for a fraction of the price. I also faded these very easily coming down ruapehu.

Mintex M1166's are FANTASTIC - best pads ive ever used - vert dirty though. Also work well from cold (very first application of the day feel a tad "wooden" and fine after that).

by **XERO** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:30 pm

You have PM

by **vvega** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:51 pm

if your pedal is going spongy its a fluid problem as has been pointed out
go get some dot 5.1 and flush ya system with that

if its still a issue
change the pads......

v

by **KinLoud** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:26 am

Comments above about ABS behavior.
Look here:
http://e30m3performance.com/tech_articl ... /index.htm
Has some interesting comments about modding tyres, suspension, pads etc.

Ken
Ham
021 408 863

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:05 am

thanks for the great info Ken.

i think this sums it all up:

Caldina GTT · by **Inane** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:11 am

hence my on / off switch

by **TWSTD** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:26 am

Inane wrote:hence my on / off switch

You have an ABS on/off switch as well as VSC switch?

by **barryogen** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:09 am

Inane wrote:hence my on / off switch

could you give some details on this, I like ABS on the road, but for track use it is a pain, so disabling it would be handy. yes yes, I could use search, but you guys are handy as hell, and the search button is all the way up the top of the page.

by **gt-trainer** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:46 am

Speaking of switches Inane, hows the new one going? any more advances to the on the fly idea?

And i dont feel tyres size really relevant as my car did the same thing on 15's all the time, very intrusive at the worst times. The pedal on these is a bit spongy feeling to me and i have slight fade on the odd ocassion when going quickly in tight twisty stuff. E.G Takaka hill had to use engine alot.

Just like the bloody stability control when it comes on just as the tail steps out and ya counter BEEP>>>BEEP>>>BEEP scares the crapp outta ya at first.

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:01 am

gt-trainer wrote:Just like the bloody stability control when it comes on just as the tail steps out and ya counter BEEP>>>BEEP>>>BEEP scares the crapp outta ya at first.

hehe glad i dont have any of that auto BS

(TCS/VSC)

by **Mr Revhead** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:01 am

Takaka hill had to use engine alot

wtf were you doing there??
mate drives his GT-T over there several times a week.... and used to have a few issues.. he now uses lucas sports pads and reckons they made a big difference. in sayign that we have no idea what brand was in there when he got it

by **gt-trainer** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:16 am

Holiday, last xmas! Even Aucklanders have enough sense to know that the souths got the real beauty and weather.
Note that after i boasted to my girlfriend that nelson had the best weather, we got rained on nearly every day we were there! Arrived back in Aucks on Anniversary weekend and got solid sun.
Guess there was no love shown to me by the south. Loved the east coast roads though Fast and free of filth................. and litter!

by **Mr Revhead** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:39 am

haha yeah best weather here is late jan feb and march.
rainy season here is november early dec and the week of xmas newyears! :lol:

by **gt-trainer** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:48 am

Yeah i forgot that from my years of living there. Was good to go back to golden sands though. Any sign of my springs?hehe

by **Mr Revhead** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:49 am

*click*

now i know who you are!
arrived this morning..... leaving today

now... um :oops:

about those brakes eh? :lol:

Caldina GTT · by **Inane** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:21 pm

gt-trainer wrote:Speaking of switches Inane, hows the new one going?

umm... its getting there, havent had a hell of a lot of spare time in the past few months, although I hope to have something done over christmas..

Ill get around to writing up a doco on installing a switch to disable the abs.

by **KinLoud** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:48 pm

Easy way to disable ABS:
Find a blown fuse (any rating), carefully cut the plastic cover of the fuse so that you can solder 2 wires to the 2 metal parts of the fuse, connect the wires to a switch and an inline fuse of the correct rating for the ABS.
Find the ABS fuse inside the car (the fuse for the ABS computer not the pump) Pull the fuse out and plug your modified fuse in.
This can be easily returned to standard when you sell the car (or for WOFs if they work out what the switch does).

Ken
Ham
021 408 863

by **Jebus** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:50 pm

But then youve got no fuse, should something turn to crap in your electrical system when you have ABS turned on.

by **TWSTD** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:57 pm

Jebus wrote:But then youve got no fuse, should something turn to crap in your electrical system when you have ABS turned on.

Wrong - re-read Kens post - you will see mention of inline fuse....

by **Jebus** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:58 pm

Oh, my bad, sorry Ken.

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