Marco's Black Beast aka 'Sooty'
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@7529c52aa7=Marco:
@7529c52aa7=ukmx3admin:
I'm thinking of doing the brake upgrade while I have everything off.
Is the 323 spindle the same as the mx-3 one apart from the caliper bracket mounting holes?
Are the bottom balljoint hole and track rod end holes in the same place?
Is the offset the same?
Just want to make sure its not altering the steering/suspension geometry in any way.
In terms of geometry it is very very similar, with no apparent negative effect or detrimental difference. My car does need realigned after putting them on, but I'd liken that to changing to another mx-3 spindle- no 2 parts are exactly the same. Even just stripping and rebuilding the same parts can alter alignment a little.
Haha Garfy, I nearly bough a MS front on ebay, but foolishly let it slip by. They suit the FMIC setup very well. I'm exprementing myself with CF, very tricky to get flawless finish though!
Thanks for all the comments! :D
Have you got just the carbon wrap or have u got all the resins?
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Real CF and resins. Not a fan of wrapping. I like CF for its physical properties more than for aesthetics! Very tedious making moulds…working on a CF rad support at the minute in between projects.
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u can get real carbon fibre wrap, has to be resined onto of the exsisting part.
finsh is awsome when its done…
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Indeed but deep down you'd be a poser.
:P
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@cd0ef4c6b8=Marco:
Indeed but deep down you'd be a poser.
:P
Agree
Deepdown my pockets aint folking out 200+ for a lip to be made though..
when it costs nothing near that for materials
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Exactly diy ftw!
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@1d543bcf6e=Marco:
Exactly diy ftw!
Yep!
make me a:
Lip
Bonnet
Boot
2 WingsCheers. ill get u a pint. :lol:
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u are my hero marco!!!!
GO GO SUPERCHARGER POWER
sounds like u sexually abusing a kitten under the bonnet
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more kitten sex :lol:
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@2b5b1ec335=Marco:
more kitten sex :lol:
"creamed"
The last bit of the exhaust shoot haha!!
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brillaint love that car
the last shot of the exhaust was brilliant
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are you going to install a dummy throttle, thats got pull me over writting all over it to the police lol
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Holy **** awesome machine love it!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Thanks guys :)
Dave, dummy throttle as in one on the SC to reduce noise? Maybe, but not a priority at the moment. If I didn't have the clutch, for sure, but most of the time I have the SC off for cruising about. If the clutch doesn't hold up with the overdrive pulley I'll look into it. Haven't got pulled yet :| Probably will after writing this :lol:
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@2d1001b113=Marco:
Thanks guys :)
Dave, dummy throttle as in one on the SC to reduce noise? Maybe, but not a priority at the moment. If I didn't have the clutch, for sure, but most of the time I have the SC off for cruising about. If the clutch doesn't hold up with the overdrive pulley I'll look into it. Haven't got pulled yet :| Probably will after writing this :lol:
Sorry for being completly stupid here but u can choose when to run the SC or not? or do u just mean when u have it on the car and off lol
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Yep the m62 supercharger pulley has an electronically controlled clutch. I have mine wired into my front fog light circuitry, as I no longer have fogs and it provided a convenient fused switch. You can see in the video that I have to have my sidelights on to run the SC. So I can go back to stealth with the flick of a switch :)
In it's original car (SLK) I think mercedes have it programmed to only turn on the clutch when you are at wide open throttle or near enough.
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that is awsome lol
so does megasquirt have the option to memorise differnt settings, surely u dont use the same map when its off?
This is all new to me and very intreged :D !
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That's a common misconception that I had myself before I had MS. It uses the same map, but a different part of the map. When you boost it uses the top end of the map/fuel table, so a map for a boosted car just covers a greater range of kPa (measurement of Manifold Absolute Pressure).
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Did you have any problems with finding mounting places for the Charger? I am hoping to acquire an Eaton M45 within a few weeks for mine. Seeing it done (all be it on a bigger engine) has given me more confidence in getting my car charged.
