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WIL70S
14-04-2008, 10:58 PM
got myself some 18inch enkeis on my euro on saturday.
its pretty sick.
the only shit thing is my car is very very slow.

how do i make it go faster again?

dyljoy
14-04-2008, 11:40 PM
bigger rim will affect ur speed for sure, but not much different imo.

akina
15-04-2008, 01:33 AM
go get sum performance mods

free2d
15-04-2008, 01:43 AM
change final drive

BiLL|z0r
15-04-2008, 07:40 AM
Get lighter rims. :)

How heavy are the rims anyway? Enkei's are normally pretty light.

BusterSonic12
15-04-2008, 08:50 AM
comptech supercharger will make it fast again =) or jtuned!!

teaseR
15-04-2008, 10:15 AM
any pics?

EuroDude
15-04-2008, 11:12 AM
What tyre size are you using?

If you use a considerably low profile tyre, the overall diameter wouldn't be much different from the stock 16" or 17" diameter (the difference between OEM 16" and 17" is only about 0.36%).

Perhaps ur engine needs a good service, new oil and a clean air filter can make a huge difference

tron07
15-04-2008, 12:49 PM
put a type R sticker....20bhp :p

minhkore
15-04-2008, 12:50 PM
paint it red

aaronng
15-04-2008, 01:48 PM
What is your new tyre size? How heavy is the new 18" rim+tyre combo?

Merlin086
15-04-2008, 03:58 PM
comptech supercharger will make it fast again =) or jtuned!!

Haha,

Another sucker who believes the final Jtune products for the euro exists.

I can tell you they do not exist, as I would have them after paying just under $4,500 for them November 2007.

I have now been running the prototype, along with it's many faults, ( so that James could have a demo car in Brisbane) for almost 5 months now.

Was supposed to have been replaced early January (after 5-6 weeks)then...............March.................sti ll friggin nothin!

Hmm........I can feel a lawsuit coming on......

Jtune extreme for the euro does not exist.....apparently..:eek:

BusterSonic12
15-04-2008, 04:05 PM
u serious!! :eek: still problems.... soo slow, even i gave up and purchased a dc5 instead lol


Haha,

Another sucker who believes the final Jtune products for the euro exists.

I can tell you they do not exist, as I would have them after paying just under $4,500 for them November 2007.

I have now been running the prototype, along with it's many faults, ( so that James could have a demo car in Brisbane) for almost 5 months now.

Was supposed to have been replaced early January (after 5-6 weeks)then...............March.................sti ll friggin nothin!

Hmm........I can feel a lawsuit coming on......

Jtune extreme for the euro does not exist.....apparently..:eek:

tron07
15-04-2008, 04:32 PM
supercharge it

tony1234
15-04-2008, 05:43 PM
put a type R sticker....20bhp :p
And take out your spare tyre,that'll give you another 20Kw

BusterSonic12
15-04-2008, 05:58 PM
And take out your spare tyre,that'll give you another 20Kw

also the jack while your there, another 2.5kw/tonne

Crapdaz
15-04-2008, 10:12 PM
and the rear seats... <---- but too bad that's illegal

which enkei did you get? how many kgs per wheel?

my opinion - i thought enkei's were medium weight range so not the lightest of all wheels but not as heavy as chromies either.

Should have spent the extra dough on lightweight forged racer wheels.

crinchi
15-04-2008, 10:40 PM
go for some weight reduction.... start off with teh driver lol

akina
16-04-2008, 12:04 AM
go for some weight reduction.... start off with teh driver lol

+1 haha

that will probably make the biggest difference and drive with only speedos on :p

raz05
16-04-2008, 05:25 PM
How abt some thinner tyres to reduce the overall diameter of the wheels? would it help:p?

WIL70S
16-04-2008, 06:54 PM
HAHAHAHA
sorry guys. dont have pictures yet. cant be bothered at the moment.

another question, why the hell is a camber kit needed when lowering your car?
do you have to get a camber kit if you lower?

ive ordered buddy club coilovers. comign at end of the month

akina
16-04-2008, 07:59 PM
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88289

its on the front page as well... many info there.
but to answer ur question, its needed coz when u lower ur car u will get a negative camber, the more u lower the more negative it gets. this negative camber will increase tyre wear rapidly.
no u don't have to get a camber kit when lowering. but gg tyres depending how low u go.

industrie
16-04-2008, 08:25 PM
camber kits help reduce tyre wear as stated above and its highly recommended. Again the euro is already a heavy car so do not expect it to be a performance machine, unless you have a standard model which has less luxury features hence less weight.

if you are after a faster car you should have thought about it, the euro is great for cruising not racing unless you decided to modify the engine and the rest.

Rein
18-04-2008, 12:35 AM
HAHAHAHA
sorry guys. dont have pictures yet. cant be bothered at the moment.

another question, why the hell is a camber kit needed when lowering your car?
do you have to get a camber kit if you lower?

ive ordered buddy club coilovers. comign at end of the month

TRUST ME.. u'll want to get a camber kit... in fact.. its a MUST~!.. i should know.. i have to change my tyres every 3-4months because i dont have any camber kit.

WIL70S
18-04-2008, 02:42 AM
hahah yeeh but your car is like 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000001mm off the ground.
im only planing to drop my car maybe 1-2 inches bro.

Crapdaz
18-04-2008, 12:27 PM
TRUST ME.. u'll want to get a camber kit... in fact.. its a MUST~!.. i should know.. i have to change my tyres every 3-4months because i dont have any camber kit.

should have invested on camber kit as $300 compared to a new set of tyres.
any luck on selling the car Rein?

euro_tr4sh
18-04-2008, 08:31 PM
so we gonna see some pics or what? what was the point of making a thread just to tell us, i had a sandwich for lunch but i didn't make a thread about it, and if i did i'd be sure to chuck in some pics haha :P

Blitzen
19-04-2008, 12:38 PM
TRUST ME.. u'll want to get a camber kit... in fact.. its a MUST~!.. i should know.. i have to change my tyres every 3-4months because i dont have any camber kit.

just curious, dosn't ur coilovers allow camber adjustments? or is it not enough?

WIL70S
21-04-2008, 02:19 PM
sorry guys. pics will come soon

aaronng
21-04-2008, 02:24 PM
just curious, dosn't ur coilovers allow camber adjustments? or is it not enough?

Coilovers for the Euro do not allow camber adjustment.

WIL70S
21-04-2008, 05:11 PM
okay now im getting worried haha
im lowering my car maybe 35-40mm and the back on coilovers.
if i dont get a camber kit, is that going to effect my ride and tyre wear?

racerwannabe
21-04-2008, 08:08 PM
okay now im getting worried haha
im lowering my car maybe 35-40mm and the back on coilovers.
if i dont get a camber kit, is that going to effect my ride and tyre wear?

its gonna affect ur tyre wear. i think as aaronng posted in another thread, ingalls camber kit costs around $220 from ebay.

tron07
22-04-2008, 09:29 AM
camber kits help reduce tyre wear as stated above and its highly recommended. Again the euro is already a heavy car so do not expect it to be a performance machine, unless you have a standard model which has less luxury features hence less weight.

if you are after a faster car you should have thought about it, the euro is great for cruising not racing unless you decided to modify the engine and the rest.

I think the std is 0.5-1sec faster then the lux model... someone once posted all the 0-100 times, and the auto lux is the slowest of the bunch.

I cant seem to find that post anymore :(

Crapdaz
22-04-2008, 09:31 AM
lol prob cause of the leather seats... all the excess weight..... i think if i can recall the lux = 70kg heavier something like that...