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  1. 16-09-2008 09:51 PM #1
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    Default Thought I should say hello

    Hi Folks.. Been subscribed to this site for a short while now and thought I should introduce myself as I'm finding lots of useful info here...

    I have an ep82 JDM starlet that I bought and turned into an autotest car... Am making changes to it after pretty much every event as I find out what makes it go quicker... Here are a few photos of the work I have done to it in the first few weeks...

    Some of you may be wondering what autotesting is and I think this video might give you some idea of what’s involved..

    http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Autotes...-Aug_175390.htm

    And here is the car being driven by someone who knows what he's doing...

    http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Autotes...cket_171439.htm

    Here are some photos of the modifcations which took 3 weeks... Most of which involved weight saving.. It now stands at 620kgs but there is scope to reduce it by another 30 to 40 kgs..

    Here's what it looked like when I got it.. Minus a few bits I had already removed..




    And here's during the work...

















    And here's the end result... When I get a chance I'll get some pics of the interior after all the work...





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  2. 16-09-2008 11:00 PM #2
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    Welcome along to the site. Happy posting!
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  4. 16-09-2008 11:15 PM #4
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    Welcome to the site mate, nice effort btw.. bit of works in that
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  5. 16-09-2008 11:41 PM #5
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    Thanks guys.. I'll post up some more interisting photos when I get a chance...
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    thats rather stripped welcome matey.
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  7. 17-09-2008 12:24 PM #7
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    Welcome to the site mate.
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  8. 17-09-2008 12:38 PM #8
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    Welcome to the site mate, it's great to see an EP in competition.

    RyanV showed me a mobile phone vid of someone autotesting an EP82 last month up Carrick direction. It looked great fun.

    Hope you find the site of help in finetuning that machine of yours,

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  9. 17-09-2008 12:42 PM #9
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    Thanks guys.. Its a really fun sport.. Hard work though...

    This is a great site.. Lots of good info.. Here are a few more pics..







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  10. 17-09-2008 12:51 PM #10
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    smart work mate, welcome

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    A few more up to date photos....











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    Love it. May she do you proud mate!
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  13. 02-10-2008 03:23 PM #13
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    awsome car, there was a little grey one up in carrick recently doin autotesting looks like hard work. well done mate
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    thats cool - never heard of autotesting - looks liek some fun!
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    Welcome aboard mate. That looks great fun and like you say, im sure its hard work. Enjoy the site dude, theres plenty of usefull info on here...
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    welcome mate
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    Thanks ... It is a good workout alright... But savage fun....
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    Welcome hun :-) Lots of effort gone in there :-)
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    Welcome dude. Car looks ace.
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    very nice mate
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    nice mate. looks fast for an n/a!!
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    looks mental
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    Thanks.. Its all about maximum acceleration in first & reverse gears and good handling.. With a 100 bhp N/A engine its OK but more power is needed, thus the intake & exhaust mods which have made the engine a lot more responsive.. Was really surprised just how much difference the motorbike exhaust made.. Feels like a different engine.. Very quick to rev and responds to the throttle a lot more sweetly..
    I'll keep developing the car.. The car is screaming out for a torsen diff...
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    Welcome buddy looks good
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