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Post by niklas on Sept 29, 2021 12:22:08 GMT
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Post by niklas on Oct 31, 2021 10:04:12 GMT
Winter is approaching so the car will go back in the garage after the brief time out of it. Yesterday was a beautiful day and I got some time behind the wheel of it, running low boost, street tires and without aero on narrow roads in the woods. Quite nice.    |
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Post by niklas on Nov 7, 2021 7:06:47 GMT
Just renamed the thread since well, the car has been named the Toyster ever since it got a turbo almost 10 years ago.
And I keep sidetracking with other things that may or may not end up in here.
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Post by Zed. on Nov 7, 2021 11:31:41 GMT
I keep sidetracking with other things that may or may not end up in here. Know the feeling...  Rich. |
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Post by niklas on Apr 3, 2022 16:52:45 GMT
Car is working but is not being driven yet du to still being below freezing during the nights. And I accidentally bought another cx500e  I don't have time for this. |
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Post by Zed. on Apr 3, 2022 16:57:19 GMT
any cx500 turbo's near you?
Rich.
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Post by niklas on Apr 3, 2022 17:29:22 GMT
any cx500 turbo's near you? Rich. I've never seen one in the flesh. That said, both of mine are mot'd (equivalent) forever and tax free. So if I ever... But mostly I want them to be slow, cool looking bikes eventually. |
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Post by atlex on Apr 3, 2022 20:42:27 GMT
Love the CX500. Classic bike.
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Post by howardb66 on Apr 4, 2022 17:15:55 GMT
At the time the CX was a real departure from the norm, great piece of engineering.
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Post by niklas on Apr 20, 2022 17:03:10 GMT
Oh the frustration.
The stator is dead on the new cx. Bought as working, but I guess it wasn't.
Lets add 500 pounds to the motorbike costs then 😑
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Post by niklas on May 1, 2022 13:18:16 GMT
 Lower supports are coming. And the saddle is a cheap thing for test fitting. But the angles are decided. Leaning towards not using clipons and will probably use the oem bar instead, on the pc06 its lika a 30mm rise drag bar. That will save me moving the tank rearwards, but the jurys still out. |
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Post by niklas on Jun 15, 2022 21:35:00 GMT
Took it out for some 70 miles of hooning about on small forest roads.
It's still mad on high boost. I dont mind that I have the option, but it really needs wide r-comps. My poor 205 wide street tyres cannot cope with it at all. On street rubber, it is actually better with only ~240whp on the low boost setting.
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Post by howardb66 on Jun 17, 2022 13:19:18 GMT
Hey Niklas, I’m investigating fitting a plate diff on my Turbo NB. There seems to be a few options- refreshed Fuji/Kaaz/3J. Any feedback please?
I do sprints & hillclimbs currently with a Torsen (that someone told me he wants if I take it out).
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Post by niklas on Jun 17, 2022 15:24:30 GMT
I use the 3j reinforced one, no experience with kaaz etc so the only things I can compare it to is the torsen2 and fuji.
First, it is noisy turning at low speed, initially a lot but it settled to some slight clunking. At speed, you cant hear it.
I installed it myself with the oem pinion (so didn't have to touch that).
The car is a bit more understeery since the lock on the diff is more aggressive than the torsen. This is not a problem since that is a result of better push out of corners.
Due to crotchgoblins I havent driven it a lot on track, but the little I have made me quite happy since the low/medium speed corner inner wheel spin (due to unloading, i run a rear arb) is completely gone.
My diff is set to 50-60lbs and 40/90 ramp angle.
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Post by jon on Jun 17, 2022 20:25:39 GMT
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le sigh
Jul 15, 2023 20:03:52 GMT
le sigh
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