240z + 1JZ-GTE (manual)

Thanks for the offer Matt but it looks like I'll have to work late tonight. I'm going to have a chat with a couple of people today about using their ramp and a bod to give me a hand either tomorrow or Friday. Time to call in a few favoures.
 
Been a while since posting on this thread so a quick update.

The car has run very well over the last year and I've made a few changes but not many. I've mainly enjoyed driving it and put quite a few thousand miles on the clock. Still runs as well as it did and I've yet to do any upgrades to the engine. I have fitted a grifin ally rad from Summit racing which cured the overheating on trackdays.

I've broken the following:
Driveshaft
Propshaft
Diff
Engine mounts
Front crossmember

I've got a few upgrades planned and most of the parts have already arrived. These include:
Adjustable front and rear arms
Adjustable tie rods
New adjustable strutts by Gaz
Adjustable top camber plates
New wheelbearings all round
Rebuilt diff with all new bearings and seals
Custom diff front mount
Willwood front brakes
Dave Jarmen rear disk conversion
Custom turbo elbow and downpipe
Adjustable rising rate FPR
Lightened cromoly flywheel
Change clutch friction plate
NOS kit
R888's

All of the above have either arrived or on there way so I should be able to get started pretty soon.
Should keep me busy for a couple of weeks.
 
Soon. I've taken a few pics and I'm still trying to sync them from my iphone. I've not plugged it in for 6 months and it having a fit. May have to wait untill tomorrow morning.
 
Nice one John. Looking forward to seeing your new suspension set up.
If you need any help give me a shout.
 
I want the maximum grip possible without going for slicks so I dont think I'd be happy with the R1R's. Having said that, I had thought about getting a pair of slick just for the Pod.

Thanks for the offer Matt. As I havn't got a garage now I may have to use someones workshop and get them to help me. Trouble is it will have to be a drive in, change all the parts, and drive out the same day.
 
johnymd said:
I want the maximum grip possible without going for slicks so I dont think I'd be happy with the R1R's. Having said that, I had thought about getting a pair of slick just for the Pod.

Thanks for the offer Matt. As I havn't got a garage now I may have to use someones workshop and get them to help me. Trouble is it will have to be a drive in, change all the parts, and drive out the same day.
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:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: I do have a pool car ;)
 
franky said:
Have a look at the toyo r1r's too. Same compound a little more tread so 95% as good as r888's but better in the wet and cheaper to buy :)
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But the tread "width" isn't even close to the R888, that means that rubber actually on the floor is less
 
Tread width. Thats something I hadn't even considered. Assuming they would all be the same for the same size of tire.
 
SKiddell said:
But the tread "width" isn't even close to the R888, that means that rubber actually on the floor is less
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thats because they've got a pattern designed to work in all conditions. R888's just don't work on cold/damp or wet days and take longer to get heat into in the dry.

If you drive on both I'd bet 50p you'd never buy r888's again.
 
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franky said:
thats because they've got a pattern designed to work in all conditions. R888's just don't work on cold/damp or wet days and take longer to get heat into in the dry.

If you drive on both I'd bet 50p you'd never buy r888's again.
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Tell you what, I will bet you £100 that a car running R888's will out perform the same car (same driver) running R1R's on a drag strip or a dry track, (I have no interest in a wet/damp track, thats a mugs game|)

I don' t give a rats ass about damp, cold, road noise, comfort, day, night etc
I only care about the best grip possible from a road legal tyre.

As a consequence the R888 is the best tyre for my purpose as its foot print is greater, the compound variants are suitable and the tyre wall is good enough for me to drop my pressure to below 10psi to increase the grip still further (measured and tried almost every tyre available)

But for general driving the R1R is a viable option...... but track day or 1/4 mile tyre it isnt.

But hey what the heck do I know
 
SKiddell said:
Tell you what, I will bet you £100 that a car running R888's will out perform the same car (same driver) running R1R's on a drag strip or a dry track, (I have no interest in a wet/damp track, thats a mugs game|)

I don' t give a rats ass about damp, cold, road noise, comfort, day, night etc
I only care about the best grip possible from a road legal tyre.

As a consequence the R888 is the best tyre for my purpose as its foot print is greater, the compound variants are suitable and the tyre wall is good enough for me to drop my pressure to below 10psi to increase the grip still further (measured and tried almost every tyre available)

But for general driving the R1R is a viable option...... but track day or 1/4 mile tyre it isnt.

But hey what the heck do I know
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Sorry for the confusion I wasn't saying what you did or didn't know:thumbs:.

I was just saying as an all round sticky tyre the R1R's are a great choice, obviously dry track use only the 888's would be a few percent better but if you only intend dry track use then cut slicks might be an even cheaper option as there's plenty of used ones around.

They use the same compound and carcass structure with with added silica and a more 'cut' pattern to make them useable in none perfect conditions, a great one stop shop.

FWIW my old car was just as quick on them as 888's.
 
The critisicms of the R1R range from block shift to overheating when pushed hard

As a performance road tyre and sometimes track substitute I am sure its great
 
SKiddell said:
I only care about the best grip possible from a road legal tyre.

As a consequence the R888 is the best tyre for my purpose as its foot print is greater, the compound variants are suitable and the tyre wall is good enough for me to drop my pressure to below 10psi to increase the grip still further (measured and tried almost every tyre available)
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Dumb question but are R888 actually road legal? :eek: When I spoke to Camskill ( Toyo dealers who specialise in track day tyres), they said that R888 were road legal

1) for cars that were supplied new with them (like some Lotus + renault magane 260 etc ) and
2) other cars in general but only for "track use" and the trip to < > fro track days

So if your R888 equipped car is stopped outside John Lewis in Brent Cross on a sunday evening, the old bill (VOSA) can technically charge you for having tyres not fit for purpose...

Views welcome:confused:

I know that cops generally turn a blind eye to many mods done on cars, but
 
Yes they are road legal. Dot marked and in the MSA rule book as road legal/track tyres.
As are Yoki 48rs dunlop do1/2 js etc etc.
 
I did hear a while ago that the law was changing with regard to the legality of this type of track tyre. Not sure what the current situation is. I believe this was with regard to noise limits. I would think with all the electric cars apearing you would want noisy tyres so you could hear them coming, but that's another matter.

I'm very interested in other peoples views/experiences but from what I've read, the R888 gives the best bang for the buck with regard to ultimate grip and that what I'm looking for. I've managed to cope with the sport cups for the last year and from what I've read, the R888 are better in the wet so I think I should be OK.
 
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