Merlin's 2.2 VTi H22a8

craig_jdm · Post by **craig_jdm** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 2:36 pm

I want one too if im not out there with you

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 2:38 pm

You didnt come out on track last year so no probs

Although you should really take your Celica out on track

Post by **Merlin** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:53 pm

Despite all the recent work the car still felt a bit jumpy going along the road. We couldnt find anything wrong and nothing showed up in the MOT so I took it for a wheel alignment. Both of the passenger side wheels were out, probably from going round Knockill the guy said

The car feels so much more planted now so along with sorted brakes she is ready to go on track this Sunday.

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:10 am

A great day for some track action yesterday, just a shame my brakes were pap. I am no longer running Hawk pads so braking performance was far below what I am used to. Plus I think a bit of grease got on one of the discs

Despite this I had a good time on track as the car was gripping well. Bruski was behind me in his Integra for a while so I am looking forward to seeing that vid

On the way home I realised all was not well though

The car pulls to the right, even more so off throttle, and this morning it was making a strange noise from the drives side front. Maybe I have finally made something fail (we suspected something was up before but couldn't find it)

The one thing yesterday made me realise is how much I want my 4th gen to be ready

In HD

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:16 am

Cool vid mate! Shame about your brakes though - you've just given thousands of Civic owners false hope!

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:26 am

Yeah everyone was catching me in the braking zones, there was nothing I could do. I was just trying to keep out of the way and enjoy myself.

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:28 am

Cool man, it looked like a blast - I'd be afraid that my car would break under circuit punishment

Post by **Merlin** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:39 pm

I havent done anything to the car since last summer other than re-sealing my rocker cover. I had a nice leak coming from it. This time I let the sealant set properly by leaving it for a few days before driving.

My Rainsport 2's need replaced. They did not bad and lasted over two years, 15,000 miles and a few track days. Here are some pics of a new set of Uniroyal Rainsport 3's for this car. And bit of red rug action for @Donald

Post by **Donald** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:44 pm

dat rug. Definitely curious about how these perform as an all rounder. Need to decide what's going on my Works.

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:34 am

Yeah me too. The Rainsport 2's were a good all-rounder. I am expecting these to be better.

One thing I noticed is that these are not directional. They only need to have the two large grooves on the inside of the wheel, which means the half V tread will be pointing in different directions on each side of the car

Lude Generation

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Japfest at Knockhill 2013

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