bouford

nice updates sir! love the direction of the build.

tama05

The Merkur was imported if I remember correctly, but I'm not sure about the Escort. It was a father and son who were out there, the father had the Merkur. Both cars were fairly built and extremely fast, nice guys as well.

Thanks a lot Bouford, still waiting to see what you have in store for us.

jaor.s2k

very clean car! love the color choice for the wheels

tama05

Means a lot man, love your photography as well as both sets of Advans that you've purchased. I originally wanted bronze CE's but a member on the forums was selling this set brand new and I had to jump on the opportunity. I'm pretty sure this is the only set in Formula Silver with the specific size and offset so far to be run, so it's not something that someone else has which is really nice.

jaor.s2k

Thanks man! trying to convince myself to keep these Advans for a lil longer (already want different wheels lol). I love how the formula silver looks on your car, though I do love bronze on white, but like you said not many people have that color in those specs and it feels nice to be lil different.

U9aXy6Dn

Excellent build, some of the parts you've used I came exceptionally close to purchasing for my own car.

I have a lot of time for this thread.

tama05

Thanks man! trying to convince myself to keep these Advans for a lil longer (already want different wheels lol). I love how the formula silver looks on your car, though I do love bronze on white, but like you said not many people have that color in those specs and it feels nice to be lil different.
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It definitely does, are you planning on sticking with Advans or going another route?

Wow man thanks a lot, you're definitely doing some serious work to your car as well. We will need an update for sure once you're finished, but thanks for checking out the thread man. What parts did you end up not purchasing if you don't mind me asking?

jaor.s2k

I plan on getting RE30, but right now I think I will try to keep these for a little longer

tama05

[size="6"]Update 10/10/2014*[/size]

So I've been absent for a while on here, still checking in from time to time but have been very busy at work lately. Wanted to catch everyone up on what's been going on. The car hasn't changed as of now, I have just been driving and enjoying it. I ended up ordering a set of Winmax W4s to test out on the track. Also got around to doing some fluid maintenance on the car, then being able to take it out and run it on my local track for the third time which was a blast. The event is annual and it's held by a regional mustang club but $200 for the whole weekend to include 4 sessions a day (2-25min, 2-20min). Had a great time out there as always, got to try out the new pads which were great, and fine tune my driving at the track.

As far as the car on the track goes, everything went awesome except for a spin on the first session of the first day, but that was me trying to go to fast to quick with sloppy inputs. The car was fine and I pressed on. The Dunlop ZIIs didn't disappoint either. This was my first track day in the fall, my other track events have all been in the middle of summer so it was cool to see the difference on tire wear and how they didn't feel nearly as greasy towards the end of the day, along with the great feel of the brakes and clutch throughout both days. I switched out all my fluids for new Amsoil products and decided to try their 600 series brake fluid. I really enjoyed the solid feel for my brakes throughout all of the sessions, it was hard for me to distinguish whether or not the fluid played a part or if it was the colder temperature, either way it was great. I ended up finally going through my front set of Stoptech rotors. They had some serious stress cracks all around and I'm not sure how long some of you guys ride yours but I decided to replace mine. The Winmax W4s were great pads as well, the initial bite and steady braking they provided was excellent, again I'm sure the ambient temperature had played a role in the feeling of the pads but they performed well. The only downside which was a huge one, was that the W4 compound didn't hold up as well as I hoped they would. The track calls for very heavy braking but I almost completely roasted the front set after 8 sessions which was disappointing. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna stick to my Carbotechs which are still in my opinion a better option than the Winmax set up I had.

Anyways, like always I have some pics to share along with a video from last weekend on track, hope you guys enjoy.

Some new fluids for the car, love the Amsoil line of fluids:




The Winmax W4s:




Some pics from the event:









Front rotors after 6 track days, very impressed by these:







Some fresh Stoptechs on the front:




Quick comparison of the Carbotech XP10/XP8 combo to the Winmax W4s. The Carbotechs have been used for 2 weekends both in the middle of summer, the Winmax pads were only used last weekend.




Finally a video from the second day, third session:

bouford

thanks for sharing the vid! i wish we had a track on oahu