Antnicuk
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| posted on 24/4/10 at 08:59 PM |
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Caterham R500, any good? A stylus is quicker :)
I had a play with one at woodbridge today, it was a 59 plate with a seq box. The guy could drive it well and it looked so balanced. It was the
quickest thing i saw out there today. Which made it even more enjoyable when I reeled him in, overtook him and managed to keep him behind me for a
few laps until the gap got bigger due to me overtaking other cars. I didnt have too much trouble on the straights but he was very good around the
twisties..... and i am not! but i could still get away from him in places due to my accelration.
Are they as good as top gear make out. I was certainly impressed. I wouldnt pay 40k for one though
The owner came over and spoke to me at the end, we both exchanged compliments about each other cars, i think he was impressed  . It was good to see
someone with a proper who was prepared to use it which makes a change!
[Edited on 24-4-10 by Antnicuk]
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livelee
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| posted on 24/4/10 at 09:04 PM |
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In the right hands, they are probably the best type this type of car going.
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blakep82
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| posted on 24/4/10 at 09:07 PM |
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lifting a wheel like that with your suspension set won't be helping you in the corners i imagine.
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Antnicuk
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| posted on 24/4/10 at 09:15 PM |
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i know but i dont know how to stop it, it does it every time!
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 24/4/10 at 09:20 PM |
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It's tO do with droop. My car is likely to do it too. I think it's due to static sag not being sufficent. To fox it I ned longer shocks
with static sag set further away from the extreme if travel.
You could definatly get the car to handle better, I'm sure.
Imagine how satisfying it would be to ha doe similarly and then kill it on the straights too... Doubt it would cost much over a grand to get
everything fully sorted.
Edit to say, written on mobile so typing is terrible sorry
[Edited on 24/4/10 by Dangle_kt]
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stevebubs
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| posted on 24/4/10 at 10:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Antnicuk
i know but i dont know how to stop it, it does it every time!
Speak to Rob Farley...he's got his Stylus pretty sorted on the suspension front...
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jonesier1
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| posted on 25/4/10 at 07:57 AM |
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we had a guy in the other day,wanted to trade an r500 in.He said it was not as raw and lacked the excitement that the r400 had.He'd had it 9
months and stood to loose 9 grand if traded in 
im in my own little world...its ok though they know me there
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 25/4/10 at 08:04 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jonesier1
we had a guy in the other day,wanted to trade an r500 in.He said it was not as raw and lacked the excitement that the r400 had.He'd had it 9
months and stood to loose 9 grand if traded in
Just as a matter of interest, what was he after trading it against?
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livelee
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| posted on 25/4/10 at 08:06 AM |
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A Robin Hood 
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nitram38
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| posted on 25/4/10 at 10:48 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
quote:
Originally posted by Antnicuk
i know but i dont know how to stop it, it does it every time!
Speak to Rob Farley...he's got his Stylus pretty sorted on the suspension front...
Antiroll bar?
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INDY BIRD
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| posted on 25/4/10 at 06:38 PM |
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was the caterham a orange one as seen him @ woodbride before and was very quick,
But to be honest there was a track r400 which was quicker than the r500 around the track he was on slicks though just seem more balanced,
rough track but cheap fun
guess the car was running well then,
nice motor
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INDY BIRD
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| posted on 25/4/10 at 06:38 PM |
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was the caterham a orange one as seen him @ woodbride before and was very quick,
But to be honest there was a track r400 which was quicker than the r500 around the track he was on slicks though just seem more balanced,
rough track but cheap fun
guess the car was running well then,
nice motor
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Antnicuk
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| posted on 25/4/10 at 08:55 PM |
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he was quick and i think i know the r400 car you mean, he was on full slicks and very quick but easier to overtake on the straights
i need some full slicks?
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 06:48 PM |
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So what engine is in your Stylus then? Further at 600 brake/ton (as you claim) then you would beat him on acceleration.
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FASTdan
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| posted on 8/5/10 at 08:58 AM |
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RX7 rotary turbo job isnt it?
nice work car looks mint, love the flames.
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Antnicuk
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| posted on 16/5/10 at 06:45 PM |
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Yes, its a 13b Turbo engine and box from an RX7, car has been mapped at 400 fly hp at 0.8 bar boost, my intercooler is restricting flow so no pint
in running more boost, its just tails off. I was quicker on acceleration but his car was more capable and if i had the same power as him he would
have beaten me due to the weight advantage. But mine cost 1 tenth to build than he spent to buy
I need to sort a better flowing intercooler (or possible a chargecooler) and then i will have another mapping session to 1.2 bar, although much more
than what i have will be unuseable unless i run full slicks.....
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