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[davemate]

You can see here the difference between the height and length between my TA race car and Matty's shortie at 5mm lower than standard .

Wow this a lot of camber on the rear by the looks of it Cliffie.

[Andrew aka Stuwy]

You can see here the difference between the height and length between my TA race car and Matty's shortie at 5mm lower than standard .

Wow this a lot of camber on the rear by the looks of it Cliffie.

his arches are extended a tad also so that makes it look very very angled

[Mike (Cliffie)]

just over 3 degrees negative on the back

[Mike (Cliffie)]

Thanks for the feed back and the pictures.
It is always interesting to hear what others say.

Maybe because I have a turbo.............and we know that they weigh in at about 3 tons, or there abouts............that is why I feel no instability whatsoever at up to a speedo reading of 150Mph for mile after mile. I have no aero aids at all. I do have a very good geo set up and slightly wider tyres.
I keep "feeling" for this "floaty" feeling but never find it. Maybe that is because I have driven such appalling cars in the past, Healey, E-type, and a host of TVR's including Tuscan and Sagaris........two very bad handling cars there,
And I have just got use to compensating for problems and driving through them.

But I feel that the VX is not possible to improve upon unless you are 100% track car racing.

Regards.
Korkey.

Bang on. 150 in a straight line is fine, just try doing 90 odd through Copse at Cadwell, that is when you will feel a loose rear end.

[Kieran McC]

Eliese Parts do a diffuser air spacer kit £25.00. I have one one mine with a Tat short diffuser.

Edited by kieranmcc, 19 July 2012 - 07:02 PM.

[Goosenka]

Cliffie I think my diffuser is bigger then yours

That it may be but I have bigger balls.

indeed you do

Why does your answer Stuwy make me feel uneasy?

[Bumblebee]

Eliese Parts do a diffuser air spacer kit 25.00. I have one one mine with a Tat short diffuser.

Have you got any pics?

[MrSimba]

Eliese Parts do a diffuser air spacer kit 25.00. I have one one mine with a Tat short diffuser.

Have you got any pics?

[Bumblebee]

Thanks for the pic

[Bumblebee]

I don't fit the rear fittings, they don't really add to the rigidity and they make removing the diffuser a much longer task. so i only fit the 5 on the rear clam.

If you do fit the rear 2 they will need to be thicker than the 5.

Sorry if I'm sounding a bit blonde
I've got 6 spacers all the same size they are 20mm will these be ok?

By the sounds of things I can get away with just using 5 I presume all the same length width?
If I decide to fit 7 was size do the rear 2 need to be if my other 5 are 20mm?

Thanks

Edited by Aimy, 20 July 2012 - 05:44 PM.

[Kieran McC]

You only need to fit the five in bottom of the clam the side ones are not needed.

[VXR]

Good honest answers from Cliffie, and others.
Cliffie. Can you expand upon your "feelings" please............. er, regarding the diffuser that is.
And thank you for the pictures.

I am not against straping items onto a vehicle ............. if they work that is.
it would seem that the short diffuser is rather a gimick then? And for the "dress-up" types.

Korkey.

I am more like Cole Trickle in that department but I can feel what a car is doing.

Cole Trickle is a legend and my childhood hero!! Oh those were the days!!