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Originally posted by L8 Apexing Aussie: I didn't care much for the comment on the wing, but tyhat's your opinion. I was always a fan of the Australian SuperTourer Championship and the British Touring Car Championship, so I tried to mimic the look with the DTM spoiler. I am not disillusioned as to it's effectiveness, I know it doesn't given me insane downforce or anything like that, although it does seem to make the car less squirrely at 100+ mph speeds.
Moving on...L8 Apex (late apex) is the name I made up to sell my various Contour mods and such under and it refers back to a cornering technique used in road racing.
Late apex turning is a technique the entails driving past the normal turn-in point then making a harder or sharper turn than normal and at a slower speed. This makes hitting the late apex very easy and requires that you "track-out" only 1/2 the width of the track.
PS I know from other posts of yours that you are more into drag racing, so I appreciate you possible lack of knowledge of the ASTC and BTCC, and therefore can understand why you are quick to dismiss the wing on my car.
It's all good.....  Sorry dude, my statment was kinda rude. Just kinda have a sore spot for those things cause I prefer the stock trunk...BTCC & ASTC is cool...but with all the rice out there I jumped to conclusions. My bad...statement retracted. That wasn't cool on my part. Rock on! Oh, and not to take over your pic post, but just one more question...I thought that the best way to take a turn was start on the outside, then trail brake/decelrate to get the weight up front, apex early, and then drive out hard on the gas...so as to keep average speed as high as possible. Wouldn't late apexing slow you down? The only guys I have really noticed doing this are rally guys who late apex to initiate drift??? Like I said, I'm clueless.
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 It's aint the fastest way through but it's the safest, and it sounds cool too.
Regards, Anastazi Father of the Aussie Bar anastazi.sarigiannis@aam.com"Computer games don't affect kids. I mean if Pacman affected us as kids, we'd all run around in a darkened room, munching pills and listening to repetitive music." ----------------------------------- 2000 Silver Frost SVT #1126 of 2150 8" AFE/"Big-Mouth" Intake, Modified BAT Pipe, IAT Mod - A'PEXi S-AFC, Superchip, No Secondaries, Cobra/CSVT Hybrid MAF, Magnaflow True Duals, MYSTERY Mod, Autolite AWSF22FS's and FMS Wires, ES MM Inserts, Cross Drilled/Slotted Rotors w/ Greenstuffs, APR DTM Spoiler, Escort Cossie Vents, NACA Duct, Mirko Splitter, Koni's & H&R Springs, 24mm "Aussie" Sway Bar, 18" Enkei RS-5, 225/40R18 KDW-2's. Pioneer DEH-P7000R, TS-6975's, TS-6855's, MTX BE104, MTX Blue Thunder PRO502 http://www.geocities.com/qikslvrsvt
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RS5s?????? NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO. Save yer money dude.
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Personally I'll never understand 18's anyway...
Can't be looks can it? (They look too big for our cars IMO)
It's definitely not for handling or performance...
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I must admit, I really like the vent on the driver's side  , how'd you do it? I am not too fond of the two shades though, it is a bit overkill IMHO, but hey, it's you car and kudos for haveing the huevos to put it on the internet !
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Originally posted by Chuck Vashro: I must admit, I really like the vent on the driver's side , how'd you do it? I am not too fond of the two shades though, it is a bit overkill IMHO, but hey, it's you car and kudos for haveing the huevos to put it on the internet !The vents serve a purpose....they are functional indeed! Have you guys ever recorded the temps underneath the hood? I think this is one of the best performance mods to date for our cars.
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Whats all that mess on your hood?Can you take them off?I think it would look much better without all that clutter on the hood.Not a fan of the spoiler either......or the colored window vents.Other than that .
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Originally posted by -HWCM-: Whats all that mess on your hood?Can you take them off?I think it would look much better without all that clutter on the hood.Not a fan of the spoiler either......or the colored window vents.Other than that .What a nice comment - NOT! :rolleyes: The "mess" as you call it is all fully functional, so no, it can't come off without leaving gaping holes in the hood.
Regards, Anastazi Father of the Aussie Bar anastazi.sarigiannis@aam.com"Computer games don't affect kids. I mean if Pacman affected us as kids, we'd all run around in a darkened room, munching pills and listening to repetitive music." ----------------------------------- 2000 Silver Frost SVT #1126 of 2150 8" AFE/"Big-Mouth" Intake, Modified BAT Pipe, IAT Mod - A'PEXi S-AFC, Superchip, No Secondaries, Cobra/CSVT Hybrid MAF, Magnaflow True Duals, MYSTERY Mod, Autolite AWSF22FS's and FMS Wires, ES MM Inserts, Cross Drilled/Slotted Rotors w/ Greenstuffs, APR DTM Spoiler, Escort Cossie Vents, NACA Duct, Mirko Splitter, Koni's & H&R Springs, 24mm "Aussie" Sway Bar, 18" Enkei RS-5, 225/40R18 KDW-2's. Pioneer DEH-P7000R, TS-6975's, TS-6855's, MTX BE104, MTX Blue Thunder PRO502 http://www.geocities.com/qikslvrsvt
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I like the license plate ;-)
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Some Mods, still not fast enough..
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Originally posted by RTStabler51:
I like the license plate ;-) Which one?
Regards, Anastazi Father of the Aussie Bar anastazi.sarigiannis@aam.com"Computer games don't affect kids. I mean if Pacman affected us as kids, we'd all run around in a darkened room, munching pills and listening to repetitive music." ----------------------------------- 2000 Silver Frost SVT #1126 of 2150 8" AFE/"Big-Mouth" Intake, Modified BAT Pipe, IAT Mod - A'PEXi S-AFC, Superchip, No Secondaries, Cobra/CSVT Hybrid MAF, Magnaflow True Duals, MYSTERY Mod, Autolite AWSF22FS's and FMS Wires, ES MM Inserts, Cross Drilled/Slotted Rotors w/ Greenstuffs, APR DTM Spoiler, Escort Cossie Vents, NACA Duct, Mirko Splitter, Koni's & H&R Springs, 24mm "Aussie" Sway Bar, 18" Enkei RS-5, 225/40R18 KDW-2's. Pioneer DEH-P7000R, TS-6975's, TS-6855's, MTX BE104, MTX Blue Thunder PRO502 http://www.geocities.com/qikslvrsvt
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