• Nikdev and his 360 Gl....

Posted: **09 Aug 2008 08:42 am**

Frits wrote:Don't agree with that...

If you have decent tires, on a normal pressure, your car is not gonna slide or understeer. Definately NOT. Roundabouts or whatever, it doesn't matter. It was the first thing wich I was very suprised about.

However, I've drivin a lot on open road with my welded diff (and even an at once power turbo engine) all the way to competitions and stuff. Had the most rainy days in my life and never had any kind of problem with my diff or sliding or understeering on open road of whatever.

I think Nikdev thinks the same about it.

I think that that is all provided that you don't drive like a tit on the public road to start with...

Posted: **09 Aug 2008 03:11 pm**

bet it eats tyres fast though, but tbh I tend to take the wheels off and usually rotate them before every event anyway and expect you guys do too - not to mention that you do drift events which are naturally tyre abusing

I'm just a bit dubious about running a welded diff on a public road on a potentially daily basis (and thats supposing its welded properly - won't enter into the hazard of not having it done well!

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Posted: **09 Aug 2008 05:39 pm**

welded is getting to me aswell

my 340 when it was a 1.4 slipped out easily enough in the dry (slippy roads here) so witht he 16v engine it'll slip a lot more. its tempting to weld it, but if it slips on open it's (i can see) going to go large when it slips on the roundabouts.

Posted: **17 Aug 2008 03:47 pm**

I think with a combination of sloppy boat like suspension and dim power, mine will only go sideways in the soaking wet. Do you clutch kick yours? 1st is too short and just spins up an inside wheel. 2nd is better. I'm toying with the idea of mig specing her, but I don't want to be putting tires on all the time. Drivability is a must for me.

Nik, your 360 is an inspiration to me 10/10!

Posted: **18 Aug 2008 08:22 pm**

Just weld it and enjoy!

Do you know how you remove the glued soundproofing in the roof? heat gun?

saved 2 kg with the removal of the inner roof

Gave the car a wash, celebrating it got through MOT

Posted: **18 Aug 2008 11:27 pm**

not sure about the best way of removing all the sound deadening... out of interest how hard is it to remove the headlining (assuming I was putting it back again), as I want to check whether water has got in through my sunroof replacement panel.

Posted: **24 Aug 2008 12:45 pm**

well my car is gonna be my daily driver for as long as it lasts and i want to weld my diff but if its a drastic change then i dont think ill bother

Posted: **24 Aug 2008 12:46 pm**

and sorry if this is a noob question but what is a proper diff lock??

Posted: **24 Aug 2008 02:29 pm**

A diff lock, is basically an open differential that can be locked when desired (essentially making it act like a welded diff). It can be activated manualy, or I believe some can be automatic?

They are commonly found on 4 wheel drive vehicles, particularly on the diff that splits drive to the front and rear wheels, to improve traction on low grip surfaces.

Posted: **24 Aug 2008 02:49 pm**

ok doke cheers, can one of them be fitted to any
car??

Posted: **31 Aug 2008 07:18 pm**

kds19 wrote:ok doke cheers, can one of them be fitted to any
car??

Nope, there is no such thing as an "universal" diff..

Posted: **31 Aug 2008 07:49 pm**

Spent some more hours working on the old brick today. Finally got around to fit the oil cooler
Started with practicing my (bad) welding skills and made some brackets

Needed to cut away some metal from the bumper so it would get cold air, no mercy taken:

Finished with some holes:

With the cooler in place it looks like this:

Posted: **31 Aug 2008 08:07 pm**

Sorry to hijack.

garth wrote:I think with a combination of sloppy boat like suspension and dim power, mine will only go sideways in the soaking wet. Do you clutch kick yours? 1st is too short and just spins up an inside wheel. 2nd is better. I'm toying with the idea of mig specing her, but I don't want to be putting tires on all the time. Drivability is a must for me.

Nik, your 360 is an inspiration to me 10/10!

i only clutch kicked in the begining when i was scared to open her up enough.

i could break traction in first gear very easily. i had the rev counter as well helping me 4K RPM in first gear and the wheels turned slightly and once it was clear to pull away bringing the clutch up gently would just drag and then swing the back end arround. So many times ive done it when my boss is in front of me just because i forget that at 4K she'll do anything in first!

i didnt find first gear too short myself it dragged on to 30mph 35 tops!

Posted: **08 Sep 2008 07:58 pm**

Nikdev, are you still driving on open road to the competitions? I do, but its not great..

Most important issue is that when the car gives up, I'll be stuck in a different country with my uber ovlov... (like a few weeks ago with the engine blowup) That sucks bigtime

Posted: **08 Sep 2008 11:08 pm**

Kaos are you running bald or 155 width tyres something...

1.4 breaking traction in the dry enough to get it sideways with an open diff... never happened to me in either 340's or 2.0 360's! 2nd gear in the wet however...