My Velocity Red 05 Triple Duty RX-8
07-04-2011, 10:48 AM
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My Velocity Red 05 Triple Duty RX-8
Bought this bone stock in February to replace my old track car. Wanted it to be something that could be daily driven, competitive for a specific autocross class (STX) and drive to/from track days reliably. So far, it's doing great for all of those things.
Mods:
KW V3 Coilovers
Enkei RPF1s
255/40-17 Hankook RS3's
Two Recaro SPGs
BHR Ignition
HKS Hi Power
Other minor things here and there..
Took a few boring pictures this weekend:
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Mods:
KW V3 Coilovers
Enkei RPF1s
255/40-17 Hankook RS3's
Two Recaro SPGs
BHR Ignition
HKS Hi Power
Other minor things here and there..
Took a few boring pictures this weekend:
Some random videos:
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07-04-2011, 10:56 AM
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Love it. Looks great. Can we see some interior shots? What rails/mounts did you use for the Recaros?
What do you think think about the KW's? I had coilovers based on the v3s on my STi and absolutely loved them.
What do you think think about the KW's? I had coilovers based on the v3s on my STi and absolutely loved them.
07-04-2011, 02:02 PM
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Yes, the HKS is single only. Sounds great.
The KW's have been amazing so far. Very compliant for the street and even better on track. I just put them on straight out of the box and had a very good alignment and corner balance done. I've never felt the need to tweak any of the settings, and I likely won't, until at least a season full of driving.
The seat mounts are custom at this point. They began as Corbeau bottom mounts that would accommodate for sliders and a bottom mount seat. At 6'2", and given the height of most fixed back seats that work for me, using sliders was not an option. On previous cars I have mounted side mounts directly to the seat mount, so that's what I wanted to do. I took the Corbeau mounts, which are made for very wide seats, welded 3/16" steel to the center of them to get more surface area to work with for the narrow Recaro width, and then aligned the seat. Once I had it aligned, I cut out the excess, added some extra welds for good measure, and hard-mounted Sparco steel side mounts and the Recaros themselves with standard seat mounting hardware. I had also modified the seat belt mounts and added another hole to mount lap belts for my harness. Painted it matte black, and at the end of the day, I have a completely rigid mount that gets my seats as low as physically possible without removing carpet or cutting the floor any. Driver and passenger have the same things done.
I only use the harness for autocrosses, not track days, so I do want to eventually do a roll bar.
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The KW's have been amazing so far. Very compliant for the street and even better on track. I just put them on straight out of the box and had a very good alignment and corner balance done. I've never felt the need to tweak any of the settings, and I likely won't, until at least a season full of driving.
The seat mounts are custom at this point. They began as Corbeau bottom mounts that would accommodate for sliders and a bottom mount seat. At 6'2", and given the height of most fixed back seats that work for me, using sliders was not an option. On previous cars I have mounted side mounts directly to the seat mount, so that's what I wanted to do. I took the Corbeau mounts, which are made for very wide seats, welded 3/16" steel to the center of them to get more surface area to work with for the narrow Recaro width, and then aligned the seat. Once I had it aligned, I cut out the excess, added some extra welds for good measure, and hard-mounted Sparco steel side mounts and the Recaros themselves with standard seat mounting hardware. I had also modified the seat belt mounts and added another hole to mount lap belts for my harness. Painted it matte black, and at the end of the day, I have a completely rigid mount that gets my seats as low as physically possible without removing carpet or cutting the floor any. Driver and passenger have the same things done.
I only use the harness for autocrosses, not track days, so I do want to eventually do a roll bar.
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