Exige S2 with added supercharger

[andybond]

Little and large at the petrol station

[seriouslylotus]

Little and large at the petrol station

What little fuel and a large bill?

[andybond]

Don’t look , just pay and run.

Noticed the cashier had a mask on and was riding a horse which I found bizarre.

[Fonzey]

Don’t look , just pay and run.

Noticed the cashier had a mask on and was riding a horse which I found bizarre.

Not really weird. COVID vulnerable and horses are cheaper than petrol

[johnfishcurtis]

Those wheels are far too nice for track use, you need to sell them to me and have my Y spokes

[andybond]

I took the car out a few days back to a local car event ( no pics, sorry! ) but I noted that the idle was getting "stuck" at 1500rpm and then a tap on the throttle reduced it to normal. It sometimes appeared to hunt as well.

I thought it was about time I learnt a bit more about my map, so I broke out this



In a hybrid of Rob Dahm ( minus hair ) and page up from the mighty car mods I set about my tweaking



I saved the map pre page up/down and post. I now have it idling without hunting. Quite happy with that. If it all goes wrong Ill revert to the previous map.

Whilst I was in the boot of the car I couldnt see the illumination of the wideband controller. Curious as to why I discovered that the data cable had unclipped itself and the actual unit was lose in the boot. Now, I am at an early stage of mapping but I know thats not a good thing.

One cable reattached and the display unit velcro'd to the boot space and we are back in business

[andybond]

I had noticed over the past week weeks that I had a left hand down when going straight. The fine gents @SeriouslyLotus @JDS were super helpful and fitted me in at late notice and have taken corrective actions on the left rear toe which was a way out.

As ever great service.

Car is now fit for Blyton a week Saturday

[andybond]

Back to an old stomping ground this weekend with ClioSport and TurboRenault.

Took a friend out in the exige and this is what he had to say.



Delighted with that

Can also confirm the front ARB changed have helped the turn in. Nowhere near so much diving and understeer.

[thommo]

[andybond]

A few words about my trackday at Blyton. Whilst I appreciate its old ground for me having been there perhaps 8 or 9 times now its also a very familiar test track. I do tend to take the exige on the road but I would never dream of cornering on a B road like I do on track.

For those at the back who havent been following my thread ( shame on you ) I have mad a modification to the adjustable ARB and gone full hard. Thats 5/5 setting.

I have certainly noted a firmer bite on turn in, however dont forget I have the near mythical AD052 tyres on. Could it have been that as well? Either way I am delighted with the car setup, but as ever always wondering what more could be done. I note the roll on the pictures seems to have been reduced but not removed. I am torn here because in theory a stiffer spring might stop the compression but I am curious if it could introduce understeer as the firmer spring would force the tyre to skip , rather than grip? Answers on a postcard or even this thread, please

My new exhaust sounded erm. I dont really know! I have a new lid as well and that basically renders most external noises null and void so I cannot tell. I am awaiting some videos of other track goers to get a better impression.

All in all, I am most pleased with the pace of the car and the confidence it inspires in me pressing on.

Some pictures of the car now. I am sure you have all seen a s2 exige before but tough ...