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matthias schrieb:

Just also going to try the Yokohama, 225 front and 265 rear. Thanks for your advices!

For the German buyers... there is a 10% coupon (PSOMMER17) valid for summer tyres on eBay - it ends today.

Out of interest, are the sizes you quote above common alternative sizes for the XBow? What is the main driver - wider rubber on the road or price/availability?

Gripgroove schrieb:

Hallo Stephan,

vielen Dank für diesen Vergleich!
Es scheint ja demnach so, dass der Performance-Unterschied der beiden Reifen deutlich kleiner ist als der Preis-Unterschied...

LG
Christoph

+1 my conclusion too

Cool. I went for 215/255 sizes fwiw. They were also very well priced.

Julien06 schrieb:

Hello. It is really a problem with the gear box ?

I took the car to Wimmer - they took out the clutch & gearbox housing and reported that the clutch was fine and problem seemed to be in the gearbox. As it couldn't be fixed immediately anymore, the car has come back to UK. Gearbox will be stripped down next week to see what we find.

I'm sure mine aren't marked with anything yellow (going from memory). Both cars have carbon floors - maybe they are different to the non carbon floors?

Hiller schrieb:

If you drive 2,42 min in Spa, i think your balls are big enough to do this

Haha. I was meant to be at Spa for 3 days this week and so was going to start pushing in ER and B2 on day 2 with slicks first before cementing the experience on road tyres on day 3. Unfortunately the car stopped working after day 1 so didn't get to complete the plan. Next time I guess

Chefprotter schrieb:

Yes. I can recommend Cornelis Masson. They are are registered KTM X-Bow dealer. Ask for "Kurt", he is the mechanic.

Rue De Hottleux, 51
4950 Waimes/Weismes
Téléphone: 080/67.98.66
Fax: 080/67.98.80
Email: info@.be

Should be not even 15k away.

Michael

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Thanks. I ended up taking the car to Wimmer on Tuesday as they had some parts in stock - however it turned out to be something that could be fixed that quickly.
Car is back in UK now and will be fixed soon I hope!

..and the front? Is it dangerous to use a std low entry jack from the front of the car?

I have a flat pad racing jack frame but quite often on circuit it would be useful to just borrow a std low entry jack.

Ja! Just need to add bigger balls to the driver

I tried but chickened out

Thanks Stephen. I'll see if I need to get parts or anything from them - will try RSR first as right at circuit.

I believe my car had an upgraded Sachs racing clutch.

So I'm now thinking it could be an input shaft bearing or a release/throw out bearing. Does the XBow use standard Audi bearings? Are the part numbers the same?

Hi - So XBow is not well today after one day at Spa.

There is a loud rattle coming from clutch area (goes away when clutch is pressed).
When driving in 1,2,3 gears there is a loud rattle/metallic sounds from the back of the car.
In 4th gear the sound becomes very loud.
The clutch doesn't have a smooth biting point anymore - the car suddenly lurches forward. Reverse the car was not happy - it kept 'getting stuck' once moving backwards.

I am thinking the problem could be: Bearing plate, Flywheel, or gearbox. Any similar experiences?

Also, any recommended garages to fix the car near Spa Francorchamps? I will be showing the car to RSR mechanic first thing in the morning but not sure if they will have time to fix.

Thanks

Ok - quick report.

AD08R - they were great today. Very grippy, stable pressures and temps. Did not go off even over long 30 min stint.

I found them as good as (if not better) than my previous outing on R888 fronts (maybe 4 year old) and R888R rears (<12 months old)

Even managed to get laptime down another second to 2.42 (vbox ideal 2.41). Unfortunately video clip has some condensation

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Unfortunately I have another problem. Something wrong with Clutch or Gearbox - will post on separate thread. I am meant to be on Spa track Tuesday and Wednesday too but I need to fix the car! Does anyone know any recommended XBow/Audi mechanics in the Spa Francorchamps area?

Thanks

mac94 schrieb:

hot 1..95 front and 1.85 rear

Thanks.

OMG - Spa is glorious today! Blue sky, dry track!

Ok - quick help. What hot tyre pressures do you guys recommend? I'm on AD08R today.
Tomorrow I will try Michelin slicks. Same pressures on slicks?

Thanks.

Great - thanks.

Hi - so what are the view and experience of both types of rim styles.

I personally find 5 holes much easier for amateur tracking then centre locks - smaller wrenches, only one person needed to change wheels, less mental worry about torque levels, etc.

However, is it for example easier to get alternative rims if they are centrelocks?

Finally are all centre lock hubs easy to convert to 5-studs by just removing the conversion plate? Or are some hubs dedicated centre from factory? I am wondering if I could easily change my centres to 5-studs.

Excellent info. Thanks.

Good tip about the price conversion - I thought they seemed very high if straight euros!

Stephan schrieb:

Habe gestern auch 2 AD08R für vorne bestellt, weil ich einen gewaltigen Bremsplatten von Mugello habe. Preis 115.- Euro pro Stück inkl. MWST und Lieferung.

Yes I was very surprised about the cost of the tyres too - something like £99 for the fronts! Half the price of normal performance road tyres it would seem.

mac94 schrieb:

Nice driving

Wich power do you have ?

Thanks. The car has quite a few upgrades - though power wise the dyno reported 340hp (which I know is not always accurate). I suspect it has had the same upgrades as a 360hp car - map, turbo, charge cooler, fuelling, engine blueprint, Proflex suspension, brakes, some aero, etc, etc,

I'm still getting used to it. The video above was from first trip to Spa in this car. Still need to learn to take corners with aero support.

Stephan schrieb:

What you want to know exactly ?

I have two RHD XBows. One is the track car, the other is a very low mileage (~4k miles) original car. I may sell this second car and was wondering whether it would be attractive to LHD buyers if the cost of conversion is reasonable. Seemed to me that conversion should be fairly simple unlike normal cars - mainly steering and pedal box really.

mac94 schrieb:

Here you can look for every parts...

And you will see wich parts is different between RHD AND LHD

http://piesektm.ro/index.php?route=oem/fichefinder#2009

Steering Box
Hand brake Support
Lever for pedal Box
Dash panel holder
Front Head Light

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Thank you - as suspected then technically simple. Great link too.

Reviving an old thread.

Any recent experience on RHD to LHD conversion (or vice versa)?

Thanks.

Elliot schrieb:

No Problem and good luck with your new tires

Thanks - AD08R have now been ordered

Stephan schrieb:

Excellent Driving !

Last year, the fastests of us had best laptimes between 2:43 and 2:49 in Spa. So it's more or less similar to your's. It was in June and we used all R888 at this time. This year a lot of us will be there on August 7th and some of us will have AD08r. So we will be able to compare them.

I never saw something about Nankang AR-1 in the forum. Sorry.

Have a nice day,

Stephan.

PS: Here are some videos from last year:
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Thanks for the links. Some fine driving there!

I'll let you guys know how I get on with the AD08Rs next week. Pray for dry weather!