4EFEJay Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 Holy Wars! Well the drivers seat was in perfect condition, its now got a big brown stain on it! Fired the starlet up for the first time with its new 2.75" straight through exhaust. It's insane! Literally sounded like a bomb going off! I think my neighbours probably ducted for cover! So gotta get a silencer and Cat fitted! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richardc9052 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Get an electric valve to silence the exhaust, they are less than 100 and you can have the best of both worlds ;) Or set it to open at full throttle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4EFEJay Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Yeah, might do. Ideally i'd like to silence it a bit first. It really is obscene! And will never ever need it that loud! It hurts! Gonna get a silencer to go in it if I can. But also a Cat to keep it legal for MOT time. Should help kill the sound. Really I want just a nice rumble and a bit of a sound. Not really worried about flow and 1 - 2 hp loss over adding a silencer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richardc9052 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I had a full straight through with a custom 4 branch. Mine was only 2" though so it probably wasn't as Loud.. I loved it! Was quiet enough at idle so I just used to stick it in a higher gear than usual to get I to my estate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4EFEJay Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 Update after christmas: Got a few nice bits for christmas. New Open Face helmet, New Sparco Race SuitFire Extinguisher With Car MountLow Profile Hydraulic Jack I've also bought a OMP TRS-E Race Seat with RSA 4 Point Harness. The exhaust has taken a back burner at the moment whilst I decide how to reduce the volume. I have a Full 2.5" GT86 exhaust system so going to cut that about and hopefully fit the resonator from that onto the starlet system. Rear Tow Hook and Front Tow Strap also turned up. We've also decided to go Pro Class. Which means we can fully strip! All trim and rear seats will be coming out and a Cage being fitted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4EFEJay Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Focused on the exhaust this weekend. As decided I needed to get something sorted. I've fitted a GT86 Resonator to the centre section of the exhaust and it's dramatically decreased volume. Idle is now about 80db and idle around 4k is 95db. So should be legal for track now! Started to go stripped. Back seats removed and rear trim. Now awaiting the seat and harness. Hopefully that'll arrive this week before i'm back at work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Walker96 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Sounds good matey I bet it's loud! Mines 89db and it annoys me when it's stripped lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4EFEJay Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Sounds good matey I bet it's loud! Mines 89db and it annoys me when it's stripped lol Yeah, it's gonna be a ear full driving it on the road! I'm also going to order an exhaust bung baffle to shove up the end. Which will hopefully reduce it a bit more. Long term I'll probably get a Cat put it in to be legal and kill bulk of the noise. Today i'm off to cut the whole in the bumper for the new tailpipe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pikey009 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Good progress mate get some pics up. I can't believe how loud these cars are when you just swap the back box never mind the cat ha ha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4EFEJay Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Will get some photos up asap. I work away during the week so unfortuantlly updates and tweaks to the starlet are limited to the weekend. My seat should arrive today. Omp TRS-E. Cheap budget but will do the job for sprints! Coupled it with a 4 point RSA harness with quick release. Should be good fun. Just need to know how to mount it? It comes with universal mounts but I don't think these will bolt onto the stock rails? Where can I get a decent rail to fit the OMP seat? Looked but can't seem to find anything specific. Or will the universal rails work with what i've got? Cheers Jay Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ep82gi Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Looking forward to seeing some pictures. JD Tuning do a low seat rail witch should solve the seat issue dude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pikey009 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Do they? I thought it was only a limited run? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jaredgt25 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Hi mate just been reading your thread I own the silver glanza that was built and owned by fen sport for the sprint series though it might help you with your build if you need any ideas 👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4EFEJay Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Hi mate just been reading your thread I own the silver glanza that was built and owned by fen sport for the sprint series though it might help you with your build if you need any ideas Cool! Fensport do all my work and I work with Fensport on a couple of bits. They built my GT86. Currently working on the Starlet. Are you doing the Sprint Series this year? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4EFEJay Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 So bit of an update. As we've decided to go Pro I had to spend some stripping! Got as much weight out as possible. Got the bucket seat mounted at the weekend, it actually bolted into the stock rails! Although sits a bit high, so am in the process of buying a low mount rail. Cleaned all the crap out the back, got rid of all the bolts and clips! (There are hundreds!) And put in the loops ready for the harness! Here's a load of photos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pikey009 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Are you getting your seat rail from JDT? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4EFEJay Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 Are you getting your seat rail from JDT? No, I think read that they only did a limited run? And A few others have asked and they just said they have sold out. I've got mine off a Buy and Sell group on facebook. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pikey009 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Ah I'm not on fb. Still in the middle of fabricating some custom frames- should be finished next weekend cars coming along nicely mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4EFEJay Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Ah I'm not on fb. Still in the middle of fabricating some custom frames- should be finished next weekend cars coming along nicely mate Awesome, I've committed to a low Bride Rail from a guy on fb for £50. Looks like its pretty generic so should be able to bolt my OMP seat to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pikey009 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 That's a very lucky score then as I heard they're crazy expensive to import Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4EFEJay Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 That's a very lucky score then as I heard they're crazy expensive to import Yeah was looking to cost nearly £200! So grabbed this as soon as I could. Kinda figured i'd be able to sell it on if it didn't fit my seat. By I expect to be able to get it to fit somehow. Harness should arrive this week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4EFEJay Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Harness arrived last night! Astonished with the quality. Really is a nice bit of kit. I went for one with the quick release Clip and toggles on the shoulders. Test fitted and all is good! Need to adjust the sizes and things but going to wait until the seat is in on its proper rail before doing this. Couple of photos the best I could as it was dark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cammy R Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 That's a very lucky score then as I heard they're crazy expensive to import I won a Recaro rail for 8 pounds and forty new pence! Costing near 60 to get it across though haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pikey009 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Our import process is a joke isn't it. Well I'm finishing the custom rails next weekend so fingers crossed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4EFEJay Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 Couple of updates as its been a little while.. Bought a Rev Counter Tachometer. Low Seat Rail arrived today.Just bought a OMP Steering Wheel and Removable Boss kit. Fitting an exhaust bung this weekend to kill some DBs from the exhaust and a bit of the high pitch rasp. Next stop is deciding on suspension. I want to go for fully adjustable coilovers but don't want to be spending £700+. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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