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we aren't really racing against the faster cars so the handicapping doesn't matter. To be honest, the sooner they pass us, the safer it is, because later in the race it becomes a much larger group trying to push through

cheers Kevs... was a blast and always fun at Taupo in the little cars dicing with some of the bigger more gravitationally challenged cars 😁

yes, all of the Daihatsu's in our class have to run either a K3 or 3SZ engine and both engine and gearbox are not allowed to be modified. The Copen is still running the factory K3-VE and is currently winning the championship after the first 2 rounds!

Thanks, Matthew. No, for this class, the engine and gearbox are not allowed to be modified

To add a bit more to that, the class is called Daihatsu Challenge NZ and this car is running a standard K3-VE2 engine and gearbox from a Sirion M101. Car is a Mira L701

Really cool race event, your track car set up is awesome. I have the similar car too (Perodua Kelisa / L7) with a transplanted K3VE2 engine@@gtti89

haha yes, a couple of puckering moments on lap 1! but all part of the fun :D

yes, CB70 993cc GTti engine

awesome!!!..👍 👍 👍

Thanks!

Custom made straight cut synchro box

Yes, K3-VET from a YRV turbo. You can swap any K3 engine into the Cuore, VE, VE2 and VET

@@gtti89 Perfect! Thanks for your information.👍👍👍

@@gtti89is a k3 swap into an L250 the same amount of work?

Daihatsu will forever be one of the ultimate underdogs! The old CB engine has proven its worth for decades now and we're only just starting to tap into the engines made in this century haha.. a little late I admit! But lots more to come on that front. Yes that yellow starlet is very fast... it's running a built 4AGE turbo engine so you'd expect it to be! :D

Cheers mate 👍

Justin has a very different driving style to me so that shows up. In the spec he raced it here it probably is fair to say it's a little less stable but it won't be by the next race meeting. There's no camber or toe adjustment in the rear of these standard so we're fixing that and making up new adjustable control arms with separate sway bar for the front. both of these combined will transform it. This was his first time driving the car too so still getting his head around it. He actually posted a faster lap time than me... only by a couple of hundredths of a second but still damn impressive straight off the bat!

@@gtti89 ahh I see. Just looked it up. Is the stub axle welded to the beam? That's gonna take some convincing to adjust... And yeah I did notice the different driving lines as well

There's a reason why little terriers bite at the ankles of their opponents, because they need to make their presence known!

I had a lot of places to make up after my very average qualify 😄

It is a great series and lucky to have so many tracks to race at across the season. Boost was around 1.5bar and tyres are Zestino 07RS... 205/50R15 For the first time I matched my best lap on Hankook Z214 which is just mind blowing to think that a road tyre that performs brilliantly in the wet is capable of performing along side a race slick in the dry! All things on the car otherwise are equal

thanks mate it was a fun start that's for sure! teach me for napping during quali haha you can add gauges with the GoPro quick app if you turn on GPS in your GoPro... assuming that's what you're using?

150kW at the wheels 330Nm torque

993cc turbo.. CB80 engine. Nothing crazy done to it just headers and a larger turbo with 1.1bar boost as it was running this day. Running a Link ECU with bigger injectors and pump.. the usual supporting mods for a power increase but internally the engine is totally stock. Gearbox is one of our straight cut gear kits and LSD...

haha yes a lot less floppy! this is a new (patented) shifter concept that has been developed by a few clever kiwis and I have been working with them to develop one for the Daihatsu's ultimately to enhance shifting with our dog box but it works well with synchro/factory box, too. I'll be sharing more on it soon :)

@@gtti89 that's awesome, will keep my eyes peeled for that.

K3-VET 1300cc turbo engine from the YRV

How many PS?

@@gjwarm2000 200hp at the wheels (150kW) and 330Nm torque

@@gtti89 Is there a restriction in the regs for how far you can go? Cracking engine and probably more reliable than a CB80 at 200 but misses a bit of the rasp ;)

Well thanks very much 😊