Euro CU2 from Down Under
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yungquan (11-14-2011)
#5
You finally post here!!!!
Seen your builds on other sites (proly australian) Looks good as always, do you still have the TV in the back?
Australia bringing in that heavy CU2 game lately.
You, Euronoob and I CU2
Seen your builds on other sites (proly australian) Looks good as always, do you still have the TV in the back?
Australia bringing in that heavy CU2 game lately.
You, Euronoob and I CU2
#6
Front needed 5mm to clear the brakes
but at the rear, had to go with this option to give me flexibility to revert back to a more normal look when cops in melbourne decides to give trouble
Ya man, I've noticed there are more CU2s getting modified lately. These guys are keeping me on my toes :P
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#13
here's a closer look on the fender, basically, i only rolled them and thats not even a full flat roll. Not enough b@lls with paint cracking worries :P
I've only got a simple setup on the audio:
Front : Crescendo Opus 8.6 splits
2 x Consonance amps (4 and 2 channel each) - they are the same as Tru-Tech C7s but branded as Consonance.
1 x 10 inch Crescendo Etude 2.1 Subwoofer in custom enclosure.
1 x Audison BitOne sound processor
thats about it. Here's the tweeter position:
And then......... :P
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#19
i doubt it will take 9 +26. From the way it is now, i think the max it will go is 19x8.5 +33 max or if you want 19x9 then maybe +40 offset will be flush.
of course you can go more if you want the wheels to poke out more
Thanks
That got me panicking as well. But nah, its just the angle of the picture, wheels are dead straight haha
i replaced the stock tweeters with aftermarket ones and had to realign them to get the right angle
Yup that is correct...LM9s. Thanks man
Back to drawing board it is! I never thought this will take below +30 too. with 9.5, i used to have 20x9.5 ET+35. didnt fit very well though. Here's a pic of it:
of course you can go more if you want the wheels to poke out more
That got me panicking as well. But nah, its just the angle of the picture, wheels are dead straight haha
i replaced the stock tweeters with aftermarket ones and had to realign them to get the right angle
#23
At current height, i've got some rubbing issues at the front but not the rear. Gonna raise the front probably another 5-10mm to give it some play at full lock. not ideal but a wrecked fender is equally not ideal as well :p
BTW jeroplex, what wheels are you using? they look great as well man. Im guessing BBS LM?
Last edited by yungquan; 11-15-2011 at 10:29 PM.
#24
Thanks for sharing the additional pictures and information. I'm glad to see someone has tried to track the car, be it road course or auto-x. With the way the steering and suspension is set up, even from the factory, and improved chassis rigidity, I think this platform has a lot of potential around the turns.
#25
Damn that looks good! as someone else said, the land down under is stepping up.....
Your audio set up is amazing.
I've seen your car on websites covering australian car events too...
Your audio set up is amazing.
I've seen your car on websites covering australian car events too...
#28
Thanks for sharing the additional pictures and information. I'm glad to see someone has tried to track the car, be it road course or auto-x. With the way the steering and suspension is set up, even from the factory, and improved chassis rigidity, I think this platform has a lot of potential around the turns.
Feedback on track: this was my 1st run on track with the cu2 with a completely stock specification. First impression was good. I have the auto version (sadly) but the triptronic box was way beyond what i expected from an auto. In "S" mode, it holds the gear exactly where u want it without shifting up or down which is a very big plus. Up and down shifts are good as well. Only complain is it doesnt want to shift to 1st in low corners (<50km/h) which is a bit of a bugger when we really need those revs due to the nature of our engine.
Understeer is very very obvious but a bit of lift off and it gains grip immediately again. I came from an all wheel drive subaru impreza and my view on this is definitely a big bias because in the 4wd, i can go full throttle almost at mid corner but fwd is sth i need to get acustomed with for now.
Overall, its pretty friendly on tyres and the brakes held up pretty well too. Not surprising seeing the HUGE size caliper and discs from stock trim.
Very very happy and way beyond expectation. Now that i have coils and a few chasis stiffening mods coming up, I will be hitting the track again sometime nx year with some semis and lightweight wheels to see what are the gains. No engine mods in the pipeline for now. Dont see much point trying to make a luxurious car sound like a track weapon.
thats my 2c anyways.
not much planned for the car for now actually. possible extras might be the modulo kit and a BBK. that would probably be it. the boys in blue in Melbourne especially are on a crackdown on modded cars. Im sh#itting my pants everytime i see them within 10m of my car. you guys in the states are way "free'er" in mods i think
Oh OH ....i've got the spc camber kit sitting in my room too. Just cant be bothered installing them.
Thanks steve!
#30
Bro your car has e-fame status be proud!!!
The CU2 community is so small that when 1 is done nice like yours it will get exposed by people like ed lolololol, he finds CU2's in the randomest places
The CU2 community is so small that when 1 is done nice like yours it will get exposed by people like ed lolololol, he finds CU2's in the randomest places
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ed_423 (11-17-2011)
#34
OMG!
LOL
heres some pics i took over the weekend, gave it its 3rd layer of wax for the month of November! LOL.
#36
are you keeping it that low for the winter? i'd be scared to take it out on snow haha. mine is stock, and the october storm already tore a hole in my underbody. spent all of saturday fixing it. thankgod for extra bumper clips and gorilla tape
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Edit: And damn Yung, your car is so cleannnn! I haven't washed it in over a week cause the stupid weather man says it's going to ran but it only rained once last week.. Also, I don't see any stone chips or anything?? I've got heaps!!
Edit 2: What are your dampers set at Yung? Front and rears.
Last edited by Euronoob; 11-29-2011 at 06:37 AM.