I knew with the Goodwood Charity Track day coming up I actually wanted to get the handling sorted as I assumed it would be set up all over the place as I'd never had the Geo done, it did still handle really good though.
I wanted to try to set it up myself and I knew what cambers I needed from reading others that track their lowered 944's. Negative 1.5 on the front and neg 1 one the rear.
I adjusted the fronts first, this little level tool is put against the flat surface of the disc, through the wheel spokes to measure what you have, then jack up and take the wheel off, adjust it to replicate what you found when it was on the floor and adjust to what you want it to be. I adjusted one side at a time but it didn't take too long with most of the front end suspension being new.
On the rear I found everything that needed undoing very tight and again a pinch bolt decided it was going to snap. I had to drill this out and get a new bolt before carrying on.
I had to buy a big 27mm ring spanner to get this to adjust, with the addition of a lump hammer to persuade it to move.
Once all adjusted i ran the car backwards and forwards to settle the suspension and with it all checked again it was all spot on.
Now that I had put a good few miles on the engine since it's rebuild I wanted to check the compression compared to what it was. The results are quite good across all four cylinders now and for comparison, previously it was;
Cyl 1 150psi,
Cyl 2 172psi,
Cyl 3 174psi'
Cyl 4 184psi.
now I have;
Cyl 1 190psi,
Cyl 2 200psi,
Cyl 3 198psi.
Cyl 4 205psi.
Before I hit Goodwood I wanted to try a performance chip and settled on a Accell one, reviews were as good as any and it was reasonably priced. This made a lot of difference in the whole rev range and it seemed to also start quicker and tickover smoother. Looking forward to a rolling road session.
I also needed to get the handbrake working better as it only just scraped through it MOT last year and that was due again.
I bought a new handbrake cable and fitted it a few days before I was due to MOT it. Even with the new cable it still didn't adjust correctly and the off side was only just biting. Luckily again it was just enough to pass but I would like to get it sorted once and for all.
I have a feeling the cam in the middle of the cable isn't pulling enough pressure for the O/S brake but still unsure?
I'm wondering if the cam that puts pressure on the off side isn't set up correct but no matter what I do I can't get really good grip on that side?
It did pass its MOT the day before driving to Goodwood and I got up early that next morning to head down there, it ran faultless all the way.
While on track I got a couple of little hiccups that seemed like it was fuel related but this gradually got worse up in the higher regions of the rev range so I quit after a few sessions.
The car did feel a lot quicker than it was previously though and I was knocking off 8-12 seconds a lap from last years track day. It obviously handled better which would help but the power was huge in comparison, I was pleasantly surprised.
On my way home it spluttered again, only once but I got home fine and put it into the garage for a few weeks before trying to find out what this issue was.