" Clubber's CSL Journal "

[mattCSLnut]

Your car looks great now Can - well sorted :thumbs:

+ 1 :smokin: just be careful with the "Monster" Aps and wear a seat belt so they don't chuck you through the windscreen :hahaha:

[Clubber]

love the exhaust. 18kg is a lot of savings. pls let us know how loud (i.e. decibels it is)

It is a massive saving indeed. I don't have access to decibelmeter but I can tell they are slightly louder than stock, more like SS Sport. I only heard from the inside of course, I'll be at the track next week and will have a few videos from the outside and give you all a preview.

Your car looks great now Can - well sorted :thumbs:

Thanks Rob.

Nice stuff just need to clean the front springs :whistle:

I was about to but then I chickened out from affecting the brake bedding from pressurized water. Silly I know

+ 1 :smokin: just be careful with the "Monster" Aps and wear a seat belt so they don't chuck you through the windscreen :hahaha:

My first attempt on a heavy brake was shocking. I thought I got stuck in a swamp ! Damn ! Instant stopping power !

[Clubber]

Since I have Red AP's now, I thought it would look silly on red wheels. So, I decided to paint the OZ's again. Couldn't decide between gunmetal or bronze so cooked up a "in between" color. I call it BronzeMetal What do you all think ?

[0-60motorsports]

Looks fantastic.

[Clubber]

Looks fantastic.

Thanks a lot my friend. Can't wait to put them on for this weekends track day.

Next up is rear seat delete and braille battery.

[0-60motorsports]

Thanks a lot my friend. Can't wait to put them on for this weekends track day.

Next up is rear seat delete and braille battery.

That'll be awesome. look forward to pics and vids.

[mattCSLnut]

Since I have Red AP's now, I thought it would look silly on red wheels. So, I decided to paint the OZ's again. Couldn't decide between gunmetal or bronze so cooked up a "in between" color. I call it BronzeMetal What do you all think ?

Looking good Can :thumbs: They'll look even better with some brake dust on them :supz:

[Clubber]

Looking good Can :thumbs: They'll look even better with some brake dust on them :supz:

Thanks Matt. Will post pics once they are on !

[Clubber]

Removed the rear seats today and I'm having a custom cardboard panel made for the opening. Will be covered in Alcantara.

Here is a break down of the weight of the rear seats.

Rear Bench, 6.2kg




Small seat back, 3.7kg




Large seat back, 4.0kg



And the rest (Head rests, seat belt buckles, rear mats), 2.7kg



Overall 16.6kg. I am guessing the cardboard panel will weigh somewhere between 3-4kg. So a total saving of about 12-13kg. Not bad.

Braille battery will be put in after the seat delete...

[Clubber]

Seat delete panels went in. They turned out heavier than I hoped but I asked a bit extra foam to keep the new exhaust's drone away and it works great. We removed 16.6kg and put back 5.3kg for the panels. 12.3kg loss. Not bad.



Next up is Braille battery and then corner balance with the new weights. The rear has visibly lifted after the exhaust and seats, definitely needs a adjustment.

[khooni]

Go on. Throw a cage in.

[Clubber]

Go on. Throw a cage in.

I did consider it but only a rear roll bar doesn't bring any extra rigidity and adds unnecessary weight unless I go full cage which would be pointless and dangerous without a helmet on the streets. Not to mention it brings new expenses like bucket seats, harnesses etc. There is a fine line between a nicely modded CSL and a gutted E46 M3 and I don't want to step in to the modded e46 m3 look. I believe oem seats are a major part of that.

As for looks it looks awesome, I admit. I am trying to improve my laptime with these recent mods at Istanbul Park. Will see this weekend if any of them helped. If/when I see an improvement, I will put the seats back in. They look incomplete like this.

I never appreciated the simple and purposeful design of CSL rear seats untill they were off. Not to mention the tiny gain in weight. It all adds up though.

[cslsuperfan]

I did consider it but only a rear roll bar doesn't bring any extra rigidity and adds unnecessary weight unless I go full cage which would be pointless and dangerous without a helmet on the streets. Not to mention it brings new expenses like bucket seats, harnesses etc. There is a fine line between a nicely modded CSL and a gutted E46 M3 and I don't want to step in to the modded e46 m3 look. I believe oem seats are a major part of that.

As for looks it looks awesome, I admit. I am trying to improve my laptime with these recent mods at Istanbul Park. Will see this weekend if any of them helped. If/when I see an improvement, I will put the seats back in. They look incomplete like this.

I never appreciated the simple and purposeful design of CSL rear seats untill they were off. Not to mention the tiny gain in weight. It all adds up though.

Clubber I've gone down a similar route to yourself but pushed on and installed a rear cage, recaro spa's, harnesses etc. Agreed the full cage would give maximum rigidity but the rear cage has certainly transformed the handling in the positive. It may be a touch of placebo with the mods but the car's driving characteristics are vastly improved....as I'm sure you've experienced so far in your modifications.

[Clubber]

Clubber I've gone down a similar route to yourself but pushed on and installed a rear cage, recaro spa's, harnesses etc. Agreed the full cage would give maximum rigidity but the rear cage has certainly transformed the handling in the positive. It may be a touch of placebo with the mods but the car's driving characteristics are vastly improved....as I'm sure you've experienced so far in your modifications.

The rollbar I considered was a bolt-in clubsport model by weichers. When I looked at the mounting points it looked too weak to give any proper strenght. It looked more show than go unless of course you mounted a weldin part which may have helped the handling.

[Clubber]

Finally done with the car for this weekend's track day.

Today we fitted the Braille battery after a frustrating transaction,



It really is tiny and light. Let's hope it stands more than a week without a charger.

Once all the removing/diet stuff is done, I took the car for final weighting and corner balancing.

Here is the final weight comparison except Braille Battery. It should be 1400kg flat with the light battery. We lost a little more than 50kgs. Not bad considering we didn't gut or strip the car to silly levels.

Before and After,



And then we got on to corner balancing. We didn't have too much time but this is what we could do after a few attempts. We'll leave it at this for now.

This is with me in the car. %50.7 Cross.



And after all said and done, here is how she looks, needs a good wash though



Fingers crossed for tomorrow