Thanks for watching! we would recommend contacting your service, the oil contamination may cause further damage.

The tyre issue seem to be an ongoing issue with limited supply, etc. The GiTi tyres have a slightly different personality to what we are used to and unfortunately we seem to have been told some stories regarding the necessary setup changes between the two tyres in the beginning. Yes there are a few Aussie cars for sale as they are reportedly looking to update and I believe you are correct that these tubs are unable to accept a Halo. F312 cars can be re-tubbed with a F317 that is wider and has the extra strength to accept the Halo.

Thanks for watching! A more in-depth oil analysis may show the cause of the oil breakdown, this could be over contamination, over temperature or over load for the type of oil that you are currently using. It may mean that the oil you are using simply isn't good enough to handle your application.

​@KCKLubricants Thank You!

Thanks for watching!

@mauricelevy9027 thanks for watching! Kyle is pretty awesome. It had been a very steep learning curve for Kyle this year and we have been pretty hard on him to get him upto speed. We are convinced he has what it takes to get the job done! Oh, don't tell anyone but this was filmed straight after a race. He didn't even get a chance to put pants on after getting out of his race suit. 😁

Thanks for watching and thanks for taking the time to ask such a great question. We do a lot of product testing, analysis and load testing of many of the oils on the market, however we have not allocated the resources to testing the Kirkland Cosco oil product you have mentioned in your question. Not having done any specific testing on the mentioned oil makes it impossible for us to compare the two synthetic oil products in your question but I'm sure you could sample both of the products and send them to a quality testing lab to get your own test results or use both the products in your vehicle to see if you notice any difference during the oils life span. This may not apply to the Kirkland Cosco synthetic oil but, what we have found consistent in our testing to date is that the price is a pretty good indicator of the value of the product.

@@KCKLubricants Great to know! I'll keep using Mobil 1!! :-)

Thanks for watching. That's a great question! There could be several causes of this and we are not even going to begin to guess what might have caused the fuel contamination.

@@KCKLubricants haha yeah it’s not an easy one to guess… Have you ever seen that much oil contamination??

Thanks for watching! Yes, we hear this a lot unfortunately. Hopefully you don't have any further issues.

@@jamesdungan6198 Thanks for watching and that's a great tip!

Great question! Ok, here is the short answer. NO. The oil itself doesn't cause the seal to shrink as such. Heat and age will cause the seal to shrink BUT we use an additive in all of our oil products to prevent the seal from becoming damaged by constant heat, etc. Some of the cheaper oils on the market do not contain this additive, causing seals to leak shortly after switching oil brands.

Thanks for watching. That's great to hear and I'm sure you were much more than competent! The early ford engines are a very cool thing, we still talk to guys frequently who are building Pinto's and crossflow's.

Thanks for watching and that is a great point! Generally speaking there is still oil contaminants BUT they will not discolor the oil. This is also common is LPG fueled forklifts, etc.

Great question, Its a complex problem but we believe that a hot oil makes more power, disperses contaminants, etc. However if you have a poor quality oil that breaks down when its hot you must run it as cool as possible. In some of the motorsport applications we will run the oil as hot as 300F+ to assist with air flow over the car and to increase power.

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We have asked this question multiple times and I'm told that it is NOT possible to fit a halo to any car other than those it is designed for. there is not enough strength in the mounting areas. The halo tube is also much larger and heavier, much larger around the driver opening, etc. These cars will continue to run without a halo as this is how they were approved by the FIA.

@@mwendia thanks for the feedback, we have tried to clear up the audio since these videos.

@tonyscott7184 thanks for watching. We totally agree, these things are awesome!

Thanks for watching, it was only a few years ago we had every step on the podium with our cars! Just like you said its all ups and downs and this is how we learn and grow. Geez, 40mm is a bit rough!

@abodre313 thanks for watching!

he's not our boss! thanks for watching 😁

@@mrwolsy3696 they are very cool indeed!

Thanks for watching! We do seem to have a parts supply issue as the cars get older, there are also several variations within the cars build date with different length wheel base or wheel track. We have 'jigged' most of our older cars and we are able to preproduce much of our own suspension parts as needed.

@@KCKLubricants Thanks! I wondered if you can make yours, I assumed you can since they are not that complicated but wasn't sure really. I know that here in European championship it wasn't allowed to make your own struts, one had to buy original parts from Dallara. And the prices were double.

@@ianhad7521 We were very much the same however we no longer run under the FIA which has given us more options.

Thanks for watching! Some OEM oil pressures are extremely low at idle, without giving any problems.

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Thank you so much for the feedback, we will try our hardest to improve on this in the future.

Thanks for watching and great to hear your passion for these car, that exactly how we got into these! we appreciate your suggestion and will absolutely try it out.

Thanks for watching and we are glad it was helpful!

Thank you for watching and we are glad you enjoyed it. If there is anything in particular you want to see more detail on please let us know. Sending much thanks to you in Europe!

Thanks for watching! this is the calendar for the rest of 2024. Round 5 - Queensland Raceway, Qld - Aug 2-4 Round 6 - Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW - Oct 18-20 Round 7 - Phillip Island GP Circuit, Vic - Nov 28-30

Thanks for watching, the inner holes closest to the pivot point are the factory holes. The outer holes we are using have actually been added onto the bell crank as an upgrade.

Great question. The gossip is that the engine started life as a Mercedes C180 W203 Kompressor Sport 1.8, only the casting remains of the original engine. We are now 2.0L with around 16:1 compression.

@@KCKLubricants damn so custom everything then. Damn

@km6832 yes unfortunately, it makes for an expensive little engine.

Well spotted! not cracked, just the paint has been touched up recently and probably didn't get sanded enough before hand.

@@KCKLubricants Okay that was definitely worrisome lol

@@shainemaine1268 you cant be too careful! we have had wheels break in the past and it never ends well.

Thanks for watching! we can definitely do a video on how we do the seats, I'm not sure its the correct way but we are happy to pass on any bad habits we have.

@@KCKLubricants Yes, that's what I wanted to say, it would be great if you would show us how the seat is made, I always wondered!

@@ianhad7521 we shouldn't be too far away from showing you this!

Thanks for watching and thanks for the feedback!

Thanks for the kind words, it means a lot! This engine sounds mega, it was a freak on the dyno so we are pretty keen to see what it can do on track.

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We are pretty spoilt, we have a relatively short service life on the input shafts meaning we have quite a pile of them.

the famous 'ready to race', its quite unfortunate really that many people have the same story but at the end of the day it is a used car and need to be treated as such. I bet yours turned out amazing! you obviously have good attention to detail to pick up all of those issues.

It possible, this car has always been dual shock from since we owned it. It could have been modified by the original owner?

@@KCKLubricants Maybe the K meant it is a twin shock?

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Thank you so much and of course we don't want to appear rude if someone asks to borrow something....

Thanks for watching!

@mauricelevy9027 This is a great question. The base setup seems to be a very solid baseline to start from, the Dallara recommendations seem to provide a great aero and mechanical balance and then we tune to the personality of the tyre OR we are doing it wrong!

@@KCKLubricants I'm sure You chaps are doing Nothing wrong Mate ! i have had re[orts for New Zealand that the GITS are very hard compounds and take a while to come in . Having said that ,We are still on the Pirelli stuff ,the new DMA series but here in UK we have to run a min r/height of 40mm which of course losing a whole lot of downforce so there is little chance with one warm up lap of getting early performance in our series (Monoposto)

@@mauricelevy9027 That's very interesting, the compound we are using is very linear. you are as fast on cold tyres and you are hot. They seem to be super soft but minimal wear, the sidewalls are much softer than the Hankook we were running. Some drivers complain about the car moving within the sidewalls but they soon get used to it.

🤣that is the best thing I have ever heard! I love it.

@dvelez811 Thank you so much for watching, we are glad it was helpful!

Well spotted! These are the spring clips that go through the end of the stub axle to retain the wheel nut. We clip them on the suspension arm when the wheels aren't torqued up so we don't loose them.

@@matthewgilmour9076 thanks. I really enjoy these technical videos.

​@stefantrnacek1394 if there is anything you want more detail on, just let us know!

​@matthewgilmour9076 What would be interesting is if you could show how you interpret all the downloaded data from the race.

@@stefantrnacek1394 standby!