Caterham 620s S3

[gixermark]

Weight saving! Like it

That rear exhaust looks horrible. Nice big shiny side exhaust much better.

 

[mike150]

Weight saving! Like it

That rear exhaust looks horrible. Nice big shiny side exhaust much better.

WHAT?

Thats what I'll be saying after miles and miles of a side pipe.

 

[Peadar]

Side exit is meant to be pretty extreme lol.

 

[IL]

Side Pipe & Ear Protection FTW

 

[mike150]

Side exit is meant to be pretty extreme lol.

I've had a Westfield and 2 Caterhams before and they all had side pipes, it's the way they should be. A 620 allegedly has quite a different level of noise with one.

Probably should be wearing ear plugs just for the road noise anyway.

 

[mike150]

Got a nice car cover.......

 

[mike150]

Well I finally got the side pipe on and sealed and after a quick drive seeing as the roads are clean.........

Conclusion is I'll need ear plugs for full throttle use, it's ok noise wise if you take it easy but It's bloody loud when it's on the limiter and very loud near it!

Think it's a bit quicker too as the tyres where slipping in 3Rd on my test drive.

Definitely looks better with all the excess plumbing removed from the back!

 

[IL]

Much more like the thing

 

[Peadar]

That's the job @mike150! What a weapon!

 

[mike150]

It sounds like an MG42 machine gun now!

 

[Brennan]

Very cool, looks great. I’m only out the road from you so maybe see it in the town some time? Lol

 

[mike150]

 

[svensktoppen]

Much better

 

[gav525]

That's just outstanding! Could never get bored of that!

 

[mike150]

That's just outstanding! Could never get bored of that!

Mines an S so no sequential box and slightly softer suspension but otherwise exactly the same. I was a little put off the R by discovering 2 cars with only a few thousand miles that needed the Sadev box rebuilt at a cost of £3000.

Think it does 95mph in 3rd and a cold day its struggling for traction in 3rd.

 

[gixermark]

that looks much better.......... keep it pinned

 

[svensktoppen]

You definitely don't want sequential if you plan any driving at all on actual roads among normal traffic

 

[mike150]

Getting the car cleaned up now as it's off the road for the winter

Cleaning, replacing corroded screws, shocks out for cleaning, touching in stone chips

Same at the front

Got a new tunnel bag too, nice when you have somewhere handy to put things!

 

[Cooper]

Would love a run in this Mike. That Goodwood video ... wow!

 

[impact]

Was that you on 300a lol, was sitting behind someone watching that video

 

[svensktoppen]

Should get a bag like that for the Lotus, handy

 

[mike150]

Should get a bag like that for the Lotus, handy

'Soft Bits for Sevens'
They do a bit of Lotus stuff but not much, really good quality. The stick on net pockets you can get from eBay would be good if you have bare alloy sills.

 

[big_pete]

What a manic little car lol are they easy to steer at speed? I had a go in a tame one at palmersport and it was immense fun could place its nose and slide its tail exactly where you wanted it

 

[mike150]

What a manic little car lol are they easy to steer at speed? I had a go in a tame one at palmersport and it was immense fun could place its nose and slide its tail exactly where you wanted it

How did you fit one?!?!? I'm 5'9" 75kgs, I've the seat right back and there's no space left at all.

I've always found them very controllable but this one is different so far in my ownership, it's quite skittish, like the tyres aren't biting much, I really think it's just the cold temps since I got it as when I first drove it in Brighton it felt fine sliding but the roads where nice and the weather was nice.

 

[big_pete]

I was surprised myself that I could get in! It was snug but it was perfectly driveable. Yet I can't fit in an s1 elise