No Crust Racing

Solid progress. Bobtail is much improved.

Yep and given my usage is track based, I plan to spend my time in that upper 50% rev range.

Appreciate the info.

^ Full boost when?

All sounding good.

There's your answer then! 150-160, NA, at 8k, will be glorious

Good. Goal of what? 160-180? Still a lot for a 4cyl NA. Or are you adding a spooly boi.

Why hurt? It's a 2L NA engine that's how many years old tech wise? I think over 130fwkw is very good given there are still 4 cyls being sold new right now that make less at the flywheel. Plus you know you can also put a small turbo on it later to really wake it up and make an easy 200fwkw, which would be an absolute hoot given the VVL head will mean bugger all lag on a T28 size turbo. Enjoy your hard work.

Cheers, yes considered a sports physician but previous experience is they just want to focus on injury recovery, I want to look forward from that. I am starting to think I will never squat anything remotely decent, but at least now my quads are bigger than my missus, who is leg dominant strength wise and shorter lol.

I went to a PT for advice on form, due to injuries, and he assessed mobility at the same time, he told me my form and mobility were quite good, within the context of those injuries, so my issues will either be breakdown of form as weight goes up, not sensible progression, or lack of mobility/secondary support systems as weight goes up. My "issues" include. - Repeated strain type injuries as I progress in weight. Usually elbow/bicep tendons, knee tissues and lower back tissues. - Muscle/strength inbalances. E.G. I regularly get back to benching in the 90-100kg range without too much hassle, but always struggle to progress squat past the same weight, don't think I have ever squatted/DL more than 120 something at best which is very skewed I know. - A herniated disc L5/S1 (opted not to go for any surgery on it after MRI showed it was "managable" without it so long as I didn't overdo it - see injury comment above. - Broke my right fibula with a spiral fracture and dislocated my ankle badly (100 degree clockwise rotation) so right ankle ROM is not 100%, as I squat it wants to roll in and I can feel how uneven my pelvis mechanics are. Have tried using a board under heels, which helps, as does a wider stance. Regardless, as I approach 100-120kg suqta range I almost always strain my knee/lower back again. - PT said my lower back positioning was initialy overarched so I have "fixed" that so it's now neutral, but have recently strained my left knee doing less than 100kg reps and only 3x6. I do 3x8 on also but less weight, the x6 days are "progression" days. - True core strength - but this I mean I never feel like my entire core, inner especially, is working. I have abs, I can tense then, I can tense my pelvic floor. I've done planks, working up to 5mins, doing them for less time but with 10kg plate on my back etc. Yet when I use a shovel for an hour or so I will really feel it/possibly pull up sore the next day. I'm an office worker but active on weekends with house projects (rural property) so am hands on with lots of tools/yard work etc. I was a classic ecto back in the day, 6ft, under 70kg, I've never been above 95kg, would say I have "mild" body image issues about being too thin/small as I am not a heavy set guy, thin wrists etc so have considered if I just back off the weight progression, find a comfy spot, stay semi fit and in some sort of shape and leave it at that. I've always told myself my goal was functional strength and to that end I am fit and strong enough for my life, but I also like to fill out a shirt and look like I work out. I do not have any numbered goals. Current routine, which I've been off for 2 weeks with arm and knee strains was as per below. Where there's a numebr range, it represent 8 rep days and 6 rep days, higher weight on Wednesday 6 rep day. Train at home, have squat rack, adjustable bench, exercise bike, cross trainer, a couple different bars and plates up to 140-150 or so. Monday Bench 94-106 Squat 84-94 Bicep curls 24 Close bench 75-85 dumbell lunges 38 - 41 Ezi Curls 36-40 Wednesday Bench Squat Ezi bar rows. 48 Close bench Ezi Curls Friday Bench Squat Good mornings. 40 Weighted pull ups. 21 Weighted dips. 21 Ezi Curls The more I think about it, the more I think I need to work with a PT for a bit, fitting that in is a pain as I live rural, start early, do school picks ups etc and have a short lunch.

Program design + injury mangement and avoidance primarily. Did you just reply so you could share your workout...

Given this sub forum is dead, are you guys frequenting any other health/fitness forums? I need some advice/strategies from smart people, not gym bros.

Sounds good, nice linear power. Should surprise a few other NA bois. 10 points to me for guessing the range correctly. No points for the person who said 180 something kw lol

It's... EXHILARATING

You've obviously never had to swap out a broken valve on a full water tank...

Will you be there when it gets tuned? So we can see a video?

Looking good. Slightly more rear camber? Is that a FWD thing? Engine bay looks mint.

I will pray for you

I meant a normal person Lexus lol Sorry for the thread derail Steve...

For me you could extend this to Lexus as well because I like a few of those..

Honestly not sure, but I can tell you it's substantially nicer in an M4 compared to an R35. And I can get a 2012 m4 for 55k... So it's cheaper, nicer, and I've never had one. Sounds like a great car to own for a year or two. Hell even. 440 would be good fun as a weekend car and it's cheaper again.

I'm not gonna have multiple convos going on everywhere. It's much better for me if you do all the work and post that shit here

You want me to follow a link where the end result is I cannot shit talk like I do here?!

I don't think there'd be many M4 Taxis... Just like there's probably not many GT-R Taxis. You spud.

Profit for me = part of engine build for Silvia. Originally it was going to be the full engine build and box swap etc but the spec list kinda grew.... Driving an M4 really changed my world view. So many cars I haven't experienced. I've had 2 GT-Rs and aside from the power differences they were largely the same. Will always love them, just don't want another project and I don't think I could stop myself building it if I owned another. To find one "finished" these days is drug money. There's no way I would spend the kind of money I got for the 34 on another one. Even rough 33s are so far overpriced it's nuts. I get to live the dream through you and your dollars instead