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[MrBD1348]

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[Bill Pemberton]

Sounds like you may be running with some of the guys at Autobahn already? Thanks for posting your machine and there are a solid group of TMO Tracksters in your area of the US of A.

 

[MrBD1348]

Sounds like you may be running with some of the guys at Autobahn already? Thanks for posting your machine and there are a solid group of TMO Tracksters in your area of the US of A.

Done autobahn a few times and Road America yesterday. I’m still new so my lap times absolutely have a lot of room for improvement. Met some of the TMO guys yesterday! Awesome people and amazing cars too

 

[JP X]

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Execute order 66?

 

[MrBD1348]

Execute order 66?

My man!

 

[JP X]

My man!

I love it. Welcome to TMO!

 

[MrBD1348]

Plans for off-season/winter:

-Shed weight - current weight is 3720 with full interior
-Oil cooler, diff cooler, trans cooler
-New Clutch
-Better Tires and Brake Pads
-Box radiator
-Vertical Links, CC Plates, Toe Links, Rear Camber Arms, Sway Bar Links - all adjustable
-Sort out a better video/timing setup (i'm not sure why this is giving me so much trouble)
-Refined alignment
-Heat extraction on the hood or just new hood

-(Possible) ESS G3 kit with the biggest intercooler possible. Plans to run 8-10psi of boost on 93 and keep the car temps under control

 

[MrBD1348]

Then next spring I want to get as much seat time as my budget will allow. I am well and truly addicted to this now. Ultimate goal would be to do some SCCA Time Trials but i'm not going to force that until I'm ready

 

[Tonymustang302]

Plans for off-season/winter:

-Shed weight - current weight is 3720 with full interior
-Oil cooler, diff cooler, trans cooler
-New Clutch
-Better Tires and Brake Pads
-Box radiator
-Vertical Links, CC Plates, Toe Links, Rear Camber Arms, Sway Bar Links - all adjustable
-Sort out a better video/timing setup (i'm not sure why this is giving me so much trouble)
-Refined alignment
-Heat extraction on the hood or just new hood

-(Possible) ESS G3 kit with the biggest intercooler possible. Plans to run 8-10psi of boost on 93 and keep the car temps under control

Start with spl, then move to opmustang for items.

 

[Callmejnasty94]

Did you do all the suspension parts at once? If no, what made the most difference?

 

[Tonymustang302]

Plans for off-season/winter:

-Shed weight - current weight is 3720 with full interior
-Oil cooler, diff cooler, trans cooler
-New Clutch
-Better Tires and Brake Pads
-Box radiator
-Vertical Links, CC Plates, Toe Links, Rear Camber Arms, Sway Bar Links - all adjustable
-Sort out a better video/timing setup (i'm not sure why this is giving me so much trouble)
-Refined alignment
-Heat extraction on the hood or just new hood

-(Possible) ESS G3 kit with the biggest intercooler possible. Plans to run 8-10psi of boost on 93 and keep the car temps under control

get a good race seat with harness and roll bar, then vorshlag camber platers,

after vorshlag camber plates, cutting the strut mounts to get -3.5 camber, honestly, i think you should do 18x11’s and pirrelli dh’s with cobalt xr1/xr2 brakes. That will be the biggest bang for buck.

 

[dragoon]

Alex - All great advice from @Tonymustang302 and welcome to the track life !!

 

[MrBD1348]

Did you do all the suspension parts at once? If no, what made the most difference?

I did sway bars first and the rest the following weekend. So it was more of an overall change and I didn’t notice impacts of individual items more so the whole change. Which I really love the way it drives in its current state. No complaints at all - although I’m sure there’s much better setups out there!

 

[Callmejnasty94]

I did sway bars first and the rest the following weekend. So it was more of an overall change and I didn’t notice impacts of individual items more so the whole change. Which I really love the way it drives in its current state. No complaints at all - although I’m sure there’s much better setups out there!

I’ve got a stock 15 performance pack. I ordered a set of ford track handling shocks and struts, and want to do BMR sp083 springs, along with rear camber arms, toe arms, lockouts, and diff inserts. But I’ll also need a good set of camber plates for the 18x11 apex wheels I bought.
i have almost no confidence in this car’s rear end under power even getting on the throttle for an on-ramp. Hoping those will help. It’s so different from my s197

 

[MrBD1348]

get a good race seat with harness and roll bar, then vorshlag camber platers,

after vorshlag camber plates, cutting the strut mounts to get -3.5 camber, honestly, i think you should do 18x11’s and pirrelli dh’s with cobalt xr1/xr2 brakes. That will be the biggest bang for buck.

Seat and harness bar I had mentally included in weight reduction I need to find a local shop to go test fit a seat to see which one I like the most.
For the plates - are the vorshlag ones superior to other brands?
I will look into that wheel and tire size. I’m assuming I would need to change Hub/Studs to fit the 11” up front. And will 18’s clear the front brakes? These 19’s get fairly close

 

[MrBD1348]

I’ve got a stock 15 performance pack. I ordered a set of ford track handling shocks and struts, and want to do BMR sp083 springs, along with rear camber arms, toe arms, lockouts, and diff inserts. But I’ll also need a good set of camber plates for the 18x11 apex wheels I bought.
i have almost no confidence in this car’s rear end under power even getting on the throttle for an on-ramp. Hoping those will help. It’s so different from my s197

I don’t think there’s a whole lot of difference from 15 to 22 in terms of the rear end set up. I don’t have the 3.73 or Torsen like you do but I feel pretty comfortable rolling on the throttle out of a corner with this set up (even with the shitty Nitto tires). From what I understand it should be easier with the torsen to get the power down. I should probably add that to my list

 

[MrBD1348]

Alex - All great advice from @Tonymustang302 and welcome to the track life !!

Agreed! I’ll take any recommendation from Tony straight to the drawing board. I even started looking at a Miata when I got home @Tonymustang302

 

[Callmejnasty94]

I don’t think there’s a whole lot of difference from 15 to 22 in terms of the rear end set up. I don’t have the 3.73 or Torsen like you do but I feel pretty comfortable rolling on the throttle out of a corner with this set up (even with the shitty Nitto tires). From what I understand it should be easier with the torsen to get the power down. I should probably add that to my list

The car has 96k miles and I just picked it up. I think the rear bushings and shocks are just really tired.

 

[Tonymustang302]

Seat and harness bar I had mentally included in weight reduction I need to find a local shop to go test fit a seat to see which one I like the most.
For the plates - are the vorshlag ones superior to other brands?
I will look into that wheel and tire size. I’m assuming I would need to change Hub/Studs to fit the 11” up front. And will 18’s clear the front brakes? These 19’s get fairly close

The only place i know with seats is northstar in battington. Thats where i get my seats suits, helmet etc etc

 

[MrBD1348]

The only place i know with seats is northstar in battington. Thats where i get my seats suits, helmet etc etc

Oh nice that’s only about 45 mins from me! Thank you!