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[BoilerUP]

I NEED MOAR CAMBERS

9 sessions on these fronts, RE71RS ain't cheap

 

[The D]

I NEED MOAR CAMBERS

9 sessions on these fronts, RE71RS ain't cheap

Excuse me, sir. Could I interest you in some stance?

 

[BoilerUP]

That's definitely way too much cambers

 

[db2000]

PROBABLY not going to track this car. My Miata once I get the LS put it in it later this year will be faster around the track anyway.

I met a guy that tore his Z06 up at VIR a few weeks ago. Thankfully he had track insurance. Unfortunately it was $900 plus the $12K deductible.

 

[BoilerUP]

VIR has eaten a few C8Zs...

 

[91Eunozs]

Swapping back to my track tires and pads last night for an Auto-X later today:

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[JR_77]

Swapping back to my track tires and pads last night for an Auto-X later today:

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Is that a Cayman?

 

[91Eunozs]

Is that a Cayman?

Yes…. 2012 Cayman R (987.2 with the 9A1 semi-dry sump motor).

Pimptastic GT4 RS was lined up in front of me today:

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[JR_77]

Yes…. 2012 Cayman R (987.2 with the 9A1 semi-dry sump motor).

Pimptastic GT4 RS was lined up in front of me today:

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I really like the Cayman R’s vey cool. Those GT4 RS caymans are cool as well. Haven’t drove one but sat in one at my buddy’s shop a few months ago.

 

[91Eunozs]

I wound up getting 3rd place today; behind a well-driven SSP Boxster race car with a Pro Solo driver, and a GT4 RS…different ‘fabulous’ one than the one in the pic above; the guy who beat me was a few cars behind me in line.

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I’m surprisingly OK with those guys beating me…PAX index helped, but those guys are great drivers in much, much faster cars. Happy to make the podium today.

 

[JR_77]

I wound up getting 3rd place today; behind a well-driven SSP Boxster race car with a Pro Solo driver, and a GT4 RS…different ‘fabulous’ one than the one in the pic above; the guy who beat me was a few cars behind me in line.

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I’m surprisingly OK with those guys beating me…PAX index helped, but those guys are great drivers in much, much faster cars. Happy to make the podium today.

PDK?

 

[91Eunozs]

PDK?

Yeah….

And I know, I know… feels like I’m cheating with that transmission, but it is much faster on track. I agonized over that or a true manual 6-speed when I ordered the car and changed the configuration back-and-forth a few times; finally locked in on the PDK on the last day before my car entered production because I knew this car would be spending most of its life on track.

 

[The D]

Yeah….

And I know, I know… feels like I’m cheating with that transmission, but it is much faster on track. I agonized over that or a true manual 6-speed when I ordered the car and changed the configuration back-and-forth a few times; finally locked in on the PDK on the last day before my car entered production because I knew this car would be spending most of its life on track.

Nah, if you knew you were going to race it the PDK choice is the obvious one

 

[TonyTheTiger]

Excuse me, sir. Could I interest you in some stance?

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I spent a solid year of seeing pictures like this assuming it was all photoshopped, because no one could be that stupid in real life, could they?
Imagine my surprise when I found out that people actually do this stuff, on purpose.

 

[The D]

I spent a solid year of seeing pictures like this assuming it was all photoshopped, because no one could be that stupid in real life, could they?
Imagine my surprise when I found out that people actually do this stuff, on purpose.

One of them lives in my neighborhood. Thankfully he’s some stupid kid that either sold whatever piece of shit it was or moved out of his parents house because I haven’t seen it in a while

 

[TonyTheTiger]

I've seen some silly fads come and go, but most of them were cheap and low effort. The stance thing takes significant effort, isn't cheap, and it makes the car barely driveable. Plus it (subjectively) looks stupid. That's a pretty poor ratio of pros/cons and yet it still caught on. I'll never understand it, or the whole squatted truck thing.

 

[waveslayer]

Buddy came down and hung with my boys, he's finishing up some carbon upgrades to this beast.

 

[JR_77]

Yeah….

And I know, I know… feels like I’m cheating with that transmission, but it is much faster on track. I agonized over that or a true manual 6-speed when I ordered the car and changed the configuration back-and-forth a few times; finally locked in on the PDK on the last day before my car entered production because I knew this car would be spending most of its life on track.

I like driving a six speed manual but LOVE the PDK it shifts so freaking fast. I prefer the PDK now over a manual.

 

[The D]

I've seen some silly fads come and go, but most of them were cheap and low effort. The stance thing takes significant effort, isn't cheap, and it makes the car barely driveable. Plus it (subjectively) looks stupid. That's a pretty poor ratio of pros/cons and yet it still caught on. I'll never understand it, or the whole squatted truck thing.

I’m not sure I’ll ever understand squatted trucks either. That seems as stupid as the stanced cars

 

[fpgt72]

Or the many levels of stupidity with things like this.

 

[fpgt72]

Someone was saying, on a forum IIRC that one of his relatives did this to his truck. He asked did you re aim the headlights....the reply was no I didn't do anything to the headlights.

 

[TonyTheTiger]

Does it matter? You can't see anything but sky anyway.

 

[John T.]

(cont'd from post #1466)

Her car is loaded and ready for the 6 hr journey to Edmonton to begin the project.

We were fortunate to be able to view the dyno test of her engine the next morning before returning home.
Definitely enjoyed that!

Took these screen shots of a couple of the pulls that morning. They would be running more using various carbs, later.

 

[BoilerUP]

2:44.5 at NCM in the Swaggerwagon yesterday....open differentials suck.

Pictures my wife took:

My most favorite photo of all

 

[John T.]

(cont'd from post #1523)

Chipping away at the overhaul.

 

[BScore]

(cont'd from post #1523)

Chipping away at the overhaul.

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Lucky man, you’re on the downhill side. I just started.

 

[John T.]

Lucky man, you’re on the downhill side. I just started.

Well....truth be told....some of the work was done before she got the car. We cheated! But what you are undertaking is very satisfying when you look back on it in 10 yrs.

 

[fpgt72]

Doing a full car is a HUGE project. You chop it up into a million little projects. I got brakes done, I got the rear bumper installed. Slowly chip away till you are "done".


Don't anyone tell him it is never really done.

 

[Modoc]

Doing a full car is a HUGE project. You chop it up into a million little projects. I got brakes done, I got the rear bumper installed. Slowly chip away till you are "done".


Don't anyone tell him it is never really done.

Truth squared!

My Bronco is continually a work in progress. Glass is going to be fun (expensive).