Got a track related question? I'll try to answer.

[CSG Mike]

Just a FYI for you guys.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1787471

A lot of my posts in that thread are gone, leading me to believe that the vendor asked for my posts in that thread to be deleted. I'm 100% confident that the product is crap at this point.

[uncivilised]

if i wanted to use semi slick tyres, most likely the advan a050, would it be worth staying with 17x8 and use a 215/45/17 tyre or jump up to a 17x9 wheel and use a 235/45/17 tyre?

[juliog]

^ mods? Application?


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[uncivilised]

Originally Posted by juliog

^ mods? Application?


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at the moment:

225/45/17 rs3 on 17x8 wheels
e85 tune
catless EL header
front bbk and coilovers
4.55 final drive
stock aero

[juliog]

Auto cross or race tracks (which ones?)?


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[uncivilised]

Originally Posted by juliog

Auto cross or race tracks (which ones?)?


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Race tracks. Time attack

[dradernh]

Originally Posted by uncivilised

if i wanted to use semi slick tyres, most likely the advan a050, would it be worth staying with 17x8 and use a 215/45/17 tyre or jump up to a 17x9 wheel and use a 235/45/17 tyre?

Originally Posted by uncivilised

at the moment:


225/45/17 rs3 on 17x8 wheels

e85 tune

catless EL header

front bbk and coilovers

4.55 final drive

stock aero

You can go with either (I've assumed you've increased power & torque ~20% via the E85/4.55 combo). If you plan to develop the car further, including aero, I'd suggest going straight to the 17X9/235 combo. Use a probe pyrometer to confirm your camber and toe are still good with that tire; if you haven't already, it's probably worth asking other racers how stiff they've found the sidewall to be. How much do those tires cost (I did a quick search and they looked pretty spendy!)?

[dradernh]

Originally Posted by RFB

Im tracking the Mosport Gran Prix track next week (long high speed straights and corners).
Any tips on how to better throttle steer ?

Originally Posted by RFB

will try slightly tail happy on Monday.. and more front grip as well.

Originally Posted by RFB

Did a full day at Mosport Gran Prix track today.

NO oversteer NO understeer.

Good enough for me.

Originally Posted by RFB

How fast ? Are you kiddin ? Off camber before Moss corner comin up ?

You think I was lookin at the speedo ?

The throttle ? I was jerkin me right toes up and down as needed and watchin apex line for entry and exit.

Had blisters on my hand from the round handlebars at the end of the day !

Got it.

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

Just a FYI for you guys.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1787471

A lot of my posts in that thread are gone, leading me to believe that the vendor asked for my posts in that thread to be deleted. I'm 100% confident that the product is crap at this point.

Since even the brake pads were proprietary, it wasn't too tempting anyways. I like having options available to me.

[ZionsWrath]

How often do you bleed the clutch?

I did the brakes RBF600, and made me notice the clutch master cylinder fluid is very dark compared to the new brake fluid.

Should I bleed it? I have a bottle of Subaru brake fluid, can I use that for the clutch?

[becauseracecar1]

Thanks to all of the advice I got here, I went 4 seconds faster this time in homestead!! I think I'm finally getting that "smoother is faster".

This was my fastest and smoothest lap:
[ame]http://youtu.be/tUtW39aZJKI[/ame]

This was my second fastest lap but it was a little sloppy. My tires started going off and after 5 sessions I think I was a little tired.

[ame]http://youtu.be/rEy1XP1zcdk[/ame]

I'm all ears for more advice!! Thank you!!

Car was stock, with the exception of hawk hp+ pads.





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[ddeflyer]

Originally Posted by becauseracecar1

Thanks to all of the advice I got here, I went 4 seconds faster this time in homestead!! I think I'm finally getting that "smoother is faster".

This was my fastest and smoothest lap:

This was my second fastest lap but it was a little sloppy. My tires started going off and after 5 sessions I think I was a little tired.

I'm all ears for more advice!! Thank you!!

Car was stock, with the exception of hawk hp+ pads.





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One thing that will help some is to not do such a binary steering input. Feed steering in to let the car's weight transfer. Specifically you want to have the derivative of your steering lock (so the rate of change) have a curve to it (sort of like a bell curve). The idea here is to get the weight to transfer smoothly so you have more consistent traction.

As there is no view of your hands in the first video I don't know if you were doing it there, but in the second one you are having pretty jerky inputs (though it looks like you smooth it out some for the second lap's start).

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

How often do you bleed the clutch?

I did the brakes RBF600, and made me notice the clutch master cylinder fluid is very dark compared to the new brake fluid.

Should I bleed it? I have a bottle of Subaru brake fluid, can I use that for the clutch?

Once a year, and just use fluid left over from a brake bleed.

If you're not going to be vigilant about it, get a cheap DOT3 fluid from your local auto store, and use that.

[uncivilised]

Originally Posted by dradernh

You can go with either (I've assumed you've increased power & torque ~20% via the E85/4.55 combo). If you plan to develop the car further, including aero, I'd suggest going straight to the 17X9/235 combo. Use a probe pyrometer to confirm your camber and toe are still good with that tire; if you haven't already, it's probably worth asking other racers how stiff they've found the sidewall to be. How much do those tires cost (I did a quick search and they looked pretty spendy!)?

yeah the a050 are quite a bit normally but i have mates in the industry that can help on that

it seems to be the tyre of choice in australia so ill go with it soon enough.