PR3DAT0R
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- May 2, 2021
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- Location
- South Florida
- First Name
- Larry
- Vehicle(s)
- 2020 GT500 CFTP
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Hello all, I’m relatively new here. I drive a modified GT500 CFTP. My son posts often about his 350R. He and I run our cars regularly at PBIR. My son is Hangman77 and drives a Heritage GT350R.
i have struggled with my GT500 tracking against my son and another 350, as well as, other cars at the track. The 350R has just been consistently faster thru the corners and on the gas before I can get my 500 lined up. The power of the 500 allows me to “catch up” in the straights but always struggled thru the corners. My car just never felt like it would rotate like the 350R. It was hard to explain but I just never got the seat of the pants feed back from the car that I would get when I jumped in the 350R. I didn’t feel confident getting on the gas early coming out of the corners. I chalked it up to the weight difference and drivers ability (hate to admit he’s a better driver). I was quietly disappointed and i was thinking of taking this 500 all out 1/4 mile and picking up a 350 R for the track.
Suspension on both cars had been identical with the full compliment of Steeda parts with the exception my son was running front and rear Steeda sway bars and adjustable end links with a bit more aggressive alignment. I had ordered the sway bars, but they were out of stock. The rear sway bar showed up a couple weeks ago and I installed it. We spent a day at the track and no noticeable difference. A few days before Sebring the front sway bar showed up and I got it installed before heading to Sebring.
All I can say is WOW. Third lap in I ran a 2:20:22. Thats 5 seconds faster than my February best time. My son ran a 2:23:xx and that was 2 seconds faster than his February best(Both cars ran 2:25:xx in February) The 500 was an absolute beast and it performed in every part of the track like it was on rails. I was able to get on the power early and hard. All day long the car performed. The car was absolutely amazing. It inspired complete confidence and man was it fast. It was what I had expected the car to drive like all along.
Now a lot has changed since my February trip. I’ve added a lot of horsepower (934hp to the tires) to the car, but the suspension has been the same except the sway bars. And I’ve tracked the car with the added horsepower at PBIR for several months Without the new sway bars. I’m not saying this is all the result of the sway bars, but I do believe it completed the package.
im excited to see how I do at PBIR now that the car is performing.
i have struggled with my GT500 tracking against my son and another 350, as well as, other cars at the track. The 350R has just been consistently faster thru the corners and on the gas before I can get my 500 lined up. The power of the 500 allows me to “catch up” in the straights but always struggled thru the corners. My car just never felt like it would rotate like the 350R. It was hard to explain but I just never got the seat of the pants feed back from the car that I would get when I jumped in the 350R. I didn’t feel confident getting on the gas early coming out of the corners. I chalked it up to the weight difference and drivers ability (hate to admit he’s a better driver). I was quietly disappointed and i was thinking of taking this 500 all out 1/4 mile and picking up a 350 R for the track.
Suspension on both cars had been identical with the full compliment of Steeda parts with the exception my son was running front and rear Steeda sway bars and adjustable end links with a bit more aggressive alignment. I had ordered the sway bars, but they were out of stock. The rear sway bar showed up a couple weeks ago and I installed it. We spent a day at the track and no noticeable difference. A few days before Sebring the front sway bar showed up and I got it installed before heading to Sebring.
All I can say is WOW. Third lap in I ran a 2:20:22. Thats 5 seconds faster than my February best time. My son ran a 2:23:xx and that was 2 seconds faster than his February best(Both cars ran 2:25:xx in February) The 500 was an absolute beast and it performed in every part of the track like it was on rails. I was able to get on the power early and hard. All day long the car performed. The car was absolutely amazing. It inspired complete confidence and man was it fast. It was what I had expected the car to drive like all along.
Now a lot has changed since my February trip. I’ve added a lot of horsepower (934hp to the tires) to the car, but the suspension has been the same except the sway bars. And I’ve tracked the car with the added horsepower at PBIR for several months Without the new sway bars. I’m not saying this is all the result of the sway bars, but I do believe it completed the package.
im excited to see how I do at PBIR now that the car is performing.
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