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WItoTX
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Has anyone run the new Continental 200 TW's? How do they compare to the falkens and Yok's? I can get a set in 315/30/19s for ~$1300, but haven't met anyone first hand running them yet.
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There was a guy locally (Houston) running them on his Vette. Seemed to like them. More of a track tire, though.
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I figured I’d give a short CAMC update from up here at NER.
I was using moog endlinks on my BMR front swaybar and this resulted in side-loads that destroyed bushings. I have now installed BMR endlinks oriented properly so the loads are vertical. This was a huge improvement in vehicle stability.
I also installed rear subframe bushing inserts because the car never felt like the rear was completely attached.
As an aside, I also broke a rear CV joint and now have a GT350 driver’s side axle.
the car is now a bit pushy and incredibly confidence inspiring. Just give it one hard input and enjoy the traction circle.
I ended up 0.4 seconds from top pax yesterday even with a dumb mistake towards the end. Getting that close is for me completely unheard of.
Moral of the story: If you are spending all of your mental energy keeping the back of the car under control, you are probably losing.
I was using moog endlinks on my BMR front swaybar and this resulted in side-loads that destroyed bushings. I have now installed BMR endlinks oriented properly so the loads are vertical. This was a huge improvement in vehicle stability.
I also installed rear subframe bushing inserts because the car never felt like the rear was completely attached.
As an aside, I also broke a rear CV joint and now have a GT350 driver’s side axle.
the car is now a bit pushy and incredibly confidence inspiring. Just give it one hard input and enjoy the traction circle.
I ended up 0.4 seconds from top pax yesterday even with a dumb mistake towards the end. Getting that close is for me completely unheard of.
Moral of the story: If you are spending all of your mental energy keeping the back of the car under control, you are probably losing.
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Who was it that always commented on the amount of oversteer in your vids?
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I think most of us regulars. Lol.Who was it that always commented on the amount of oversteer in your vids?
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No kidding! He did a hell a good job keeping it pointed in the right direction, but I'd get more gray hair with every vid!
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This dialogue makes me happy.
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Yesterday I ran an event where my car saw 26 runs, so I put on the RT660s for the day. All of the glorious confidence given to me last week was missing and I was again spending a lot of mental energy to keep the back of the car under control. I typically run a Strano rear bar on full soft with the Yokos, so I had no adjustment left for the RT660s. This morning I eBayed a base GT rear swaybar (21.7 mm) and will try it with the 660s the next time I use them to see if it pushes the handling in the right direction. It's really a shame the Yokos are on such a long back order. I placed an order for them April 8th.
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Can always get Nankangs which have only marginally less longitudinal grip as Yokos
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FWIW, I run a 20mm bar off a base V6 car. one of these days, I'll get a 21.7mm bar to bounce back and forth. My car came with a 24mm RARB, which I feel was just too much.
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You can probably crush the end in a press and add a second stiffer hole with a drill. I’ve seen it done on a PP1 bar.
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Figured I would post my run here, and see what feedback there may be out there. 9th overall, 2nd in class. Beat all the M2's (It was a BMW/Porsche event I run to get seat time).
I wrote up some of my observations and the things I see I need to work on here on my build thread. But as always, would love more input.
https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/gt350-build-for-scca-nationals.173140/post-3574430
I wrote up some of my observations and the things I see I need to work on here on my build thread. But as always, would love more input.
https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/gt350-build-for-scca-nationals.173140/post-3574430
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way too many gratuitous weaves on the short-straights.
but that's the fault of the course, not the driver.
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There are other free tools to adjust a setup to improve that kind of problem like pressures, shock compression and rebound, alignment, & rake. Did you try any of those?
I haven't ran much at all this year but did an event Sat with tons of runs as well. I switched between a Steeda RSB to GT PP RSB at the lunch break and it wasn't that dramatic of a change for me. The car became less edgy and more fun to drive but I still had to be careful with the amount of throttle with either bar due to the level of grip from dead BFGs and a slippery asphalt lot.
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