DR.ZED

Tell me whats wrong with the below two picks?





Some more from Oct, of last year at Mosport.

bbarbulo

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I know, I know.....It's a Camaro trying to take a turn instead of running the 1320 Your tire pressure looks a litte low in the front, or your tire is too small for the rim. Other than that, everything looks up to par. Lookin good Dr. Zed.

DR.ZED

Good eye.

The tire pressure I found out, was 20 psi that day. Very poor planning on my part not to make sure it was 40 psi.

The 4th gen cars can pull over a G in the skid pad with simple modifications, at a high 6x MPH for the slalom.

Speaking of that, the Z06 pulls a 0.98 on the skidpad and the slalom at 68.7 or so MPH.

The new Lancer Evo VII does a 0.97 and 67.x on the skidpad.

I tell you boy-yos, the DR. is tres impressed!

The new Grand Prix pulls a 0.88 which is higher than an early C4, Corvette did.

bbarbulo

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Yes Doctor, our double wishbone suspensions are state of the art (I'm assuming you speak of the 4th gen Civic). Why did you think so many of us dump so much money into the suspensions before anything else. I am only now starting to do power adders to the engine, as it's been all stock for 4 years while I was tuning the susp and brakes, and safety equipment. Did no one in the pits tell you about your condition w/ low pressure? Safety didn't check even tire pressures? Why dont' you run a line of white shoe polish on the sidewall to see if you're rolling over like that? Just some thoughts...

DR.ZED

All good suggestions, and things I do. However on this day, I don't have a reasonable explanation for not checking.

With the GSCs you cannot tell they're at 15 PSI, until you hit a corner. So sitting or driving its not noticeable, which really makes lower profile tires dangerous.

SilverCRXSi

nice car man!

Now I wanna do auto-x
Step 1: Fix CRX...

DR.ZED

Auto Crossing is a lot of fun.

On this day, when the picks are taken I was instructing at a Solo I type of event.

The best, car I've ever driven with the school, and I've driven a lot, is the S2000. Too bad it didn't have the ***** to pull itself out of a corner. Boost would help that car out.

I'm talking Viper ACRs, SL600s, BMW M3s, etc...

The only car that came close was the Viper ACR. I liked the M-Coupe mind you.

bbarbulo

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DR. ZED, where do you hold these schools, and how much do I have to pay. Do you run the american sedan class? I think you are mistaking lack of ***** in the S2000 for extraordinary grip with the LSD, am I correct? I think 200hp is not too far off the mark of say.....205 hp mustang?? haha....I think the S2000 is an extremely well balanced car, that's all. BTW, speak of boost, there is a Vortech supercharged S2000 in Detroit, MI. Nice peice

DR.ZED

It has been my experience, that HP sells cars, and torque wins races.

***** = torque.

"Wow... we're going 200 km/hr, and it didn't feel like it" = HP.

This is what I've found the last few years.

Really, the S2000 needs to be revved at 6000 RPM atleast to pull out of corners, to really push that suspension. So the course we had setup was definately *NOT* for that car. Mosport would work well, as it is a much higher speed course.

The Mustang yes has 205 HP, but more torque.

Its also a combination of the RPM where the torque peak starts, falls off and where HP starts to take over, and consequently falls off.

This, as you know, is what makes turbos SO much fun.

I remember getting behind the wheel of an 11.3 Turbo Buick. That was unreal.

www.carcontrolschool.com

We have basic, advanced autoslalom courses at Durham College in Whitby, then courses at Shannonville and Mosport throughout the season.

Prices are listed, and I can get you a group rate. Book now, as dates are filling up for the clubs.

bbarbulo

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Yeah, I know....what you are referring to in lack of ***** is really the area under the curve, which determins how quickly you get to your peak hp output. I was just yankin your chain Hmmm...the turbo buick is a beast, either the Grand National or the T-type. Both very cool. Ever driven a 1985 SVT Mustang, 2.3 turbo? LOL Like you said, you really have to give the S2000 room to stretch it's legs. I'll check out the link you gave us....

DR.ZED

I was going to buy a Turbo Thunderbird back in the day for cheap. The turbo was blown, but nothing too substantial to rebuild.

I didn't, and have been interested in turbos ever since.

... or maybe I'll just do this:

Stage I 360-500 Rear wheel horsepower package ? 6-8 psi

- Twin hybrid custom Garret turbochargers
- Twin 321 stainless steel turbular headers
- Twin Tial 35mm wastegates
- Single front mounted high efficiency intercooler
- Aluminum intercooler plumbing
- Nomex intercooler hoses
- Stainless high torque hose clamps
- PCM programming
- Upgraded fuel injectors (42lb/hr)
- Boost gauge and mounting plate
- Boost controller
- In-tank fuel pump
- Stainless 304 downpipe from turbocharger to exhaust

With supporting modifications, this system can produce up to 700 RWHP on a motor built for the purpose of running high boost. On a 100% stock car, this system will produce 355 RWHP on a A4 car and approximately 370 RWHP on a M6 car with 5.5 psi of boost.

http://www.chargedair.com/

bbarbulo

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I have a TD04L that I'm strapping to my Civic sometime when I get the car out of storage. Nothing big, maybe 10psi or so to start, somewhere about 200 crank hp, which is almost double that of stock. Then a new clutch and LSD, and I'll be set for a while. It's a small turbo for a big area under the curve (easy spool up for the 1.6L )

SilverCRXSi

Auto-cross seems so much fun!
I"m gonna try to try it out this year!