2nd day at a track

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Feb 12, 2008 | 01:13 PM

#31

jyeung528

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From: Temple City

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your experience seems very similar to mine, CCW at SOW as well.

although it is NOT so fun for me, as I almost T-Boned my friend after losing control of the rear-end.

Feb 12, 2008 | 01:15 PM

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jyeung528

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From: Temple City

i just installed a swift front sway bar...

so the next time i track, i'll see how much this helps.

have not yet installed the bumpsteer kit, although i already bought it

Feb 12, 2008 | 01:27 PM

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Borbor

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Originally Posted by FF2Skip,Feb 12 2008, 11:45 AM

The OP stated his tires. Personally, XP10F/8R is way overkill for narrow, budget tires. Brakes don't stop cars, tires do. If your brakes exceed the tire's friction potential, you'll be ABS'ing way too early/much. You could have the absolute best braking system in the world, but without tires to match, you've wasted a ton of money.

Matching pads to tires/weight is advised. We see the same thing with all the FI guys. They increase power a lot, but never address the necessary supporting mods. It is simply my opinion that 10's/8's are too much for the OP's current tire selection.

FWIW, I use 10F/8R on my car.

I have those pads ever since I started running the car on the track this year. 3 events with S02s, 2 events with RT615.

What I found is, the pads are decent enough for the S02s, but the fluid boils a lot faster when I ran with 615. (OEM S02 size, non staggered 615 size)

I don't even want to imagine my fluid situation if I go to R compounds.