S2000 STR prep resource
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Originally Posted by PedalFaster,Dec 9 2010, 12:11 PM
No one's disputing that a lighter car will be faster. However, lots of people have tried to quantify the benefits of lightweight wheels in an autocross context and been surprised at how difficult it was. Going by memory -- recent tests by Jason Isley in Sportscar and the Tire Rack guys in Grassroots Motorsports found vanishingly small benefits to having lightweight wheels (assuming your original wheels weren't boat anchors), differences which were below the noise threshold of mortal drivers like most of us.
Will lighter wheels help? Sure. But as to whether you're "screwed" because you can't get your hands on a specific ultra-light wheel -- considering the STR national championship was won in a lighter, less powerful car on heavier wheels than the ones you're looking for, my assessment is that you're not screwed.
Will lighter wheels help? Sure. But as to whether you're "screwed" because you can't get your hands on a specific ultra-light wheel -- considering the STR national championship was won in a lighter, less powerful car on heavier wheels than the ones you're looking for, my assessment is that you're not screwed.
If we didn't care about weight we would all be rocking tirerack wheels.
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Originally Posted by josh7owens,Dec 9 2010, 12:24 PM
If we didn't care about weight we would all be rocking tirerack wheels.
I'm rocking 4 x 8.5" AP2V1. I'm using the money saved to work on that loose nut behind the steering wheel. Oh, and a nice set of re-valved Konis next season
IMHO a lot of this stuff is all within driver noise. But I've always subscirbed to the work on the driver before you drop $10,000 into the car theory (lesson from the one and only Randy Pobst there).
Any driver can be decent in a fast car.
Or you can run into the problem of having too many knobs to turn.
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Originally Posted by ViperASR,Dec 9 2010, 12:39 PM
I'm rocking 4 x 8.5" AP2V1. I'm using the money saved to work on that loose nut behind the steering wheel. Oh, and a nice set of re-valved Konis next season
IMHO a lot of this stuff is all within driver noise. But I've always subscirbed to the work on the driver before you drop $10,000 into the car theory (lesson from the one and only Randy Pobst there).
Any driver can be decent in a fast car.
Or you can run into the problem of having too many knobs to turn.
happy car= fast car 
although after this season I'm done spending money on the car, I'm just going to work on driving.
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Originally Posted by macr88,Dec 8 2010, 11:30 PM
What are you running for spring rate?
I'm running 560f & 672r and was thinking of trying 672f & 800r next
I'm running 560f & 672r and was thinking of trying 672f & 800r next
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Originally Posted by robinson,Dec 9 2010, 12:21 PM
I'm refering to your sway bar setting on full stiff and the high spring rate.
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Originally Posted by PedalFaster,Dec 9 2010, 09:11 AM
considering the STR national championship was won in a lighter, less powerful car on heavier wheels than the ones you're looking for, my assessment is that you're not screwed.
