s2k best road course setup
10-19-2004, 09:30 AM
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s2spoon,
This is not a flame, but if you are serious about getting a good setup to drive well, sell all that stuff and go back to stock. Use the money to go to a driving school. Improving your skills will amazingly make the car setup better. The stock car is neutral, with slight static understeer and has somewhat quick throttle controlled power on/off oversteer. Almost all of the stories of spinning out are driver error, not driving for conditions or poor tire/car maitainence.
Once you have aquired enough driver experience to determine the handling defficiencies for yourself, then get your mods. If you slap on a part and can't tell the difference in handling, what does that tell you? Either it doesn't work, or do don't need it for your driving needs. A lot of the stuff about mods are useful for competition, like autocross or track. No matter how "hard" you drive on the street, it is NOT like competition driving. And if it is, you should be put in jail.
This is not a flame, but if you are serious about getting a good setup to drive well, sell all that stuff and go back to stock. Use the money to go to a driving school. Improving your skills will amazingly make the car setup better. The stock car is neutral, with slight static understeer and has somewhat quick throttle controlled power on/off oversteer. Almost all of the stories of spinning out are driver error, not driving for conditions or poor tire/car maitainence.
Once you have aquired enough driver experience to determine the handling defficiencies for yourself, then get your mods. If you slap on a part and can't tell the difference in handling, what does that tell you? Either it doesn't work, or do don't need it for your driving needs. A lot of the stuff about mods are useful for competition, like autocross or track. No matter how "hard" you drive on the street, it is NOT like competition driving. And if it is, you should be put in jail.
10-19-2004, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by s2spoon,Oct 19 2004, 10:45 AM
appreciate it im lookin into it tryin to find a drivin school around nc isnt easy but im sure i will find one. 
10-19-2004, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by s2spoon,Oct 19 2004, 01:45 PM
appreciate it im lookin into it tryin to find a drivin school around nc isnt easy but im sure i will find one.
Most car clubs that run autocrosses and track days also give schools. Think BMW, Porsche, etc.
Send an email to the NC SCCA representatives. The racing guys will definitely know of the good schools.
http://www.ncrscca.com/
10-19-2004, 12:01 PM
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I don't see any reason to get rid of the spoon X-brace and STBs. They might help a little and they don't weigh much. Keep em. Those progressive springs you have will probably result in slower times than your OEM springs, they are basically for looks. Just start going to some autoXs and HPDE events. Do a search and you will find groups/tracks etc. Driving experience is what you need now more than anything. As you gain experince you will find that people start to change things and it usually goes something like this:
1) tires
2) front swaybar
3) shocks
4) springs/coilovers
but as you gain experinece you can make an informed decision.
1) tires
2) front swaybar
3) shocks
4) springs/coilovers
but as you gain experinece you can make an informed decision.
10-19-2004, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by TubeDriver,Oct 19 2004, 01:01 PM
As you gain experince you will find that people start to change things and it usually goes something like this:
1) tires
2) front swaybar
3) shocks
4) springs/coilovers
1) tires
2) front swaybar
3) shocks
4) springs/coilovers
0) brakes
10-19-2004, 09:10 PM
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There aren't any. There are some that work for both pretty well, but all the track pads dust and squeek too much to be called "good" road pads, while all the road pads are OK for light track sessions but rapidly fail when the car is pushed closer to the limit.
The best option is to get good at switching brake pads. With some practice it goes quickly.
The best option is to get good at switching brake pads. With some practice it goes quickly.