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Bumping an old thread because I’m trying to wrap up the manual swap on my car, but there’s a few small details missing from OP that I’m hoping someone can help me with 1. does it matter which end of each plug I wire up for positive and negative? And if so, which end of each plug (output shaft...

Edit: let it sit for a little, and it’s creaking again. I think it’s probably the strut mounts, because everything else looks fine. Thanks for the help!

So, just got done in the garage... I loosened all the strut mount bolts and torqued them to spec, and the creaking is gone for the most part. It only seems to happen at full steering lock. For safe measures, I sprayed some WD-40 in there and checked all the bushings (all look good, btw). I took...

Hey guys, sorry for the delay, benn real busy with work. should be able to get the car up on a lift today. However, I did just think of something... I'm 100% sure that I overtorqued the top strut bolt. I was in a rush, they didn't have the tool necessary to torque it to spec, and I had to get it...

So basically, it's not the fact of how or where you have dataloggers mounted, it's whether or not you have them at all

Norm, it's not the tethering that's the issue... it's the fact that it allows you to record data of your driving, which may provoke more aggressive driving on what is apparently supposed to be a "tourist cruising day". It's simply because of novices trying to push their limits too far to achieve...

Now that I think about it, I'm dumb for mentioning the ride height difference because I just remembered that I have probably around 150lbs+ worth of car parts sitting in my trunk, so that's more than likely the reason for that

I'll have to check and take a picture next time I get the car in the garage. I doubt the spring is upside down, I just couldn't remember offhand if there was a diffeeence in size from top to bottom. I assembled the strut/spring/mount off the car using a spring compressor. I'm pretty sure the...

For example, if you went up to the gate with all that stuff Velcro'd on your dash, the marshallers would probably ask you to pull to the side and remove all of it before going out, or they would just not let you go out at all

6 months ago or so, probably not, which is why I always wore a helmet out there. But lately they've been having issues with novices going out there in ill-equipped cars not knowing what they're doing, but still trying to set lap records and either crashing or just being a hazard to other...

Any specific kind of lube? Or just some WD-40 or something

Actually, I noticed today that the front of my car is now sitting a good bit higher than the rear... could that have something to do with it??

Nope, same old ones... car only has 45k miles, and the strut mounts were fine before and looked fine after visual inspection

Hey guys, having a strange problem. So, I swapped out my suspension for about a month or so, then after a few track days, switched back to stock. I didn't have this issue before the swap, so it's interesting to me that's its just now occurring. I'm having a very loud, noticeable creak from the...

Honestly, it would probably be somewhat close... IIRC the S550 runs a 7:50 BTG with a skilled driver behind the wheel, and I think in ideal climates mine could get into the 8:10 area or lower. 20 second difference isn't TOO massive of a gap on a 13+ mile track. Won't be too many updates, as I'll...

Completely forgot about this thread, a lot has happened since I last posted on here. So, the build went as follows: H&R Race Springs Eibach Pro dampers Maximum Motorsport CC plates Maximum Motorsport Panhard Bar Wilwood superlite 6p front brakes w/ stoptech slotted 14" rotors Rear stoptech...

Yeah, that's one thing that I really have to work on is finding ideal braking zones. I'm trying to play it pretty safe for now, especially with the awful brakes and considering that I had a passenger in the car. Better brakes and better/much wider tires are in the plans! The yellow flags were a...

Well, I'm officially deployed, so no more Nurburgring runs until the end of the season. However, I did get one more lap in before I left (this time with a little more confidence). Unfortunately, I had tire and brake issues. The tires were some kuhmo summer tires borrowed from a friend... upon...

So, have a weird problem with my shaker 1000 sound system. This just popped out of nowhere, I don't recall when exactly it happened or anything that may have lead up to it. So, basically, everything in my car works perfectly the way it should except the rear subs. Front subs still work, all...

Speed limits are a rumor, they don't actually enforce that

Thank you guys for your support!

Hey guys, sorry for the lack of updates! New lowering springs came in a while ago, H&R race springs (thanks LMR and Black Friday sales!) and I think I've decided to sell my 2013 non-pp gt front brakes in favor of s550 calipers and gt500 rotors. Picked up an s550 steering wheel, but was...

@Boone thanks for the link! I've seen norm around here a few times in my short time on these forums, and I've picked up that he's a VERY knowledgeable guy. definitely glad that he's picked up on this thread, it's always great to receive advise from people who know what they're talking about lol

I'm aiming MORE for the mid-low 8 area, but sub 8 would be impressive to say the least. As for the keep it streetable part, I am considering buying a set of wheels for daily duty and moving up to some 19x11 for track duty. As I said in my OP, I don't have too much of a problem with stiff...

Here is my best attempt at a track map: [PHOTOB[/PHOTOB] The red parts are parts that aren't driven. Bridge to gantry is 11.87 miles, and is usually about 35 seconds faster than a full lap. So, would it be fair to say that poly bushings essentially sacrifice mechanical grip in favor of...