Recent content by Sam Strano

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    Koni Sport dampers and Evolution driving school..

    RE-71R
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    Autocross Setup Suggestions?

    I am amused by the Koni hate, you've been tainted by marketing. Facts are that Koni's are on, and win more than anything else. I have a few championships, in fact like 15 or something like that, and all by two were on Koni's. And yes, I carry other shocks, and I've used other shocks. I have...
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    Koni Sport dampers and Evolution driving school..

    Sorry.. Been busy and not been able to check in. I have dyno's for the Koni's (and despite things that others have seen I never had a failure of one from 2008-2014 on the same set). And I sell a lot of them. Every championship I've one except for two have been on some form of Koni Sport. And...
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    Koni Sport dampers and Evolution driving school..

    So, here's what's ironic. Without all those maths, you'll note that I tend to recommend to folks to start out at about 1 turn up in front, 1/2-3/4 turn up in the rear. :) From there YOU have to find what works best. And by what works best I mean what feels and acts in a way that is to your...
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    "Coilovers" for mainly street use - durability of KW V3?

    Shock damping is not spring rate. If you want more roll stiffness you want to stiffen the front bar. The thing is not all of us run that much rate. 350 makes me plenty happy in front, I do tend to run a little more rear though. Really depends on what it is you are trying to get done. Not...
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    Vorshlag 2011 Mustang 5.0 GT - track/autocross/street Project

    You are correct Norm. They are not MR, they are Multimatic Spool Valve shocks. They are not adjustable, and GM won't sell them to just anyone you need to prove you own a Z/28 to get them. ZL1's have MR shocks, and the last one I drove on track was an underdamped mess even in level 5 race mode.
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    Koni Sport dampers and Evolution driving school..

    Sure. Left corners result in the right rear being pulled down, rights it gets shoved up some. Watts even help with inside wheelspin for the same reason. They help. Even not so hot ones, IMHO, help as long as they don't bind. I just prefer them with RC height adjustable that's got a big...
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    Koni Sport dampers and Evolution driving school..

    You might be surprised how a properly setup, non binding Watts link does deal with such things. Better than many IRS's that aren't the best for sure. If I have a solid axle car again (currently I have one in my old A-Sedan car) it will have a Watts unless it is precluded from the rules in...
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    Koni Sport dampers and Evolution driving school..

    That's a lot, I'm not sure I can cover all that but I'll try. Our brains are basically computers with lots of RAM. But the more crap that is in there that might not really help, the slower the computer runs. Instead of worrying about a hundred things and seeking to understand it all, why...
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    AutoX vs Open Track

    Mostly due to the fact the Honda wants to understeer. FWD, in your case power, long wheelbase too (relatively). You would need to help the rear rotate at autocross, because it's just along for the ride whereas on the Mustang the rear tires are doing something more. :) I'm also sure the...
  11. Sam Strano

    AutoX vs Open Track

    That's not what I expected to see when I logged in today.. But please feel free. :)
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    AutoX vs Open Track

    Not yet. Mostly Summit, PittRace for me, more local.
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    AutoX vs Open Track

    I don't run any different setup, not really. Just little alignment tweaks, assuming you can do whatever you want to do (or are going to do whatever you want to do). For me here's the reasoning: Both are situations you want handling balance, right? Both are situations you want the car to...
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    Koni Sport dampers and Evolution driving school..

    I just caution you to maybe not think so hard about things. To answer kcbrown's question about how I figure out what to do. Yes, experience, but I had to gather that too. And I'm a bit lucky in that I can get gather a lot more than most folks can because I drive so many cars every year, of...
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    "Coilovers" for mainly street use - durability of KW V3?

    There are some differences between V3 and the XTA's. Obviously the Double adjustable V3's vs. single adjustable XTA's, stainless steel vs. a plated mild steel body as well. But the XTA's also come with a top mount/camber plate as well where V3's don't. Frankly it's one of the newer, better...
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