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  1. Whiskey11

    Wheel Hop, and Dampers

    What is "Torque Arm"? That's one way to do it with various advantages and disadvantages... much in the same way doing it with the UCA, LCAs or combo of would have advantages and disadvantages.... obviously "what am bestest" IS what will create issues... I don't think either is "best" but...
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    Wheel Hop, and Dampers

    I'll throw in my two sense on D-Specs.... AWFUL... simply awful. They rode like complete ass even with the stock springs and the valving was absolutely horrible. When I wanted more rebound I had too much compression... when compression was right I didn't have enough rebound. I don't know why...
  3. Whiskey11

    SCCA TT and Hillclimb Roll Bar specs...

    http://www.maximummotorsports.com/roll_bar_crash_test.aspx Not an S197... but.... their bar post 200ft roll and crash down a cliff.
  4. Whiskey11

    MM K member Geometry

    There are a number of very positive effects from raising the front RC by altering the LCA geometry up front. Less body roll up front. The distance between the RC and the CG forms a lever. The shorter the arm the less roll there will be. If you look at the location of the front and rear...
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    Torque Arm. Here is why.

    Do you spend more time in an autocross or on a track? Cortex is focused around track cars and the stability provided by slight roll understeer can make for faster exits off the corner and more confidence in the car... in autocross a little bit of instability helps the car get around the...
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    Torque Arm. Here is why.

    FWIW, when I went to the TA on my car, ST did not have relocation brackets and LCA's. I did it specifically because it brought my %AS from the low 20's up into the upper 30's wihout ever touching the LCA's. When I finally got my LCA brackets in ST I was able to add even more %AS and ended up...
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    Torque Arm. Here is why.

    The biggest advantage it has is higher %anti-squat values WITHOUT the roll steer characteristics of a 3 link and with a much more stable pinion angle relative to the driveshaft. In the case of the Cortex it's almost always in the ideal position because of where the chassis mount is. The...
  8. Whiskey11

    Torque Arm. Here is why.

    Norm, correct me if I'm wrong here, but method of mounting the front of a torque arm and the length of the torque arm can thoroughly mitigate this issue entirely no? My understanding is that the 4th Gen F-bodies had a really crappy way of mounting said torque arm to the transmission and had a...
  9. Whiskey11

    Front LCA Bushing Options

    Before Energy Front Bushings: 6xSlyZSpnXY After: 4Nr_0KmM8bk Watch the ball joint to see the difference in deflection under braking.
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    Front LCA Bushing Options

    Looks like they did in 2011... shows how little I pay attention to the GT500.
  11. Whiskey11

    Front LCA Bushing Options

    Did they add EPAS to the GT500's? I thought they were Hydraulic till 2014?
  12. Whiskey11

    Street Touring Pony (STP) - It's here!

    I don't hate Jason, I'd just like to see his data to support his opinion. Also, the rule states "serves any other purpose" so if you want to be a dick and protest it, then I'll gladly protest any other company's Watts that changes that bar since it is "stiffer" than the stock piece. If you...
  13. Whiskey11

    Street Touring Pony (STP) - It's here!

    Have you looked at the loadpath through that bar if you apply a twisting load (the only load this would "stiffen" a chassis on)? They do nothing for rigidity that the stock bar doesn't already do. The only reason he brings it up is because BMR and Fays2 are competitors with the product he is...
  14. Whiskey11

    Street Touring Pony (STP) - It's here!

    Have you measured (since you guys measure everything) chassis deflection before and after installing a Fays2, BMR, or other chassis mount version? The bar it replaces is intended to only take forces in one direction and I'd argue, accurately, that the load paths through the frame on a...
  15. Whiskey11

    What coil-overs should I buy? Poll inside

    The GC valved Koni's are shorter than the stock shocks are. How much so I don't remember, but they are. I didn't have their race C/C plates on my car (required cutting of the strut tower that I couldn't do in the class I was in) but their street camber plates were nice, as was the kit. It may...
  16. Whiskey11

    Running no rear sway bar on track?

    The truth of the matter is that people need the ends of the cars to do more than just resist body roll. Resisting roll is important for steady state cornering which as Norm will tell you rarely exists in any pure sense. What I DO need the car to do is put power down and in order to do that I...
  17. Whiskey11

    6 piston Brembos really worth it?

    Test fit update. For those looking to fit the 18x9 Enkei PF01's in ET45 over the 2015 Mustang GT/PP brakes, you will need the 5mm spacer to properly clear the brakes. The 3mm still has a light rub on the inside of the barrel. You could file the ride on the brakes if you don't care about the...
  18. Whiskey11

    6 piston Brembos really worth it?

    The picture with the wheel on is with the 5mm spacer. It's pretty tight in there but it all fits otherwise. As for the hub replacements. My hubs were still tight and not making any noise, but I went ahead and upgraded them anyway: Problem solved for a while! Hence the 15" rotors and 6...
  19. Whiskey11

    Street Touring Pony (STP) - It's here!

    I don't see why you couldn't as the 05-09 cars are all functionally the same?
  20. Whiskey11

    Street Touring Pony (STP) - It's here!

    CMDP isn't legal. Up to but not including the throttle body. IIRC the Bullitt package was 3.73's, different engine calibration (ECU is open), some slight suspension tweaks, and a few body panel things that could be C&C'd. I don't think there is much of anything "exclusive" to the Bullitt...
  21. Whiskey11

    Street Touring Pony (STP) - It's here!

    Watts is legal in ST. Same wording for SP in ST for 99% of the suspension allowances. Go check but I think the Bullitt is nothing more than an appearance package. I'm not sure there is anything on the car that isn't otherwise legal and the majority of the Bullitt could be comfort and...
  22. Whiskey11

    6 piston Brembos really worth it?

    So the area that is hitting is this area around the bolt that goes through what I'd call the "bridge" area. Not sure if that's right or not. The Bolt itself is fine but there are two reliefs on either side of it that are causing the issues with rubbing. The rest of the caliper just clears the...
  23. Whiskey11

    6 piston Brembos really worth it?

    Enkei PF01's also fit over these, the 18x9's fit over the ones on my GT/PP with a small spacer (testing a 3mm spacer next week, but confirmed fit with a 5mm spacer). I imagine the 18x10.5 Enkei PF01's popular in the autocross world would fit if you can tolerate the fact that they do not fit...
  24. Whiskey11

    Street Touring Pony (STP) - It's here!

    People have been running and winning on non-shaved tires for 4-5 years now. And I struggle to think of, off the top of my head, more than maybe 3 people that shaved RE71R's or Rival S tires going into Nationals this year. The RE71R's compound cycles in which is why it gets faster after 20-30...
  25. Whiskey11

    Street Touring Pony (STP) - It's here!

    Bull shit they didn't. There were guys that tested the RE71R's from Nats and found new ones to actually be slower than 150 run ones... tread squirm. They counted the number of runs on the practice course it took before the tires were comparable time wise and it was around 20-30 runs before the...

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