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Another thing.... I really think most ProSolo drivers leave too aggressively. I see some pretty intense tirespinnage off the line. If the clock start were 40 feet out that would make sense to me. But with the clock just a few inches, I think its the wrong approach. But to each their own. That crowd...

Its funny.... Qualcomm is Jason and Randy's home court, but their cars work better at El Toro. My home court is El Toro, but my car works better at Qualcomm. Hmmmmm.... I don't really care how my car does in San Diego. I do care about how it does at El Toro, Wendover, and Lincoln, all of which have...

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Car is a little loose for SD but should be good at ET.

So, for the 2010 El Toro Pro, shall we hand the trophy to the guy with the GT3 and save him an axle? No doubt the GT3 is the best SS car at a Pro, and Gary the best driver, but no free trophies will be handed out. Perhaps if the rest of SS is lucky, we can talk him into finding a Z06 to drive inste...

Jason, do you 315, 325 or 345 on Viper? That's a good example of a long geared car and the tire choice. On Kumho V710 I run 315front/335 rear On A6 I've run 315front/345rear and 335front/345 rear Stock is 18" 275 front and 19" 345 rear I don't really have any gearing choices to make, the ...

Marshall Grice wrote:so if you can put down all your power all the time, why the big fear of AWD? }:)

Don't make me bust out the thrust graph again Marshall..

... The 305 pretty much solves this issue. I just wish it was shorter! ... So what is considered the ideal max speed in 2nd? There isn't a (legal) tire short enough to get the GT3, C6 Z06, or Viper down to their "ideal" 2nd gear max speed in Solo, if there were such a thing. They're all 1...

No doubt I would greatly benefit from the Evo school, and I need to do that some time in the future... Hm, stock the C6 Z06 has 19 in the back so I guess "Junior Johnson" is running ASP like the Lynchs... I was thinking to keep the stock wheels size to have the option to run SS... Anyway,...

Rad_ Delgado_ wrote: This needs to come down to a same day test of fresh 245/285 and 255/315.

Results will only be valid for the course you test on. Not all courses are created equal.
Should also try 255/285. I heard somebody once even ran 285s all around

John Stimson wrote:...and Scott Fraser needed new pants.

Nothing unusual about that...

Hilarious video that demonstrates how a properly functioning Prius works. But what happens when the Prius malfunctions? That shifter knob? Software controlled. That power switch? Software controlled. The brakes (via ABS unit)? Software controlled. Now let's see how funny it is when a software glitc...

Christos Adam wrote:Btw does anyone knows what's the meaning of the Bite value at the bottom right of the screen?

Applicable in circle-track.

Inch-for-inch I've found the two very similar in performance. The differentiator is Hoosier often offers more inches for the same car/wheel combination. Kumhos seem to last longer though, for cars that chew tires.

Getting used to 10+ runs/day with soft competition at PCA events will do that to you...

I bought that same software a couple years back at Costco. Maybe I just suck at that sort of thing, but I found the software to be hard to use and the results always looked like crap. Fortunately the real house and yard turned out a bit better.

Jon, this is how I interpret things- Take a legal cat for your car - it has an inlet diameter and and exit diameter. The stock Civic piece is a little under 2", most of the aftermarket pieces are 2", but some are even more, like the 2.25" piece you found. It's conceivable there are 2....

thats how i saw the rule as well. I installed my new aftermarket cat by centering the brick where the old brick was centered at. Brick location? I would be more worried about flange location. Ask Mr. Kalman... ...and if I were king, ST cars would have stock manifolds and cats... I agree Curt - at t...

Catch-22 If you select flow path instead of physical location, you are illegal under the opposing interpretation of the rule. There is no way to be more conservative. Depending on the interpretation there is only one proper placement. I argue that the flow path interpretation makes EVERY car with a...

After so many years, ST exhausts still produce more drama than a daytime soap. Got a pic of the header installed Steve? I've always thought Bisi's "bundle of snakes" header for the D-series motors was one of the neatest around. As for flanges, I don't see why you can't do slip-fit as John...

A6s or 710's are fine on the street/freeway. Just be extra cautious about puddles or anything sharp that could damage them. Street driving warms them up more than not street driving, but probably not enough to constitute a traditional "heat cycle". As long as your toe settings are reasonab...

After so many years, ST exhausts still produce more drama than a daytime soap. Got a pic of the header installed Steve? I've always thought Bisi's "bundle of snakes" header for the D-series motors was one of the neatest around. As for flanges, I don't see why you can't do slip-fit as John ...

Sebastian Rios wrote:Can we please just get through one year with a stable ruleset in the ST category? I don't have a problem with the rules, I just wish they would stay the same for a while.

Just S#!t or get off the pot...

From my view it's just been taking a 10-year-long S#!t.

Christos Adam wrote:

Jason Rhoades wrote:Just get the shock bodies shortened 2". Or more if you want to run bumpstops.

They are already shortened

Shorten them more. Unless you need 11" of droop travel from your present ride height.

Just get the shock bodies shortened 2". Or more if you want to run bumpstops.

These threads are fun. First it was inferior-sized tires, then narrower-than-stock wheels, now it's buggering ride height and alignment on the fastest Z06 at 2009 Nats. Can't wait to see what's in store for us next - ECU reflash for cylinder deactivation?