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The Recaro's are awesome... I strongly considered passing on the Recaro package and adding some aftermarket seats (Corbeau or something), but I liked the airbags that the Recaros contained so I sucked it up and went with them. They really are fantastic. Will be even better once I get the roll bar in and a 6-pt harness setup.
The car stuck really well - my data logs showed ~1.10g sustained corning acceleration on several banked corners and over 1g on the flatter corners. For OEM tires, I was quite impressed! I was learning the car at Watkins, so plenty of room for improvement, but it performed very well. I was cooking the brakes at Watkins as well, hence the very early and relatively light braking in that video. If you track it, you have to put in the brake cooling ducts!
Any immediate plans for the car?
The car stuck really well - my data logs showed ~1.10g sustained corning acceleration on several banked corners and over 1g on the flatter corners. For OEM tires, I was quite impressed! I was learning the car at Watkins, so plenty of room for improvement, but it performed very well. I was cooking the brakes at Watkins as well, hence the very early and relatively light braking in that video. If you track it, you have to put in the brake cooling ducts!
Any immediate plans for the car?
This sunday I am autocrossing her (or at least I am going to try to make it out, if work doesn't get in the way) after that I'll have a better Idea of what I want to do to her. Right now I am just looking at an axle back (needs a little more sound) and maybe a Watts rear linkage
Carbotech has a couple different pad choices that are quite good. I run Pagid RST2's (front) and RS56 (rear) and they are fantastic track pads as well.
For a street pad upgrade, I've used Hawk HP and HP Plus before. Both very good initial bite (unlike a true track pad that needs some heat before it works as designed).
The Brembo's on the TP are very good after a pad upgrade I found. I was disappointed with the OEM pads, but with an upgrade they offer great pedal feel and stopping power.
For a street pad upgrade, I've used Hawk HP and HP Plus before. Both very good initial bite (unlike a true track pad that needs some heat before it works as designed).
The Brembo's on the TP are very good after a pad upgrade I found. I was disappointed with the OEM pads, but with an upgrade they offer great pedal feel and stopping power.
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My pads were fine (the Pagids) after Watkins - I boiled fluid, didn't overheat the pads much. Used maybe 1/4 over 2 days and ~225 miles on the track. They will hold up better though with the cooling I have in now. Used hardly any pad over ~80 miles at the NYST, although that is a more technical track with only one hard braking zone. No 135-75mph or 125-55mph braking zones like Watkins
Hope the auto-x goes well! I need to get my car out there and do one of those sometime. Cheap and fun.
Hope the auto-x goes well! I need to get my car out there and do one of those sometime. Cheap and fun.
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My pads were fine (the Pagids) after Watkins - I boiled fluid, didn't overheat the pads much. Used maybe 1/4 over 2 days and ~225 miles on the track. They will hold up better though with the cooling I have in now. Used hardly any pad over ~80 miles at the NYST, although that is a more technical track with only one hard braking zone. No 135-75mph or 125-55mph braking zones like Watkins
Hope the auto-x goes well! I need to get my car out there and do one of those sometime. Cheap and fun.
Hope the auto-x goes well! I need to get my car out there and do one of those sometime. Cheap and fun.
Glad someone got away, I have a feeling after Japan they'll suck me back
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I was in Germany a couple summers ago. The autobahn is crazy! My rental was an Audi A6 which was nice. They come up on you so quickly you barely have time to get out of the way!
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