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Tweek
- Location
- Western NY
I just got back from two days at Watkins Glen. I learned a lot about driving and had a Porsche school instructor and a Pro Driver from Compass Racing tell me my car set up was great "neutral and well balanced".
I have a H&R front sway set to soft,
Rear H&R set to stiff,
Forget to mention Stern subframe brace and Nuespeed rear sway bar end links.
Bilstien PSS9
Front two clicks from stiffest (one click here made a big difference)
Rear set to Max
Bridgestone Potenza RE O1Rs at wear indicators
Front when hot 40 psi
Rear when hot 38 psi
I had to work a bit with the tire pressure, when the tires where heating up I was loosing traction and going in to under steer. I run 38 up front on the street 38 in back. Tire Rack does not recommend a pressure lower than 38 for our cars because of the higher weight of the car. At AutoX where the tire comes in cold and is expected to preform right away, I run the fronts at 42 psi rears at 38. Cold temp at the track front and rear where both at 36psi, 75 degree day.
The car slightly under steered during very heavy acceleration and over steered slightly under vary heavy breaking. It was very predictable. The pro driver was impressed. The instructor, who said I was a good driver and should move back to RWD to show my true potential (car snob) was also very impressed with the brakes. The brakes are stock with steal lines and Carbontech XP10s front and XP8s rear.
I was one of three cars that was not trailered to the event, one of two running street tires. I by far had the lowest priced car. By the end of the first day people started coming over saying how impressed they where with the little GTI. On the second day I was running with a GT3 and Panoz and chasing them down in the turns, watching them walk in the long straights, but I was able to stay with them and gain at times.
Click here for vid.
http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?p=869651#post869651
I have a H&R front sway set to soft,
Rear H&R set to stiff,
Forget to mention Stern subframe brace and Nuespeed rear sway bar end links.
Bilstien PSS9
Front two clicks from stiffest (one click here made a big difference)
Rear set to Max
Bridgestone Potenza RE O1Rs at wear indicators
Front when hot 40 psi
Rear when hot 38 psi
I had to work a bit with the tire pressure, when the tires where heating up I was loosing traction and going in to under steer. I run 38 up front on the street 38 in back. Tire Rack does not recommend a pressure lower than 38 for our cars because of the higher weight of the car. At AutoX where the tire comes in cold and is expected to preform right away, I run the fronts at 42 psi rears at 38. Cold temp at the track front and rear where both at 36psi, 75 degree day.
The car slightly under steered during very heavy acceleration and over steered slightly under vary heavy breaking. It was very predictable. The pro driver was impressed. The instructor, who said I was a good driver and should move back to RWD to show my true potential (car snob) was also very impressed with the brakes. The brakes are stock with steal lines and Carbontech XP10s front and XP8s rear.
I was one of three cars that was not trailered to the event, one of two running street tires. I by far had the lowest priced car. By the end of the first day people started coming over saying how impressed they where with the little GTI. On the second day I was running with a GT3 and Panoz and chasing them down in the turns, watching them walk in the long straights, but I was able to stay with them and gain at times.
Click here for vid.
http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?p=869651#post869651
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