So after an hour, my tyres should explode? :yikes:
Sorry. My omission. :bonk: I forgot that that only applies up to the first 15min. That was from a Bob Jane "handbook" you get when you buy tyres. It's more or less correct for fronts, but not quite for rears (least not ours anyway). A good rule of thumb nevertheless.
Street driving even on longer trips shouldn't result in more than 5-6 PSI variation.
You may find left/right variation depending on what you've just done prior to measurement. Still best if you know what the difference is from dead cold.
The possibility of the Placebo effect did cross my mind but it does feel like that there is less lag, even the wife noticed it. It could be that the stiffened chassis is allowing the engine with transfer power to the wheels more effectively, rather than being dissipated through as vibration through the chassis. :iono:
Still pretty sure it is placebo :biggrin:
Things that affect "lag" apart from the intake/turbo mods include different engine mounts, TAI, anything that improves wheelspin or contact patch.
Stiffening the body should have NO impact bar the slight improvement in suspension which is negligible when talking about lag.
I think you're just getting a little more rev happy!
There are several sections on the OPH where the car will bottom out and scrape the lower lip and the car not even lowered.
Usually poor damping (can't control spring compression well enough). Stiffen springs too much and you get a pretty hard ride and/or skittish one.
Only way to know is to do a back to back.
Yeah - good company again. Could only keep up in the short tighter twisties (section after Moonie Moonie), the slightly longer flowing ones (after the turn off to Peat's Ridge) where there are longer stretches to accelerate, still scare the $%%^ outta me - I don't trust my skills, brakes and suspension enough.
Fast is fast enough. The rest will come once you take the car at the limit on track.
The wife and I would be up for Adv driver training lessons.
Was it through Ian Luff?
Cost?
No, was thru a Canberra mob (Saad is/was in Canberra).
Fifth Gear motoring
http://www.fifthgear.com.au
About mid-higher 200's. Will be less for those who have a valid Wakefield licence ($50 less)
But as I said, need to do ANY level 1 first. Main thing from that is learning what the brakes do (plus how to modulate it in cases like avoiding stationary cars).
Level 2 does the rest of the cornering stuff + car at limits.
Update:
Took rear left tyre off..
Puncture... F@*K!!!!!
its a huge piece of metal
Front left tyre has no punctures
Well at least you know it works (TPMS).
GL with the probable new tyre. If you get 2, new ones at front!
Would it be worthwhile to try to get a small 'Nthn drive' group together for advanced training at EC sometime?
EC has lots of walls - Wakefield (aka "kiddy track" has none except for front straight which you shouldn't hit). Further to go, but much safer if you go past the car's limit (which i recommend you do, as there's no other safer place to do it!)