Phil Ethier wrote:
> I know you don't know what the car will be like with sticky tires, so I
>suggest
> you don't tune the suspension until you have the stickies on. From what you
> know now, I find it difficult to project.
>
I've autocrossed both bone stock street tires WRX and a BFG g_Force shod
one. Neither had any further suspension tweaking. I recommend doing as
Phil suggests and run the car with tires before making any decisions on
suspension tuning. Unless you feel confident that your technique is
maximizing the car, I would also advise lot's-o-seat time too. Maybe
find another "hot-shoe" to run to with you and compare notes. There are
situations where your lines might be better in a point and squirt mode,
but not all the time. BTW, BFG's liked 38 front and 28 rear pressures
FWIW.
>
> For now, try the FWD tuning method: Get the front to stick as well as
>possible
> by any means available. Then overinflate the rear tires until the car can be
> tossed into the corners. Turn in late, turn in hard, late apex and roll on
> all that turbo power as early as it will take it. Squeeze the power on as you
> straighten the steering wheel.
>
> Which suggests the question: How's the turbo lag?
IMO, lag was not an issue itself, but general low RPM output was. Once
things get humming, the response was actually pretty impressive, and the
throttle required a little finesse to be smooth. Fun, fun car I
thought.
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