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I don't know when the next time it will be on the dyno, but probably not anytime soon. The power band feels very different than it ever has. I took out a ton of timing down low to get rid of the big hit as boost would come on and slowly add it back in until redline. So from 3000-8000 it just ramps up from 10* to about 18*. It's so much more drivable on street tires now, especially when playing around on twisty roads.
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After an alignment and adding FM front and rear sways I'm very happy with how the car feels. Running the front bar on full stiff and the rear on full soft seems to be working great with my suspension and driving style. Pushed it quite hard yesterday and it felt solid without excessive oversteer.
Fyi, I am posting pics now (once I find the spot in the forum)
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I'm thinking that because my suspension is so soft it works for my driving style. I do prefer a bit of oversteer. Definitely going to bring the factory bar out to the track just in case.
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I run both but I am not mr uber track driver. I started with the firmest setting and am now running the softest setting on the bar. I had better grip on the softer setting. As brain said, the setup as a whole matters and the sway can't be considered in isolation- it's a system so evaluation must be systemic. uh or is it systematic :|
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I've been on both new generation FM bars for a couple years now, I thought I was the only one. Middle setting in the front, softest in the rear, since the factory end links would NOT stretch to the stiff setting. I think that's right anyways, I haven't touched it since installation. With my "crappy" kyb-agx+FM springs it's a perfect setup. I've ran four different sets of tires on this setup and it's always been incredibly predictable. Prone to oversteer over anything else, but so ridiculously controllable I sometimes think I should cross over to the drifting crowd. I had one wet track day where I would have enjoyed slightly less oversteer, and I imagine I'm going to have to fidget with it or get an LSD after "upgrading" to a 1.8 open.
On stock sways I could easily spin the car around if the tail stepped out. Passed a certain point there was no stopping it. Changed only the sways (still stock suspension) and it was controllable and ludicrous angles. Nothing happened to the handling characteristics when going to the coil overs. My
On stock sways I could easily spin the car around if the tail stepped out. Passed a certain point there was no stopping it. Changed only the sways (still stock suspension) and it was controllable and ludicrous angles. Nothing happened to the handling characteristics when going to the coil overs. My
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The ID 1000cc injectors are every bit as wonderful as I had hoped. Finished up most of the tuning this afternoon and the car's running great at 16#. Even went for a drive with the new steering wheel and I'm also surprised at the difference in feel, should have done this a long time ago.
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The ID 1000cc injectors are every bit as wonderful as I had hoped. Finished up most of the tuning this afternoon and the car's running great at 16#. Even went for a drive with the new steering wheel and I'm also surprised at the difference in feel, should have done this a long time ago.