^I think the steering will convince you to properly deflower your rack.

 

eh, I'm happy with my setup, not worth the time/effort/cost/another alignment. Also... how would you know? you haven't driven my car remember? lol

 

Ok, but fyi, no alignment needed if you remove the inner tie rods at the rack.

Only cost would be getting new tie rod captive washer/tab things.

 

And having it welded. and a new rack if that gets botched up.

If it was a DD, sure i'd probably do it. But for what I use the car for, I have zero complaints on the steering, especially after this new alignment. Can't wait to get it on track.

 

Oh yeah I forgot about the welding!

Me too, hope I can come with!

 

We need to go to pahrump this summer before MRLS.

 

Woah, never heard of that. pahrump Valley speedway?

 

Yessir!

Edit: nope. it's the motorsports club I was thinking of. Not quite ready to dirt track this thing.

 

Giggity

 

did you see the 45k per year per person race track country club also in pahrump? wild lol. Dude is minting money.

 

This makes me want to depower my rack for all the steering feelz....

 

In reality, its maybe 20% more road/tire feel, and maybe a few extra pounds steering effort, but 15 pounds off the car, lower parasitic drag on the engine...

I'm honestly shocked at how light the steering is, even in a higher speed corner. Just make sure your caster is under 5 and you will love it at all times.

 

Turns out, that's the one I was thinking of. I think they still do open track days... researching...

 

Damn. Looks like they don't. Just a super expensive place to go play.

That's so frustrating.

"Take it to the track."
"Ok, i'll go to the track. How much does it cost?"
"That'll be $40,000 please, or only $3500 for the weekend."



EDIT: never mind, they do!

https://www.motorsportreg.com/events...s-vegas-881632

 

Course, I can't make it that weekend. Way too soon.

Oh well.

 

Oh lol the speedway is a dirt track lol!

WOw that club track is sexy. Great looking turns

 

Do it. Get a second rack though, that way you can always go back if you decide its not your cup of tea.

 

Yeah, the track looks awesome.

Reasonably priced too. $225/day, or if you sign up for both days, only $350 for both days.

Hopefully they do the same event next year so i can go then.

 

Okaaayyy....

I was as scientific as possible. I had the custom intake ready to be installed, and a 10mm socket for r and r.

I did 6 base line VirtualDyno runs yesterday, and 4 baseline runs today(35*F colder today), numbers all over the place. (Anywhere between 105/94 to 112/100)

I installed the U bend intake on the side of the road, drove a bit to settle the IATs, and then made 3 back and forth passes. VD is all over the place, and within the same number range as stock intake. Totally inconclusive, and not even close to as precise as i need.

Absolutely accelerates harder. Feels like sea level now, and im at 6000feet. Pretty cool. Too bad the vd plots meant nothing (why i didnt post any)

I even used earplugs to mitigate intake sound influenced placebo effect.

Here is the almost finished result... 21inches from throttle plate to diameter increase within the air filter.


I still have to get a bung welded for the return intake breather, and insulate the coolant tube. The intake pipe just soaks up the coolant heat.

IATs with the new intake stabilized at 120*F while it was at 96*F with full oem intake.

I am surprised the car pulls harder even though IATs are much higher.

 

filter is way too small
I doubt it's flowing more than oem with that filter, and with higher ait's I doubt it's making more power, but if it feels faster then great, just kinda surprising

the bend radius looks good

where did you mount the AIT?