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Re: AutoX
I should explain. I've never done autocross in my FWD car. That technique is what I use on open track days. My FWD car has comically huge understeer if driven smoothly. I need to do everything possible to get it to go around corners at speed. This includes aggressively trailbraking into corners to the point of getting the back sliding, knowing that once I get on the gas again the back will follow the front. But trailbraking is a transient thing, you can't brake too much or you'll slow down too much. So if the front is tending to wash out in a longer corner when under maintenance throttle, a throttle blip followed by a lift can put some transient weight onto the front tires and counteract that tendency. Or a bit of left foot brake while staying on the gas. I do have a helical limited slip differential, technically an automatic torque biasing diff, which makes left foot braking more useful.
I *do not* recommend any of these techniques in a 996 though, unless you've practiced quite a bit. When cornering at high G-loads it does not take much weight transfer business to overcome the rear lateral grip and you darn well better have lightening reflexes to catch it before you end up going backwards. I have spun off the track in the 996 once so far and come very close on a few other times. Ironically I have made the best lap times in the 996 when driving VERY smoothly, actually cautiously I should say.
I *do not* recommend any of these techniques in a 996 though, unless you've practiced quite a bit. When cornering at high G-loads it does not take much weight transfer business to overcome the rear lateral grip and you darn well better have lightening reflexes to catch it before you end up going backwards. I have spun off the track in the 996 once so far and come very close on a few other times. Ironically I have made the best lap times in the 996 when driving VERY smoothly, actually cautiously I should say.
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Re: AutoX
Got it. Still will try some left brake when the front end washes out on the AutoX course. I would not call the Type R's understeer as comically huge I just know I need to work on the balance to make it better. It stinks to have to wait those few milliseconds before bringing more throttle to the game. I will probably go with a larger adjustable rear sway bar to help the situation. You bring up another thing I need to work on...being smooth. I'm still defaulting to sprint car driving tactics at times. Tossing stuff around while fun isn't the best on asphalt.
Appreciate your comments.
Appreciate your comments.
theprf wrote: ↑Wed Nov 03, 2021 10:00 am I should explain. I've never done autocross in my FWD car. That technique is what I use on open track days. My FWD car has comically huge understeer if driven smoothly. I need to do everything possible to get it to go around corners at speed. This includes aggressively trailbraking into corners to the point of getting the back sliding, knowing that once I get on the gas again the back will follow the front. But trailbraking is a transient thing, you can't brake too much or you'll slow down too much. So if the front is tending to wash out in a longer corner when under maintenance throttle, a throttle blip followed by a lift can put some transient weight onto the front tires and counteract that tendency. Or a bit of left foot brake while staying on the gas. I do have a helical limited slip differential, technically an automatic torque biasing diff, which makes left foot braking more useful.
I *do not* recommend any of these techniques in a 996 though, unless you've practiced quite a bit. When cornering at high G-loads it does not take much weight transfer business to overcome the rear lateral grip and you darn well better have lightening reflexes to catch it before you end up going backwards. I have spun off the track in the 996 once so far and come very close on a few other times. Ironically I have made the best lap times in the 996 when driving VERY smoothly, actually cautiously I should say.
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Re: AutoX
New AutoX season in 30 days!
Going to have this bad boy put on next week. Rear motor mount. Reduces wheel hop and increases power to the ground. Will add a little more NVH but who cares!
Banzai bitches!
Going to have this bad boy put on next week. Rear motor mount. Reduces wheel hop and increases power to the ground. Will add a little more NVH but who cares!
Banzai bitches!
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Re: AutoX
But, the one in the picture is orange . . .
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Re: AutoX
The orange one is a full competition 90 durometer hardness insert. A lot of NVH like a full on race car! The grey one is 70 durometer hardness insert which does much better than stock with a lower NVH. I'm nutz but not totally crazy! Besides I don't like orange.FRUNKenstein wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 4:46 pm But, the one in the picture is orange . . .
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Jeez, only 70 durometers, Billy?! Word on the street is that anything under 85 durometers is for posers, yo.32wildbilly wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 6:18 pmThe orange one is a full competition 90 durometer hardness insert. A lot of NVH like a full on race car! The grey one is 70 durometer hardness insert which does much better than stock with a lower NVH. I'm nutz but not totally crazy! Besides I don't like orange.FRUNKenstein wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 4:46 pm But, the one in the picture is orange . . .
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1987 951, Guards Red
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1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
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2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
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Re: AutoX
Keep in mind this is not "poser" stuff because opening the hood is not going to reveal this part, although I could spray paint it orange if you think that might help...FRUNKenstein wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 8:24 pmJeez, only 70 durometers, Billy?! Word on the street is that anything under 85 durometers is for posers, yo.32wildbilly wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 6:18 pm
The orange one is a full competition 90 durometer hardness insert. A lot of NVH like a full on race car! The grey one is 70 durometer hardness insert which does much better than stock with a lower NVH. I'm nutz but not totally crazy! Besides I don't like orange.
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Re: AutoX
For reference here is what a stock RMM looks like in a Civic. Designed to kinda work but to not offend the fragile senses of the motoring public. There is a video of the stock mount under hard acceleration through second and third gears. It looked liked it had St. Vitus dance. It was allowing the engine to jitter jive around all over the place!
Note the openings in the insert on the big end. Remind anyone of the transmission mounts on our beloved 996s? You know the one that you can buy inserts to install in the holes. That was probably designed that way for the "wrong" reason as well.
Note the openings in the insert on the big end. Remind anyone of the transmission mounts on our beloved 996s? You know the one that you can buy inserts to install in the holes. That was probably designed that way for the "wrong" reason as well.
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Re: AutoX
First one of the season was this last Sunday. Around 55f with a 20-35mph wind with higher gusts. Nice weather for standing out in an open parking lot.
Third fastest time of 15 cars!!! The aftermarket rear motor mount helped a lot. Also the course designer laid out a course that had only two turns over 90 degrees. The rest of the course was mostly 3/4 to full throttle in second gear. Very easy to keep in boost.
The top two cars were a Miata(course designer with 30 years of experience) and a Westfield(kinda like a Lotus Super Seven and God only knows what engine Charlie has in that thing. Plus he has 30+ years of AutoX).
I am quite pleased.
Third fastest time of 15 cars!!! The aftermarket rear motor mount helped a lot. Also the course designer laid out a course that had only two turns over 90 degrees. The rest of the course was mostly 3/4 to full throttle in second gear. Very easy to keep in boost.
The top two cars were a Miata(course designer with 30 years of experience) and a Westfield(kinda like a Lotus Super Seven and God only knows what engine Charlie has in that thing. Plus he has 30+ years of AutoX).
I am quite pleased.
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Re: AutoX
32wildbilly wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 12:19 pm First one of the season was this last Sunday. Around 55f with a 20-35mph wind with higher gusts. Nice weather for standing out in an open parking lot.
Third fastest time of 15 cars!!! The aftermarket rear motor mount helped a lot. Also the course designer laid out a course that had only two turns over 90 degrees. The rest of the course was mostly 3/4 to full throttle in second gear. Very easy to keep in boost.
The top two cars were a Miata(course designer with 30 years of experience) and a Westfield(kinda like a Lotus Super Seven and God only knows what engine Charlie has in that thing. Plus he has 30+ years of AutoX).
I am quite pleased.
The guy that placed 4th is no doubt bitching about your fancy new motor mount.
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Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver