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Old 03-27-04, 12:45 AM
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Old 03-27-04, 12:49 AM
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damn, that's sweet fong...way to push the fd like it was meant to be driven!
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Sweet pics man, looks good.
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The car looks so nice without aftermarket body parts
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Wow. Just simply beautiful. Just beautiful...
What wheels are those?

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Great photos!
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That really does look fantastic Cossie.

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Old 03-27-04, 02:30 AM
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TH, turn 5?
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Fong, you look too good in that car to sell it
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Originally posted by RX7 RAGE
way to push the fd like it was meant to be driven!
amen.
pictures are awesome. get the video next time
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Fong, this is what I were talkin about last time.. put some pic on of your car, those pic looks nice. ilove those goodies you haev under the hood.
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Nice pics, Fong. That first one does look like 5 at Thunderhill. What club are you running with there?
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Fong, how's the wheel/tire setup working for you?

Looks very aggressive, and appears to provide more than enough grip?

Great pics! Outstanding work!

PS don't sell. You'll regret it LOL
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that's a clean azz FD. I'm planning on going to the track this spring break too.
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Originally posted by SleepR1
Fong, how's the wheel/tire setup working for you?

Looks very aggressive, and appears to provide more than enough grip?

Great pics! Outstanding work!

PS don't sell. You'll regret it LOL
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The fronts have well...if I may say, too much grip...
I have done a few stupid things with the addtion confidence I have gottenw ith the tires...haha...
I went thru a few turns much faster and without brakes..
Once, I just understeered/plowed into the turn...
another time....well..all I can say was I had a good cleaning session when I got home..

I think there is more grip to be found as I have the car setup to a very neutral alingmnet spec...I think this is the reason why it's have to turn the rear of the car as it keeps "snapping" off....I think I need more camber in the back...

The MPSCs are very good in the rain..I drove them in a rain situation at Thill...pouring rain for the whole day...
A good reason to keep the grooves...

hope all is well on ur end...
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rynberg/clayne...Yes first one is tu5n 5..at the bottom..

artofwar,roar 629 and max....thks for the kind words
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very nice pictures and a nice car. i want to second the comment about looking good w the stock body parts.

what spring rate are you running? once i know i will have a comment...

note something really cool about the fd from the pics. even though you have say 3 degrees body roll note how the all important outside front tire is still slightly negative cambered! that's the negative camber gain built into the fd and that is one of the reasons that if properly set up nothing can touch the fd on a road course.

very cool pics. nice car.

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hello howard

I run 12kg/14kg/mm springs

JIC Flt-A2s

Thanks for ur comments..
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Sweet pics!
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12 kg/mm = 670 pounds/inch
14 = 782 pounds/inch
wow, that's alot of spring rate/

pic 1 and 4 interest me.

pic 1 you are under heavy braking and just starting turn-in.
note how nice the camber looks on the outside front wheel. most of the weight has transferred diagonally from the rear right to the front left. note how nice the camber looks on the outside front wheel.that's what makes the front geometry so good on the fd.

pic 4 you are accelerating thru a turn and pulling pretty good lateral g-s. you are close to, but not quite, lifting the inside front wheel which is a function of your rear spring rate. too soft a rear spring and you lift the front inside wheel.

must have been fun.

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Cossie,

those pics are truly inspirational! I can't wait to get my JIC's out there like that.

How did the V-mount do for you?
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Originally posted by howard coleman
12 kg/mm = 670 pounds/inch
14 = 782 pounds/inch
wow, that's alot of spring rate/

pic 1 and 4 interest me.

pic 1 you are under heavy braking and just starting turn-in.
note how nice the camber looks on the outside front wheel. most of the weight has transferred diagonally from the rear right to the front left. note how nice the camber looks on the outside front wheel.that's what makes the front geometry so good on the fd.

pic 4 you are accelerating thru a turn and pulling pretty good lateral g-s. you are close to, but not quite, lifting the inside front wheel which is a function of your rear spring rate. too soft a rear spring and you lift the front inside wheel.

must have been fun.

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Pic 1 is Turn 5 which is a off camber right hand

Pic 4 is Turn 14..I know cuz thats where I had overtaken the Miata...
Those can be hard to pass..haha...
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Lifting the inside front..

Alot of the M3s are doing that...

These cars were running the Moton Clubsports..



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Dynamic camber isn't exactly new in independent suspension designs.

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