LS1/FD pulls 1.13g's on the skidpad!!!!!
06-23-05, 03:04 PM
#26
Super Snuggles
Originally Posted by gnx7
Jim- I'd love to see a Lightning with stock style suspension (upgraded of course) and no significant weight added to the rear pull 1.0g on the skidpad. Not going to happen "easily."
06-24-05, 12:06 AM
#27
Lives on the Forum
Originally Posted by gnx7
Ted- Do you ever visit Northern California? You should come out on the road course this summer. In NASA HPDE Group 4 there isn't much that can touch the car... I was being chased by Evan Ginsberg (instructer) in a C4 Vette with 500hp+ motor, lexan everything, major roll cage/chassis stiffening, 315/17's all around R compound tires and he didn't pass me for a few laps until I let him by due to getting hot coolant temps. Modified Evo's and Sti's I could close the gap closer even in the corners and in the straights it was good bye time.... I was roping in a Lotus Elise at Thunderhill every lap until coolant temps made me do a cool down lap. I have no radiator ducting or belly pan right now... or hood venting. I'm curious how the car does at Sears Point (Infineon) in August. I would love to have a professional driver sort my car out and see what kind of lap times it could pull at the 10/10 full out level.
I just question how applicable / relevant the skidpad numbers are.
You can basically bolt on slicks onto almost any chassis and get 1.0+ G's.
I find it the skidpad is more a function of how sticky your tires are rather than how sorta the suspension is.
Do you think a car with modified suspension with stock tires would outperform the same type of car with stock suspension + slicks?
I'd put money the car with slicks (+ stock suspension) would edge out the modified suspension.
Man, I just missed you guys by about...er...5 years. :P
I used to live in the Sacramento area back in 2000 - 2001.
I lost my job, so I couldn't stick around.
Trips to Thunderhill / Laguna Seca / Sears Point were priceless!
I miss all of that.
BTW, what kinda lap times were you turning at Thunderhill?
-Ted
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
rotor_veux
2nd Generation Specific (1986-1992)
3
09-28-15 09:25 PM
