Finally got my Supra on the road course.....

bwest

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how was the main strait? I always thought t-hill would be fun in the supra. I have to ask, did you have the big marbles to hang it out through turn 1? just curious how fast you were going through there....

Great pics btw!
 

ma71supraturbo

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Great pictures! I love thunderhill -- it has a great mix of high-speed "horsepower" turns with tight, off-camber corkscrew stuff. I bet you were happy to have those upgraded brakes too!

As for the body roll: I'd recommend stiffer coilover springs, but then putting the stock swaybars back in. It'll ride about the same as it does now on the street, but will not rock & roll quite as much on the track.


PS: try not to lean your head in the turns. When I first started autocrossing & timetrialing, a local hot-shoe spotted me doing it and told me not to. I was amazed at the difference -- you just seem to be able to 'feel' the boundaries of the car so much better and wind up using all of the track instead of giving up that extra foot or two... Plus your inner-ear will be better able to detect minute changes in the car's balance.
 

ma71supraturbo

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bwest said:
how was the main strait? I always thought t-hill would be fun in the supra. I have to ask, did you have the big marbles to hang it out through turn 1? just curious how fast you were going through there....

Great pics btw!

They've always put up a damn cone chicance at the end of the front straight when I've run t-hill, but the backside (through 7 & 8) is a dream for a high-hp car.
 

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What are the specs on those wheels, I love them. I have some 03 Saleen wheels right now, not on the car of course that I dont like at all. I want some wide ones similar to your setup. Whats the offset, the brand and the tire size? Did you have to roll the fenders or do anyother modifications? I love it nice car btw looks like fun.
 

bwest

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pb92supraturbo said:
Cali has a bunch of crap to put up with

Like what? 4 great road courses (Thunder Hill, Sears Pt, Laguna Seca and Buttonwillow) and perfect driving weather? Yeah, that's a bunch of crap...:icon_razz
 

twinturbozs

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ma71supraturbo said:
Great pictures! I love thunderhill -- it has a great mix of high-speed "horsepower" turns with tight, off-camber corkscrew stuff. I bet you were happy to have those upgraded brakes too!

As for the body roll: I'd recommend stiffer coilover springs, but then putting the stock swaybars back in. It'll ride about the same as it does now on the street, but will not rock & roll quite as much on the track.


PS: try not to lean your head in the turns. When I first started autocrossing & timetrialing, a local hot-shoe spotted me doing it and told me not to. I was amazed at the difference -- you just seem to be able to 'feel' the boundaries of the car so much better and wind up using all of the track instead of giving up that extra foot or two... Plus your inner-ear will be better able to detect minute changes in the car's balance.



Ill keep that in mind about not leaning the head, that makes complete sense. I actually ran the course in reverse which was pretty interesting coming down the straight going into turn 15 and then 14 my car was a pig getting out of the turn in 3rd gear, but was too damn hard to get into 2nd (sogi shift mod). I was averaging 2:20's give or take a few secs from what im guessing is a bit slower in running the reverse direction.

From street driving i noticed a huge difference with the whiteline and tanabe sways even driving on the street. My previous ST's were just too wimpy. Im even wondering if stiffer bars would be nice.
 

pb92supraturbo

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Strict emissions and modification laws to start with. I swear if you use the wrong kind of windshield washer fluid you'll get busted :3d_frown: I've been to the DMV and through a smog test one time out there and that was enough to convince me I'd never live there. Great state to visit though . . .

bwest said:
Like what? 4 great road courses (Thunder Hill, Sears Pt, Laguna Seca and Buttonwillow) and perfect driving weather? Yeah, that's a bunch of crap...:icon_razz
 

bwest

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pb92supraturbo said:
Strict emissions and modification laws to start with. I swear if you use the wrong kind of windshield washer fluid you'll get busted :3d_frown: I've been to the DMV and through a smog test one time out there and that was enough to convince me I'd never live there. Great state to visit though . . .

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one. It's not difficult to remain compliant with a little forthought placed in the modifications. I think the general problem is misinformation and the mentality referenced here.

I've been modding cars for near 10 years and have yet to have a smog problem that wasn't due to my own personal mistake. I will say the DMV is generally run by a bunch of chimps though...They give morons a bad name.