Some updates,
the car is currently a POS and i absolutely hate it. It refuses to turn. It just wants to be a drag car and go forever in a straight line regardless if every single band aid solution ive tried.
This stems from a spring change up front. I have been on the same 10k swift springs for 5 seasons, 55 events. i didnt know this but apparently thats ALOT.
Both of my front springs were bowed and sagged a half inch. Didnt know this until i got the replacement springs from swift(which they sent me for free so thanks for that).
Installed the new front springs and the car became so bad i dont even want it anymore.
Few problems,
rake was deleted. ended up with front higher than rear by over a half inch. didnt really think much of it till the test day and the car refused to bite or turn or do anything.
I lowered the front some more, getting it closer to where it was but still not the rake i want. The car got better but still wasnt digging like earlier this season.
The car went from TOO loose, to now its too tight. Lowering the front did help a bunch but IDK.
Test after lowering the front the first time, this was a meh lap but prior to this i matched my PB from 2024 which was set with the built engine so i guess thats OK but overall still a massive bummer. i want to go faster, not the same amount of fast. ugh. misery. i blew the outright NA K20 lap record as well since i peeked at the timer heading into a dirty brake zone that most guys miss even when paying attention. i fucked it up so bad lost like 6 tenths immediately. i hate this shit sometimes lol
I have since lowered the front end some more and completely thrown out the window all the bump stop height setup i did. Its basically a compromise to get the car into the window i want. I believe itll be just fine but waiting to make another test day to confirm.
I hope the car turns better now, or at least back to how i want it. The new front springs not only added height i had to deal with but we also assume they are actually 10k where as my old springs had probably lost some rate. Swift says they wont lose rate but the feel of the car suggests the were a good bit softer.
If the recent rake change i made doesnt fix it, the next stop is straight up just softer front springs which seems insane as im running an 18k rear spring so 10k front should be the money but apparently no? IDK. this is becoming a nightmare. Fortune auto engineer has spent some time chatting with me about it and he suggests softer front springs. 500lbs vs my current 600lbs. thats 8.3k vs 10k. Front would be soft, it would roll more, means more camber, less braking, less corner exit traction. Again, its a crappy compromise which i dont want. As ive had to explain to the wife, its all a compromise with production chassis. nothing here is designed to be optimal for racing. its all just half baked and you hope you end up on the baked side of it.
Engine is almost done at the machine shop. they called me yesterday to ask some last questions but apparently we are about a week away from me picking up everything so i can assemble it and get it into the car. Way ahead of schedule which is great but i did just yesterday drop $1650 on fresh front tires since im out already. ive done 5 events/test days so yea. time for tires.
Trying the new bridgestone RE71RZ. These are supposed to be absolutely killer fast and have good wear/heat tolerance.
I have hankook RS4 hockey pucks i usually use for lapping days but since i am testing a new suspension and trying to dial the car in i need to run the time attack setup at all times. whatever. the cost of doing business i guess
