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Old 07-01-2011, 08:08 AM
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PSS9 so just the top adjusters

The R888s will be interesting for sure, but are too expensive for me as a long term solution.

My car is very much a "road car that sometimes does track days" rather than a "track weapon" like MB's is.
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Track day ain't cheap Is ok you are only running 16s, imagine if you have to run 20 inch with 285, you should feel better straight away after thinking about that

Tyres pressure try to get it to around 33-36psi hot with the R888.
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Originally Posted by Dixon Motorsports
Track day ain't cheap Is ok you are only running 16s, imagine if you have to run 20 inch with 285, you should feel better straight away after thinking about that

Tyres pressure try to get it to around 33-36psi hot with the R888.
Yes, very true.

Thanks for the tip on pressures.
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Originally Posted by Dixon Motorsports
Track day ain't cheap Is ok you are only running 16s, imagine if you have to run 20 inch with 285, you should feel better straight away after thinking about that
And that is why I don't want to switch to 17s!
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Originally Posted by lovegroova
PSS9 so just the top adjusters

The R888s will be interesting for sure, but are too expensive for me as a long term solution.

My car is very much a "road car that sometimes does track days" rather than a "track weapon" like MB's is.
Mine's still very compromised as I like some road manners - my strategy is that I just take the wing off and put OEM wheels back on, wind the dampers down and it drives / looks like a normal S. I'd love to make it a real track weapon though.

I think you are going to like the tyres though, and I think you will get quite a few track days more out of them if you stick them on a spare set of 16s. Spare set of 16's must be give away prices now?
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Number of trackday engine failures with baffled sump: 1
Number of trackday engine failures without baffled sump: 0



At super-smooth Spa, full stiffness on the Bilsteins is still too soft, so I'm not sure you could gain anything by tweaking other than entry/exit. Go do the Nordschleife, then you'll learn how good your suspension is.
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Mileage with / without, Dembo?

ATEOTD, a baffled sump can't do harm to a healthy engine imo. Although a moot point in this case as LG has one...!
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Looks like I picked the wrong day to fit R888s!
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Originally Posted by lovegroova
Looks like I picked the wrong day to fit R888s!
I tried to warn you
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Originally Posted by lovegroova
Looks like I picked the wrong day to fit R888s!
At least your post wasn't accompanied by a picture of a bent S2000..

have you got alternative wheels and tyres?


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