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Originally Posted by scheides
Woot! Looking good dude! That datalogger setup is fantastic! Will it log timing, knock, boost, afr, etc or is it really just about driver input/spacial awareness?
Love reading your posts, just think--go fast!
So side question, do you think that adding the spacer to the front sway bar mount may have negated some of the plusses running your cusco (or cusco -style) bracket (not pictured) in rigidity/pretension or is it simply just helping the geometry? I'm still noodling that whole setup so curious on your entire experience installing that bracket, adjusting it, and how it affected the car.  |
Thanks man!
The data setup doesn't log the things you've mentioned, as it is geared towards driver/ run analysis, but I also have Torque with the MUT plugin on my Android Tablet so I can log all of those things at a different time if I want. There are some other track data setups more geared towards road courses which can log the things you mentioned-- Traqmate comes to mind.
And yeah, my current mental game is to trust that there will be grip but maybe another, better way to say it is I'm learning to trust in myself, and trust that I'll be able to find and maintain the grip. When I started, all my inputs-- steering, brake, throttle, etc-- were like on-off switches so my narrow mindset of "go fast" led me to overdrive. I've learned a lot and gotten more seat time, so now I'm learning and feeling more comfortable with where, when, and how to go fast, and getting a feel for how to have smooth but fast inputs. And since I was overdriving before and not getting the most grip possible, I'm not always used to the car gripping.
I'm fairly certain the endlink spacer won't affect the stiffness. Thinking about it, the endlink may articulate more easily since the attachment is now further down the endlink's arms (longer lever), but the range of articulation isn't changed. And I didn't need to change the length of the endlinks so pre-load should be the same too. My main concern regarding the spacer was finding one which was a small enough diameter to not limit articulation. The one I posted a picture of is fairly wide/ big and could run into the bracket and/or endlink; I used a small lock nut with rounded edges to try to avoid that.
As for the bracket itself, I love it and would recommend it to anyone. It's cheap, easy to install (removing the endlinks was the toughest part), and the adjustability means you're not stuck with any single setting if you don't like it-- you can set it softer than stock, stock, or stiffer than stock. I have mine 16% stiffer than stock which is the first adjustment, and I really like it. Turn-in is crisp, I don't notice any additional understeer, and on McPherson strut suspension like the Evos have up front, stiffer front swaybars help minimize camber loss in a corner, meaning better contact patch. The only thing is, I have Whiteline endlinks which have longer arms, and I'm not sure if the arms of stock endlinks' arms are long enough to accommodate a spacer, and therefore allow adjustment stiffer than stock.
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