STi Time Attack 2008 - new dyno figures !!

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Tue May 20, 2008 6:53 am

Gerry H wrote:
pablo wrote:. Look forward to catching up with you at silverstone.
As will all the competition

:pmsl:

Watch this space

blacky · Post by **blacky** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:20 am

Good write up Duncan, glad the car was nearly 100% reliable, thats the first hurdle as they say. Shame you were dissapointed with your times, do you think its down to power, or handling or something else??

Good luck at Silverstone, its quite a fast circuit isn't it??

What's the plan?? We need to know, I'm guessing a slighty different turbo to get some extra power, and maybe getting the car corner weighted to ensure that the handling is spot on???

ScoobieWRX · Post by **ScoobieWRX** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:22 am

I'd be thinking about sticking an engine in the boot and a quick dry superglue tyre sprayer in the wheel wells. Maybe something ala 'Dick Dasterdly'

Job Done!! :thumb: :P

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:30 am

blacky wrote:Good write up Duncan, glad the car was nearly 100% reliable, thats the first hurdle as they say. Shame you were dissapointed with your times, do you think its down to power, or handling or something else??

Good luck at Silverstone, its quite a fast circuit isn't it??

What's the plan?? We need to know, I'm guessing a slighty different turbo to get some extra power, and maybe getting the car corner weighted to ensure that the handling is spot on???

To be honest, as much as I love that track, I dont think Knockhill suits my normally neat and tidy driving style.

There will be no changes in spec between now and silverstone but there will be changes in set up. Silverstone will be interesting.

ScoobieWRX · Post by **ScoobieWRX** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:39 am

The think the Powerstation/Litchfield car in 2006 had a 'bump steer' mod. I'm still trying to suss out what that actually involves and it's something to do with shimming the suspension somewhere but apparently it gets rid of understeer.

Do you suffer from understeer in yours Duncan? It really kills the handling in mine in slower corners.

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:52 am

i think that your car and driving style will get on well at silverstone

cheers

jason

DunkRA · Post by **DunkRA** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:03 am

dynamix wrote:
To be honest, as much as I love that track, I dont think Knockhill suits my normally neat and tidy driving style.

knockhill isnt a place for neat and tidy Dunk, you really need to throw the car into the corners and make full use of the apex`s on both sides of each corner (heavy on the suspension i know lol), noticed the cars were using a different line comming out of the hair pin this year as well, most were prefering to use the full with of the track rather than trying to cut it

P20SPD · Post by **P20SPD** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:11 am

Knockhill and Silverstone are like chalk and cheese, Knockhill IMO really needs a gung ho approach and a lot of car wrestling.

Silverstone is super smooth and will reward the smoother driver IMO

See you in a week and a bit.

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:24 am

Just uploading in car footage now.

Have been comparing to others including yours steven and I can see where I can improve.

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:34 am

ScoobieWRX wrote:The think the Powerstation/Litchfield car in 2006 had a 'bump steer' mod. I'm still trying to suss out what that actually involves and it's something to do with shimming the suspension somewhere but apparently it gets rid of understeer.

Bump steer mod shims the rack to bring the track control arms more parallel to the ground, so reducing the TCA movement as the suspension moves. The rack is sprung, the hubs aren't iyswim.

Silverstone's a great circuit. Will it be the GP?