11-23-2021, 07:08 AM | #15 |
Drives: 2018 Camaro RS Join Date: Jul 2021
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Matt Miller
I have already gone to 19x8.5 wheels...they are 5lbs lighter a corner the the stock. I am running Continental Extreme Contacts. I have a 120 mile commute each day, so running 200tw tires and an aggressive alignment are not an option at this time. I am planning on upgrade to GLoc brakes soon because the stock pads suck....This is the first time I have autocrossed a heavy car, past being Miata's and RX 7. So there is a lot to learn here. Unfortunately, one autocross isn't enough to learn a totally new car since I have been out of it for years. One thing I have to remember to do is turn off traction control...it really bogs the car down...Thanks for all your input. |
11-26-2021, 11:21 PM | #16 |
Drives: '23 1SS 1LE | '18 1LS V6 [sold] Join Date: Jul 2020
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I autocross my non-1LE V6 M6 in a completely stock form with take-off SS wheels I got for cheap and the aggressive pads for stock calipers, albeit I don't do SCCA-sanctioned events yet.
Not too many 200TW options for 20" SS wheels, but I got them for cheap a while ago so I run them till they break and wrap them in 280TW Yokohama ADVAN V601 tires. You don't really need 4-piston Brembo front calipers for autox since you won't drive enough to overheat the brakes. Really, just go out there and have fun in the stock car, and then upgrade as needed, starting with the driver mod |
11-27-2021, 07:00 AM | #17 | |
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Thanks Matt- I appreciate all the ideas/recommendations. Question- would running the aggressive alignment with the upgrades you said increase tire wear? It's not a daily but it's not a full blown AutoX car either. More of a street car with weekend drives and autoX but thats dialed in. Again, I want the performance and feel of an E46M3. Now i'm second guessing myself. Uggggh. Last edited by Autosenses; 11-27-2021 at 07:13 AM. |
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11-27-2021, 09:39 AM | #18 | |
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On the E46 thing, you have to remember that the M3 was a much stiffer-sprung and wider-tired version of the E46, with a lots of other little upgrades added in as well (like a good LSD). Your car in stock form probably compares favorably to a base E46, but it won't be as fast as the M3 (assuming both are on the same kind of tire). Again, the mods I mentioned (even leaving out the camber plates and rear toe links) will get to that place and further.
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11-27-2021, 10:02 PM | #20 |
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Going stiffer and a bit lower with the springs (coilovers) and using great shocks (inside the coilovers) will improve the feel and grip. You tune the steady-state cornering balance with sway bar changes after that, and you tune the turn-in and exiting traction with the damper rates. So...yes it has the potential to achieve all those things.
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