1St Annual Twins on the Dragon 86 Fest - Page 7 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

redcelica · 03-28-2013, 11:22 AM

idk man...I keep VSA on at all times on the D, and it's saved my but a few times! Especially on gravity cavity!

radroach · 03-28-2013, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Grishbok

Make sure you keep traction control off, its designed to induce understeer, and understeer on that road puts you off the mountain.

I went with TC partially off and sport mode, great handling in the turns

FR_Soldier_77 · 03-28-2013, 08:03 PM

Due to the road being wet, I was in the mode of, lets keep traction control on so that way my car doesnt slip out from under me. Wasnt sure how that would play out on the road at the time, just wanted to be safe. Speaking of the Gravity Cavity, does anyone feel that going down hill around turns is really hard on the brakes? Like the Stock ones felt like they were getting punished..

paNX2K&SE-R · 03-28-2013, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 2pt5RS

I don't care if it's on a straight and you can see half a mile ahead of you...STAY ON YOUR SIDE OF THE ROAD.

I couldn't agree more, that's rule #1 on the Dragon.

jstans84 · 03-29-2013, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by FR_Soldier_77

Due to the road being wet, I was in the mode of, lets keep traction control on so that way my car doesnt slip out from under me. Wasnt sure how that would play out on the road at the time, just wanted to be safe. Speaking of the Gravity Cavity, does anyone feel that going down hill around turns is really hard on the brakes? Like the Stock ones felt like they were getting punished..

Not at all, I would just downshift and let the engine assist in slowing the car.

radroach · 03-29-2013, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by FR_Soldier_77

Speaking of the Gravity Cavity, does anyone feel that going down hill around turns is really hard on the brakes? Like the Stock ones felt like they were getting punished..

Definitely, esp. with traction control fully on. Off, it allowed my tires some extra bit of motion to squeal (not slide), allowed a little more force on the tires. At the bottom of the hill my brakes and clutch definitely had their workout

2pt5RS · 03-29-2013, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by jstans84

Not at all, I would just downshift and let the engine assist in slowing the car.

This. Engine braking is key.

redcelica · 03-29-2013, 11:39 AM

yeah...dont smoke your radiators

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yAo4-GOqMM"]Smoking Radiators - YouTube[/ame]

FR_Soldier_77 · 03-29-2013, 11:23 PM

OH HELL NO! Wait, will this cause your radiator to burn too? This will not be me.. ever! lol gonna get the brake upgrade, and tires.. but yeah I will start the downshift on the downhill. I usually downshift in traffic.. but I think because the low speed that was given.. I just figured it was enough to warrant it.. hmm.. guess its something im glad I asked about now.

redcelica · 03-30-2013, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by FR_Soldier_77

OH HELL NO! Wait, will this cause your radiator to burn too?

Nothing · 03-30-2013, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by paNX2K&SE-R

I couldn't agree more, that's rule #1 on the Dragon.

No excuses.

Splat · 03-30-2013, 05:21 PM

Can I just add, not only for this post, but for all posts, for those of you who continually want to jump in and preach about everything from yellow lines, to speed, to turns, to saving lives, and then throw in "we will kick you out". Start your own post and preach all you want. Actually this should be a sticky in itself. ADMIN PLEASE?

L3P47 · 03-30-2013, 05:41 PM

ADMINS DELETE THIS THREAD PLEASE

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2pt5RS · 03-30-2013, 05:43 PM

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03-28-2013, 11:22 AM	#85
redcelica Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: S2000 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 144 Thanks: 7 Thanked 40 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	idk man...I keep VSA on at all times on the D, and it's saved my but a few times! Especially on gravity cavity!

03-28-2013, 08:03 PM	#87
FR_Soldier_77 Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Drives: 2013 SCION FR-S, 2001 S2000 Location: Georgia Posts: 90 Thanks: 6 Thanked 21 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Due to the road being wet, I was in the mode of, lets keep traction control on so that way my car doesnt slip out from under me. Wasnt sure how that would play out on the road at the time, just wanted to be safe. Speaking of the Gravity Cavity, does anyone feel that going down hill around turns is really hard on the brakes? Like the Stock ones felt like they were getting punished..

03-29-2013, 11:39 AM	#92
redcelica Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: S2000 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 144 Thanks: 7 Thanked 40 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	yeah...dont smoke your radiators [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yAo4-GOqMM"]Smoking Radiators - YouTube[/ame]

03-29-2013, 11:23 PM	#93
FR_Soldier_77 Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Drives: 2013 SCION FR-S, 2001 S2000 Location: Georgia Posts: 90 Thanks: 6 Thanked 21 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	OH HELL NO! Wait, will this cause your radiator to burn too? This will not be me.. ever! lol gonna get the brake upgrade, and tires.. but yeah I will start the downshift on the downhill. I usually downshift in traffic.. but I think because the low speed that was given.. I just figured it was enough to warrant it.. hmm.. guess its something im glad I asked about now.

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