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Turdinator · 01-28-2015, 09:59 PM

@Captain Snooze any update?

P.S. I have wondered for a while, do you resemble your namesake?

Captain Snooze · 01-29-2015, 01:17 AM

It's coincidental you should be asking that. I received an email about 1/2 hour ago saying the courier had received notification of the pick up. As yet there are no tracking details available but I'm guessing it will arrive here toward the middle of next week. It might be possible I will be able to get them fitted on Wednesday but failing that it wont be until the following week. But yes, they are on the way!!! Wooo! Yes, I am a little excited.

As for your second question, ah, I don't think so and the wife is too polite to say if it is the case.

Jive Turkey · 02-02-2015, 11:08 PM

i'm excited for your review of these as well. did you also get the AST tophats?

Captain Snooze · 02-02-2015, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Jive Turkey

did you also get the AST tophats?

Ummmm....mmmm... I guess so. It wasn't an option that was offered to me.
Car is booked in to have them fitted this Friday!! Wooo!!

Captain Snooze · 02-06-2015, 02:41 AM

bump

Racecomp Engineering · 02-06-2015, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

bump

bump? bump!? Did you get them on or what???

- Andy

Fizz · 02-06-2015, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

bump

Mate I didn't know you were in Perth as well. I'm tempted to ask for a test ride and check them out in person....but my wallet will hate me forever!

Anyways very keen to hear more feedback on this. When you say "no sways" do you mean back to factory sways or zero sways altogether?

Can you PM me with details of distributor and price?

Shankenstein · 02-06-2015, 02:32 PM

A modern sports car that doesn't run sway bars?

AST makes some excellent dampers and with a 9k/10k setup, you're reducing body motions by 75% from the stock setup (not counting the bump stops). With less body motion, you get less benefit from reasonable-side sway bars.

From the calculations I made a couple weeks ago, that's ~2.6 Hz natural frequency and you're right on target for a "stiff but liveable" ride. With a quality damper like the AST 5200, you'll really enjoy that setup.

For anyone who wants a kick-butt suspension without doing too much research... steal Captain Snooze's idea! *Shankenstein Official Stamp of Approval*

Scottemad123 · 02-06-2015, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shankenstein

A modern sports car that doesn't run sway bars?

AST makes some excellent dampers and with a 9k/10k setup, you're reducing body motions by 75% from the stock setup (not counting the bump stops). With less body motion, you get less benefit from reasonable-side sway bars.

From the calculations I made a couple weeks ago, that's ~2.6 Hz natural frequency and you're right on target for a "stiff but liveable" ride. With a quality damper like the AST 5200, you'll really enjoy that setup.

For anyone who wants a kick-butt suspension without doing too much research... steal Captain Snooze's idea! *Shankenstein Official Stamp of Approval*

Mclaren's don't run sways

:wink:

CSG Mike · 02-06-2015, 03:37 PM

He must like it so much that he still hasn't stopped driving.

Captain Snooze · 02-06-2015, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fizz

Mate I didn't know you were in Perth as well. I'm tempted to ask for a test ride and check them out in person....but my wallet will hate me forever! [1]

Anyways very keen to hear more feedback on this. When you say "no sways" do you mean back to factory sways or zero sways altogether? [2]

Can you PM me with details of distributor and price? [3]

[1] I'm not.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

The distributor is about 3700kms away from me.

[2] No sways means no sways. No oem sways. No aftermarket sways. Zero,zip,nada sways
[3] Done

Captain Snooze · 02-11-2015, 05:08 AM

Pics added.

Turdinator · 02-12-2015, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fizz

Mate I didn't know you were in Perth as well. I'm tempted to ask for a test ride and check them out in person....but my wallet will hate me forever!

[1] I'm not.

Also keen for a test ride. When are you starting the national tour?

Ultramaroon · 02-12-2015, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Turdinator

Also keen for a test ride. When are you starting the national tour?

Damn, how do I get tickets?

01-29-2015, 01:17 AM	#44
Captain Snooze Because compromise ® Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Red Herring Location: australia Posts: 7,723 Thanks: 3,993 Thanked 9,346 Times in 4,127 Posts Mentioned: 60 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's coincidental you should be asking that. I received an email about 1/2 hour ago saying the courier had received notification of the pick up. As yet there are no tracking details available but I'm guessing it will arrive here toward the middle of next week. It might be possible I will be able to get them fitted on Wednesday but failing that it wont be until the following week. But yes, they are on the way!!! Wooo! Yes, I am a little excited. As for your second question, ah, I don't think so and the wife is too polite to say if it is the case. __________________ My car is completely stock except for all the mods.

02-06-2015, 02:41 AM	#47
Captain Snooze Because compromise ® Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Red Herring Location: australia Posts: 7,723 Thanks: 3,993 Thanked 9,346 Times in 4,127 Posts Mentioned: 60 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	bump __________________ My car is completely stock except for all the mods.

02-06-2015, 02:32 PM	#50
Shankenstein Frosty Carrot Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: The Atomic Carrot Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 513 Thanks: 272 Thanked 428 Times in 199 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	A modern sports car that doesn't run sway bars? AST makes some excellent dampers and with a 9k/10k setup, you're reducing body motions by 75% from the stock setup (not counting the bump stops). With less body motion, you get less benefit from reasonable-side sway bars. From the calculations I made a couple weeks ago, that's ~2.6 Hz natural frequency and you're right on target for a "stiff but liveable" ride. With a quality damper like the AST 5200, you'll really enjoy that setup. For anyone who wants a kick-butt suspension without doing too much research... steal Captain Snooze's idea! *Shankenstein Official Stamp of Approval* __________________ If you think you're nerd enough, join in the discussions about Suspension and Aerodynamic modelling! Wall of Fame - JDL Auto Design, Raceseng, Vishnu Tuning, Penske Shocks, Nameless, Perrin, RaceComp Engineering, Essex/AP Racing, Verus, RacerX Wall of Shame - aFe Takeda, Wilwood, FA20Club

02-11-2015, 05:08 AM	#54
Captain Snooze Because compromise ® Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Red Herring Location: australia Posts: 7,723 Thanks: 3,993 Thanked 9,346 Times in 4,127 Posts Mentioned: 60 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Pics added. __________________ My car is completely stock except for all the mods.

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