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CSG Mike 01-02-2013 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Hanakuso (Post 640187)
How experienced and comfortable is Darin doing custom alignments at West End with the FRS/BRZ? I remember going there with my S2000 and he seemed to basically know everything about the S2000 regarding alignment changes.

He's the only place I'll ever take my personal cars to for alignments. Our shop car is aligned there as well. :thumbup:

The more specific you are with your requests with him, the more tricks he'll pull out of his (seemingly bottomless) bag. Alignments and brakes are ALL Darin and Chris do, and they're booked up weeks in advance for a reason!:confused0068: The key here is knowing what exactly you want, or what issue you want to address. If you go in saying "I want the most aggressive track alignment possible", you're not going to get anywhere. If you go in saying "I'm struggling with lack of response on initial turn-in, but steady state cornering is good, and powering out is also good", he'll have a recommendation for you.

CSG Mike 01-02-2013 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by carbonBLUE (Post 640214)
pat yourself on the back then, nice lap times, and this only proves that the FRS/BRZ is faster than a new v6 even with a track package by just adding the proper tires (i know you have suspension upgrades ect but the tires had a BIG role in it)

and thank you TOYOTA and SUABRU great job on such a fantastic car... handling is really leagues ahead of its price point

It's faster than my s2000... and I love my s2000. I wholeheartedly admit that it's faster, although given a choice, I'd still buy an s2000... emotional purchase I suppose... same reason I want a NSX. I know it's not fast.

carbonBLUE 01-02-2013 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CSG Mike (Post 640272)
It's faster than my s2000... and I love my s2000. I wholeheartedly admit that it's faster, although given a choice, I'd still buy an s2000... emotional purchase I suppose... same reason I want a NSX. I know it's not fast.

i want an NSX because i know it would have problems just enough to where i could stay emotionally attached to it, i wont become attached to my FRS till i break something and have to fix it lol... could be a while...

SubieNate 01-02-2013 08:47 PM

I've driven this car on a quick test drive and the SRC's are indeed fantastic. I would never have guessed that the spring rates are as high as they are, or that Tein had the tech to make such a nice setup. The AP's felt amazing as well. It made me truly excited to learn my car well enough that I can properly modify it. :)

Nathan

JoeBoxer 01-03-2013 10:25 PM

I just want to say thanks to Mike for the advice today, i went with comfort over performance with my first suspension and tire choices but he has helped me develop a plan to get the performance that i'm wanting back. I have done so much research but when your priorties change and you have to start from scratch it's nice to have people like this to help.

Captain Insano 01-03-2013 11:14 PM

Yeah that video kicks ass!

gmookher 01-04-2013 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by CSG Mike (Post 638137)
- R-comp setup:
-- Wedsport TC105N 17x9 +35
-- Maxxis Victra RC1 235/40/17

where did you get these tires?

CSG Mike 01-04-2013 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by gmookher (Post 644795)
where did you get these tires?

They're not available for purchase yet... they were provided by Maxxis for testing and feedback :D

Evasive Motorsports 01-04-2013 06:12 PM

looks good mike.

-Randy

CSG David 01-08-2013 01:51 PM

And a nice review on the Tein SRCs. :)

CounterSpace Garage Tein SRC Full Review

Amadeus 01-23-2013 12:28 PM

For your 8" RPF1's; Why did you choose 225's?

chenshuo 01-23-2013 12:40 PM

Just look at how many stickers that car has, it must be super awesome!

CSG Mike 01-25-2013 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by chenshuo (Post 683876)
Just look at how many stickers that car has, it must be super awesome!

We thought each one would add 5 hp, but that doesn't seem to be the case :(

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Originally Posted by Amadeus (Post 683858)
For your 8" RPF1's; Why did you choose 225's?

It seems to be the fastest for a naturally aspirated car...

CSG Mike 01-25-2013 12:31 AM

A few pics from this weekend...
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...93505100_n.jpg
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...03125347_n.jpg
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...17619631_n.jpg


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