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Originally Posted by Captain Snooze
One can't utilise all of the power all of the time on public roads but regardless of how fast one is going the suspension is working all of the time. Going 20 km/h? The suspension is working. 110km/h on the freeway? Suspension is working. At the track? Same. I feel the car every moment of driving. This is why I think suspension upgrades are good value.
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We also feel the powerband/tune through the entire operation of the vehicle.. every moment of open loop/WOT, down to the in-town putting and closed loop accelerations, all have a certain felt and interacted-with characteristics of power over time and how power is generated in the system. This has shifted the paradigm of peak power to looking at the mountain holistically, focusing on the 'area under the curve' instead of the top of it all. Powerband upgrades (specifically tune and major areas of improvement) are also good value
But I agree with you.. It applies a little more to turbo platforms, but at NASIOC one of the mantras are (aside from 'driver mods', track days, education courses, etc):
dollar for dollar, suspension mods are the most fulfilling. Thanks Unabomber for embodying that perspective to the community over there
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back on topic.. As another DD and minority track use, I seek that happy medium. Currently on $140 sportlines (got 'em for a deal) and Bilstein B8s w/ racerx LCA's and suite of whiteline bushings with a -1.5f/-1.3r camber | slightly toe out fr/slightly toe in r alignment. Love it but always looking for ways to refine and better match driving style to the system
