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Originally Posted by RBbugBITme
Here are a few things that I think make Penske special...
1) Our materials, design, and pursuit of reduced friction is probably the best of any shock company in the world. I can say this without hesitation because almost every single major shock brand, really every one that can compete with us at the F1/LMP1/NASCAR/GT3 level, makes all of their profit from supplying OEMs and OEMs don't care about having the best shock. They buy a full car set from Ohlin's/Sachs/Bilstein/Koni/Multimatic for $300-$800 regardless of whether its a Dodge Dart or the new Ford GT. 100% of Penske profits come from racing (and now Trek Mtn. bikes), we don't do anything else outside of some crazy special projects people come to us with.
I have oodles and oodles of anecdotal and scientific evidence to back that up, most of which I'd rather not say on a public forum. The OEM's know it too, GM comes to us for a their R&D setups and they choose us for the Corvette racing team. They've tested the bending stiffness of our strut against theirs and other big names, thats part of why our strut cars can brake harder than others. Our Ford Mustangs are faster than Mustangs with Multimatic stuff but because the two businesses are tied together we'll never be on a factory supported car.
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^ This. Penske's are the best. Unfortunately you are going to have to take @
RBbugBITme's word for it though. And the many championships that back it up. Some companies don't share data because either a) they don't actually have it or b) they don't want to prove to everyone their product sucks. This is not the case here. At the highest level of motorsports the best don't share secrets to maintain that edge over everyone else.
How exactly is a rainbow made? How exactly does the sun set? How exactly does the Posi-trac rear end on a Plymouth work?
It just does.
Source: I have done some of said R&D for penske as well as product comparisons when I was in the industry. Unlike other manufacturers Penske works very closely with many race teams and uses the feadback to improve the product and push the boundaries of damper technology.
I can't say Ohlins was as willing to work with us on the TTX..