Forum member makes it onto Octane Academy!

[EL7]

So I finally took a gander at this show on my DVR last night. It's not bad. Something retarded with DirecTV recorded a portion of the Stanley Cup review which cut off the last 10-15mins of the show. I will say that Rob is the only identified veteran on the show. Once I heard that I was immediately pulling for him and I like how Tanner can appreciate the ability to handle pressure because of his experience.

After spending a lil time myself at the VBC and FOB Delta, I'm rooting for this guy.

[EL7]

Originally Posted by Auto-Hauss

Yes I currently have them on my car. IMO they are the best budget minded coilovers on the market. Feal can do custom damping if needed and they are in the USA so if the coilover breaks or you need one rebuilt its a easy process with a quick turn around time. The only way I'll get rid of them is if I get the chance to buy a high dollar external res system for the cheap or free.

You won't be disappointed for the price.

Anything specific you wanted to know about them?

I picked up a used set from a fellow forum member that traded his FRS. I couldn't find much info on them but the price was right. I'm going to throw them on later this month and I might ping you for some setup ideas. I'm putting Nitto 555s at 225 on today and want to dial the coils and alignment to keep the car as tail happy as it is right now. The guy I bout them off of said in their current configuration for autocross the oversteer tendency is reduced.

[Auto-Hauss]

Originally Posted by EL7

I picked up a used set from a fellow forum member that traded his FRS. I couldn't find much info on them but the price was right. I'm going to throw them on later this month and I might ping you for some setup ideas. I'm putting Nitto 555s at 225 on today and want to dial the coils and alignment to keep the car as tail happy as it is right now. The guy I bout them off of said in their current configuration for autocross the oversteer tendency is reduced.

That is correct. Odi tends to cater to the drift crowd that wants forward traction while in drift. However since the car is under powered this becomes forward traction out of the corner when driven correctly into the corner or understeer when people decide to bomb the corner. However it does lean towards the understeer side of the scale.

Now I had some 140tw Freddy RSRs in the front with some old Kumo MX red smokes in the back and because the tire was crappy in the back I still had the characteristic oversteer of the car with the spings at 7k(f) 6K(r).

Now my roommate on the other hand had a square set up 215 R888s and his car suffered from understeer. So after trying to adjust this out he decided to flip the springs to 6K(f) 7K(r). The car regained the oversteer characteristic. He now has 225 Rivals with this setup and his car feels really controllable.

So if you plan on running a square set up or staggered set up with high grip tires switch your springs before you put them on. I have 245 Rivals that will be here today and I'm considering swapping my springs while the car is on the lift.

[TemeCal]

@Auto-Hauss
I just watched the 1st episode (the draft), and the 2nd episode (Tanner's Camp). You made a great come-back and crushed all the other events. I won't give anything away, just in case others haven't seen it. Congrats!

[DarkSunrise]

Saw this on TV yesterday. Nice driving, especially in the last event!

[86_Insider]

Killing it! Good luck Rob!!!

[Auto-Hauss]

haha thanks