Remote reservoir dampers. What's your experience with noise?

[CL65 Captain]

Captain,
So where are you now ?
What have you found with your current set up ?

I'm kind of in limbo right now as I sold my wings and have only done two track weekends all year.

600/450 JRZ RS, Dali Track bar front, OEM rear. Running type R hood, sealed front undertray with 3" front splitter and no aero on the back now. Thus I put the oem bar back on the rear and haven't been out on the track yet to test. I had an ARP wing, hated the 3D look. Then type R wing, still wasn't a huge fan of look or performance. Thinking about getting a Kognition wing (for track only and swap back to OEM when I get home), but I'm tracking the car less and less for now.

 

[Coz]

I'm pretty happy right now with my over all set up...

857/457, Trophy bar up front with a Zanardi rear bar.
Recently I tried some 657's up front but found under hard late braking the front end would dive and I started losing control of the rear end, moved up to 757 and although better, still didn't feel good so I went back to the 857 fronts.
Recently sealed the front undertray as well.

KW Clubsports.
275/35/18 and 315/30/18 tires.

I run the Areomotions wing and like it, have you looked at those ?
Working on my front Splitter currently to lower it, sits to high right now. It also sticks out 5" but I think it's over kill and considering cutting it down to 3"
Your thoughts ?

I'm at a point now that Areo is what I really need to start working on and get it balanced out. Going to spend a week with FXMD around the end of the month working on a new front bumper and with some luck, that should be the front end areo I'm looking for with what I have going on rear wise.

I hope one day I get a chance to track with you and Doc, I've learned a lot over the years from listening to you guys and would like the opprortunity to one day share the track with you both.

There is still so much to learn.

I'm kind of in limbo right now as I sold my wings and have only done two track weekends all year.

600/450 JRZ RS, Dali Track bar front, OEM rear. Running type R hood, sealed front undertray with 3" front splitter and no aero on the back now. Thus I put the oem bar back on the rear and haven't been out on the track yet to test. I had an ARP wing, hated the 3D look. Then type R wing, still wasn't a huge fan of look or performance. Thinking about getting a Kognition wing (for track only and swap back to OEM when I get home), but I'm tracking the car less and less for now.

 

[TURBO2GO]

Aren't there two trophy bars now. They look weird... And neither is in stock. Am I wasting time keeping 1000/600s with the R bar? I mean it's handling killer and riding great, so I am hesitant to change it up but if the front bar is just too weak with this setup, I'll pull it.

 

[2slow2speed]

Aren't there two trophy bars now. They look weird... And neither is in stock. Am I wasting time keeping 1000/600s with the R bar? I mean it's handling killer and riding great, so I am hesitant to change it up but if the front bar is just too weak with this setup, I'll pull it.

1000/600 is way too stiff just for running street tires, those kind of rates are suited for Hoosiers/Hankook V710's/semi slicks.

 

[9doors]

While I don’t have the experience of Coz, docjohn or the Captain, I do have 3 years of tweaking the car for me, and then 3 years of tweaking the car for the track.

I started by stiffening almost every chassis point I could (everything except a FSTB), and also had Dali’s Track bars and Eibach springs. I played in the SoCal canyons for the first 3 years. Then car and I spent 2 years on the track on our own. I didn’t know a damn thing. I was smart enough to put most of titaniumdave’s goodies on the car during this time. I was lucky enough to be at a new track (with only one wall) where I was usually one of only 5-7 cars on an open track from 8:30am-3:30pm.

Then last year I joined NASA and had the luck and joy of having Coz as my instructor at this track. As a result of working with him, I went through stages, the car went through stages…I went to DE3, the NSX went to KW V3’s. I asked “what have we done” when I tracked the car. The 343/343 equal spring rates sucked for me. Jim set me up with 457/343. Ok, better, much better than OEM/Eibach. We also dumped the rear Dali track bar and went back to OEM. Better again. With this current setup using OEM 16/17 wheels and Kumho XS, I have taken 12 seconds off of my laptimes at Chuckwalla in 5 months.:biggrin:

Now, we just installed Tarox brakes in the front and a larger rotors in the front and rear. With the Tarox, I can no longer use the spare, so out it comes. In will go a Trophy bar. We’re also moving to a 657/343 KW spring setup. We tweak, I track, we tweak again, I track, I learn, my limits grow. It’s not about stylin’ (for me) It’s about what is going to keep the car on the track by being smooth and fast. Jmho. :smile:

 

[Coz]

Well Gosh, thanks buddy, I like you too, no matter what these guys on Prime say...LOL (Its a joke guys)

Wait, you have lots more fast to go

While I don’t have the experience of Coz, docjohn or the Captain, I do have 3 years of tweaking the car for me, and then 3 years of tweaking the car for the track.

I started by stiffening almost every chassis point I could (everything except a FSTB), and also had Dali’s Track bars and Eibach springs. I played in the SoCal canyons for the first 3 years. Then car and I spent 2 years on the track on our own. I didn’t know a damn thing. I was smart enough to put most of titaniumdave’s goodies on the car during this time. I was lucky enough to be at a new track (with only one wall) where I was usually one of only 5-7 cars on an open track from 8:30am-3:30pm.

Then last year I joined NASA and had the luck and joy of having Coz as my instructor at this track. As a result of working with him, I went through stages, the car went through stages…I went to DE3, the NSX went to KW V3’s. I asked “what have we done” when I tracked the car. The 343/343 equal spring rates sucked for me. Jim set me up with 457/343. Ok, better, much better than OEM/Eibach. We also dumped the rear Dali track bar and went back to OEM. Better again. With this current setup using OEM 16/17 wheels and Kumho XS, I have taken 12 seconds off of my laptimes at Chuckwalla in 5 months.:biggrin:

Now, we just installed Tarox brakes in the front and a larger rotors in the front and rear. With the Tarox, I can no longer use the spare, so out it comes. In will go a Trophy bar. We’re also moving to a 657/343 KW spring setup. We tweak, I track, we tweak again, I track, I learn, my limits grow. It’s not about stylin’ (for me) It’s about what is going to keep the car on the track by being smooth and fast. Jmho. :smile:

 

[9doors]

Oh yes, much more fast to go. Even with the 12 second gain, I'm still 8 seconds behind you, and your car was crippled last time...

 

[Coz]

What was your best time at FBW ?
Since the original decussion is moot now :wink:

Oh yes, much more fast to go. Even with the 12 second gain, I'm still 8 seconds behind you, and your car was crippled last time...

 

[9doors]

What was your best time at FBW ?
Since the original decussion is moot now :wink:

Unknown. Didn't have Harry's Laptimer then.

 

[Coz]

Well we have FB Main coming up in October, looking forward to getting out there with you and seeing the improvements for both you and the NSX as we journey forward.

Unknown. Didn't have Harry's Laptimer then.

 

[TURBO2GO]

LOL... Would you guys like to talk about anything else not related to my thread? What was the last good movie you saw? :biggrin:

 

[docjohn]

LOL... Would you guys like to talk about anything else not related to my thread? What was the last good movie you saw? :biggrin:

pussinboots..................

 

[Coz]

Lol

pussinboots..................