Hi kenny

glad your happy i hope you kick some ass on track

these guys are ones of the best in the business no dowt

marco

 

Hi Marco

I still need some straight line speed. So next target is more power.

Let me see if I can post a pic of the car that beat me. (by 0.6 secs).

 

Ah yes, DOME, apologies, I have heard of them

 

i didn't think DOME were in Bromsgrove anymore? there's a japscrap tuning shop at there old workshop now...must have moved?

 

Anyway Martin, any more updates on life with your new setup?

 

oh yeah sorry that's what i meant to reply with

so far i've pushed it 'reasonably' hard and not had any issues handling wise at all.

it steers so well now, just goes around corners tight and without fuss. i haven't had any understeer of note at all.

i haven't had a chance to go mad yet..but i have pushed it to the point where it would have understeered before on the old setup, i'm glad to report it doesn't now.

you're more than welcome to come and have a go btw if your ever over this way?

 

all the good cars come from dome dont they sir

best 450 i ever spent

 

they do sir your car was an gen ex works car





kenny

that bm looks pretty cool

 

he is still there he is the second from last unit with D.O.M.E writen on the door , he has sub let the other units to the jap tuning boys

 

Whoo - that's a very tempting offer Martin - it's been a few years since I last saw your car - ( in fact I went home seeing 2 of them.. )

 

eh? you've lost me

 

It was at Donnington when Jim used to own it - about 99/00 I think - I had a bit of concussion in the afternoon because of a bit of an accident

 

ahhhhh i see

the offer is there......providing you don't have an accident!!

 

It wasn't my fault - honest!

What's next on the agenda or are you pretty happy with the "feel" of the car now?

 

I meant to say "not my driving"....

 

What was the outcome then mike?

 

Geometry was a million miles out .

 

Wow! Havent seen this thread in ages!!! I must re-read.

Mike - those new top mounts you have produced - much point on a shonky sierra?

JJ

 

JJ,
Depends on whether or not you are able to achieve your target settings on your current set up. If not, then the top mounts allow fine adjustment that cannot be achieved any other way. This is because unlike the Jap style ones, these ones are adjustable in BOTH plains .

The main reason I want them is to be able to run 2° neg camber on the road, and then quickly adjust the setting to 3° on the track, as the excessive camber makes the front end too twitchy on the road. So having these and marking up the two different positions will enable me to quickly switch between the two at will .

 

Has to be one of the best threads on this forum, brilliant reading

 

Cool!

 

veryintersting thread indeed made good reading

my car has alot of mods rose jointed and adjustable everything spaprt from rear camber adjustment
dose any body know any web sites which show ou how to make your own,or some links to sites where i can maybe buy some

i dont need them but want them,thats the only angle i cant adjust and want to be able too

thanks

https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...315094#4315094

 

I think it might show you in the Grp A manual but i cant say for sure as not got it here.

 

good read- lookng forward to gettin my beam mike, will arrange more in 2 weeks when i am home

Ad

 

I came across this very old, but very good thread about improving the handling of Cosworths. So let's revive it.


Last year I fitted a 6 degree beam to my 4x4 sapph and it has reduced the understeer on turn in massively. But the car still has quite a bit of understeer when exiting corners. I have the feeling that it is caused by the front having no lsd, causing the inside front wheel to loose traction. Does a front lsd cure the understeer at corner exit? I suppose the lsd shouldn't be too tight, as otherwise it will cause understeer on turn in?

 

Good topic..

 

I will need to read through the whole thread but Mike Rainbird really seems to know what he is saying.


I would also say that Understeer on track is often a technique issue and training from a good instructor will make a HUGE difference. We spend thousands on our cars and take very little tuition.


One of my friends had a 993 Turbo 4 911 and complained that he could not dial out the massive understeer. He was taken out by the instructor and he drove it without any understeer just showing him how to trail brake it in, when to settle the car and when to fully get back on it. He also showed him gentle left foot braking to keep the car on line.


Often a gentle lift will tighten the line and learning to dial in a small amount of steering to weight up the front suspension and then steer hard after makes a huge difference. There are many more advanced techniques that can be learned.

 

Not seen this thread before, but really useful!! Just wish I could afford all the parts to make it handle properly!!

 

It's quite a while back, but I came across this topic again. The understeer has been improved by fitting a thicker rear arb. At first I tried a 21 mm arb of a Scorpio (bug-eye) 24v, with rosejoints instead of the normal droplinks. But that actually made it oversteer quite strongly at one moment that I nearly lost it. So currently it has a 20 mm rear arb from a standard bug-eye Scorpio with standard droplinks.