hey guys,
i was driving the car around and noticed it was very twitchy when slammig on the gas, and when taking turns... the car was recently aligned at RPM racing... it drove straight, but was scary ...
i called up Tim and he suggested a corner balance...

i took the car in today, and it turns out the car was off balance by a little over 200lbs on the right rear/front left...

after a few hours of tweaking with it, the car is absolutely planted to the road...

here are my specs if interested
weight of car w/ FULL tank of gas, and myself (180lbs)-3721 lbs
FL 757 FR 734
RL 1150 RR 1080

because the ride height was readjusted, the alignment was corrected.
my alignment specs are as follows

Front Caster
Left 7.96* Right 8.11*
Front Camber
Left -0.95* Right -1.02*
Front Toe
Left 0.06* Right .06*

Rear Camber
Left 1.33* Right -1.30*
Rear Toe
Left 0.13* Right 0.18*
Thrust Angle
-0.03*

Ride Height
Front Left 23.5" Front Right 23.25"
Rear Left 23.25" Rear Right 23.50"

After all that was done, i decided to upgrade the waste gates, because all i was seeing was 1.0 bar of boost...

after installing it, the car spikes at 1.2, and hold 1.1 from 3000rpm to redline...

i felt a HUGE difference in throttle response, and the lag was significantly decreased..

im gonna run the z06 again tomorrow and see how i do...

next mods that are going into the car is the vivid racing Air Intake & Custom Headers from RPM racing...

we also adjusted the setting on my JIC coilovers becuase the ride was too stiff, and the car would "skip" when taking turns and hitting small bumps...
it set to 1 click from softest.. and it;s perfect..
the car is completely planted to the road, and when im on the gas, it doesnt get uneasy..

thanks again to RPM for doing all this in such short notice..

 

i had my alignment done abit more aggressively by ron in NJ a couple months back. corner balanced as well. car felt so much more planted just like you describe. these cars, especially with the roads in the area need an alighment quite often.

k24's feel much better with the upgraded wastegates. enjoy.

 

Totally with you. Wastegate upgrade is the least appreciated mod.

 

Congrats....!
If you want less lag...go with the RSS/IPD Plemun... or Turbo inlet pipes.

I did also the EVO IC's .. well, my K-24 Stage 4 is runing (7.89) almost the same as the new EVO GT660 (7.83) 60-130 ....sure the 5bar FR is crying to get in my setup.

 

raced the z06 today
i had a passenger in the car
we raced from 40mph, i was in 2nd.
my car pulled
not by much.. but it did pull
my ego is happy

 

Steve, you're on K24s, right?

If so, that makes me happy to hear - I think I have a setup similar to yours, and being able to pull a new Z06 would make me a very happy boy.

 

im gonna call tim tom for the upgraded wastgates..im running k24s as well..where are you running z06 in ny captree?..im always there running z06 out there...troopers were out heavy today..

 

i didnt see you JTURBO.. .
definately call tim for the wastegates... i really cant explain how much of a difference i feel in the car.. especially down low....
here are some pics from today...
lambo joe, and a few others were there as well
by the way, when i say pull, maybe i should have rephrased it and meant INCHED away.. i need more HP.. im gonna have RPM do some custom headers for me, and we're gonan check to make sure i have a 5bar FPR ..

 

i think im gonna take out the front drivetrain and go LSD in the rear this summer..
if i still cant pull hard on him, im gonna dump the k24s and go with GTxx...

BTW, does anyone know if Z06's have LWFW ? i was in his z06 today, and it sounded it had one, yet he claims the car is 100% stock..

 

I'll be out of town for most of March, but let me know when you guys are running again. Perhaps my car can provide another data point...

 

Steve, your car looks rediculous! Very jealous. Good luck with the Z.

 

Steve, on your ride height, are you measuring from the ground to the fender arch? I t should be about 25.5 inches. If you are running the Pss9`s you could have major problems at that 23.5 ht meaning you will be bottoming ou on the bump stops

 

I have jic cross, its being measured from the bottom of the rim to the fender.

 

Steve,

Car looks good, outcome with the Z06 sounds correct for you mods.

enjoy!

MK

 

thanks woodster
im getting power hungry
i thought that k24s with a tune were gonna be enough
then i did the waste gates
then ill do vivd racing air intake
then RPM racing will make me headers,

then ill be happy for a week, and then get bored and want more power..
its like an addiction