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Spruill242
post Jul 6 2008, 06:39 PM
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Hey guys,

Name is Kyle and live in Va beach. New to the F-body scene but not to road racing. Spent a lot of time running volvos, miatas, and bimmers, your basic momentum cars. So fter a while thought it was time for something else. Found a nice 2000 Trans Am WS6 in the area and took the plunge.

I'm all signed up and ready to go with NASA at VIR in July. Really excited and stoked about learning a whole new car and driving style. I'm glad to see that the road racing support is there for these F-bodies and that I'm not crazy when I thought this car would make a fun track car. I'll be leaving the car stock for this outting to just get an over all feel for the car. I do however have some SS lines, good pads and sticky tires for her. I'm thinking of getting some chassis braces from UMI as well. But only if you guys think thats a good idea. Any other easy tips and tricks or just stuff to look out for would be great.

So I'll be throwing as much of my knowledge about roadracing and F-bodies (as I learn them) out there as I can. And hopefully I'll run into a few of you guys at the track.


Thanks
Kyle

P.S. If for some crazy reason any of you need some tips or help with Volvo 240s, don't hesitate to ask. I have a lot of time under the hood and on track with 240 Volvos and would love to help however I can.
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Spruill242
post Jul 6 2008, 08:54 PM
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Very cool, thanks everyone.

I did look into the allignment sticky. So I take it this can all be done on a stock vehicle ( ie- no camber caster plates) To be honest I haven't had much time to look at the car. I bought the car then had to fly up to Jersey the day after. So here I am in Jersey now and wont be home untill July 15th. The event is the 26th-27th, so I wont have much time to tinker with it. Oh well have to make the money to get to play right??
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post Jul 6 2008, 10:08 PM
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QUOTE (Spruill242 @ Jul 6 2008, 02:54 PM) *
Very cool, thanks everyone.

I did look into the allignment sticky. So I take it this can all be done on a stock vehicle ( ie- no camber caster plates)

Yeah you can just max the negative camber (probably around -.7 to -.9), max the caster and do 0 toe or just a little bit. Do the the brake fluid and if you have time do change the pads. My first track day on stock pads they lasted me 3 laps and after that they got real soft and I wished I had changed the pads before hand.
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Spruill242   First post to say hello...   Jul 6 2008, 06:39 PM
firehawkclone   WELCOME! The stock allignment just blows, che...   Jul 6 2008, 07:20 PM
John_D.   Hello Kyle, and welcome!   Jul 6 2008, 07:46 PM
rmackintosh   Welcome and enjoy! I too went from ...   Jul 6 2008, 08:14 PM
TSHACK   Yes, Yes, WELCOME hope you have a great time on ...   Jul 6 2008, 08:15 PM
Spruill242   Very cool, thanks everyone. I did look into the ...   Jul 6 2008, 08:54 PM
killer_bluebird   QUOTE (Spruill242 @ Jul 6 2008, 02:54 PM)...   Jul 6 2008, 10:08 PM
sgarnett   QUOTE (Spruill242 @ Jul 6 2008, 04:54 PM)...   Jul 7 2008, 01:26 AM
Blainefab   QUOTE (sgarnett @ Jul 6 2008, 06:26 PM) Q...   Jul 8 2008, 09:16 AM
GM01SS   A hearty Welcome from Upstate New York!!...   Jul 6 2008, 08:58 PM
CMC #37   Welcome! I have been running a 4th gen in CMC ...   Jul 6 2008, 10:19 PM
slowcamaro   240's are fun...my first experience was the oh...   Jul 6 2008, 11:28 PM
Spruill242   Yeah I knew someone would have some volvo tales......   Jul 7 2008, 12:24 AM
Rob Hood   Welcome! Get an alignment, bleed or flush (r...   Jul 7 2008, 02:02 AM
CMC #37   I'd get some aftermarket brake pads for the tr...   Jul 7 2008, 02:07 AM
cccbock   QUOTE (CMC #37 @ Jul 6 2008, 10:07 PM) I...   Jul 7 2008, 04:29 PM
trackbird   Other than the above listed upgrades to make it th...   Jul 7 2008, 04:00 AM
Spruill242   Thanks everyone you guys are great. It is amazin...   Jul 7 2008, 12:39 PM
sgarnett   As mentioned, the PS fluid (and sometimes the brak...   Jul 7 2008, 02:27 PM
firehawkclone   QUOTE (sgarnett @ Jul 7 2008, 07:27 AM) A...   Jul 7 2008, 04:41 PM
CMC #37   QUOTE (firehawkclone @ Jul 7 2008, 11:41 ...   Jul 7 2008, 05:14 PM
Rob Hood   QUOTE (sgarnett @ Jul 7 2008, 07:27 AM) A...   Jul 7 2008, 08:05 PM
roadracetransam   QUOTE (Rob Hood @ Jul 7 2008, 01:05 PM) W...   Jul 7 2008, 10:12 PM
Rob Hood   QUOTE (roadracetransam @ Jul 7 2008, 03:1...   Jul 7 2008, 11:36 PM
Spruill242   Man you guys are a riot.... The hair scrunchy tip...   Jul 7 2008, 05:46 PM
Eugenio_SS   welcome aboard... the crowd is great... hope you l...   Jul 7 2008, 06:04 PM
CMC #37   Just trying to not overwhelm!   Jul 7 2008, 08:37 PM
sgarnett   Well, I think the first post mentioned leaving the...   Jul 7 2008, 11:52 PM
trackbird   And the front sway bar (35mm Suspension Techniques...   Jul 8 2008, 12:04 AM
Ojustracing   Comon guys keep it simple SEAT TIME, SEAT TIME and...   Jul 8 2008, 12:36 AM
sgarnett   QUOTE (Ojustracing @ Jul 7 2008, 08:36 PM...   Jul 8 2008, 01:33 AM
Spruill242   Yeah I'm no newbie to road racing, just F-bodi...   Jul 12 2008, 03:11 PM

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