[GCOSENTINO]

Hi All,
Been browsing the site for a day or so and just want to say I really like what I see. Looks like most everybody here is into some form of racing. I started NASA HPDE in 2002 and moved up the ranks fairly quick into Time Trials when it first got introduced back in 2003. I ran as often as I could afford to until priorities changed at the end of 2006 season. I am just getting back into Time trials again this season. I know there aren't to many first gen f-body racers here but hell I really cant find many anywhere except for VARA and I'm too modified to join them.
Here are a few pic's from a test and tune I was doing at Buttonwillow. Ran consistent 2:10's my last session with a best 2:10.125 13CW configuration. I had just lowered the rear another 1 1/2" and my rear tires were hitting my inner quarter panels and tail pipes, heating up my tires, and creating a loose condition. I have since installed a Fays2 watts link and will be back to Buttonwillow sometime after May to see if I can knock my times down any further.


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[Chris Ronson Jr]

Yeah, still holding out on front sub. Hell, still have rear leaf's. I did forget to mention the rack-n-pinion. I like the idea of the C4 set up in the rear. A buddy of mine threw a C4 set up under his '55 chevy and just beat my time at Buttonwillow by 1.5 seconds two weeks ago. Although I was fighting a loose condition that is still pretty impressive in a shoe box. If he kicks my butt after this watts install I'll be headed for a C4 set up under mine also.

I've got another buddy who's welds look like they came from a sewing machine. He sectioned and narrowed the tank for me.

Post some pic's of that front sub some time

Glad you made your way over here Gaetano! Your car has a lot more in it as it sits than that 1.5 seconds the '55 beat you by. More track familiarization in the car and some little tweaks (big ones if you include new brakes) will get you that no problem. Something I learned about R888's (weren't you on RA1s last year?): they are useless until they either get ~8 heat cycles in them, or if you shave them right out of the box. Shaving them on a long track will net ~a 3 second gain per a few World Challenge teams...

AWESOME ! '69 (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

I've got a '67, BUT as it sits, it's got more "burn" than "turn" .. someday I'd like to remedy that (keeping the stock front sub), it seems like it's getting hard to distinguish between the "bling" and the functional parts on protouring.com (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

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~DaVe

pt.com has become all about bling.

this thread says it all imo: http://www.pro-touring.com/showthread.php?...-Cage-67-Camaro

[trackbird]

That Tiger cage scares me. Essentially multi piece backstays and bolted connections in the middle (that are also bent). Also, those look to be "slip on" clamps and not something that's bushed and bolted through the cage. In a hard impact the clamps could wind up virtually anywhere and there is little to keep them from rotating around the tube (providing very little rigidity). But it does have pretty exposed tig welds (paraphrasing the ad copy). And it's made of stainless steel? Odd...

Anyway, back to your regularly scheduled new guy thread.

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[Chris Ronson Jr]

That Tiger cage scares me. Essentially multi piece backstays and bolted connections in the middle (that are also bent). Also, those look to be "slip on" clamps and not something that's bushed and bolted through the cage. In a hard impact the clamps could wind up virtually anywhere and there is little to keep them from rotating around the tube (providing very little rigidity). But it does have pretty exposed tig welds (paraphrasing the ad copy). And it's made of stainless steel? Odd...

Anyway, back to your regularly scheduled new guy thread.

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Completely agreed




PS, I'm also SIK02SS on other forums (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[GCOSENTINO]

Yeah, still holding out on front sub. Hell, still have rear leaf's. I did forget to mention the rack-n-pinion. I like the idea of the C4 set up in the rear. A buddy of mine threw a C4 set up under his '55 chevy and just beat my time at Buttonwillow by 1.5 seconds two weeks ago. Although I was fighting a loose condition that is still pretty impressive in a shoe box. If he kicks my butt after this watts install I'll be headed for a C4 set up under mine also.

I've got another buddy who's welds look like they came from a sewing machine. He sectioned and narrowed the tank for me.

Post some pic's of that front sub some time

Glad you made your way over here Gaetano! Your car has a lot more in it as it sits than that 1.5 seconds the '55 beat you by. More track familiarization in the car and some little tweaks (big ones if you include new brakes) will get you that no problem. Something I learned about R888's (weren't you on RA1s last year?): they are useless until they either get ~8 heat cycles in them, or if you shave them right out of the box. Shaving them on a long track will net ~a 3 second gain per a few World Challenge teams...


pt.com has become all about bling.

this thread says it all imo: http://www.pro-touring.com/showthread.php?...-Cage-67-Camaro

Hey Chris, good to hear from you. Yeah, I was running R888's last year. I'm going back to shaved RA-1's though. Seems to me that the R888's might be falling off even with about 2/32's left but I will know for sure in May at Thunderhill.

The PT guy's are a little different than we are. I think alot of them are intimidated by road courses and runninig wheel to wheel but thet sure do lovr that autocross. Not my thing. Anyways, were shooting for July 30 at Buttonwillow. Hopefully you can make it out.