Fuzzy Eyes

Discussion in 'Autocross/Road Racing' started by nevinsrt, Aug 29, 2008.

  1. nevinsrt

    nevinsrt Getaway driver for hire

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    today my coworker called me up and asked if i could pick him up because his car was getting serviced.

    then we went for food. on our way theres my usual loop offramp its fairly tight and i can take it around 40 then i'll get some body roll.

    Going back, I recently made my own Duel Rear swaybar
    one 19mm ACR swaybar and one 17mm stock swaybar, with some custom Energysuspention endlinks and still havent got the chance to fully test it.

    we'll i got that chance today i took my usual turn at 47, no roll, good stick and felt some damm good Lateral G's :grin:

    vision accually got blury for a second and before i knew it i had cought up to the car infront of me. my buddy matt was saying ooooohh sssshhiitt. got down to the bottom and my nerves were starting to shake alittle because thats the most Lat G's ive felt in the skittle.

    Skittle felt good and could have gone alittle faster.
    since it felt this good i cant wait to see how much faster i can be in the corners, i cant wait to get back to the track and find out.

    if theres no traffic when i leave work this evening i'll throw on the harness and see how much faster i can get it. :grin:

    I'll give more updates on this setup.







    Edit:
    heres the setup.

    what i did was took the Energy Suspension 9.8119R endlink and cut 1.5in off of the sleve
    bought the extra bushing set and assembled, the Coilspring helper and 4in wormgrove clamp
    is a temp fix till i can make something better. the top bar is a 19mm ACR swaybar the bottom one
    is the stock 17mm bar.

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    this is a temp fix i need to find another stock holder and i'll get another 17mm bushing and some longer bolts and connect them that way.
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    Update i went with even shorter endlinks and the rear stiffened up even more. i went with a 1 inch endlink gap
     
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  2. 1bad4dr

    1bad4dr Mr. Meany

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    Awesome.

    Which off ramp?
     
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    srt-4chick Silver Supporting Members

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    Nevin u r crazy but thats awesome
     
  4. srt8_hmi

    srt8_hmi My dream is over.

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    Glad you are okay!!! its always nice to see people pushing their machines hard. I took my buddies dad for a ride on Sunday and he became nauseous and missed two days off work. The stop and go shit hit him hard. Talk about feeling like an asshole.
     
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    CentralTexHemi PUNISHER

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    Nevin and his fuzzy balls....i mean eyes
     
  6. Goats

    Goats God of skittles

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    so the two swaybars worked hmmmm
     
  7. nevinsrt

    nevinsrt Getaway driver for hire

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    san mateo
     
  8. nevinsrt

    nevinsrt Getaway driver for hire

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    no roll. and it does work.

    the problem i was telling you bout a while back chris is now gone. :grin:
     
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    Goats God of skittles

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    i forgot what it was
     
  10. nevinsrt

    nevinsrt Getaway driver for hire

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    it was on the Flordia forum, oversteer problem.
    the turn im use to taking i was getting oversteer there too.
    and now i wasnt. so problem fixed.
     
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    loxmith Recovering Post Whore...

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    :hmm: is right...I'd sure like to see a pic of said set-up.;)
     
  12. 1bad4dr

    1bad4dr Mr. Meany

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    That's what I thought. hehe One of my favorites as well.

    My all time favorite is the Big I. South bound I25 taking the East bound bridge to I40. Woot. Top speed so far is 93...
     
  13. nevinsrt

    nevinsrt Getaway driver for hire

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    Oooooooh yeah!!!!!
    top speed is 4th gear 97
    that bump on the backside is always iffy!!!
     
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    Cygnus Platinum Supporting Member

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    A dual rear swaybar setup...

    Interesting :hmm:

    I'd like to see pics and hear more about it.

    Nice job Nevin!
     
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    1bad4dr Mr. Meany

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    lol not when you are in a 2 ton anchor. hehe

    I always seem to get slowed by traffic. WTF? haha

    Oh yea, and my speed is in one lane, not two. ;)
     
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    turbosocks srt n00b

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    saw the setup today when i installed his SAFC II. its almost identical to the setup that i will be doing.

    i will be using 2 stock 17mm sway bars though. i have done some reading on it, and what it boils down to, is that a dual setup of say, 2 17mm bars, will act as one 25mm bar, not double.

    but for very little price, a little simple custom setup will perform better than any of the rear sway bars out there.

    the front would be a little more tricky than the rear though.

    it will also help if you have upgraded end links and use two sets of poly sway bar bushings.
     
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    Cygnus Platinum Supporting Member

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    Any updates for us Nevin?

    I'm interested to see this setup and hear more details!

    Thanks!
     
  18. nevinsrt

    nevinsrt Getaway driver for hire

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    no pics yet Jesus.
    my powersteering line got a hole in it and im trying to track down a replacement. I need to get that fixed before i go out of town on friday.

    I'll get you pics soon....

    I'll try and get them tonight if possible.
     
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    loxmith Recovering Post Whore...

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    Thanks for the pics...I was curious how you got two swaybar on at the same time.
     
  20. nevinsrt

    nevinsrt Getaway driver for hire

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    not a problem sorry it took so long i had other things that took prioity