Laguna Seca - Gen III Coupe

[Dave Tabor]

HPDE with Norcal Racing Club (NCRC) this past Sunday.

Winter activity in California.

'Laguna pipes' pass 90dB sound limit.

Car needs more roll control.

A few fun laps here chasing M2s and Model 3- who has the best brakes?


https://youtu.be/isX4LIKPihg

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Dave
Gen III Coupe #17
FRPP x302b carbureted, TKO600, IRS
Toyo R888R (275f/315r, Brembo Cobra R front calipers, Hawk DTC-60 pads

[JohnK]

Very nice! I'll have to check out NCRC once my roadster is finished. Getting out to Laguna Seca with it is definitely a bucket list item.

[ProJoe]

90db?! god damnit there is no way I pass that haha

[rhk118]

Car looks great out there Dave. What brakes are you running? What shocks? and Swaybars? (or if you have a thread to point me to let me know).

[Dave Tabor]

Car looks great out there Dave. What brakes are you running? What shocks? and Swaybars? (or if you have a thread to point me to let me know).

Front Brakes are Brembo 2000 Cobra R calipers, 13" slotted rotors, Hawk DTC-60 pads.
Rear Brakes are FFR-suppled '88 T-bird calipers, 13" slotted rotors, Hawk DTC-60 pads.

Shocks are QA1 single-adjustables all-around. 700lb front / 500lb rear Eibach springs.

Swaybar (front only) is the FRR-supplied Miata bar. I can't reach the stiffest hole and definitely need more anti-roll. I may try a 1/4" flat spacer under the pillow blocks to try to get the stiffest hole on the bar ends.

Still, the car handles balanced - just a lot of roll.

Next track day will not be for at least 3 weeks so I have some time to mess with it as well as re-build my pedalbox/brake balance bar - see my other thread on this.

Dave

[rhk118]

Great! Thanks Dave. Don't have my kit yet but want a trackable street car. Researching...my kit arrives in June. Have 600F / 400R 2 ways for shocks coming, ordered front and rear FFR swaybars. Roll I think might be a difficult bear to tackle, but predictability in handling without any nasty habits is what I'm after. Anyhow following.

[Dave Tabor]

I was lucky to locate some 3rd-person footage of that M2/M2/Model 3 chase:

https://youtu.be/mEsgwo1yPVA

Dave
Gen III Coupe #17

[rhk118]

I was lucky to locate some 3rd-person footage of that M2/M2/Model 3 chase:

Looks great and well behaved Dave! Did you ever try the small round kit side mirrors, or did you just start with the Brock style and stick with them?

[Dave Tabor]

Looks great and well behaved Dave! Did you ever try the small round kit side mirrors, or did you just start with the Brock style and stick with them?

No, I never tried the 'bullet' side mirrors- and the mirrors I'm using are 'Ninja' motorcycle mirrors- lots of options on the Amazon.

Dave

[samuelrjackson9]

the car looks like it handles great. that must have been fun.