On Saturday July 26th the STILLEN team headed out to Fontana Speedway to do some testing on the infield road course. It was a great day and we learned alot about the new parts and were able to test out the new Michelin's.
The car handled alright with the stock wood (I mean ummm....rubber?) After the first session we decided to throw on the new Michelin PS 2's. This is a nice tire and has quite a bit more grip. These tires are a little bit shorter and quite a bit wider (two inches to be exact.) During the second session the car definitely liked the grippier Michelin's but it was having a little trouble rotating. So, we brought the car back into the pits and lowered the Penske shocks 1/4 of an inch. This made a huge improvement during the third and final session. Half way through the third session Steve brought the car in to make some rebound adjustments on the Penske's. By the end of the third session Steve was all smiles and is confident the car will be a solid competitor for the 2008 New Zealand Dunlop Targa Rally.
Some of the new goodies we were testing include:
New Racing clutch- 30% smaller and lighter than factory, "race-style" engagement.
Front and Rear AP Racing 6 piston brake kit with the brake bias moved 2% to the rear brakes. (not too much as others have done...:wink)
New Supercharger- Eaton TVS2300 blower
New Suspension Settings- Of course this will more than likely be adjusted during the rally to accomodate for current conditions.
New Michelin PS 2 tires- These seem to be a great tire and we look forward to racing on them through out the rally.
(Pictures coming soon)
The car handled alright with the stock wood (I mean ummm....rubber?) After the first session we decided to throw on the new Michelin PS 2's. This is a nice tire and has quite a bit more grip. These tires are a little bit shorter and quite a bit wider (two inches to be exact.) During the second session the car definitely liked the grippier Michelin's but it was having a little trouble rotating. So, we brought the car back into the pits and lowered the Penske shocks 1/4 of an inch. This made a huge improvement during the third and final session. Half way through the third session Steve brought the car in to make some rebound adjustments on the Penske's. By the end of the third session Steve was all smiles and is confident the car will be a solid competitor for the 2008 New Zealand Dunlop Targa Rally.
Some of the new goodies we were testing include:
New Racing clutch- 30% smaller and lighter than factory, "race-style" engagement.
Front and Rear AP Racing 6 piston brake kit with the brake bias moved 2% to the rear brakes. (not too much as others have done...:wink)
New Supercharger- Eaton TVS2300 blower
New Suspension Settings- Of course this will more than likely be adjusted during the rally to accomodate for current conditions.
New Michelin PS 2 tires- These seem to be a great tire and we look forward to racing on them through out the rally.
(Pictures coming soon)
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