JuicedH22

I heard different. The only quality piece of hardware on that zo6 was the radio antenna.

DANGER! Charles built the transmission in his zo6, and it assploded. He put his motor together in his Camaro and it assploded... fair warning!!!!

Sorry, I guess I came off harsh, which was not my intent. I am sure there was some reasoning, and I really would like to see that data. It's just as someone who taught the subject on a minimal level, and has a high enjoyment for anything related to race car engineering, it bothers me when I 'perceive' what seems to be a spreading of misinformation. I would like to say some of that stuff has a 'cool' look to it, and that is fine, I just dont want people to try to twist some performance logic into it, especially referencing Formula1 as a defense for it. Just do it, Because Show Car.

^ sort of, it's called camber gain. Suspension geometry dictates it and based on the design you set - camber such that in your highest loaded turn you reach a zero camber, utilizing full tread impact. F1 cars that have high static negative camber will lose that in a high speed corner due to the mathematical geometric relationship, to get maximum contact patch. A dumb ricer with stupid camber, 99.9999999999% of hte time will only be reducing contact patch in a turn with a high static negative camber, because the geometry does not supply a lot of camber gain while turning. regarding "stretch", 1) the added 'effective' sidewall stiffness (not actual tire stiffness) is good to a point, but also a negative, sidewall give has advantages. 2) sidewall absorption allows the contact patch to stay under the friction limit without sliding in high G cornering, so there is a balance between responsiveness and friction limit. 3)Stretching itself causes instability in the tire / suspension (reducing the thought of inherent responsiveness) in corner entry and exit as the sidewall was not designed to receive the loading in the direction it is at that point. 3) any increased pressures also increase effective stiffness, which further reduce effectiveness of high frequency absorbtion, which then carries through shocks and suspension, as well as loss of ideal contact patch. 3a) this causes rough ride, reduces driveline and suspension component life unnecessarily (vibe input to bearings+bushings+seals) I would like to see this data comparing the cornering G's of the same tire on 2 rims. It goes against what I learned from tire engineers at Goodyear while running on their equipment. But I am not saying it isnt real data, I am just interested to see it. And please dont bring formula racing into the equation, any road racing vehicle tries to do everything possible to maximize tire traction, not minimize it by reducing contact patch. And please, sure as hell dont call that "tire stretch" on a f1 car... that is just some ricer bullshit fantasy based on a picture. There is a reason for the visualized stretch you see in that picture, and it goes against your primary argument for why tires are stretched. In fact, let me turn your argument back on you fully. If sidewall stiffness was infinitely important, why dont race cars run super low profile tires with little to no sidewall give? For the classes with lower profile tires, why dont they have a dumb ricer stretch to them? It boils down to this, plain and simple. Ricers do these things because they see something simliar on a race car and think "yea man, I'm going to do that so I can go faster in the twisties" and brag to all his ricer buddies about his 'stance' that is completely non-functional "But fuck it, right?"

enterdesking.

I would be careful Antwon, he probably added in a trap that will cause it to detonate with the push of a button. That charles guy is a shady character.

Explain, please. Curious to know your logic.

I sure hope you let someone else be the front man for your automotive business, because it is very clear you don't know WTF you are talking about and just half regurgitating what someone who 'may' have known told you. LOL

Trade for H/C/I n2o'd ls3 c5z?

I prefer hella-functional over hella-flush. I prefer optimal suspension geometry for corner speed, over stance yo.

I dont care if it is a honda civic build, a big v8 muscle car, or an exotic build.... benchracing and talking shit about how much better your car is, when it isnt even close to being completed, let alone proven itself in anyway shape or form, is absolutely retarded. - finish building car - demonstrate car works - then talk shit In that order, otherwise, you're just another ricer flapping his jaw.

I LOL'd at the comment "That's a fast kitchen" :lolguy:

How fast have you been in a car again?

Did someone say... cavity? http://cdn.fightplay.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/FIGHTPLAY_ist2_3686754_bad_dentist.jpg

dammit.... why is this for sale NOW.... should have sold it last fall and I wouldnt have done all the work to the c5z extremely curious to know what it made on motor, if that isnt top secret information...

SupraForums, with its 63,738 members, 439,929 threads, and 6,295,064 posts... Funny, right?

Didnt I post about this a month ago? lol

says the guy who is a joke on one of the largest speed forums on the net...

Yes. There are a lot of those... They are annoying.

right... :jerkit: Pretty sure I am pretty damn close, without full names and who signed what and who said what and who went where. Bottom line is your car left under the guise of the failed 'pending' partnership of IPS/PTM... The PTM side is "it is ours, we owe you nothing" the IPS side is "yes you do owe us for XXXX labor/parts/etc/facility rental/etc...." And as I said, my guess is it will either get settled in court or someone will go home hurt... or both. Mark my words, that will never happen. One shop with even a handful of cars is not going to make the entire nation think "oh yea, columbus the home of exotic cars..." You are really dreaming if you think so. Even as successful as UGR is, I dont think the city they are in as known as an "exotic car town" In fact, I would venture to guess that the majority of people that even know UGR, dont know where it is located. I'm not rooting for you to fail, I'm just stating my opinion based on what I have seen, that it is a pipedream that will not be realized. But I would be glad to be proven wrong. Oh, and regarding your twisted logic, you need to be successful 'first' before you can blame that on why people are antagonizing you. (you cant claim success on something that isnt even done, ala G. Bush - Mission Accomplished jpg) The reality is, it is your piss poor personality/online persona that drive people to dislike you. Look at jamie, he has had a lot of success, and you dont see people being "bothered" or taking stabs at him? Because he has a likable personality. You do not. And I will once again dismiss your insults on intellect. It is akin to a downs kid calling someone retarded.

Yea, he changed out the rear suspension (and rearend as well) the following week, haha. Doing so made him pick up ~0.3s on his avg time, and about 5mph...

Oh, i forgot I had this thread, I just posted the video in the stickied vid/pic thread... but here it is again... here is one he did earlier with me on street tires... amazing how much slower it looks, hahaha. (dont know anything about the truck, but the 350z is a 500whp single turbo car)

I think I posted the video/story of my race with a GT42 Single turbo Supra a few weeks ago, here is another video of that race.... here is one he did earlier with me on street tires... amazing how much slower it looks, hahaha.

^^^gets it... and got the post in before me. PS, IMO this is nothing but a good thing.... Wiggles is a loud person, and was bringing nothing but bad drama to IPS's doorstep. Now IPS can get back to doing what they do... and ACTUALLY putting badass cars in the 6's at 200mph... while the "stig" (fucking retarded ass ripoff of a name for a car) will continue to be a pipedream...

Damn you guys are slow.... The owner of PT, who was merging with IPS, backed out and is going into "business" with wiggles. Since the lambo was at IPS's shop at the same time as the pending "merge" of the two companies and the didnt happen, "Nate" is saying that it was "his" work, and not "IPS's"... therefore, according to one "part owner" of IPS (aka Nate, aka PT) there is no bill, since it was "PTs"... get it? On the other side, the "owners" of IPS are probably rightfully upset about the entire shitfuck of a situation, and think they ARE owed some money since the car was worked on under IPS's roof under the pretense that PT was part of IPS.... My guess is this will only be settled in a court house.... Weird, not knowing a god damn person, or having an "inside" man... i used common sense, and bet I am pretty damn close to the accurate....