Hope to take it to the next event. I should pull some good G's
Highest Lateral G’s
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Highest Lateral G’s
I got a new Toy – A Gtech Pro RR. On Goodyear Wide Ovals I can pull a constant 1.06 Gs lateral in both a right and left hand turn. At 1.06 the front tires are right at the edge of traction while the rears still holding tight!
Does anyone else have lateral load numbers?
Does anyone else have lateral load numbers?
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You used a standard circle? g-pad? What was your speed did it match what you measured on the g-tech? Thanks. I haven't tried it yet. The next event i will try to get on the g-pad, if they let me. I think stock camber settings would make a dif. vs all out race setting.
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My “Tests” were conducted in nice clean parking lot, so I didn’t have a painted circle to stay on..but.. having seen 200” skid pads I don’t think I was too far off. I was able to maintain 1.06 in over a full rev no sweat. I’ll have to go back and look at the run data to see my speed. My bet is that with stock camber settings you won’t get numbers as high as with allot of camber. I’m currently running -2.0 up front and -1.0 rear and fairly high spring rates
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From: If you don't weigh in you don't wrestle Road America
I got to use one at Road America a week or so ago and I was pulling
1.20 g left
1.19 g right
1.00 g under braking
0.56 g under acceleration
Those are all of my max's but it really is a cool tool, especially at the track I learned alot about my line and where I can push a little harder.
We used this in 2 Z06's and my C4 and we were all pretty similar except the Z's were at 0.59 and 0.60 under acceleration and closer to 0.80 under braking. (I'm a little harder on the brakes than the Z06 drivers.) But all in all it was cool compairing the differances.
1.20 g left
1.19 g right
1.00 g under braking
0.56 g under acceleration
Those are all of my max's but it really is a cool tool, especially at the track I learned alot about my line and where I can push a little harder.
We used this in 2 Z06's and my C4 and we were all pretty similar except the Z's were at 0.59 and 0.60 under acceleration and closer to 0.80 under braking. (I'm a little harder on the brakes than the Z06 drivers.) But all in all it was cool compairing the differances.
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Originally Posted by 96CollectorSport
I got to use one at Road America a week or so ago and I was pulling
1.20 g left
1.19 g right
1.00 g under braking
0.56 g under acceleration
1.20 g left
1.19 g right
1.00 g under braking
0.56 g under acceleration
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From: If you don't weigh in you don't wrestle Road America
I had 2 year old Kuhmo V700's on the rear and Toyo RA1's on the front.
Stock C4 (GS) Calipers and Wilwood A pads.
With it being the end of the year I was taking what I could get, next season I will start with a fresh set of 710's and I'm uprading to C5 calipers this winter, then I can run the Wilwood H pads that I want to.
The info on the G-tech is awsome for at the track, it tells you what your butt can't, now I know what turns I can push it more at and which ones I should leave alone.
I was especially interested in the Horsepower numbers that it came up with. The two Z06's that used the g-tech dynoed at 401 rwhp and 373 rwhp. The g-tech registered power numbers of 399 hp and 375 hp. So the hp numbers are very close together, both +/- 2 hp.
But it's a toy, just something else to keep me from doing what I should be doing, kind of like the forum.
Stock C4 (GS) Calipers and Wilwood A pads.
With it being the end of the year I was taking what I could get, next season I will start with a fresh set of 710's and I'm uprading to C5 calipers this winter, then I can run the Wilwood H pads that I want to.
The info on the G-tech is awsome for at the track, it tells you what your butt can't, now I know what turns I can push it more at and which ones I should leave alone.
I was especially interested in the Horsepower numbers that it came up with. The two Z06's that used the g-tech dynoed at 401 rwhp and 373 rwhp. The g-tech registered power numbers of 399 hp and 375 hp. So the hp numbers are very close together, both +/- 2 hp.
But it's a toy, just something else to keep me from doing what I should be doing, kind of like the forum.
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From: Buy USA products! Check the label! Employ Americans
Originally Posted by 96CollectorSport
But it's a toy, just something else to keep me from doing what I should be doing, kind of like the forum.
Most truthful thing I've read on the forum yet.
