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Forum: C5 Parts for Sale/Wanted
08-14-2023, 02:24 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 194
Posted By Solofast

Need a set of stock C5 Z06 Rear Sway Bar Bushings

The title says it all, looking for a set of stock rubber rear bar bushings for a C5 Z. If you have a decent set send me a PM or an Email

Thanks
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
07-22-2023, 09:20 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 652
Posted By Solofast

Yup, 9.5 & 10.5 an A/S setup with DA Konis and...

Yup, 9.5 & 10.5 an A/S setup with DA Konis and front bar adjustment. I don't mind a sloppy tire. You just gotta lead it a bit more I'll give up precision for grip. Used to run tall tires on my...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
07-22-2023, 05:50 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 652
Posted By Solofast

Pressures for A052's

Finally got the 295/35/18's for the rear of my C5Z yesterday, Only place that had them was Priority Tire. Tire Rack and Discount were out of stock and not coming in until 2nd week of August IF I was...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
07-09-2023, 04:14 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,525
Posted By Solofast

If he's going to gut the car and start from the...

If he's going to gut the car and start from the frame up why not buy a an older GT-1 car and just go thru it. You'd have a safe stiff chassis, you can build whatever motor you want to suit your...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
07-09-2023, 08:31 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 624
Posted By Solofast

Thanks, that's the kind of input I was looking...

Thanks, that's the kind of input I was looking for. I'll call Tire Rack in the morning and change my order. As you've noted there are a lot more things to consider than just width. When i was...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
07-08-2023, 07:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 624
Posted By Solofast

295 vs 315 A052's for rears on a C5Z

The recommended 315's are on back order at the Tire Rack and were scheduled to arrive about now. They texted and said the due date is now 8/8 and that's pushing it, if they don't show up I'll be up...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
07-03-2023, 02:03 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,525
Posted By Solofast

Let's keep this on the straight and narrow... ...

Let's keep this on the straight and narrow...

The OP asked which C5 he would pick for a track day car. In a subsequent post he noted that he's not super serious and that likely means he probably...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
06-24-2023, 08:50 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 766
Posted By Solofast

Tire overheating is the pits... Learned that one...

Tire overheating is the pits... Learned that one the hard way in 1991.. For 2 years before that I was the fastest one driver car in SS. Roger Johnson pulled me aside and pointed it out (I hadn't...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
06-23-2023, 07:47 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 766
Posted By Solofast

Perfect

Perfect, Many thanks,

I didn't think the 315's would fit in the back but that sounds good.

Your experience with the 295's on the front is the same as we found a long time ago on Yok' with the...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
06-21-2023, 07:47 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 766
Posted By Solofast

Hot setup for a C5 Z in AS

What wheels are being used for A Street for a C5Z? In looking at tire spec's in the rear I can use the stock wheels and fit 295 Yok's and they run wide and are about the same tread width as the 305...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
07-12-2020, 07:33 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,342
Posted By Solofast

Exactly!!!

Exactly!! At lower steering angles it doesn't matter so road racers never saw it as a problem. With later C4's you could feel the front end wash out once you went past a certain steering angle and if...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
05-21-2020, 10:04 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,103
Posted By Solofast

Getting there is half the fun

Here are a couple of pic of my most recent racing rig.. I didn't have a tow vehicle but had the hitch on the Corvette from towing race tires, so I just use the Corvette. The trailer is custom made...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
04-12-2020, 04:10 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 6,931
Posted By Solofast

JW knows whereof he speaks. Nothing like real...

JW knows whereof he speaks. Nothing like real world experience. Aftermarket torque converters are set up to allow higher lockup speed than stock. This gives them more torque multiplication at lower...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
04-02-2020, 10:39 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 6,931
Posted By Solofast

If you had any real experience with autocross you...

If you had any real experience with autocross you wouldn't even be talking about an A6. While there have been some people who've been successful in automatics, they are a real disadvantage in...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
03-28-2020, 04:04 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 6,931
Posted By Solofast

Both are great guys, Roger (often referred to at...

Both are great guys, Roger (often referred to at the "original") Johnson is indeed in the SCCA Hall of Fame. He not only won multiple SCCA championships, but also won everything in NCCC for years. ...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
03-28-2020, 03:27 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 6,931
Posted By Solofast

Like I said, no clue as to the level of effort...

Like I said, no clue as to the level of effort that it takes to be competitive in this sport. I'm done
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
03-28-2020, 03:19 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 6,931
Posted By Solofast

There are two Roger Johnson's. You got the wrong...

There are two Roger Johnson's. You got the wrong one. The one I was referring to was from Fostoria Ohio and was famous (or infamous as we all know) since he won (I think) about 5 SCCA National...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
03-27-2020, 10:01 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 6,931
Posted By Solofast

Roger Johnson (look him up if you don't already...

Roger Johnson (look him up if you don't already know the name) tells this story about his first couple of autocrosses...

He went to his first autocross event and thought that he'd be competitive...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
02-14-2019, 08:43 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,722
Posted By Solofast

I had a first gen RX-7 that had manual steering...

I had a first gen RX-7 that had manual steering about a 50/50 weight distribution and the car weighed 2500 pounds. The tires were 215's... Autocrossing the car the first event of the season would...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
02-10-2019, 06:42 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,207
Posted By Solofast

Of course it "feels" tighter. Lower profile...

Of course it "feels" tighter. Lower profile tires make the steering much sharper. I went from 70 series tires on my wife's 626 sport coupe in the 80's to a set of 50 series low profile Goodyear's...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
02-10-2019, 11:57 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,207
Posted By Solofast

Pretty much agree with all that Matthew is saying...

Pretty much agree with all that Matthew is saying his alignment is right on. You can go to a tad bit of toe out in the front for track or autocross but it will eat tires on the street. One thing that...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
12-27-2018, 08:11 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 5,697
Posted By Solofast

CCM is good, there's folks there that run strong....

CCM is good, there's folks there that run strong. Problem with NCCC is there classes are so fractured (we used to joke that there were different classes for each color) that typically there isn't...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
12-26-2018, 09:14 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 5,697
Posted By Solofast

In CAM you can mod the cone shaped spacers that...

In CAM you can mod the cone shaped spacers that hold the support rods and get more caster too. Obviously in stock you can't do that, and that was also illegal in BSP, but it would be an easy mod in...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
12-25-2018, 11:23 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 5,697
Posted By Solofast

It mostly depends on where you're going to run...

It mostly depends on where you're going to run more events. I tended to run a lot more SCCA events because that was my background before getting into vettes and because that was where the higher...
Forum: Autocrossing & Roadracing
12-25-2018, 01:09 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 5,697
Posted By Solofast

Adjustable shocks aren't allowed in NCCC G1.. I...

Adjustable shocks aren't allowed in NCCC G1.. I always used Bilstein's there and won a G1 class at convention in low speed in 93 (came in 2nd in high speed) and then won Class and group 1 in both...
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