Mon 6th Sep 2004 04:29pm
Another Busy Day Today...
(Steve Hoelscher (Huntsville, Alabama))
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Mon 6th Sep 2004 04:29pm
Another Busy Day Today...
(Steve Hoelscher (Huntsville, Alabama))

Well, I got to run the Supra at a local autocross at Nashville
sunday. The car did pretty well but was loose on corner exit
under power. Other than that I was pleased with its
performance. So, me being me, and never completely satified, I
decided today to swap the TRD clutch type limited slip that was
in the car for a more foregiving Torsen/Gleason unit.
This should cure the corner exit oversteer as the TRD unit locks
pretty hard and acts more like a locked rear end and thus power
oversteer on tighter corners.
The car also had the rear swaybar off a turbo supra which is
slightly stiffer than the standard non-turbo bar. I swapped it
for the smaller bar as an added measure.
I tossed both the turbo rear bar and a TRD front bar (1.25" -
stock is 1.125") in the van to take with me just in case. Got
home and loaded the van for nationals. I leave in 5 days.
I think the car will be quite good. If my test in Nashville is
any indication, then I may do better than I thought with the
car.
Steve
1x4