Sunday, May 15, 2011

Debut Autocross

After a full day in the garage yesterday, D and I got the 240 all buttoned back up and running last night.  In spite of looming rain in the afternoon, I needed to see how it could handle some spirited driving.  An autocross was in order.  I only got 1 run in before the rain started coming down, but I've got a good idea of how it handles and what needs to be improved now.

First impressions?  The suspension feels VERY stiff.  Any kind of bump in the road feels pretty unsettling.  I need to check the damper adjusters and turn them to full soft.  If that doesn't help, then I'll have to come up with another solution.  Also, the turbo power transition is really smooth.  Not anything like the on-off of a big turbo.  However, I'm only running about 0.6 bar right now, which is below stock boost (due to no boost control solenoid valve).  I'm going to toss the HKS adjustable wastegate actuator arm on, so I can up the boost.









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