Recent content by MikeGaynor

Because I don't have access to any decent live axles or spares and I think it's a backwards step in terms of unsprung weight and traction over uneven surfaces.

I'm happy to buy suspension software but need to know what I should be aiming for with anti squat... The whole thing confuses me. On one hand I have the theory that more squat means more weight transfer and more of the springs pushing my wheels vertically down, on the other hand less squat means...

Thanks Mike, that's the general idea for what I was going for anyway. Whilst not being an expert on drifting, hopefully you can help clarify my below thoughts re: squat. From reading elsewhere it seems that IRS is not as sensitive or effective with anti-squat but I still have to mount my...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzChg2Wetrg (I hope that link works) Excuse the poor quality but this was me a few years ago in the grey e30, it shows so well that I am losing ground on the opponent cars in every battle. The idea is for the chase car to show that they can be inches away...

Thanks for the reply Mike. I'll try and clarify on your questions. The car should be responsive to direction changes, and should have the grip/drive to push itself out of corners, but the spinning of the wheels is going to happen any way - there's no need to try and artifically sharpen the...

As above. I6's need an engine bay longer than a v8, or I4, and way longer than a V6. In times of old, an engine bay wasn't THAT long with an I6, but these days with crumple zones, air con, pedestrian safety and increased aerodynamics, the nose cone in front of the engine must be even...

Mike (and the rest of you) thanks for giving me a couple of days of reading to go through this whole topic. It's tricky for me to pull out the information I want though as I'm not a) american, b) driving a live axle, c) using double wishbone front end, or d) racing round an oval... But still...