Best Vendor To Buy Ohlins?
Oct 5, 2018, 05:50 AM
#49
The 10 is heavier (at least 2 hundred #'s) & the 4B11 makes less power (on the avg build) and has the same basic suspension configuration & mounts as the CT9A (even as a lower quality stamped steel rear suspension cross beam)
What exactly is making it a faster, better handling platform
What exactly is making it a faster, better handling platform
Oct 5, 2018, 07:41 AM
#50
EvoM Guru
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Chassis is stiffer. Improved suspension geometry. The AYC is a big factor in making the car turn very well.
I disagree with the sentiment that the 4b11 makes less power for similar builds.
I disagree with the sentiment that the 4b11 makes less power for similar builds.
Especially at stock turbo bolt on levels. I have a whole directory of dyno charts to prove that.
Oct 5, 2018, 07:59 AM
#52
In STU, doesnt the X have better OEM boost control to get more boost than the CT9A is able to get?
I do feel the AYC in the rear is what really helps the X over the 8/9 in more stock trim levels. Once you get heavily modified its performance benefits seem to be reduced, but when in the mid level bolt-on range it seems to help get the car rotating in the right areas (mid corner)
I do feel the AYC in the rear is what really helps the X over the 8/9 in more stock trim levels. Once you get heavily modified its performance benefits seem to be reduced, but when in the mid level bolt-on range it seems to help get the car rotating in the right areas (mid corner)
Oct 5, 2018, 08:42 AM
#53
EvoM Guru
iTrader: (1)
Yeah, the X has dual solenoids, so you can get like 24psi out of it with an HFC or test pipe.
Oct 5, 2018, 08:50 AM
#54
My bad on the X being 200lbs plus heavier. Certainly has been proven, by you guys, as a non factor (again, what do i know?)
Oct 6, 2018, 12:06 AM
#55
EvoM Community Team Leader
I was told by Mike @ RRE that the Evo x chassis is as stiff as a CT9A with a full cage installed. IMO the 4b11t is clearly a better engine. As would be expected considering the 4g63 was designed in the 70’s, granted it was improved over the years. Everyone has a different "better" though so it's kind of a subjective claim.
Oct 6, 2018, 09:45 AM
#56
Evolving Member
In STU, doesnt the X have better OEM boost control to get more boost than the CT9A is able to get?
I do feel the AYC in the rear is what really helps the X over the 8/9 in more stock trim levels. Once you get heavily modified its performance benefits seem to be reduced, but when in the mid level bolt-on range it seems to help get the car rotating in the right areas (mid corner)
I do feel the AYC in the rear is what really helps the X over the 8/9 in more stock trim levels. Once you get heavily modified its performance benefits seem to be reduced, but when in the mid level bolt-on range it seems to help get the car rotating in the right areas (mid corner)
Some people from our region reported that AYC feel more synthetic and they prefer RS rear differential
We get AYC since day 1(We have EVO from EVO 1~3)
Oct 9, 2018, 04:41 PM
#57
I was told by Mike @ RRE that the Evo x chassis is as stiff as a CT9A with a full cage installed. IMO the 4b11t is clearly a better engine. As would be expected considering the 4g63 was designed in the 70’s, granted it was improved over the years. Everyone has a different "better" though so it's kind of a subjective claim.
Oct 10, 2018, 09:35 PM
#58
No doubt the CZ4A has a number of advantages over its predecessor. I never thought cooling was one of them. I've just always heard the opposite.
Tougher to evacuate heat from the area with highest concentration of heat - exhaust ports on firewall side. No?
OP it sounds like you are all sorted out here. For future thread readers, another great motorsports suspension tuning/service facility would be Inertia Lab out of TX. Great guys over there, built me an awesome set of Tractive dampers for my HPDE focused AP1. http://www.inertialaboratory.com/
Tougher to evacuate heat from the area with highest concentration of heat - exhaust ports on firewall side. No?
OP it sounds like you are all sorted out here. For future thread readers, another great motorsports suspension tuning/service facility would be Inertia Lab out of TX. Great guys over there, built me an awesome set of Tractive dampers for my HPDE focused AP1. http://www.inertialaboratory.com/
Jan 27, 2019, 04:48 PM
#60
So did my first track day at BW CW13 yesterday with the Ohlins. Night and difference from before but hard to say exactly how much different considering we put more camber front and rear (3.5 front 2.5 rear) along with Dallas's knuckles. I was hitting the 2:00-2:01 mark consistently. High speed steady state I could carry much more speed and turn in harder towards the apex where with the old coils and alignment I would have to back off the throttle to get it to turn in towards the apex or else it would push.
I know there is quite a bit more time left on the table with this setup as I was having issues shifting down from 5th to 4th due to a shifter issue so I was just riding 4th gear near redline in a few sections I know I could get into and hold 5th gear in. Also, my brake pedal went a bit soft at during my second session and we couldn't get it back to full pressure after 2 bleeds. They were still working good but I lost about a third of the travel before it would start to bite which made me lose a little confidence coming into the high speed braking turns. Maybe that's due to the higher speeds I'm able to maintain and causing me to have to brake harder which is putting my setup to the test?
I'll be installing my CAE shifter, working out the bugs with my brakes (EVO X front's & stock rears) and going back in a month so I'm looking forward to getting a full taste of what she can do. Hopefully the weather stays nice and we don't have any mechanical issues.
I know there is quite a bit more time left on the table with this setup as I was having issues shifting down from 5th to 4th due to a shifter issue so I was just riding 4th gear near redline in a few sections I know I could get into and hold 5th gear in. Also, my brake pedal went a bit soft at during my second session and we couldn't get it back to full pressure after 2 bleeds. They were still working good but I lost about a third of the travel before it would start to bite which made me lose a little confidence coming into the high speed braking turns. Maybe that's due to the higher speeds I'm able to maintain and causing me to have to brake harder which is putting my setup to the test?
I'll be installing my CAE shifter, working out the bugs with my brakes (EVO X front's & stock rears) and going back in a month so I'm looking forward to getting a full taste of what she can do. Hopefully the weather stays nice and we don't have any mechanical issues.