Yep, it's in the trunk floor with puller fans inside. Water lines are run down the passenger side and I vaguely recall him mentioning there's some requirement for the type of line used since scalding hot fluid is running through the passenger compartment.

Yep, confirmed in the latest issue of Grassroots Motorsports in their street tire test. The revision was good for 0.5 second per lap faster at COTA in the One Lap CRX. Comments were that the revision improved the numb feeling of the 2015 tire.

 

That may be enough to put it over the RE71R in my book. The only thing I disliked was the sort of vague feeling.

 

Revised tires will supposedly carry a V speeding rating as opposed to the W rating of the current crop, so at least we'll be able to tell them apart.

Still no 265/35R18 though. The 255 is listed as 8.9" tread width on Tire Rack vs. the 9.6" of the 265 RE-71R, so that's probably not an option either.

 

So what's the story with Barbato driving an Evo at the DC Pro? Looks like he got top pax

 

Clutch on the new Z was slipping, they didn't have time to replace it between Pros.


Barbato was able to secure the co drive in the Evo. I haven't asked how well prepared Elam's car is yet. I know it has a tune, JRZs, and 265 RE71Rs.


Course was extremely favorable to cars that launch well. It was extraordinarily unbalanced and Barbato made the most of the opportunity.

 

On Facebook Nick mentioned that EVO was not prepared fully...I think he used word "under-prepared"

 

Yeah someone sent me a video of the launch chute. Wow..... Glad I wasn't there having to go up against awd, that's for sure.

 

June fastrack: http://cdn.growassets.net/user_files...pdf?1463758609

Biggest news I saw - LSDs potentially in STS and STF??

Maybe now is the time to advocate 1 limited slip for AWD cars.. if people want this to happen, now is a good and bad time - good in that they are looking at the lsd rule, bad in that prosolo results have been showing awds doing well. I still say we go for it, and be fairly organized about it so we can get a good # of letters sent

 

The evo already has 2 pretty decent LSD's...

 

they're okay, especially restacked, but an aftermarket would definitely give it a little bit more to go against the Z's and vettes

 

Unless you are driving the 03-04 Evo8.

 

Just put an 04 RS front diff in it. Problem solved.

 

That only works (legally) if you have a 2004 and you package convert the entire car to be an RS.

 

Yup, no update/backdate provisions in ST*

 

just realized to ask - provisions for running aftermarket oil pans in ST?