Wow I have been slacking on an update in here. Sorry guys.
So the first race at Pagoda was an interesting weekend. We had a very bad crash happen on the first run on saturday. I was one of the first 7 up the hill and then we ended up sitting for about 2 hours. Everyone was a little shaken up from it. We only got 3 runs saturday due to the delay, but the full 5 on sunday. Overall I got 2nd in my class which was a fun battle on Sunday. Some pics I stole from other people. I also forgot to turn on my go-pro all weekend.
IMG-3959 (1) by minthinrich, on Flickr
IMG-3958 by minthinrich, on Flickr
After the race I decided I needed to finally do something about the exhaust. I couldnt stand the look anymore of the 2 single tips, so I ordered another borla s-type. I think my old setup was the borla stinger. Anyway the new exhaust came in 2 days from amazon even tho it was said to be 1 week, so I threw it on right away. It sounds a lot better at full throttle and is just enough when cruising to not be noticed.
IMG-3969 by minthinrich, on Flickr
Pulled off the Targa to see if I liked driving without it which I can do at races. It was kinda cool but I will be keeping it bolted on. I bet it looked wild on the road tho.
IMG-4020 by minthinrich, on Flickr
Now for the exciting update. I was reading through my rule book once again to try and figure out hood vents and if they are legal or not. Still working on that one, but I did find an answer to something I thought I would have to jump to the next class for. Coilovers !
M.For cars originally equipped with transverse leaf springs, spring type
may be changed to a coil spring. Spring perches may be added to shock
absorbers for mounting coil springs in a “coilover” configuration.
I was originally going to go with the LG Motorsport Bilstein G2 coilovers, but after really thinking about it for my current driving level I didnt need $3500 coilovers. After reading a lot of reviews and looking around, I settled on some Silvers Neomax. I went with the upgraded swift springs in 12k/10K. The install really was not bad at all. The rears kind of suck with the upper mount. Front are 6" spring length, rears are 7" length just for size reference. C5s have very short shocks.
64961590140--BF0CA2A5-2490-4801-82F4-CEB2A48E10DF by minthinrich, on Flickr
64963298253--C3A79289-9CFC-43DC-A061-FB5D7D945FD5 by minthinrich, on Flickr
64963299238--17EE4B26-DBBE-4FD6-8925-86D8DDC78395 by minthinrich, on Flickr
So the first race at Pagoda was an interesting weekend. We had a very bad crash happen on the first run on saturday. I was one of the first 7 up the hill and then we ended up sitting for about 2 hours. Everyone was a little shaken up from it. We only got 3 runs saturday due to the delay, but the full 5 on sunday. Overall I got 2nd in my class which was a fun battle on Sunday. Some pics I stole from other people. I also forgot to turn on my go-pro all weekend.
IMG-3959 (1) by minthinrich, on Flickr
IMG-3958 by minthinrich, on Flickr
After the race I decided I needed to finally do something about the exhaust. I couldnt stand the look anymore of the 2 single tips, so I ordered another borla s-type. I think my old setup was the borla stinger. Anyway the new exhaust came in 2 days from amazon even tho it was said to be 1 week, so I threw it on right away. It sounds a lot better at full throttle and is just enough when cruising to not be noticed.
IMG-3969 by minthinrich, on Flickr
Pulled off the Targa to see if I liked driving without it which I can do at races. It was kinda cool but I will be keeping it bolted on. I bet it looked wild on the road tho.
IMG-4020 by minthinrich, on Flickr
Now for the exciting update. I was reading through my rule book once again to try and figure out hood vents and if they are legal or not. Still working on that one, but I did find an answer to something I thought I would have to jump to the next class for. Coilovers !
M.For cars originally equipped with transverse leaf springs, spring type
may be changed to a coil spring. Spring perches may be added to shock
absorbers for mounting coil springs in a “coilover” configuration.
I was originally going to go with the LG Motorsport Bilstein G2 coilovers, but after really thinking about it for my current driving level I didnt need $3500 coilovers. After reading a lot of reviews and looking around, I settled on some Silvers Neomax. I went with the upgraded swift springs in 12k/10K. The install really was not bad at all. The rears kind of suck with the upper mount. Front are 6" spring length, rears are 7" length just for size reference. C5s have very short shocks.
64961590140--BF0CA2A5-2490-4801-82F4-CEB2A48E10DF by minthinrich, on Flickr
64963298253--C3A79289-9CFC-43DC-A061-FB5D7D945FD5 by minthinrich, on Flickr
64963299238--17EE4B26-DBBE-4FD6-8925-86D8DDC78395 by minthinrich, on Flickr
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