RideTech 33 VS Lamborghini

[coolwelder62]

Awesome Bret.Those great RideTech coil over's really make a big differant's.

[MattO]

Originally Posted by -George-

What, that simple... no custom fabrication etc needed to increase torsional rigidity and so forth?

How do you get the down force to stick to the ground to go through corners hard like exotics?

Cant be as simple as open a catalog... If it was... why doesnt everybody just make enzo like Muscle cars.

They do, but the higher up the food chain you aim, the more expensive it gets. It has been documented here by Mark and Steve that muscle cars with properly modified suspension, sticky tires, and the right driver, can push well over 1g through corners.

The beauty of the age we live in is that guys with pencils behind their ears and engineering degrees on their walls have a passion for hot rods and going fast. Companies like Ridetech employ some of the best engineers around in order to design and build a product that delivers performance that FAR exceeds the factory parts.

Better aero, handling packages, powertrains, all of it is available, from a catalog. God bless

[wiedemab]

Brett - - just out o curiosity, has Factory Five put any thought to making some changes to the car similar to what you guys did to get it to be as capable as it is? I know you and your team put a ton of engineering, machining and fab time into the alterations to get it to your liking.

Very Cool that it smoked a Lambo!

[millertime179]

congrats! very well deserved for a great group of guys. The 33 has improved alot and i think it will be the car to beat at all the events this year.

kevin miller

[bret]

Originally Posted by Finch

The Ridetech 33 is full of Ridetech parts. If you want your 69 to do the same all you have to do is open up the Ridetech catalog

Yeah, what he said!

In reality..OEM manufacturers must build cars to accomomodate a huge variety of talent levels. I built the 33 to my particular taste a and talent level [whatever that might be]. Therefore I have a built in level of familiarity with my car. BUT...it wasn't me driving...it was a great driver with NO seat time in that car [for whatever that is worth].

In english...YES, I think we can spank an Lambo [or Ferrari, or Porsche, or whatever] on the track with the 33. In the overall driving experience on the road for a wide variety of uninformed drivers...who knows? Opinions [and checkbooks] rule!

My car makes ME smile. Thats all i can accomomplish!

[bret]

Originally Posted by -George-

What, that simple... no custom fabrication etc needed to increase torsional rigidity and so forth?

How do you get the down force to stick to the ground to go through corners hard like exotics?

Cant be as simple as open a catalog... If it was... why doesnt everybody just make enzo like Muscle cars.

Opening the RideTech catalog is only the first step. I would LOVE to tell you all that all you have to do to be FAST is order the appropriate part numbers. In reality, that is only the first step. THEN...you need to learn to drive...get in LOTS of seat time...and figure out the rest of your car.

I'm thinking that in reality if I were to get in Finch's car [or him in mine] that the results would be...interesting/disappointing. We would both look like rank amatueurs until we learned exactly what that particular car was capable of.

My Factory Five 33 has a HUGE amount of custom fabrication to make it what I want it to be...but reality no more than most people do to a 69 Camaro to make it as fast as what we all expect. In short...it's a HOTROD...just like most others on this forum. Changes, tweaks, improvements [real or perceived] and refinements to produce the results that I desire. The only difference between my car and most of the others on the track [or on this forum] is the amount of time and experience I am able to devote to that end. [remember, it IS supposed to be my job!] Is it relevant to your [Camaro-Mustang-Chevelle, whatever-mobile]? I hope so. [at least that is what I am counting on!]

Direction...yes. Absolute road map...probably not.

It IS, however...still fun!

[bret]

Short version...YES, David Smith [President of Factory Five] and I have have had detailed conversations about shocks and swaybars to integrate into their production vehicles. He is a true hotrodder and racer who is always looking to improve his product.

[67zo6Camaro]

Love the shot of him warming up the tires around the road course. I can only imagine his smile

[bret]

Originally Posted by 67zo6Camaro

Love the shot of him warming up the tires around the road course. I can only imagine his smile

That dude got a lot faster in that car in a shorter amount on time than I did all last summer...

I'm thinking if he had 50 laps in my car he would embarrass me by a LOT!

[headcase]

Well thank you for that. I really like that (1933?) hot rod. Looks cartoon like but still, mean. Definitely chose the right shade of paint for it.

So if people don't mind me asking, whats up with all the HOTCHKIS, XV, and others that produce Pro-Touring cars. They are not cheap by any means, 20k can go into a suspension like nothing, and still it is not what this hot-rod is doing off RideTech. Is RideTech like the 'top' of the food chain on this stuff or what.

I looked at their website. 8000 pretty much buys a Level 3 suspension setup. Through companies like Hotchkis or XV Motorsports (which I am more farmiliar with), for a full suspension package = 20,000. Something does not add up in my brain here...