My Camaro "70" LS3+T56 Track & Drifting, Lot of pics and vids

[MikkoV]

Originally Posted by Chad-1stGen

Did I read earlier correctly? You added what looks to be huge gains in turning radius and are using a 2.5 turn rack and pinion? That looks straight nuts! Is that 2.5 turns lock to lock or from center lol?

Basically not, Rack is from Volvo 240, in normal little over 7" racks travelling distance wheels turn about 40deg to 40deg, but i had made custom infernals to it. 2.5 turns from lock to lock instead of about 3.5 turns, so it´s faster than original. But it also has longer racks axle with more teeths and 11" total travel. So when wheels turn from 60deg to 60deg it takes over well over 3 turns from lock to lock.

Dunno does my explanation make any sense...

[MikkoV]

It would be time to try normal track racing instead of drifting.

What would be recommended spring rates to this to rear-end? So it weights less than 1400kg= about 3050lbs race ready with driver and ratio about 50/50 front/rear. Four links at rear and coil-overs.

If i remember correctly i have used 600lbs/inch springs in drifting but how much softer when trying to get grip. Nothing else fancy to suspension at this point, just springs and front sway bar back in it´s place.

[mikespeed95]

Have you tried it yet with bigger tires all the way around?

Typically the trade-off for steering angle you'll setup the car's suspension to understeer as well to create stability at a higher slip-angle...which is convenient, because when you add some front tire back into the equation you end up with a decent amount of front bite and a car that responds to input really well around a corner.

Was going to ask also, did you ditch the steering box just for convenience as far as getting steering parts over there?

[MikkoV]

No i haven´t and don´t think that i will. Front geometry has been thought that way that this is tyre size and wheel offset i will use. If i change somethink tyres will contact something in bigger angles. It´s quite well balanced with 205 R888 Toyos at front and 245 sponsor tyres rear. But still noticibly oversteering, that´s way i want it.

Steering mod´s. No i didn´t basically even thought at sticking with steering box. I didn´t realize how i could manage to get over 50degrees angle with good ackerman behaviour and not to have over-fast steering in max steering angles. Main reason for this in my mind is center bars front-back movement.

Plus one reason it is unsensitive feel, in my opinion.

[MikkoV]

Few newer clips if some´s interested, from last race driven.

More entertaining, most of camaro at the end.



And more documentic with just my driving and all tandem runs. Major fail at 4:40, handbrake fell apart there...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDwFY5p3zwM&

[WSSix]

Car sounded great! It's cool to hear all the small boosted engines with their turbos whining like hell but there's still no replacing a V8 that's being romped on.

How did you do in the competition?

[MikkoV]

Was fourth in that competition, in Tandem runs moved up on Top16 until in Top4 that handbrake broke and had loong straightening when following. Lost that couple and in Bronze battle against that big black Toyota just ****ed up otherwise, it was lot slower on wet track, i did go too close and made couple mistakes with my line and spinned.

Car sound Recently got new sponsor, and having new exhaust to it. It´s now got just individual 3" pipes with one small mufflers at back. Think that will do x-pipe and pipesize 2.5" all the way or behind that X.

[Jay Hilliard]

Very cool vids. Nothing like the v8 sound among the 4 bangers with turbo's etc.

[MikkoV]

Finnish season over, i did placed fifth at overall points in Finnish National drift championship series, i may be wrong but it may be first real national series driven under FIA. About 30 drivers... Not so bad, but not the way i planned it offcourse.

Cars are getting faster and faster, pretty much all top10 cars are in 600-800hp range, im struggling against with my barely over 500hp, funny still, Camaro is lighter than most of other cars. But i´m in need of supercharger if planning to run series next year with somesord of goals in mind, or trying to make 100-150hp more an N/A but, let´s see what i come up next winter...

Otherwise car is good, pretty well balanced and i have pretty much grip and speed in reserve if just would have power to spin those wheels, fast tracks which accelerate toward finish are pain...

Somesord of videoclip from last race, i did drive my this season only podium race in this, placed second. Other bests were 2 fourth places...

But here´s the film, no one don´t watch whole 14min so quick guide on my battles

Top 16 in 5:20 against Pasi Koliseva and his Toyota Celica ST20? with ~600hp 1JZ

Top8 in 8:20 against Henri Haanpää and his Toyota JZX90, 2JZ about 600hp, that following was probably my best with this car.

Top4 in 9:50 against Marko Kivi, Lexus IS200 and 2JZ, 640hp if i remember right
Top4 OMT at 11:20

Final in 13:35 agains real rookie of the year, Harri Kosunen (won the Championship) with Skyline R33 with supercharged LS2 and 670hp. It is two time Finnish championship car by previous owner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILntruGzh-U&

Incar from first test on dry track, pretty ****ty runs have to say

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYSqW6x0i9Y&

Another vid from last race...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...6diHVIA#t=697s


Im open for ideas how to make reliable N/A 100hp more on this 475whp LS3, now just cam, exhaust and standalone ecu. Best idea in my mind is Procharger D1 series an E85 fuel. Ok it should be good for atleast 700hp but...

[MikkoV]

Project 2012:

It´s time for small rebuild and few bigger upgrades.

I wont be posting pics and storys to so many forums as earlier,

But who´s interested, join Autoviitala drifting team facebook group and you´ll see pics and stories, no add´s and useless posts. I´ll start writing posts also english starting now.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/42830947301/


Plans:
-Add 1 Paxton Novi 2200SL Centrifugal supercharger, with Corvette C6 brackets from ECS.
-Fuel -> E85, few upgrades regarding to that, KMS EV14 1210cc injectors
-Car front end -> RS, add front spoiler
-Repaint and new graphix
-To rear BC Racing Coil-overs
-Small changes and adjustments to front end geometry
-Rear brake calibers wilwood dynalite -> superlite
-Maybe small upgrage to engine bottom end, ARP & ACL