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Originally Posted by David Pozzi
TCI has been building street rod stuff for a long time and their market niche is low buck bread and butter builds. Their sub reflects this in using a Mustang II type spindle they make themselves instead of using an Aluminum Corvette assembly. There is a small weight penalty for using more steel parts but it may only be a few lbs. I drove their Camaro at the test and it was easy and pleasant to drive at an autocross. Their choice of springs was on the stiff side and I suggested they soften the spring rates to help that. The TCI car was just built prior to the Super Chevy test, and as far as tuning goes, they were quite fortunate to do so well in their first test, and should have a better ride compromise as far as springs, bars, and shocks after running the car more, - which they plan on doing.
David
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Thanks for the clarification about the spring rates on the TCI Camaro Dave.
The springs rates that were used that day were 50 lbs heavier front and 100 lbs heavier rear than what is in the car now. The reason being is our car was completely untested 24 hours before the event so we had a bit of guess work for spring rates on our hands. We had plans to install the TigerCage and interior before the event so we sprung it a little heavy in preparation. Unfortunately, time did not allow these items to be installed or the springs to be changed before the event. Needless to say the springs that are in the car today are exactly what the customer will receive when they purchase a kit and it rides & handles much better now.
My thinking is if it ran that good untuned just wait til it is dialed in.
See you guys/gals in Vegas this weeked!
-J