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I had the standard Ground Control Eibachs on there (350/215 I think). Knowing the front springs were stronger than the rear gave me the bright idea of reversing them. With the AWR bar set to maximum ass damage it was one helluva machine. Unfortunately about the time I made something finally fast...

Don't feel bad about my car, feel good about my ass! No rear sway and OEM bushings and OEM springs... its like floating on a cloud... Oh btw did you know you don't need spring compressors to put the OEM springs back onto the strut assembly? Especially in the rear. Just push on them... damn...

Oh yeah! The front wheels just will not track straight. Thanks to the now trapazoidal wheels and the extra help'n of toe the thing is just crazy. Until the new tires (and subsequent alignment) happen though its for around town use only. Turn in is so fast you gotta keep both hands on the...

So I had my AWR go fast parts and some ground controls and one killer alignment going for me. In an effort to be able to drive the damn car again I gave all that up and went back to OEM... except without a rear sway bar, left my brakes in autocross mode (because thats always good) and I'm...

Well holy crap, Andy learns how to post his videos finally. Good to see that bandwidth isn't going to waste.

I was never allowed to rallycross it because my wife though I'd screw it up in some crazy mud filled accident. But now that the car is missing damn near all the things that made it good for autocross and the paint is all screwed up to hell and back anyways I think I'll get the green light to...

Well my car is almost finished. And by finished I mean its being turned into a daily driver. I haven't autocrossed since early June and I'm pretty sure I still came in 2nd in STX locally... I'm not an SCCA member anymore and have no interest in racing again until the political bullcrap in my...

Its not the struts. CGs have 350lb front spring rates and 215lb rear. Thats double your OEM spring rate. The good news is the springs are Eibach ERS so if you really just want to have a lower ride but can't stand the fact that you bought a racing coilover system for cosmetic reasons just sell...

I don't think the MSP will do as well in GS as you think. The MP3 didn't even make a dent in GS the last few years. And the MSP would not be the lightest, most powerful GS car running by any means. I think it would fit in well in GS but not dominate, at least not at a nationals level against...

Let this be a call for an opportunity for all you MSP stock class autocrossers... start writing your letters to the SEB right now to get the MSP bumped down to GS. It could be a really nice GS car. Now that the 05 Mini S is staying in GS there is no excuse. The new mini has 163HP a front LSD...

Whatchyu talking about Andy? You got the password, you got the username... I showed you how to link them. What else do you need you crazy seaman! email me at distanttea@hotmail.com if you need more info about how to use the site. Good run btw... looks like you were pushing a bit too much...

Well for starters its easiest if you leave out the spaces. You can do spaces in your file name but then you gotta do all that %2% bulls***. I edited them for you. Your files are just under http://www.scapaflowracing.com/filename.wmv Or to make a particular example...

I didn't give up on STX as much as my wallet gave up on me. I still think the car can be competitive in STX. I just don't have anywhere near the money to keep doing it... or race at all for that matter... or eat good solid meals everyday.... or get that replacement hip I've been eyeing. KC...

The problem being people still think Bose is the highest quality audio available... its all in the PR. If Bose does the brochure correctly you'll see all kinds of stupid cars running around with a 10" wheel gap... tires squeeling on every corner. People still buy that crap, they'll buy this...

Yeah I have no problem with magnetic assisted shock to vary shock dynamics... hell I have no problem with ultra high tech single tube suspension units that use electromechnical movement to simulate spring and shock response. The bose unit is NONE of those. All the bose unit is doing is stopping...