Protege03ak46's Build Thread

[Protege03ak46]

Weather got better today....

Lovin the meatyness.

 

[rar40941]

Damn bro ur Fitment is so on point it's amazing

 

[Lewis7789]

Are these still your current specs?

- 5Zigen FN01R-C White centers and polished lip.
Front:
-17x8 +25 with 205/40s
-~1.5 degrees of camber
-rolled fenders
Rear:
-17x9 +35 with 215/40s
-~2.5 degrees of camber

 

[Protege03ak46]

- 5Zigen FN01R-C White centers and polished lip.
Front:
-17x8 +25 with 215/40s
-2.3 degrees of camber
-rolled fenders
Rear:
-17x9 +35 with 215/40s
-1.25 degrees of camber

Fixed

 

[rar40941]

Y did u add more camber in the front and less in the rear shouldn't it be opposite lol

 

[Protege03ak46]

Nope, more in the front is how it should be with any car. Dint exactly feel like writing huge explanation right now, so you'll just have to trust me. Lol

 

[rar40941]

Alot of drift cars do that I think I get it though

 

[Lewis7789]

Nice specs and good explanation, Adam. Haha Those wheels/tires look really good with your fenders. IMHO, of course.

 

[Protege03ak46]

Thanks Evan!

When I left work tonight I realized that not one of my dash lights worked. Which is odd considering they worked this morning. Does anyone happen to know if they run off of a desperate circuit or are piggy backed with the cigarette lighter or something? Otherwise I get to dig into wiring diagrams at work tomorrow :/

 

[Protege03ak46]

Looked it up on alldata, no fuses out. Traced the power wire from the fuse box to dash and discovered it worked its way loose. New terminal installed and all fixed. It's so nice to know what your doing sometimes.

 

[rar40941]

Nice man it's always funny to get stuff don without working to hard at it

 

[Tamn]

FWD's don't need them, there pointless

Wings DO function on FWDS, they are not pointless. Downforce is downforce whether or not your car is FWD or RWD doesn't make a whole lot of difference when downforce is the goal.

Their was an excellent article in Grassroots Racing about this sometime in the last year.

**When I see wrong aero advice I can't help but post**

 

[bikingpro5]

Wings DO function on FWDS, they are not pointless. Downforce is downforce whether or not your car is FWD or RWD doesn't make a whole lot of difference when downforce is the goal.

Their was an excellent article in Grassroots Racing about this sometime in the last year.

**When I see wrong aero advice I can't help but post**

Umm i believe you missed the rest of that post.

I know someone is thinking it, so I'm gonna clear up a few things.

FWD's don't need them, there pointless
First, what is the number one problem that almost every fwd suffers from? Understeer. Under acceleration, weight transfers to the the rear, causing the front to lift. How do you fix this? Higher rear spring rate compared to front. So say your coils come from the factory
With 7k front and 5k rear. An ideal spring rate would actually be closer to 7ront and 10k rear because less transfer to the rear equals more grip at the front. The reason coilover manufactures don't do this is due to rear end stability, or lack there of. Anything above 60 is just terrifying. Well the cure is a wing. You get to keep that high rear spring rate for low speed corners and you gain rear end stability by the added weight created by the rear down force created by the wing. That's it.

They don't do anything but slow you down-
Actually depending on the angle of attack, you can change the drag created by the wing. Some can even eliminate drag all together.

 

[Tamn]

Umm i believe you missed the rest of that post.

No I did not, and especially in FWD racing cars the rear ends get VERRRRY LIGHT and want to slide around, a wing helps immensely, they are NOT useless.

 

[MakeMeGoFast]

Wings DO function on FWDS, they are not pointless. Downforce is downforce whether or not your car is FWD or RWD doesn't make a whole lot of difference when downforce is the goal.

Their was an excellent article in Grassroots Racing about this sometime in the last year.

**When I see wrong aero advice I can't help but post**

What advice are you referring to as wrong?

 

[Protege03ak46]

How do I put this.....

FWD's don't need them,there pointless ---- this is what un-informed people think about wings

First, what is the number one problem that almost every fwd suffers from? Understeer. Under acceleration, weight transfers to the the rear, causing the front to lift. How do you fix this? Higher rear spring rate compared to front. So say your coils come from the factory With 7k front and 5k rear. An ideal spring rate would actually be closer to 7ront and 10k rear because less transfer to the rear equals more grip at the front. The reason coilover manufactures don't do this is due to rear end stability, or lack there of. Anything above 60 is just terrifying. Well the cure is a wing. Youget to keep that high rear spring rate for low speed corners and you gain rear end stability by the added weight created by the rear down force created by the wing. That's it. ---- this is where I explain the un-informed the truth about how wings actually do work and serve a purpose

 

[SimonFs]

Just went through the whole thread, good job man. And props for doing you despite the hate

 

[rar40941]

How do I put this.....

FWD's don't need them,there pointless ---- this is what un-informed people think about wings

First, what is the number one problem that almost every fwd suffers from? Understeer. Under acceleration, weight transfers to the the rear, causing the front to lift. How do you fix this? Higher rear spring rate compared to front. So say your coils come from the factory With 7k front and 5k rear. An ideal spring rate would actually be closer to 7ront and 10k rear because less transfer to the rear equals more grip at the front. The reason coilover manufactures don't do this is due to rear end stability, or lack there of. Anything above 60 is just terrifying. Well the cure is a wing. Youget to keep that high rear spring rate for low speed corners and you gain rear end stability by the added weight created by the rear down force created by the wing. That's it. ---- this is where I explain the un-informed the truth about how wings actually do work and serve a purpose

Adam so legit man hella smart

 

[Protege03ak46]

Finally got around to painting my interior and cage. I got a few other little mods going in up front so I'll wait till its all don't to post pics. For now, here's the trunk

Before:

After:

 

[rar40941]

Nice looks good man ^