peter's canadian imola ZHP project

[az3579]

I learned to always "set up the car before the turn" i.e. be at your lowest speed and in the lowest gear you plan to be in so that you can accelerate through the turn without unsettling the car's balance/posture by having to shift or excessively modulate throttle, and heel and toe helps set that up.

I'm a trail-braker myself.

[Rovert]

Trailbraking in Peter's car would feel so nice and direct! The time when you can trailbrake into apex and just about shat yourself with hardly any skidmark is the most perfect corner you can make.

[az3579]

Trailbraking in Peter's car would feel so nice and direct! The time when you can trailbrake into apex and just about shat yourself with hardly any skidmark is the most perfect corner you can make.

If you're shatting yourself while trailbraking, you're doing it wrong. lol

[BMWCurves]

I'm a trail-braker myself.

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[slater]

love all this talk about double-clutching, rev-matching, heel-and-toeing, and trail braking. excellent.

car is going in for an alignment this afternoon. i've currently got it eyeballed at around -1.0º camber up front, and around -0.75º camber in the rear. the toe is clearly off, but i'm liking the rear end feel with the camber like this. might try it. and with all new bushings and eccentric bolts - should be easy to dial in. i had to pound the old bolts out of the old bushings, they were so rusted...

my wife and kids rode in it with me last night - first time since it's been back together. no complaints from anyone.

[slater]

got the alignment done today... i have to say, i am pretty pleased with myself for eyeballing it so close to where i wanted it.

i know my specs are way different than factory, but the car just turns in mega now. i really like the feel.

[anandoc]

Interesting, I had gotten my alignment done at the same place in March when I got my front end refresh done. I had gone for the "Sedan Low Ride Sports 18" wheels" spec (per the alignment sheet I have). I am guessing you managed to achieve the higher negative camber in the front due to the new struts etc?

Was it a grumpy older guy who did the alignment job? I found him to be quite 'interesting'...

[slater]

Interesting, I had gotten my alignment done at the same place in March when I got my front end refresh done. I had gone for the "Sedan Low Ride Sports 18" wheels" spec (per the alignment sheet I have). I am guessing you managed to achieve the higher negative camber in the front due to the new struts etc?

Was it a grumpy older guy who did the alignment job? I found him to be quite 'interesting'...

ha. yeah - steve is the guy. he's getting to know my OCD-ness - he's done 3 alignments on this car for me. i brought in written specs for him, we went over everything, and he came to consult with me mid-way through just to make sure i was happy with stuff. he was friendly today, i think all new bushings and bolts made things easier.

i have the stock top mounts, and set the front camber to it's max negative values when i installed the new front struts - the car is maybe 10mm lower than stock up front, that must be what is helping me achieve those front camber numbers. i think stock front camber spec is -0.8 degrees.

[slater]

i am ashamed to admit... i now have 4 sets of wheels and tires for the ZHP. how did that happen?!

- Style 135M's on michelin PSS (8/32" tread depth)
- Style 68's on michelin PS AS/3 (6/32" tread depth)
- 17x8 M5 reps on michelin X-Ice3's (215/50/17) (10/32" tread depth)
- 17x7 BMW steel wheels on bridgestone blizzak revo's (225/45/17) (8/32" tread depth)

i ran the X-Ice3's last winter, they were great. picked up the blizzaks for a song a few weeks ago, going to paint those wheels light gray and then put those on when the snow flies and try them out!

i need to thin my collection, this is embarrassing. i might actually sell the 135Ms because i really like the Style 68's on there. it's a shame though because the michelin PSS only have one season on them... they ain't cheap.

[BMWCurves]

It'd be a shame to sell the 135s.

How do you like the 17 inchers for ride comfort vs. handling?