GTO cornering ability

Shift518 Automotive
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Mine just drives like a boat around corners. No idea why, it always has and stuff I did didnt help.
Unfortunately a strut tower brace wont clear my intake (I had one and tried).

Really I want a car thats moderately quick and handles great. Its just not going to be this car.

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eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeMR2

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yes, GTO’s actually handle quite well if i say so myself. sure aint not JP car, but they arent bad on the street. easily controlled too when the back comes out

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The thing is though, it CAN be. Look at the SCCA guys moping shit up with the foxbodies on the road courses. Thats what i want to build eventually when I have some $ to throw at nothing.

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http://www.mohud-scca.org/Solo/2009/2009_Season.html

^look for russ burckhard, 87 'stang. ran a 49.3. check how that compares to everyone else.

foxbodies, when set up properly, BOOGIE around corners

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Nice work sir!:thumbup

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I remember going to an autocross years ago and the second fastest vehicle of the day was a late 80’s ford ranger…fwiw.

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:rofl

:lol yea most importantly

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that was almost 10 years ago now… SEFCU is in that old parking lot.

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no

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:facepalm

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HAHA my dad and i ran in that one, got asked never to come back.

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yes she is…

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I guess they do… Just leaves me to wonder why the hell im putting money into a 10 year old honda…:facepalm

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Nope her name is Joy. Lives in colonie. Has a cbr 600 that she cruises with most of the time I guess. She mostly uses the goat to drive to work. She can deff “drive a car” pretty cool chick

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Its a 99 civic Si. Omni street series coilovers. Omni front upper control arms, function 7 rear lower control arms, skunk 2 pro series rear camber arms. Megan racing front upper strut bar, Megan racing rear lower tie bar. The tires that are on it now are 205/50 15 Kuhmo escata MX in the front, escata ASX in the rear. I do need an alignment, but would it effect my handling that much?
Not sure what kind of tires she has, I know they are the factory 17s, so I think they are a 245/45

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a bad alignment can 100% screw with you’re handling, i’ve been driving around unaligned for 5 weeks now :lol

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Yeah but there comes a point when its time to stop dumping money into the same car over and over again, atleast for me.

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Yeah I figured it wouldnt be great, but didnt think it would effect it all that much. Good thing Im getting my car aligned Monday

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I would say your tires aren’t really the stickiest around…