I recently finished my
PASM CS suspension upgrade plan. My goal was to modify the car to be able to take full advantage for R compound tires for DE's while not destroying the car for street use. After all I sometimes drive the car 8-10 hours to DE's LOL
I started to drive DE's last year with a totally stock car with a track alignment and a whopping -.5 camber. after 2 DE's my first mod was a set of used tarett camber plates and another alignment to -1.8F -1.8R. what a nice improvement in turn in and cornering grip on PS-2's. I finished the season with these mods always running at the front of my group.
This year a set of 245-275 nittos on 8.5-10" Enkies and a
TPC front & Tarret rear bar made their appearance. Wow what a difference the R comps made! First time out on Pocono North the car was easily the fastest in the white group.
Lime rock next, where the car seemed to be pushing more than at Pocono. Noticed more wear on the outside edges of the tires as well. Still running at the front of the group but the car didn't feel right.
Farnbacher made me a deal I couldn't refuse on a set of damptronics so I had Precision install the coil overs, a Mantis stress bar and solid transmounts. Corner balanced, aligned & adjusted the bar settings
Lowered about 1" camber is now -3.0F -2.8R. The ride on the street is firmer but still OK. The car is completely transformed on the track. Cornering and transistion are at an entirely new level. Just a touch of understeer at the limit. Tire wear is much more even. First time out at the NNJR advance DE at ThunderBolt I ran at the front of my group (mostly white with some black & red) passing GT3's, turbo's & many fully prepped cars on Hoosier's. The only car that I couldn't catch was a 997 cup car with a red driver.
For a
PASM car this combo is killer. The only thing I'm going to change is to put the stock trans mounts back in. I don't like the additional vibration transmitted to the frame. Hopefully it won't add too many squirrels back in the rear suspension.
I'm really looking forward to driving this sweet machine without any further mods for the rest of the DE season.
See you at the Track!
PS the car also has an AWE exhaust &
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PASM - Porsche Active Suspension Management
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This active damping system offers continuous adjustment of individual damping forces based on current road conditions and driving style.
The driver can choose from two setup modes, ‘Normal’ and ‘Sport’, using a separate ‘damper’ button on the center console. ‘Normal’ mode is designed for general road driving and circuits with uneven tarmac. ‘Sport’ mode is intended for smoother track surfaces, where the harder settings help eliminate pitch and roll.
In either mode, PASM continuously evaluates the current conditions while automatically selecting the corresponding damper rates from the respective set of mapped values.
A range of sensors are used to monitor the movement of the body under acceleration, braking and cornering maneuvers, as well as on poor road surfaces. The PASM control unit then evaluates this data and modifies the damping force on each individual wheel in accordance with the selected mode. The result is a significant reduction in body movement as well as a better grip on the road.
For example: if ‘Sport’ mode is selected, the suspension is automatically set to a harder damper rating. If the quality of the track surface falls below a certain threshold, the system immediately changes to a softer rating within the ‘Sport’ setup range. When the quality of the tarmac improves once more, PASM automatically returns to the original, harder rating.
Need more information about PASM? Click this link: FAQ for PASM |
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