SLC 36 Cam's Build
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I'd rather be at the track then at a car show, but this one is worth doing.
Million Air Dallas: Luxury Jet Services
The Slc got up in the front row again. Champagne and smoked salmon for lunch, I'm in....
Million Air Dallas: Luxury Jet Services
The Slc got up in the front row again. Champagne and smoked salmon for lunch, I'm in....
Just for a reality check, I got the groupon to the DFW drive you dream. 4 cars 8 guys. I really wanted to try that Audi R8. The Gallardo was supposed to be there but, surprise broken, so the owner donated his 599. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
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I was amazed at how mediocre the R8 V8 was. Acceleration was yawn. The V10 might have been better but it also had some bad habits on cornering. The rear end would snap as if the traction control was on electro shock therapy. The Aston martin Vantage was downright scary. Not because it was fast, because the body roll was like the titanic. Acceleration, yawn.<o></o>
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Now the 599 acceleration felt the closest of all to the SLC, but, ok, it’s a $384k car. I think it would edge out the LS 376 unless you had the SLC tires gooey hot. 599 Paddle shifts=1 femtosecond. The traction control was phenomenal but throw it in a corner and all that weight in the front was unpredictable. The ceramic 14” rotor were nice pretty darn similar to the SLC, with hot tires. <o></o>
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Bottom line, the handling was amazingly lame on all 4 cars compared to SLC. Ferrari 670 HP was a nice way to overcome the 3700 lbs curb weight. A 670HP SLC with traction control, watch out.<o></o>
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> </o>Now the 599 acceleration felt the closest of all to the SLC, but, ok, it’s a $384k car. I think it would edge out the LS 376 unless you had the SLC tires gooey hot. 599 Paddle shifts=1 femtosecond. The traction control was phenomenal but throw it in a corner and all that weight in the front was unpredictable. The ceramic 14” rotor were nice pretty darn similar to the SLC, with hot tires. <o
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> </o>Bottom line, the handling was amazingly lame on all 4 cars compared to SLC. Ferrari 670 HP was a nice way to overcome the 3700 lbs curb weight. A 670HP SLC with traction control, watch out.<o
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Cam- I can confirm that the G handles better than those cars, but still even compared to my Z06 handles poorly. its heavy.
The sound from the V10 is intoxicating though.
The sound from the V10 is intoxicating though.
Wow, I havent posted in 1/2 a year. I saw a thread about 0-60
I was messing around with the SLC several months back. 1st gear is listed at 56mph, i thought i might be able to make 0-60 in 1 gear. I had my old Nittos, not very warm, set the digidash 0-60 and did a mild 3600 clutch dump. At 58 i hit fuel pump cut out. Drat. Sure enough, that spreadsheet for calculating speed from tire diameter, gear ratio, etc, was right. Dumped it into 2nd and still pulled a 3.8 sec. The Digidash cant lie, compared to my neighbor using a stopwatch.
I remember seeing 3.3 sec as a projected 0-60 time and I bet that would be easy with warm tires and a pro driving.
With a 3.3 rear end ratio and 25" of tire in the back, this is not exactly easy on the drivetrain. I've stopped doing any 0-60 or quarter mile runs, my build is not set for that. I'm set for long pulls on the track. I'd think a Porche transaxle with a low final drive ratio might be best. I hear the Ricardo only has a 3.90 option and its real hard to find?
I was messing around with the SLC several months back. 1st gear is listed at 56mph, i thought i might be able to make 0-60 in 1 gear. I had my old Nittos, not very warm, set the digidash 0-60 and did a mild 3600 clutch dump. At 58 i hit fuel pump cut out. Drat. Sure enough, that spreadsheet for calculating speed from tire diameter, gear ratio, etc, was right. Dumped it into 2nd and still pulled a 3.8 sec. The Digidash cant lie, compared to my neighbor using a stopwatch.
I remember seeing 3.3 sec as a projected 0-60 time and I bet that would be easy with warm tires and a pro driving.
With a 3.3 rear end ratio and 25" of tire in the back, this is not exactly easy on the drivetrain. I've stopped doing any 0-60 or quarter mile runs, my build is not set for that. I'm set for long pulls on the track. I'd think a Porche transaxle with a low final drive ratio might be best. I hear the Ricardo only has a 3.90 option and its real hard to find?
Stillen sells it - I think like $8k to do it?
Hadnt had a chance to post but the building continues. I went back and copied the retro door handle inserts that were used in the mule. They werent mass produced so time to get out the grinder. the brushed SS was thin enough to contour to the arc in the doors. I put a 1/8 Al reinformcement panel on the SS then another subplate of 1/8" Al. the miata door have anew home. light weight.
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This may opnly apply to old school SLC's but if that 1 grade 5 allen bolt looks familiar you might want to replace it with grade 8. I locktighted that allen blue then red and still got a bit of a creak. The noise took 3-4k miles to surface but the new lockwashered grade 8 seems to have ended it. I think fran has tig-ed a new part to hold the rear front lca, so this may be a moot point..
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I'm confused as to what you're saying the issue is? I've got 4 allen-headed bolts there? Why would a bolt creak? Are you saying they loosened up?:huh:
Now where are you gonna put all the groceries???
Cam is this the front right creak of the body you pointed out when I visited?
Hey Cam,
....might be time to hire a photographer and some models
Chris, good idea on the model. A photographer stopped me at a car show and said "pick a model out of the 5 I works with". Really... when do you get to pick your model for free high speed taxi photos?
Also I had the SLC up on the Hunter rack so i snapped a front undercarriage photo. i dont have the lift kit and have a few scrapes but no real damage. 7K+ miles over 2.5 years.[/ATTACH]
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Cam what coil springs are you using in the rear. Are yours the Hyperco 8" or 7" and what is the spring rate? Fran recommended to me the 850lb spring rate to use with the Ricardo transaxle. Is it better to use the slightly longer 8" length so the threaded nut on the coilover shock doesn't need to be be tightened so far to get the desired ride height?
If you wanted to experiment with different heights and rates I'm willing to let my swift springs go on the cheap ... Dean ran 8'' height with no problem ... meant less adjusting of the coilover.
http://www.gt40s.com/forum/garage-sale/39036-fs-sl-c-springs-swift-qa-1-a.html