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Old 04-25-2011, 08:07 PM
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Just curious to see how high yall have got your G-force meter up to. Here is my meter. This is what happens when you have bald tires, reach in the glove box, and press that little black button I like to call the "widow maker." I ended up on the side of the highway, in a ditch, with grass stuck between my tire and rim.
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Thus far, .84 on the left handside.
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Originally Posted by LAYGO
Thus far, .84 on the left handside.
Is that due to your newly found golf ball like aerodynamic advantage?
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I've had 1.26 and 1.27 on the track.
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I have hit 1.07, but I was in control of the car.
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Originally Posted by STAGEUP
I have hit 1.07, but I was in control of the car.
I have ony got it up to .90 while i was in control of the car.
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Originally Posted by whisler151
Is that due to your newly found golf ball like aerodynamic advantage?
The driver side is near flawless, maybe about 15-20 of them, mostly top side. So, this might actually disprove the aerodynamics. Seems to me that the air would flow on the outside better with the golf ball areodynamics, but it's opposite!

BTW, FKU!
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Originally Posted by LAYGO
BTW, FKU!
Ha ha!
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I bought my 06 with 47k and .56 & .64 on the meter. I'm now at .95 and .85 from my commutes to work and backroading. I'm on rsa runflats and was never out of control, but I do intentionally hang the *** out in damn near every turn because I love driving this thing!
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1.01 lateral G's left (RH turn), 0.92 lateral G's right (LH turn). All stock, on flat / level ground.
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1.12 and .93 both in control
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1.17 and .97
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Whats the difference between the glove box button and the one on the steering wheel??
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1.07 lh, .96 rh
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Originally Posted by siggyfreud
Whats the difference between the glove box button and the one on the steering wheel??
x2 good question
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Originally Posted by siggyfreud
Whats the difference between the glove box button and the one on the steering wheel??
one is behind a door. jk lol nothing at all
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.97 <= g => .93

Street tires on public highways.

So admit it ... some of these higher g readings are from watching the g-meter and then looking up and say "Oh crap!"
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.96l --- .84r
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Those are peak readings remember. Taking the whole corner all the way through at 1G is a feat compared to making a toss of 1.25G for a fraction of a second.
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1.21-----1.22
from last track day with Yoko AD08s

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