[medphysdave]

This video tells me that the prices will be going up in the next few years. Great video and a testament to the quality from a person that services the high end market.

https://youtu.be/RXl_v4Y9quk?si=pSj-wHaNhDl2TGru

[medphysdave]

OG Shark Any eTrons make there way onto the CS?

[OG Shark]

Originally Posted by medphysdave

OG Shark Any eTrons make there way onto the CS?

Not yet but in the queue. Going to be taking the car with us and displaying it with the suspension at Mpact @ COTA 6/1 so going on soon and hope to have all of our testing done by then.

[medphysdave]

Originally Posted by OG Shark

Not yet but in the queue. Going to be taking the car with us and displaying it with the suspension at Mpact @ COTA 6/1 so going on soon and hope to have all of our testing done by then.

That's fantastic. You planning to test and tune both R1 and R3?

[OG Shark]

Originally Posted by medphysdave

That's fantastic. You planning to test and tune both R1 and R3?

R3 first this time and then should be able to more quickly transition to the R1. I personally want the R3 so I'm being a little selfish this time too

[medphysdave]

Originally Posted by OG Shark

R3 first this time and then should be able to more quickly transition to the R1. I personally want the R3 so I'm being a little selfish this time too

I have a feeling I'm going to want the R3. I love the idea of saving money (R1) But when chasing what I'm after I think the R3 will give it the edge.
Plus, with you doing all the hard work,I only have to turn the knobs a couple times.

I'll get remote reservoirs to make sure those knob turns are easy

Are you going to have axle lift on display at Mpact? Make sure you get plenty of video!

[medphysdave]

Originally Posted by OG Shark

R3 first this time and then should be able to more quickly transition to the R1. I personally want the R3 so I'm being a little selfish this time too

Are you going to continue with a divorced setup on the CS?

[OG Shark]

Bit of an update - we are in testing mode still but wanted to give some feedback on the stock setup. Our R3 setup is going on the CS so we do have the "pinnacle" of the F87 to compare against. As many know this particular test mule came to us as a 26 original mile unmolested beauty. We had to spend a decent amount of time knocking out miles just to get through break in (first time can say that about a 4 year old car ). After this was accomplished we went out to COTA to benchmark the performance aspect. At that point and combined with previous CS experience I feel like we had a pretty good understanding of the characteristics of the oem CS setup.

Ride manners/quality - the CS is an improvement over the previous two iterations. It still suffers from the same issues but to a noticeably lesser degree. It still relies on the dampers to control body roll too much thus creating the harsh/crashy feeling in high speed dampening events that we all know and love. This has been cleaned up a bit though with the CS but still definitely occurs over bumps & such. My comp Schnucki that is currently sporting a one of our traditional R3 kits but with 1000/900 lbs (rear coilover) springs to support the aero is more composed over these high speed event for comparison purposes. So there is certainly room for improvement still and again our focus first will be on the high speed.

Performance - again the CS is an improvement on paper but still leaves quite a bit to be desired when pushed. The body roll is still significant as expected although a bit more composed towards the limit vs the previous trims. It actually felt more progressive than the other two which I attribute to the changes in dampening characteristics vs the other two (I was not a fan of this either). In the end though it still suffers from the same fatal flaws as the comp & OG. It is absolutely a very quick car but still very much limited from being undersprung and then relying on the dampers too much to compensate. Quite a bit of potential here to be realized with a better setup.

Again this is just baseline observations before we started testing and not a CS/C/OG comparison. Just wanted to give a bit of background to show what we started with. More soon!

[medphysdave]

Now that I'm buying a set of Nitrons I'm kinda glad there is significant improvement to be had here :P

[OG Shark]

Originally Posted by medphysdave

Now that I'm buying a set of Nitrons I'm kinda glad there is significant improvement to be had here :P

Man you're fast on the responses!

There is for sure. In street manners not quite as much as the comp due to the changes in the CS but still a significant amount to be had there. Performance even though the CS is a bit better I feel just as much room for improvement to be had.

On the other thread - the questions you asked - do not fret about those. I will go into more detail late but these will not be areas of concern/issue.

[medphysdave]

Originally Posted by OG Shark

Man you're fast on the responses!

There is for sure. In street manners not quite as much as the comp due to the changes in the CS but still a significant amount to be had there. Performance even though the CS is a bit better I feel just as much room for improvement to be had.

On the other thread - the questions you asked - do not fret about those. I will go into more detail late but these will not be areas of concern/issue.

It's clear that I can not contain my excitement

[OG Shark]

Originally Posted by medphysdave

It's clear that I can not contain my excitement

Ha yeah it is. I believe it to be warranted though ...

[M3R1]

Originally Posted by OG Shark

Ha yeah it is. I believe it to be warranted though ...

Do you have a target date that you are trying to hit? Also, I will be interested in the more street only kits. Will these be released at approximately the same time, or is the R3 the only one being worked on at the moment?

[OG Shark]

Originally Posted by M3R1

Do you have a target date that you are trying to hit? Also, I will be interested in the more street only kits. Will these be released at approximately the same time, or is the R3 the only one being worked on at the moment?

No set date but trying to get them set up as quick as possible. Can't really set a date since we are not exactly sure how many revisions we will end up with before we are completely satisfied with our kit. We are trying to work through as quick as we can though.

When you same the street only kits - do you mean the Roadsport kits or a more road prioritized version of the electron R3?

[M3R1]

Originally Posted by OG Shark

No set date but trying to get them set up as quick as possible. Can't really set a date since we are not exactly sure how many revisions we will end up with before we are completely satisfied with our kit. We are trying to work through as quick as we can though.

When you same the street only kits - do you mean the Roadsport kits or a more road prioritized version of the electron R3?

The Roadsport kit was the most appealing to me. My car is a street only car, No track time for the foreseeable future.

I was looking for a more controlled (less busy) as well as complaint ride.

[OG Shark]

Originally Posted by M3R1

The Roadsport kit was the most appealing to me. My car is a street only car, No track time for the foreseeable future.

I was looking for a more controlled (less busy) as well as complaint ride.

Agree you would likely be more happy with the roadsport kit. For all we will do with the etron R3 we will still be on stiffer springs and that can be hard to overcome for some. There is an etron roadsport kit too by the way

[M3R1]

Originally Posted by OG Shark

Agree you would likely be more happy with the roadsport kit. For all we will do with the etron R3 we will still be on stiffer springs and that can be hard to overcome for some. There is an etron roadsport kit too by the way