Well when you start messing with shock valving its all in the person doing
the valving. Some of those $500+ a copy shocks can make your car the best
thing in the world or the exact opposite. There are $8000 for a car set
shocks out there Ohlins has some stuff in the world, but they are usually
indented for cars with downforce. Just goes to prove putting the part on
the car does not make it faster it has to be made right and then set up
right. It also has to work whit the rest of the car, it is one big system
not one part.
Dan Bettis
danbettis@zrracing.com
http://www.predatormotorsport.com
http://www.zrracing.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Hardy" <dave2020@mindspring.com>
To: <autox@autox.team.net>; "Evolution Discussion"
<evolution-discussions@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: shock costs
> > The typical cost for quality shocks is $800 - $4500, with a few
exceptions
> on
> > either end. It's not unusual for the $800 shocks to win over the $4500
> ones.
> > It's very naive to think that if you install $6000 shocks you will
> suddenly
> > be God on wheels, kicking butt and taking names, as some have suggested.
I
> > hate to break it to you, but you're being beat by the DRIVER not their
> > SHOCKS!
> >
> You are being beaten by both. If the shocks were no benefit, then they
> wouldn't be on the car. Take a top driver and clone him. Clone his car
> too. Put well setup Koni SA'a on one car and well setup Psycho-Shocks on
> the other. If he is faster on the psycho shocks, then the above argument
> doesn't work.
>
> Most aren't naive enough to think that they would be a class champion if
not
> for the shocks. We also are not naive enough to believe that they are not
> an advantage.
>
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