GTVault - Setup 2138 - MX-5 Miata(J) by DTW

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Setup ID Tuner Make Car Model Year Track Votes Views Horsepower Best Lap Date Entered Last Modified	2138 DTW Mazda MX-5 Miata(J) 1989 Road Setup 0 1268 370 10/15/2003 2:02 PM 12/03/2003 11:12 PM

Equipment Selection
Muffler	Racing	Suspension	Full Customize
Racing Chip		Transmission	Unknown
NA Tune	None	Clutch
Front Tires	T5 - Medium	Flywheel
Rear Tires	T5 - Medium	Carbon Driveshaft
Nitrous	N/A	GT Auto - Wing	N/A
Turbine Kit	Stage 2	Limited Slip	Full Customize
Intercooler		AYC
Supercharger	N/A	VCD
Brakes		Weight Reduction
Brake Controller	Equipped	Increase Rigidity	N/A

Settings
Setup Item	Front	Rear	Setup Item	Front	Rear
Spring Rate	5.0	4.8	Stabilizer	3	3
Ride Height	92	97	Brake Balance	1	2
Shock Absorbers			Downforce
Shock Bound	4	5	LSD Init. Torque		10
Shock Rebound	5	3	LSD Acceleration		30
Camber Angle			LSD Deceleration		20
Toe Angle

Gear Ratios
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Final	Auto Set
							24

Driving Aids / Other
ASM	TCS	AYC	VCD
	4

This is the car that I started with. I don't want to harp on it too much because, well, we are a Mazda family. I drive an MPV and the wife a 626, before them we had a 323 Sport Edition, so I could go on and on about the MX-5. Unlike most of my other setups I did not bother to check for the best wheel combo on this car. Let's face the facts here; you will not be using a tuned version for any “tire wear on” courses. It had 171 miles at posting.
As an additional note it had a stage2 turbo.
Rating: Acceleration=13.0 Handling=4 Speed=145.5 Total=136.5

nomeite

Joined: 02/28/2003

Last on: 11/30/2008

Setups: 79

Posts: 106

Post #1 - Posted 10/15/2003 7:46 PM

I was just wondering if the brake balance is really that low. This car can be a bit squirrly at max HP, and I was wondering if the brake balance at that setting would help at all?

gnomefromnome (forum name)

DTW

Joined: 09/15/2003

Last on: 11/17/2008

Setups: 90

Posts: 722

Post #2 - Posted 10/15/2003 8:53 PM

I decided on the lower brake setting because the hp of this thing was not so high that it couldn't allow for some smooth sliding through corners. Actually I believe that it was either you or fumes that had pointed that little trick out to me. This setting is not so much to let you [almost] stop as to let you slide on those tighter corners. However, at 370hp on the GT3 technical courses how often do you really need to almost stop? Maybe on two or three, I don't recall right now.
Note: The spings, shocks, and T8's are the key!