GTVault - Setup 5151 - RX-8 Concept (Type-I) by zeros_and

Setup Information
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Setup ID Tuner Make Car Model Year Track Votes Views Horsepower Best Lap Date Entered Last Modified	5151 zeros_and_ones Mazda RX-8 Concept (Type-I) 2001 Road Setup 1 357 04/03/2006 4:02 PM

Equipment Selection
Muffler	Racing	Suspension	Racing
Racing Chip	Sports	Transmission	Full Customize
NA Tune	None	Clutch	Triple Plate
Front Tires	S2 - Medium	Flywheel	Racing
Rear Tires	S2 - Medium	Carbon Driveshaft	Equipped
Nitrous	None	GT Auto - Wing	None
Turbine Kit	None	Limited Slip	Standard
Intercooler	None	AYC	None
Supercharger	None	VCD	None
Brakes	Racing	Weight Reduction	Stage 3
Brake Controller	Equipped	Increase Rigidity	None

Settings
Setup Item	Front	Rear	Setup Item	Front	Rear
Spring Rate	10.5	11.0	Stabilizers	4	3
Ride Height	116	120	Brake Balance	12	9
Shock Absorbers			Downforce
Shock Bound	5	6	LSD Init. Torque
Shock Rebound	6	7	LSD Acceleration
Camber Angle	2.2	1.5	LSD Deceleration
Toe Angle	0	0	Nitrous

Gear Ratios
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Final	Auto Set
							9

Driving Aids / Other
ASM Oversteer	ASM Understeer	TCS	Ballast Balance	Ballast Weight	AYC	VCD
0	0	0

My first "serious" setup (spend 1-2 hours) and it's a good base line that can be tweaked for your driving/track needs. Fairly easy to provoke oversteer, but not overpowered so easy to maintain.

I'm on the rumble strips a lot so the springs/ride height works for me, but can be stiffened and lowered if you're more precise. I haven't mucked with the gear ratios, just settled with auto 9, but there's probably room for improvement there. Also might wanna skip the racing brakes if you're strapped for cash.

I used this setup to win gold in all of the Club "RE" races and it worked really nicely, especially at Laguna Seca which was a really tricky one for me. For the RX-8 one-model race it dominated (but I took the championship with gold in each race using the stock version with only an oil change and stage 2 weight reduction there).