Getting the best from my T350

[Jim_w]

Had my T350 for 4 months now and getting to grips with it now the weather is warm. Obviously the grin factor is massive but I want to maximise what I have. So far I have the impression you need to boss it and that is feels a little less planted than I would like at high speed especially in turn in if you are not trailing the brakes. I've yet to do a track day so clearly I'm not ragging it to the 'max'.

Anyway I'm sure this discussion had been had before but if we didn't revisit topics then this wouldn't be proper forum would it? What driving impressions do you have and what can be expected of a well sorted T350?

What setup tips do you recommend and what upgrades would people recommend for fast road and occasional track day use. So far I've done nothing in terms of setup although I know the basics such as shocks,dampers, tyres(Toyo proxes T1r) etc are all in good condition & standard. I'm running 24 psi all round and will be getting a geo setup done.

All comments welcome - cheers.

Jim

[thainy77]

Geo would be the best place to start, 24-26psi is the norm for tyre pressures so thats good but alot of people including me have changed the dampers and in my experience it made a massive difference.

[Jim_w]

Cheers - what dampers did you go for and what improved as a result?

Jim

[grumbledoak]

Getting the geometry checked and sorted would be the first thing; more than a few came out of the gates a bit wonky. 24psi all-round is in the middle of the range suggested by posters here.

Once you've done those she really ought (sp?) to feel right.

[tail slide]

Agree geo is a must, closely followed by decent dampers such as Nitron (not the cheaper competitors that have had numerous problems...)

A little extra than standard recommended rear toe-in and neg camber settles the rear more. It's the rear that influences turn-in, and in the T350 is a little too sharp as standard in most people's experience.

Trail braking into corners would unsettle it somewhat though, whatever the settings; it can work to key the front tyres onto your chosen cornering line in 911's, but not necessary or helpful for these.

[Jim_w]

Cheers for the replies - geo + dampers seem a must and thanks to Paul for the driving tips and rear end changes . I certainly agree turn in is 'lively' at present so calming that down will be a big benefit.

If going for nitrons are the 2-way worth the extra if most of my work is going to be road based - I have a feeling one-way will be sufficient for my needs but I don't want to skimp if it means missing out on a big performance benefit?

Jim

[900T-R]

Not being up to date with the Nitron range, personally, and assuming actual development went into the damper set up, in general I'd worry more about the quality of the units in se than having the highest number of adjustment parameters at my disposal. Moreover I'd prefer to have simultaneous adjustment of bump and rebound steeings rather than having two separate adjustments as the (ideal) relation between the two is pretty much fixed.

Edited by 900T-R on Monday 28th June 10:05

[Jim_w]

Thought I better check what was actually on the car! It has racing reds all round which I've checked for cracks,leaks etc and looking at documentation aren't v old so for now I'm going to stick with those, get the setup done including the suggestions re rear end and see where I am then.

Cheers

Jim

[smithyl23]

Jim_w said:

Thought I better check what was actually on the car! It has racing reds all round which I've checked for cracks,leaks etc and looking at documentation aren't v old so for now I'm going to stick with those, get the setup done including the suggestions re rear end and see where I am then.

Cheers

Jim

I have the second version of the racing reds, which come with Nitron seals. Ran them for about 12k miles and i'm impressed with them. Noticably improved road holding and cornering characteristics over the standard equipment, although my original billies were getting 'tired'.

Smithy

[Zippee]

smithyl23 said:

Jim_w said:

Thought I better check what was actually on the car! It has racing reds all round which I've checked for cracks,leaks etc and looking at documentation aren't v old so for now I'm going to stick with those, get the setup done including the suggestions re rear end and see where I am then.

Cheers

Jim

I have the second version of the racing reds, which come with Nitron seals. Ran them for about 12k miles and i'm impressed with them. Noticably improved road holding and cornering characteristics over the standard equipment, although my original billies were getting 'tired'.

Smithy

Same here - I had racing reds fitted in March and I'm very impressed with them. Full on Nitrons would be better for lots of track use but TBH I'm not a good enough driver to be able to fully exploit the difference between the 2.

[s6boy]

After speaking with Silverstone Performance yesterday it seems they're marketing their spacers for the Tuscan because whilst their SP12 wheel has the correct off-sets 'built in' the wheel does not suit the Tuscan as it does the 350's and Sagaris and therefore people are not benefitting from the revised geometry. If you are still on original spiders it may be worth talking to SP and seeing if the spacers would make a difference for you.

Disclaimer here in that I haven't fitted these yet and so can't actually vouch for them but other Tuscan drivers seem impressed.