AUS Factory Sport Setting

[Cashie]

So I've had my Stinger for a few weeks now, am I alone in thinking that the factory Sport setting is pretty wild? ie it really dials back the ESC, I can easily get the car sideways out of a corner off the mark, I broke traction overtaking at around 60-70km/h the other day.. I've owned some fast cars, but this is the loosest setup I've ever had. I like it, don't get me wrong, but in this safety concious PC world I'm surprised we got a car set up like this.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

So I've had my Stinger for a few weeks now, am I alone in noting that the factory Sport setting is pretty wild? ie it really dials back the ESC, I can easily get the car sideways out of a corner off the mark, I broke traction overtaking at around 60-70km/h the other day.. I've owned some fast cars, but this is the loosest setup I've ever had. I like it, don't get me wrong, but in this safety concious PC world I'm surprised we got a car set up like this.

That’s why a lot of us have fitted the Eibach Swaybars, take a lot of the twitch & wiggle out of the rear without spoiling the fun...Sport Mode is awesome.

 

[Cashie]

Yes, sport mode is certainly awesome and I guess more awesome with the swaybar replacement, the car totally transforms, I still can't believe how hard it pulls..
I had my tyres on 41psi, I've just dropped them down to 39psi and that has removed some of the sports suspension crashy-ness (if that's a word)..

My thinking about this was prompted when I saw this ECS Control Module Check this out!!! (ECS control module)

 

[AV8R]

Yes, sport mode is certainly awesome and I guess more awesome with the swaybar replacement, the car totally transforms, I still can't believe how hard it pulls..
I had my tyres on 41psi, I've just dropped them down to 39psi and that has removed some of the sports suspension crashy-ness (if that's a word)..

My thinking about this was prompted when I saw this ECS Control Module Check this out!!! (ECS control module)

You can customise the settings to suit but sways on soft setting make a huge difference. On sport my car is spirited buy at no time do i feel i will lose the back end unless i want it to.

 

[Cashie]

Thanks guys, so is everyone getting both front and rear sways or just the rears?

 

[Stinger GT SS]

So is everyone getting both front and rear sways or just the rears?

Most of us have the front & rears done...I have & both are on the “softest” setting, I also have F&R Whiteline Heavy Duty Endlinks fitted.
My springs are stock OE & I’m happy with them & they the ride they give.

 

[ShannonC]

Thanks guys, so is everyone getting both front and rear sways or just the rears?

Have both...feels so much tighter than OEM

 

[Ozstung]

Or as the Germans say "Schnicen tight"

 

[app_master]

I love sport mode too. Does anybody know if it is adaptive at all?

 

[Manaz]

The low rpm torque on these cars is wild. I've had the tail out once (intentionally), but have absolutely felt that it wants to step out at other times - I'm sure it's going to be very interesting in the wet.

Sway bars should help to make the rear more predictable and controllable. I'd generally recommend doing front and rear - they're developed as a pairing for a reason.

 

[Ozstung]

The low rpm torque on these cars is wild. I've had the tail out once (intentionally), but have absolutely felt that it wants to step out at other times - I'm sure it's going to be very interesting in the wet.

Sway bars should help to make the rear more predictable and controllable. I'd generally recommend doing front and rear - they're developed as a pairing for a reason.

Mine still steps outs and wiggles despite the Eibach sways. But that's under heavy acceleration. Some members have advised I set the rear sway over to firm.

 

[Birthday_Cat]

I think I'll eventually get sways but I had mine on a track the other day and I felt like there was a lot more room to go before I was going to lose traction.

Definitely my first time on the track, but I feel like if you want to push the car then rotors/pads might be another route.

 

[Manaz]

On such a heavy car, and doubly so with an automatic gearbox, brakes will absolutely be a limiting factor, and daily driven brakes may fail to cope entirely.

That said, you'd be surprised what a difference fresh good quality high-temp brake fluid can make. The stock rotors should actually cope reasonably well, the pads might get too hot to grip well (a slower lap should bring them back to temp), but fluid can really make a massive difference.

 

[Birthday_Cat]

On such a heavy car, and doubly so with an automatic gearbox, brakes will absolutely be a limiting factor, and daily driven brakes may fail to cope entirely.

That said, you'd be surprised what a difference fresh good quality high-temp brake fluid can make. The stock rotors should actually cope reasonably well, the pads might get too hot to grip well (a slower lap should bring them back to temp), but fluid can really make a massive difference.

Yeah I went from an Evo 8 with some nice DBA rotors to this so I think some of it is just me trying to drive a chunky GT car like a rally car.

 

[Manaz]

Yep, I occasionally (I should do it more often!) drive an MY02 WRX STI on the track. Driving a road car (particularly a bigger, heavier one) afterwards, I quickly re-learn that you can't brake quite so late into a corner, and public roads are MUCH bumpier than a race-track.

 

[Manaz]

Even if we drive the STI home (it is road registered), you can forget there's no "out lap" to warm the track brakes up, and that they just generally don't get got enough to be REALLY effective on public roads.

We should in theory throw road pads and a set of milder rotors onto the car after a track day, but brake components stay hot for a long time!