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The color is Verde Ithaca, by the way!
A little backstory: Greg asked me to create an FCM Elite setup …
#FCMElite #Lamborghini #Gallardo #LP5604 #RideHarmony #RaceSynergy
Subscribe to Greg's channel here!
https://www.youtube.com/user/SaltySRT
The color is Verde Ithaca, by the way!
A little backstory: Greg asked me to create an FCM Elite setup for his 1994 Mazda Miata in 2014. He was setting it up for STS autocross (no LSD) and wanted a fast but also street-friendly setup. Greg was impressed him enough with the Miata setup that he approached me last year, in the Summer of 2019, with a simple (and clearly leading!) question:
"Do you want to work on a Lamborghini?"
"Oh h*ll yeah!" was my exact reply after I came back down from the clouds.
Interestingly, the ride frequencies I worked out for him turned out to be similar to his new fun car, the Lamborghini Gallardo, in the range of 1.8 Hz front, 2.0 Hz rear - a true 'GT' setup. Firm-enough for aggressive driving, but also able to deal with the street (especially with some trickery like our Ripple Reducer and KBO technologies!).
It's been a great project with a number of realizations, and Greg has had his own adventures with drag racing, diffusers, wheels, tires, and more. He's both very chill and very particular - my favorite kind of enthusiast! I'll document some of what we've done and make general comments on what gave me confidence that I could improve upon what Lamborghini (& Audi) had done in designing this special machine.
In short, while the factory springs produced Flat Ride, the previous owner put on Swift lowering springs which by themselves also gave Flat Ride... BUT the Swifts lowered the car enough that the front ended up RIDING THE BUMP STOPS! Very bad! With the extra bump stop engagement, you now had PITCH (higher front frequency than rear) which is TERRIBLE for compliance!
Being on the bump stops added to the ride harshness and pogo-ing plus the VERY firm valving on the factory Bilsteins (with hydraulic lift feature). The suspension was just too stiff and would both launching in compressi..
