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Title: New shocks to try! MCS Post by: gtred on March 16, 2016, 11:09:07 PM These have arrived just in time for the event this weekend. Motion Control Shocks, single adjustable. (http://www.mazda-speed.com/albums/MCS/20160315_121535.sized.jpg)Thank You AR Automotive Service!
Title: Re: New shocks to try! MCS Post by: 04TitaniumGrayPhilly on March 16, 2016, 11:41:38 PM I've heard great things about these. What spring rates are you aiming for?
Title: Re: New shocks to try! MCS Post by: gtred on March 17, 2016, 12:55:22 AM I'm working that out now. I like the 900/500 for dry track driving, but most of my early events are in the rain. I've never run that higher than a Spec miata rate(700/325) in a rain race. There is a local track day this Sun... and it's going to rain. If I can get the car together and aligned, it might be a good time to test.
Your signature keeps getting longer... I bet your car is running strong! Title: Re: New shocks to try! MCS Post by: gtred on March 21, 2016, 09:08:31 PM I tried them out this weekend at Oregon Raceway Park, a very tight, busy track with medium speed corners and elevation changes. I used an 850/400 rate while using Eibach bars. This worked flawless right out of the box. I'd highly recommend these shocks.
Title: Re: New shocks to try! MCS Post by: Woody on March 21, 2016, 09:20:25 PM I looked them up on the MCS website. Sounded really good until I saw the PRICE! WOW. Not in my budget. You are very serious about your car. Good luck with them.
Title: Re: New shocks to try! MCS Post by: gtred on March 23, 2016, 05:36:12 PM (http://www.mazda-speed.com/albums/MCS/20160317_133612.sized.jpg) (http://www.mazda-speed.com/albums/MCS/20160317_104031.jpg) I had a chance to run this weekend at Oregon Raceway Park. The shocks performed nicely! I paired up with a fellow from Tacoma who ran a supercharged miata fitted with Ohlins. It surprised me at how much faster you can push yourself when you're confident about your equipment! In particular, I was impressed at how much more firmly the car stayed planted when unweighted and turning in at the crest of a hill. Fix image syntax Title: Re: New shocks to try! MCS Post by: joeereid on March 23, 2016, 06:31:37 PM Good to hear. ORP is a great, fun, technical track. Which direction did you run it in?
Title: Re: New shocks to try! MCS Post by: gtred on March 25, 2016, 03:58:27 PM Yes, it was CCW. The next race will be April 16-17 @ PIR with SCCA. Hopefully, it'll be a rain race and I can fine tune at a little slower speeds.
Title: Re: New shocks to try! MCS Post by: 04TitaniumGrayPhilly on March 25, 2016, 04:46:38 PM I'm working that out now. I like the 900/500 for dry track driving, but most of my early events are in the rain. I've never run that higher than a Spec miata rate(700/325) in a rain race. There is a local track day this Sun... and it's going to rain. If I can get the car together and aligned, it might be a good time to test. I'll find out this Sunday when I do my first race at NJMP Thunderbolt. I'll probably be too nervous to push my car super hard, but my XIDA with 700/400 feel great to me. I remember looking up the MCS and they were a bunch more than XIDAs. Is that still the case?Your signature keeps getting longer... I bet your car is running strong! Title: Re: New shocks to try! MCS Post by: '95MSM on March 27, 2016, 08:44:11 PM Congrats on the shocks, it looks like you've made a great investment. It takes quite a commitment to lay down truly big bucks for some silly little sliding tubes full of hydraulic fluid, but once a car has been developed to the point where it is a stable and sort of fast platform, shocks are where the most speed lies.
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