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Originally Posted by stevehifi
Just had some additional thoughts about what YMS is offering and wondering if they are open to it:
Would it be possible to propose instead of a full blown build, instead a consulting package for HPDE enthusiasts as follows:
Level 1: blueprint car (alignment, ride height, weight, geometry), offer suspension package recommendation (mildly aggressive - minimal spherical mounts, perhaps urethane instead), shock system/springs/possible aero/wheels/tires.
-offer track time alongside racing engineer/driver to dial in the car (find settings that
work for a couple tracks)
-use telemetry to map out chassis dynamics, provide a report
-walk away with a car that just works out of the box like it was meant to for HPDE but is tolerable on the street
Level 2: same as level 1 - more aggressive, with option for cage, for the true enthusiast
that wants to put down the best lap times.
I personally feel that this is what would be a great offering. A lot of us spend tons of time/money buying components, trying different settings and end up making the chassis dynamics even worse than stock and we get frustrated, rip the parts off and
end up in this vicious cycle.
Using this approach, owners can buy their own parts (maybe YMS can offer discounts) but at least the owner knows exactly what he is putting on the car and instead YMS focuses more on the secret sauce to make all of these parts work together.
Steve
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Steve,
Thanks for your suggestion. We do everything from A-Z at YMS. The cars that I have proposed in the thread are not the only things we build. We can build anything or perform any work to the customer's desires.
We offer the services that you are suggesting and we even offer trackside support and engineering. We have our own private garage at Buttonwillow with a setup pad inside. We offer string alignment and corner balance at our shop on a MK Technologies setup pad with dual load cell turn table scales. We are one of the only in LA to offer alignment and corner balance on a full blown race car set up pad.
Getting cars to work on track is our specialty. We have the experience and expertise to make all the parts on your car work in harmony and extract the most out of all the components on your car. I have seen cases where modified cars have actually went slower or did not get any improvement on track because there are now too many adjustments and the user does not know how to setup all the adjustments properly. For the customer who is looking to do the ultimate, we have computer simulation programs that are used at the pinnacle of motorsport that can already calculate the theoretical maximum for your car.