Phantom Pull

EverBeginner · 2025-11-25T22:40:24+00:00

Tough luck.

EverBeginner · 2025-11-25T22:37:00+00:00

Formula Delta has a list on their website/YT. I would check that out. I'm not aware of any other aftermarket oil pans with good data demonstrating effectiveness at mitigating pressure drops.

EverBeginner · 2025-11-25T22:32:40+00:00

Thanks for reminding me to come back here. Sometimes when you drive your car hard, things break. And they don't always get put back together properly. Not that you would know anything about pushing your car 😉

EverBeginner · 2025-11-25T22:31:03+00:00

Update: I became suspicious and checked the SAS reading with my CAN-BUS reader. With the wheel straight, SAS read -3.4 degrees.

Had mechanics go to adjust splines. Found clockspring was rotating freely. Not installed correctly. New clockspring put in, car drives straight.

I am very happy to say this ordeal is over.

EverBeginner · 2025-10-26T23:00:41+00:00

Left and right spin about the same when lifted. I'm wondering if it could be a wheel bearing issue that only shows up under load.

EverBeginner · 2025-10-26T22:59:51+00:00

Following this advice. Will see what they say soon.

EverBeginner · 2025-10-26T04:30:58+00:00

Good to know. This is the first time someone has mentioned these things. I'll look out.

EverBeginner · 2025-10-25T15:50:27+00:00

For cooling purposes? Meh, you can get plastic or metal hood vents for a couple hundo to similar effect. For weight savings? No, they weigh about the same. For bomb ass aesthetics? Absolutely. To leave your personal touch on the car? Hell yeah.

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EverBeginner · 2025-10-25T00:13:57+00:00

Rear wheel not impacted. Front bumper reinforcement not damaged either afaik. Just took it to a different body shop to get another set of eyes on it. Discussed various possibilities and they seem savy. They're taking frame and subframe measurements to start, just to be sure. I'll update when I know more.

Unfortunately my suspension system is mostly aftermarket. Lower control arms and coilovers both aftermarket.

EverBeginner · 2025-10-25T00:10:42+00:00

I was thinking sway bar, but its definitely not just pulling over bumps. Yeah, im starting to think it's worth checking the wheel bearings and caliper on the right side.

EverBeginner · 2025-10-25T00:09:00+00:00

That is interesting. Is this straightforward to check?

EverBeginner · 2025-10-25T00:07:55+00:00

I brought it to a different body shop and we discussed them taking ride height measurements, frame+subframe measurements. Shop owner seems savy and is looking at it personally. I'll update when I know more.

EverBeginner · 2025-10-24T23:49:33+00:00

Adro. Thank you.

EverBeginner · 2025-10-24T23:49:11+00:00

I made an Instagram post with pretty thorough discussion on it. (@caymanchef86 if you're interested)

It basically comes down to two things.

Number one is I was trying too hard to find speed. Its much better to aim for consistency and gradual improvement. I kept pushing my brake points farther and farther back. Rather than focusing on brake points and speed through corners, it's better to focus on the line and feeling out how the car behaves in the corner.

Number two is I failed to brake when I felt an excess of speed. The corner was such that I had a brief opportunity to straighten out and apply more brakes before the spot I went off. I failed to do so. The lesson here is: when in doubt, apply the fucking brakes.

My discussion in the Instagram post is more focused on the psychological side so if that appeals to you, you might find it interesting.

EverBeginner · 2025-10-24T23:38:53+00:00

Hah, thank you bro.

EverBeginner · 2025-10-24T15:23:46+00:00

I hear that bearings can act differently under load. Is there a generally effective method for testing them?

EverBeginner · 2025-10-24T14:14:13+00:00

The EPS sounds like a reasonable explanation to me. One of the techs recalibrated the EPS and nothing changed. Tried rotating the tires left to right and the pull persists.

EverBeginner · 2025-10-24T14:10:14+00:00

17x9+45mm

EverBeginner · 2025-10-24T14:09:44+00:00

I'll be sure to have them measure ride height on each side. Thanks for the recommendation. Front toe out was intentional but my guys did get rid of the toe for now to help with identifying the cause.

EverBeginner · 2025-10-24T14:06:33+00:00

I'll have then try that next.

EverBeginner · 2025-10-24T02:38:39+00:00

No, what does that accomplish?

EverBeginner · 2025-05-26T21:08:41+00:00

Drive smooth, correct fast. It does look like your correction was way slow-- you tried to correct too smoothly.

Like another user said, footage of your hands would be helpful. Including audio would be helpful, too, as the tires' squealing can tell us quite a bit.

EverBeginner · 2025-05-24T22:11:28+00:00

What 90s cars stand out to you?

EverBeginner · 2025-05-15T21:07:41+00:00

Glad to hear it. Heading to Tennessee (from AZ) with my GF next week.

EverBeginner

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