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RE: Chassis Stiffening for Alfa Spiders ???
> Why not just take a Spider with a chassis stiffener to a track? Time
> some laps with, some without. Unless you're trying to cure some
> rattles, or door alignment issues, the reason you want a chassis
> stiffener is to improve handling (and therefore go faster.) The
> benefits (or lack thereof) should be clear on the time
> sheets. Then you
> can decide if it's $500 well spent.
Personally, I don't think a stiffener is going to knock any measurable
amount off your lap times. Certainly, trying to measure the
before/after in a controlled manner is going to be difficult..
I don't know why people are so hung up on measuring the effects of a
stiffener. What are you going to do with the results? If somebody says
it increases the torsional stiffness of your Spider by x%, then does
that number really mean anything to anybody on this list? Or, instead,
will we all be holding out for a solution that stiffens the car by y%?
Isn't it enough that everybody on the list who has installed one has
noticed a significant improvement?
bs
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