+Neal Medrano Maybe in the spring time, winter is rolling in so no more track testing. :(

+Speed Academy agreed!

Speed Academy any update on this car? How do you like this300?

More of this car

yep. love to see more of this car as well..

Also I'd love to see more videos on this car

+Ryan Masse Great to hear! You're not going to regret it.

If you are still looking for one. I have an is300 with 165,000 miles

+Kevin Parra We didn't have time to shoot an install video but it's incredible straight forward! Just watch our 240 video with the KW install and you'll get a good idea as it's similar.

dw about it. they look ugly

+skylinekin 225/40R18 all around, no rubbing whatsoever. It's a pretty mild wheel and tire size. Rick bought the wheels and tires for street duty. He's planning to get a more aggressive set for track duty next year.

+Kyle Smith Thanks for all the suggestions.

+Kyle Smith I have Ralco RZ in my IS300 and OMG... after 2 weeks of getting used to it it's the best thing ever

+Brian Glenn Thanks Brian, we'll look into AMR! Good to hear they're working well for you.

Honestly, the lack of real aftermarket support for those motors doesnt make it a good car for track use. You'd have to get into a 2JZ-GTE swap and that brings a host of other problems with it. Personally, I would buy a different car to build for the track unless you have a good budget to work with.

Speed Academy thanks for your input! If I may, what car would you build N/A for track use work with a 10k budget?

RWD - High Mileage Honda S2000 FWD - EG/EK Civic or Integra

+aaguirre123 we don't want to steal Matt Farah's idea, but we'll definitely test out other people's track cars from time to time, like we did with our buddy Kevin's Suzuki Swift. Check that vid out if you haven't already. It's the world's coolest Swift and rips so good!

+David Pratte same idea but yours will be more objective rather than subjective because there's an actual time published on KZfaq . With Matt it's very subjective because all you hear is his feelings when he drives the car on a canyon road. By the way how fast are you growing in terms of views and subscription? I thing you'll be over a million in subscription at some point in the near future. Keep up the good work.

+aaguirre123 that's a great point, having a lap time is more objective and as we build a database of lap times people will be able to see where different cars slot in on that list. Our channel is growing steadily at about 1k subs a week, so we're getting there! A million subs is a long way off, but we certainly appreciate the encouraging words and will keep on doing what we do in the hopes that people enjoy it.

+David Pratte I just want to add this also, instead of you guys driving the car on the track let the owner of the car drive it with your equipment on board to record the lap and be a consultant or something. And also Since you guys are well connected in the mod car industry you can invite a stig to drive a car and have a guessing game with the viewers for a price or something.

Nope, no issues

The IS300 will be the clear winner for practicality and reliability but its not much of a track car and mods are limited engine wise.

+Benjamin Zipsie increasing damper stiffness is far from a bandaid solution IMO. Not only does increasing rebound stiffness help control body motion in roll, it also helps control it in pitch, so unlike swaybars we're getting the benefit of better motion control both laterally and longitudinally. The whole point of adjustable dampers is to be able to alter the car's handling balance and body motion control (since shock rebound controls the unsprung mass of the vehicle, it has a significant effect on roll and pitch control). Swaybars are a much cruder method, as they are either non-adjustable or limited to 2 or 3 positions of adjustability, while dampers like these have 24 positions of adjustability and thus provide a much higher tuning resolution. Furthermore, we can turn the dampers back down for the street, so we get the best of both worlds, a comfy ride on the street and a firmer ride at the track, while with swaybars you do not have that option (increasing swaybar stiffness is comparable to increasing spring rates). We've played around with swaybars and they upset ride quality (especially on the rough roads here in Ontario) far more than dampers do, so I'm personally far more interested in tuning handling balance and ride quality with shocks than I am with swaybars.

+David Pratte I dont disagree but they designed anti sway bars to control the sway of the car. or the roll. The job of the dampers is to control the body and wheels in relation to the road. considering that the job of the damper is vary demanding wouldn't you say taking the body roll and relegating that to something a little more suited to control it "sway bars" would allow the dampers to better do the job they are designed to handle. in turn improving the overall handling of the car. the part about they "the sway bars" are only 2 or 3 what adjustable. this is true but what about all the different company. eibach, st, white line. all the company's use different diameter tubes hollow vrs. not hollow. that is alot of options for adjust ability.

Not exactly, Ben. The damper is designed to control the springs, this system being the primary method of controlling body motion, including roll and pitch. Swaybars are a secondary method of tuning body roll, and a far cruder one than dampers and springs. Remember, the shock's rebound valving is what controls the sprung mass of the vehicle and thus plays a huge roll in determining how the overall suspension reacts to weight transfer and body roll. The shock's compression valving is what controls the unsprung mass of the car, which is also a very important part of generating traction and grip since compression damping is what holds the tire to the ground when encountering bumps. Swaybars simply help limit roll, but it's a simple device without any of the advanced damping properties or tuning properties of an adjustable shock like these. Here's a story I recently wrote on the subject: speed.academy/which-way-do-i-turn-the-knob-how-to-adjust-dampers-coilovers-hard-soft/

+JDMTuningJZX90 Its like every other coil on the market, pull out the old struts put in the new ones 5 bolts and your done. Get an alignment and your good.

+Suds you have an IS300 also? how are the FA 500's holding up to daily driving? not any harsher than stock? would you have chosen 14k front if you had a chance?

+My Nam Sorry i did not see this sooner For daily driving, i am very happy with them. Very comfortable and compliant, however i do wish i went with 14k up front, and possibly 11-12k in the rear

I just added these with 12 front and 8 back. Figs rear lca, front uca, toe links and sway bars. But my ride feels super bouncy now and shakey. Is this because I haven't got an alignment. I also could not set the ride height equally on all sides

@@350110thave any update? Did you fix the bouncing? What did you do

It takes alot of work to dial in the ride height, we spent over 4 hours on our Civic and you certainly need an alignment so don't forget that. If you added a lot of spherical mounts with the suspension parts then the ride will be much more harsh but I think your sway bars could be adding to your harsh ride. The springs are already stiff then adding sway bars can make the entire suspension even stiffer and add less compliance. Maybe remove the sways and see how it drives?

Hey man I have similar setup with these exact coils with same Swift spring rates and figs parts and my ride is also a bit bouncy. Soaks bumps good but still too soft rates and body roll. I had way less body roll with my shocks and springs but I was lower and a bit more aggressive camber

+Apple butters great question. We haven't track tested the 510's on Ken's FD yet, so we can't really offer an informed opinion on how they compare to KW V3. We should be at the track on the 510's in a couple weeks though, and will have a video for you on that. I will say I don't think you'll regret buying KW V3's, they're an outstanding product at the price point and having independent adjustability of rebound and compression is a really nice feature if you're hardcore about damper tuning. But if you're more of a single adjustable kind of guy, based on our experience on the 500 series, I think you'll be extremely happy with the 510's.

+David Pratte thank your for the comment, and I'll be looking forward to that track review of the 510's on the FD! btw just watched the ASS2000 build last weekend as an Introduction to your channel. Needless to say I fucking loved it. Great build. looking forward to season 2 of that build and all the rest of what your channel offers!

+Apple butters thanks man, appreciate the support!

+David Pratte Hey David quick question. I drive a mk7 GTI and I'm interested on doing more suspension work to do some serious tracking. I've done an Autocross already and the car suffers from a good amount of understeer. I plan on upgrading Tires to Michelin PSS, and suspension eventually. If possible could you do a hot lap in a Mk7 GTI if you can. I really want a race car drivers opinion on what the car needs to handle better, be faster, etc. Thanks for making these great videos and keep up the good work!

+katanamast279 oh and in terms of how to make it handle better, a big rear sway bar would be a great start. That'll help get rid of some understeer for relatively little expense or effort. Otherwise you've got to go to a coilover system where you can choose spring rates that dial out the understeer more. KW V3's are a great option if they're within your budget. Unfortunately Fortune Auto doesn't make anything for VWs, but other options worth considering include Ohlins, AST, and Eibach.

+David Haagsma It's on the to-do list!

+David Haagsma we've done a couple stories on this on our website. Hope they help. speed.academy/which-way-do-i-turn-the-knob-how-to-adjust-dampers-coilovers-hard-soft/ speed.academy/how-to-fix-understeer-or-oversteer-suspension-handling-setup-tuning/

+Benjamin Zipsie Dampers can help reduce body roll and when you don't have sway bars to adjust they're the next best solution.

+Peter Tarach You can reduce the velocity of the body roll but not the angle of it.

+Deenesh Dhanrajh thanks for the signal on the front straight! :D

+David Pratte of course. Rules of the track bro. Looking forward to seeing u guys next time

+Dustin Casper (GohanBurner) The internet is telling you to go buy them. :) Just tell Fortune Auto that we sent you!

Discount? Lol

+Casey Weaver sorry we apologize so much ;)

+Casey Weaver Better than being a dick, like some....

+Matthew Dolbey More coming soon :D

Great cant wait

+Tyler Fukuda In a straight line and around the corners an Si will likely be faster. The 3.0 inline 6 doesn't exactly make big power and is a heavy engine.

+Dev Very cool! WE may do a bit next year if we have the time but its not really a car that we see or drive much of.

+Speed Academy you can always use mine ;]

+Dev Lol it's not that we can't get our hands on it rather the time and effort needed to mod it!

+The Ultimate Racer we don't own the IS300. It belongs to a buddy of ours.

+Rodolfo Diaz We usually test one component at a time so we didn't want to do sway bars right away.

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+boosted 2j affordable for what you get is what I think he meant, remember these guys go out and buy some pretty expensive stuff to get the best of the best for their FR-S to give an example.

+boosted 2j "affordable" for a 3 way adjustable coil over. Considering kw v3's are $2599 usd (and don't come with top hats) lol. Fortune Auto's are a lot of bang for your buck. Not saying there better then v3's but pretty good for the money.

+boosted 2j Like what the other said, IT IS affordable compared to other manufacturers with the same specs. As someone who's just getting into tracking, I'm looking at the Fortune Auto's for my 350z.

I think he meant affordable compared to other coil overall systems that performs similarly. The coil over that was installed are made to order. $1,200 for a made to order coil over is comparably cheaper.

aaguirre123 valid point