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Lol here we go!

@@jaket7045 haha! Sometimes yes. Some people have a harder time than others

@@jonathanlforsberg2520 I go to pretty much every event. If you go to one this year, I'll be there

@@thebritishhippie9735 haha it was definitely a blast. Would you rather do 2zz matrix vs 2zz Spyder next, or 1zz vs 2zz Spyder??

Yeah, sort of like a break in I guess. I heard the adjuster can get stuck.

@@waleedrydhan6411 I did not take out the axles, but if you do then yes you'll have to do that

Appreciate it!

@@markmahone390 I've gotten a lot faster since!

@@dowlerenterprises wow lmao, sorry I never actually fixed it but this did work for me

He told me to keep it, haha 😅

@@sokgso I would, but I think I personally would prefer a 2AR swap. Nothing against K at all but the 2AR is Toyota and has a bit more torque. The problem is just that my 1zz is running so perfectly, I don't have any excuse to swap it out.

I'm still running them and I'm abusing them at Autox with grippy tires regularly. Note that only 2004 xA/xB arms are the same dimensions.

@@ErikSeastead Thanks for the reply. Did you order these through a specific vendor?

Yup, link in the description​@@scotched9682

@@ErikSeastead Cool. I still don't know if I want to go this route or just deal with my original FLCAs and go with Superpro bushings. The ball joint quality on aftermarket is what worries me the most.

If I were doing this job today I'd just replace the bushings in my control arm. At the time I sort of needed to do the job quickly.

That doesn't make any sense, imo. The tie rods were fine and they're very easy to get to when they do need to be replaced. 🤷‍♀️

SSM! Wow is it swapped or are you just running hoosiers? None actually, I forgot my helmet and the loaners are all LSU helmets.

@ErikSeastead 2zz swapped with 245 wide Hoosiers on the corners. LSU Helmets? What state is AX event in?

Virginia! Haha

I don't think it's going to eat the cats unless it's already burning oil, but it's up to you. My engine has been doing quite well with just regular oil changes, even with the stock header.

Thank you so much. I hope to do a review of my 2000 VFR800 next, and maybe even do a video talking about the first to second bike transition, and everything I learned.

Do you mean which option (Koni vs other brands?) or making sure I got the right shock that fits an MR2 Spyder? These Konis come highly recommend by people that I talked to who do autocross (E Street was won last year by Bartek driving an NB Miata with Koni yellow shocks). I used Tirerack.com to order these and you will put the year make and model into the website.

@@ErikSeastead I mean, how did you determine that the Koni inserts that you chose were the right ones for your car? How did you determine that they would fit so snugly inside the strut tube?

I used Tirerack.com to order these and you will put the year make and model of the car into the website. Then you select Koni sport (yellow) shocks and it'll make sure they're the right ones for you.

Can't believe I didn't mention it anywhere. 225/50R15 RE71RS

Youre pulling some crazy g's mate. Its so fucked that we dont have this type of autocross in The Netherlands. I would definitly race my spyder aswell

@@ErikSeastead what Suspension set up are you running? I have s3 coilovers 6/9 spring rates and white line front and rear sway bars. Front sway bar on stiff setting and rear sway bar on the softest setting. currently have Toyo proxes R1R 225 rear and 195 front. The Toyos work pretty good, but I feel like there’s probably better options for autocross. I’ll probably get the re71 or advan A052 next

I am in Street E, so I've done almost everything I'm allowed. Koni yellow inserts with stock springs, a front swaybar, toyota 3 dot camber bolts in the front, an addco front swaybar, HKS axle-back, 225 square RE71RS on stock wheels, a stock alignment, and of course the hard dog double diagonal rollbar. I have a hardtop but its about 50 lbs so I take it off for autox. For track I'd leave it on, I think it probably is worth for aero purposes but I haven't tested that yet. You sound like youve got a really stiff setup! That's probably best for track. I find that autox parking lots are awful so it can be nice to have a softer ride so that you can keep the tires on the ground. But, I would definitely get some stiffer springs if I could. I drove a K swap (check out my earlier videos) with I believe 4k/6k BC BR and front and rear addco swaybars and it handled pretty amazingly. Its probably sprung sort of similar to yours laterally since the addco bars are a bit bigger than the whitelines. I'm not a huge fan of the damping of coilovers compared to the koni's but the spring rate is a big advantage in terms of limiting body roll and getting that snappy turn in.

No chassis bracing?

Thank you! Most people still don't use that technique even after I made this video but I think it's very helpful! I have more videos in a playlist and I actually made a channel called East Prime with even more videos.

@ErikSeastead I've been watching them , this has been so valuable as I can't do L jumps every where else I've worked around it , but this place eluded Me I never knew about holding down on analogue in middle I can clear it now it looks a little funny as I stop mid air while I get left stick in place but it gets me over there 😀

My buddy just picked up a 2014 Ninja 300 for $1500 USD a week ago. Some people are trying to hold out but you can get incredible bikes for 4k (VFR800). The values of these will never hold for long above $2000 I feel.

Haha I tried to convince my mans to come out in the CL but he's so busy 🤷‍♀️

Yes absolutely. Spark is only one element of combustion

Haha I'm glad these videos provided you some edutainment

@@ErikSeastead ok so I just ran the vin. Seller said 97, vin says it’s 98. The first (thank god) year they dropped the captive rotor situation. I was thinking about lighting a match on it

Haha yeah you can do a 98 hub swap on the 97s, but they're hard to find nowadays.