[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by masraum

I remember years ago, some article, I don't remember if it was in R&T or Grassroots Motorsport or what, but I believe they tested a car on a handful of different shocks, from something basic like Monroes or KYBs to Bilstein/Koni to Ohlins to some sort of remote reservoir high end shock. And IIRC, the better the shocks, the better the performance right out of the box, both in ride comfort and lap times. But it's been probably 20-25 years, so my memory is foggy.

I actually read that, pretty sure it was GRM. They did a nice job of trying to compare apples to apples with a Miata, same track, same driver. I recall they judged everything better than stock, and standard Ohlins narrowly beat out a custom valved Bilstein setup from Fat Cat Motorsport. Unless you already have a set of Bilsteins that need rebuilt, FCM is a more expensive option than the Ohlins and I’m not sure if he has data on the RX8.