Chassis - Suspension question

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godlameroso
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Like I said, no compression damping makes the car feel like a boat.

I don't understand why you'd have zero compression damping, but completely understand why you'd want as little as you can get away with.

This type of dyno plot with a clear rebound bias is very common

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godlameroso wrote: ....but completely understand why you'd want as little as you can get away with.
Actually, so do I.

To be fair, I've not had much experience working with Moton dampers, but when I have worked with them the flexibility of the long tube connecting the damper to the reservoir has mean't that compression damping is a disaster.

I've stated this before, but moving a Ferrari 575 from Moton's to DSSV's yielded 1.6 seconds a lap at Mugello, roughly 0.6 seconds from the damper change & a further second by dropping the (no longer needed) ride height.

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godlameroso
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Multimatic does magic with dampers I agree 100%, I would love to have some DSSV's if they made them for any of my Hondas.
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