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Originally Posted by Sharif@Forged (Post 375970)

The 370z was absolutely fabulous, even though we have just barely scratched the surface. In many ways, it handles very similar to the GT-R, except about 600lbs lighter, and 250whp less. As you can tell in the video, you just have to keep the revs way way up to keep the car moving along. :) It took me a couple laps to realize there is no midrange and no turbos....LOL. But running the car repeatedly to 7500rpm was music to my ears. The car feels incredibly light on turn in, and exhibits zero body roll. It's extremely tossable, and easy to point the nose. There is a trace of oversteer on corner exit but nothing out of the ordinary. This is usually how we like our cars setup. The brakes are out of this world. I can honestly tell you these Trophy Series Race brakes from Stop Tech are the best I have ever used. Just breathing on the brakes is enough to snap your neck forward. It will completely overpower the ABS system and cause a slight hint of lock-up if you aren't ready for it. There is no pad knockback at all, with the full floating rotors and superb consistency and confidence under braking.

Roebling is handling track, rather than an HP track, so the times between a GT-R and 370Z well prepped should be fairly close. On something like VIR or Road Atlanta which are much higher speed tracks, I would expect a much greater delta between lap times.

We are running the Carbonetic 1.5 way LSD in the rear. I really love this diff...I would have hated this car had we retained the stock LSD for the test.

With respect to the question about the Porsches, they were definitely running at full tilt. Keep in mind, this was the Red Instructors group, so passing was permitted anywhere with a point. Usually once they saw me filling their mirrors, they moved over to let me pass by. This way, we avoid a drag race to the next corner. All good. :driving:

Happy to answer any more questions you all have.

Excellent stuff man! I'm going to have to call you about that diff once I start participating in some events this spring! If you dont mind could you give us a little insight into the alignment setup?

Just watched the vid... dominant car! must have been fun!

I need Decker to send me the rear view mirror you guys are using... bar mount, right?

Love the Carbonetic too - would recommend it to anyone

Which pads were you using? did i miss that in your post??

Possible to get some detailed shots of the engine bay?

That vid was a lot of fun to watch. Thanks for sharing.:tiphat:

moar pics and vids pleaseeeee!!!!

Awesome job Sharif! The video is sweet.

Did you mistakenly get invited to a Porsche race or something? lol. You burned them all though, gj! :driving:

Porsche Club of America (PCA) events are fairly open... once you're in, you're in even if you switch to another marquee. and if you don't have a porsche, just need to be invited by a member... it's a great group in AZ, focus is on having fun and learning to drive, less emphasis on running at 99% and getting your best time... a great group to learn with for sure

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Originally Posted by tbonesteak (Post 376516)

moar pics and vids pleaseeeee!!!!

i'll have ya covered on that part in a few weeks:tup:

Absolutely outstanding. Great vid to watch!

Sharif, do you guys ever get over here to the west coast?

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Originally Posted by NewlyIMPORTed (Post 376048)

What exhaust are you guys running?

We are running a Greddy Ti-C which we also have for sale on our website ;)

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Originally Posted by travisjb (Post 376079)

We are running Carbotech XP12 brake pads

The engine bay looks stock :tup:

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Originally Posted by 370zdub (Post 376622)

Absolutely outstanding. Great vid to watch!

Sharif, do you guys ever get over here to the west coast?

We don't make it out there very often. We were out there last year for the Super Lap Battle and Redline Time Attack at Fontana.

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Originally Posted by DannyGT (Post 376054)

Excellent stuff man! I'm going to have to call you about that diff once I start participating in some events this spring! If you dont mind could you give us a little insight into the alignment setup?

Sure can. We run about 1/8th inch toe-in rear, and 3/16th inch toe-out up front. Camber up front is -3.5 and rear camber is -2.3

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Originally Posted by KingDavid (Post 127724)

Will this car see a 1/4 mile at all just for kicks?

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? ????

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Originally Posted by Sharif@Forged (Post 127836)

I think that can be arranged. Might be interesting! :)

Actually, glass is coming out on Wed, and then will be sent off for lexan.

This would be great if you guys can pull this off...:happydance:

But understandable if you can't. :(

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Originally Posted by KingDavid (Post 377848)

This would be great if you guys can pull this off...:happydance:

But understandable if you can't. :(

We have the lexan sitting here, but we have elected to campaign the car in a class that requires factory glass, and the full dash/center console..hence the cup holders...LOL.

Doubt this thing will see the 1/4 mile anytime soon.

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Originally Posted by Sharif@Forged (Post 377931)

bring it on up to Zdayz to your drag strip event!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Mike (Post 378106)

bring it on up to Zdayz to your drag strip event!!!!!!

It will be there, but that's only about 1/8th mile at best, and untimed. aeeghemmm.....remember that isn't a drag strip event, it's a controlled acceleration and braking test. :)