well hell Reece Cox from MTI in Atlanta ran a 1:28 two weekends ago at the NASA finals with his naturally aspirated corvette so it is no doubt possible.

^^^ THIS.

any chance of getting the same sizes but in a 19''?

Did you guys happen to weigh either the hatch window on its own or the rear side windows?

and Sharif (in his GTR) was within .1 seconds of Reese at Little Talladega a couple months ago.

Not going to happen. We are begging for the rear 12 inch width right now. The engineers are a little concerned.

Sounds about right AWD plays a huge factor. This is about drivetrain and aspiration. What i'm trying to say is that it takes an enormous effort to get the same response out of an N/A motor that you would in a twin turbo motor. For Reese to run that fast in a naturally aspirated V8 rear wheel drive is crazy and unofficial times of 1:26 were clocked on that sunday so i believe with a good driver that has balls the size of coconuts and a well built 370z, 1:35 is most definitely possible.

about the structure of a 12'' wide wheel?

Alll wheel designed are run through computer simulations and such, and this wheel needs to be made from a specific forging. So basically it's just not as easy as adding another 1.5 inch width to an existing wheel. Once it's settled, the wheel will be structurally 100%. I am glad that Rays/Volk does some serious engineering over there. :)

looks good jay!! can't wait to see this thing on the track next year! ya'll still planning to bring it to VIR in Feb?:driving:

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thanks Patrick.... yep... should have the car completed by the end of next week, we will be testing the car NA at Roebling Jan 23,24.... hope its not this C..CCC..CCC...Cold:eek:

nice! i've got something on the agenda for that weekend otherwise i'd try to get out there...

really like the aeromotions rear wing... I was originally thinking about going with the kognition wing - now that I see this one, going to switch! let's discuss... also need to follow you guys on a/c delete

We are helping Aero Motions with the development of the 370 wing, those pics were of the final mock up. The fit and wing positioning are spot on. We should have the final product installed this week, and I would imagine they will be taking orders immediately.

The AC delete is pretty easy. Once you snatch the compressor off replace the stock belt with a Gates K060500. This is a 6 rib belt rather than the stock 7, however it should be fine as it will have no compressor load. Lace the belt through the; power steering, alternator, tensioner and crank pulley normally. Then only use the upper most grooved pulley to complete the loop. We removed the AC side smooth idler and the center ribbed idler as they have no use in this configuration.

That thing looks like a monster. Can't wait to see it in motion.

1:20 or bust at Roebling..right Jay? :) Lets set the bar nice and high for the first weekend out...still NA. :)

1:20 on brakes, balls and grip.... i will be wearing Depends... in case my bravery fails me :eekdance:

:wtf2:

I'm right behind you on the wing

Thanks for the input on the belt and a/c removal... need Sharif to ship me one

G/l at Roebling

We still have some more work to do, but here is the prelim stuff. Coming together really nicely. Still NA at the moment. Initial testing this weekend at Roebling Road.


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Sweet!

looks good man. keep it goin! :tup:

That looks awesome!

I gotta see this in person soon.

is that cardboard box the passenger seat? :)

can't wait to see it guys!!

you should be thankful that the box is there

Looking good, Sharif!

diggin that wing!

nice job selectively re-using the OEM bits... looks very clean and light weight... not sure why you need the center console, but I'm sure there's a plan

thanks Travis. We decided to campaign the car in Modified RWD class which means the oem dash and complete center console must be retained per the rules. I get a kick out of the cup holder. :)

It's a barf box for the driver. :)

Looking Good Sharif. :tup:

I would paint the safety bars Black.

you forgot to remove of the Splash Guards? Or there's a reason for them?

looking forward for the test result.

That thing's looking pretty sweet!

You guys have sharp eyes! :) We aren't done yet!!! :)

haha yeah they do! Hey Sharif you almost ready to TT a 370z? I got two big boxes of parts arriving in a few hours :D

I would love some more pics of those RE30 Sharif since I haven't seen any on a 370 yet ! I am REALLY liking those ! Car is looking seriously mean also !

i heard a little birdy say ya'll met your goal :driving:

I was going to start another thread with a full track review. But to say the least, our 370Z race car program smashed our expectations for it's first track event, even with a fairly important adjustment that still needs to be made to the front shock travel. We ran a 1:19 lap at Roebling Road on the 3rd lap out in the morning. That car is absolutely insane in the corners, and the braking power is off the charts. I had an idiot's grin on my face for hours after I climbed out of the car. We had the fastest car at this Porsche club event, and there were plenty of heavy hitters. Many GT3's on slicks, 997TT's, etc..etc.

And still with a bone stock engine and intake. Just the test pipes and exhaust...not even a tune!! It's only get to get much faster from here. :happydance:

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Wow that's a pretty damn impressive start :eek:

Thats an insane Start Sharif!!! maybe I dont want to be on the track with you lol make me look slow hahaha!

Very excited for you guys, sounds like a fantastic start.