Originally Posted by austins z (Post 3886300)

Thanks! Ended up placing 1st in the Gridlife Street class season against much higher hp cars.

For reference, the top guys I ran with this season:
Evo9 @ 360-370whp
Sti @ 370-380whp
Evo10 @ 390-400whp
M3 @ 330-340whp
My Z @ 320-330whp

The class says nothing about engine builds :stirthepot: so guess what the plans are for next season? Haha, this is why I have decided to go down this road. Plus if I ever get tired of GridLife, I can also add some slicks and aero and jump into NASA TT. GridLife street class is in for it next year if everything goes well this off season. They wont know what to do if I have the same power as they do!

Side note: comparing data to guys making only 30-40whp more than I do could gain anywhere from 1-2 seconds down the straightaways, depending on track, that I would have to claw back from shear corner speed. Maybe this extra power will allow me to not try to kill myself through the corners haha.

Originally Posted by Elmo370z (Post 3886360)

Soho did 391whp with a built motor.

Originally Posted by AlWakRa (Post 3886466)

I can see where you hit a wall and feel the lack of power, you need to get every bit of milliseconds from turns, specially with some tracks where power can save a lot of time, this is something I feel as we have some long straights. I think 360-370whp with good torque can do wonders on our car.




I think this was on a low compression pistons that has been built for boost.

Originally Posted by austins z (Post 3886419)

Ahhh ok, yeah 391whp is awesome! I'd be super happy with those numbers, but I'm trying to get there without going with an aftermarket crank. Custom grind C2 cams (not the off the shelf ones), imsa spec 12.5:1 high compression pistons, vk56 valves, headers, intake porting, and e85 is the plans.

Originally Posted by Hotrodz (Post 3886475)

You could just do an engine swap from Q60 or 50 for less money and get more performance. I understand the reliability question na vs boost but you would not need to do anything to make the motor less reliable than it already is from the factory.

Just putting it out there for argument sake!

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Originally Posted by Elmo370z (Post 3886552)

Or he could say faq it and copy what Sasha did with his motor, swap to Hr heads and runnit on a motec m150. No regrets, ditch the vvel like most race teams.

Originally Posted by AlWakRa (Post 3886466)

I think this was on a low compression pistons that has been built for boost.

Originally Posted by Elmo370z (Post 3886519)

I believe the car was on 12:5:1

Originally Posted by austins z (Post 3886555)

This is where I'm at, which is the more cost effective way to get to 400whp. If the vvel heads can take it and do it, ill keep them, if not I have to find someone willing to part with a set of heads.

Originally Posted by austins z (Post 3886554)

This might work awesome for most people, but in the world of racing and classing in my case, no boost is allowed on a factory NA car. I'm trying to take my already competitive street class car and make it dominant and hard to beat. It would be rad to have boost, just don't want to deal with the hassle of keeping it running and cooled.

Originally Posted by Hotrodz (Post 3886583)

I keep forgetting you are in street class and not track mod.

Originally Posted by austins z (Post 3886590)

Yep! Arguably the most fun class to get into in GridLife. Its 100% the most competitive class and the cheapest to get into. Also for anyone not in the midwest like myself, GridLife is expanding! They are teasing going far south and further out west as well for the 2020 season. Schedule will come out after PRI this year.

Originally Posted by Elmo370z (Post 3886648)

If they do Sebring I’m in the street class.

Originally Posted by austins z (Post 3886725)

This was one of the rumored tracks, but we will see! I'd love to see more 370z's out!