Full Stillen Bolt-On Setup - Videos!

RCZ

I saw it, but I think I had a little more room than the guy speeding around super tight japan backstreets.

Pretty soon you wont have to imagine.

LiquidZ

Hell yeah

__________________

Bibimbap

I spotted like 50 black BMW 328/335's in the video, but that's miami for you lol... Nice vid!

RCZ

You can put it anywhere theres a smooth surface. I have put it on the outside of my door at 90+mph...on the hood...on the windshield...on the back window at any height.

here's one where I put it lower.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADJ4H...e=channel_page

I know I wasnt being smooth, I wasnt trying to set any records and was unsettling the car on purpose a lot to see how it handled it.

RCZ

Yeah Miami is rediculous...

MightyBobo

Which camera are you using anyway?

God those eyes are so dreamy...

__________________
I don't own a car anymore.

LiquidZ

__________________

RCZ

Update from the track, we are on lunch break. Oil temps maxing out around 260 which is ok, but not great. Tires holding up.
Front rotors are crap, brakes are overheating if I don't baby them. Front rotors are scored, will be getting a new set asap. Power is good. Steering is good

I guess this is why they call it testing. At least temps are manageable... Also we need
To discuss the fuel gauge. It read more than a quarter tank so I figured I'd be ok for a ses, ran out of fuel 3 laps in. It is not accurate, fill up all the way and be safe.

I have pics to show u all what's left of the front rotors and pads.

I guess ill continue to baby the brakes for the rest of the day and hope ithey don't go through the floor like they already
Did twice. If I brake into a corner aggressively, they are done for the rest of the session.

Next mods: rotors, pads, lines, good fluid, coilovers, sways, dual oil cooler setup, wheels and tires.

Moral of the story, oil and brakes are most important first mods if your gonna track it.

Otherwise, this car effin rocks. Feels fantastic.

LiquidZ

Thanks for the update.

It really is bothersome to know that Stillen's oil cooler kit isn't really able to keep the temps down enough. I feel they really need to start offering a bigger core. I remember talking to them and they felt that the kit they offer is all the "normal" person needs, but from your experience, I don't think so.

I might start looking at some of the JDM oil coolers as another option. I remember seeing the Central 20 cooler as a fairly large unit(although very pricey).

__________________

MightyBobo

You mean...oil cooler and brakes?

__________________
I don't own a car anymore.

Diversion

Sounds like i'll have to get something a hair bigger than the Stillen oil cooler.. hitting 260 at the track still =(

Musashi

I agree totally on the breaks. I completely thrashed my tires yesterday at thunderbolt. A dual core oil cooler would be cool but we need to look into a thermostat.

I'm trying to research wheels for the track but the car is so new it's tough to find. I want to go much wider in the back and get slicks. Have you found any proper wheels yet?

RCZ

Nismoz, you're wrong man. Those suction cups are actually normally used to mov panes of glass at an industrial level.
Its to grab the sheets and move them, they are designed for it. Today I put the mount on in the morning and it hadn't moved at all or lost any suction whatsoever by 2 pm.

Ok I got another session in after I gave u guys the update earlier and I changed my mind a bit.
I stopped pushing the brakes as hard and it held throughout the session. Of course I didn't go as fast but it was great and the pedal held for longer.

Overall I am happy with the car, it has plenty of power. Ill write more when I get home

RCZ

So yeah that last session I went out first in a 997 GT3RS on Cup tires. What an amazing piece of machinery. Unreal. So the Z had pretty big shoes to fill when I went out with it soon after. I gotta say that obviously it wasn't anywhere as quick, but it did not disappoint.

Seems like the Stillen unit is enough to keep temperatures around 260-270. It was 90+ degrees in the sun though so you have to take that into account. When I left the track, the cars thermometer for exterior temp read 102 degrees and only dropped 3 degrees when I got on the highway. I think a thicker core will do the trick. I am not going to be running dual coolers. I think a single unit will work. You should all make up your minds. The Stillen kit kicks *** in my opinion. I do wish the core was a bit bigger or thicker though, maybe it would be cool for STILLEN to offer a different core for us folks in warmer climates.

Brakes: The rotors got destroyed in three laps with some hard hard braking. They overheated, so did my fluid I think. I'm going to have to re-do the entire brake system with fluid, rotors and pads for the track. No more of this nonsense, it was dangerous to lose all braking. It felt like the car was on ice, just sliding as I applied the brakes and the pedal went through the floor. Then after it cooled a bit, I got most of my braking back.

3 Laps into session 1





Power: It feels strong, but it needs more low end grunt. I tried staying in 3rd through most of the infield, but I don't know if that makes me happy just yet. If I could carry more speed through the corners, It would be alright, but I cant just yet. Almost all of the cars in advance solo had through passing me on the straights, I had to get off the throttle. I felt like the GT3 was a good bit faster, the top end was so nice, awesome motor.

Suspension: Car stays pretty flat for a stock suspension that is so nice. However, this will be changed soon. Needs swaybars, needs a lot more stiffness. Definitely will be buying every chassis stiffening bit I can get my hands on.

Tires: These things actually held up and held on till the end. They aren't bad for stock street tires. Nothing to write home about though. I will be getting a separate set with Toyos or something... R888's may do the trick, or some NT05's.

Josh, how much for that AP kit again ? May be worth it after all


Oh and you can all thank mightybobo for me not posting track videos up. :P

wstar

Good stuff, lots of data there, thanks

C'mon, post the video already. We'll keep the gay stalker in his cage this time

__________________
7AT Track Car!
Journal thread / Car setup details