NOVA/DC/MD - Z's & Coffee, Saturdays at 10AM in [WHERE?!], VA & Columbia, MD

m4a1mustang · 03-22-2013, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Khoi@AAMComp

if you're going to track, bare minimal would be to swap out for "better" pads, there are such thing as street/light track pads, the main difference between them all is how well they handle/transfers heat. Your typical "awesome" track pads will suck for DD, as they may not bite unless they're heated up, squeel under normal driving, dust like a mofo. However if you're not a hardcore track guy, again, there are in between pads, which are better than factory, but not as hardcore as your track pads

Swapping out the fluid is definitely important, as mentioned above. If you're going to do this, you might as well go with ss lines. If I remember correctly the Akebono's have hardlines (I might be wrong) but the standard rubber lines swell up when the fluid gets hot. SS lines will give you a much better feel for your brakes overall, good upgrade for street or track driven car

Lastly, rotors; if you want the bling, I would typically recommend slotted ONLY, drilled slotted.. too many nightmares about cracking since there's so little surface area. Baller bling + performance, J-hooks, but those are extremely expensive. That's what we install on our GT-Rs along with Endless MX-72 brake pads when customers are dued for new rotor/pads, as this combo is still cheaper than factory replacement (from the dealership) than outperforms it by a lot.

But it doesn't hurt to track it on your stock set up. Learn your car first, then figure out the weakpoints as you learn to drive your car more fun this way!

I agree with these points. For safety, upgrade your brake pads and brake fluid. So you can get uninterrupted track time (well, unless you are fast enough for fuel starve), add an oil cooler.

Stock everything else is 100% fine and a great starting point.

Regarding rotors, there's a reason why so many track guys stick to OEM blank rotors. They deal with heat much better than slotted or drilled rotors do (don't track on drilled rotors!)

eastwest2300 · 03-22-2013, 08:11 AM

And as far as my 2 tires, they're gonna fit in the honda s2000 (with passenger seat removed

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aniceh · 03-22-2013, 10:00 AM

What kind of turn out are we getting in Columbia this weekend? I'll probably be there.

dmhenderson · 03-22-2013, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by aniceh

What kind of turn out are we getting in Columbia this weekend? I'll probably be there.

I'll be up.

eastwest2300 · 03-22-2013, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by aniceh

What kind of turn out are we getting in Columbia this weekend? I'll probably be there.

Chris & I will be swapping parts.

b1adesofcha0s · 03-22-2013, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Chris & I will be swapping parts.

And fluids?

eastwest2300 · 03-22-2013, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

And fluids?

aniceh · 03-22-2013, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

And fluids?

ZCarMan · 03-22-2013, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Chris & I will be swapping parts.

Well that is certainly better than swapping spit.

eastwest2300 · 03-22-2013, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ZCarMan

Well that is certainly better than swapping spit.

Im glad you and I are on the same page, I dont know about these other dudes..

m4a1mustang · 03-22-2013, 10:00 AM

I will be there with Dana.

Sales@AAMComp · 03-22-2013, 10:06 AM

leaving for Atlantic City tonight for the weekend. Have fun guys!! (if anyone wants to come up, give me a holler.. LOL)

FPenvy · 03-22-2013, 10:08 AM

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leaving for Atlantic City tonight for the weekend. Have fun guys!! (if anyone wants to come up, give me a holler.. LOL)

AC? its not bad we went there for a bachelor party last year. it was "interesting" to say the least lol

b1adesofcha0s · 03-22-2013, 10:25 AM

Yeah even with the thermostatic plate you need to have it blocked off, especially with a 34 row cooler. BTW, Khoi can you PM me your number? Wanted to talk to you about my CEL, but I'll wait till you get back next week.

Frank, running cold oil is bad for engine lubrication like Steve said. Dont know of it would affect HP output much, but it's probably not good for the longevity of your engine.

b1adesofcha0s · 03-22-2013, 10:27 AM

Trollolololol

03-22-2013, 08:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 90,830 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684550	And as far as my 2 tires, they're gonna fit in the honda s2000 (with passenger seat removed) __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

03-22-2013, 10:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	I will be there with Dana. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

03-22-2013, 10:06 AM	#12 (permalink)
Sales@AAMComp A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Annapolis Junction, MD Posts: 4,079 Drives: GT-R Rep Power: 20	leaving for Atlantic City tonight for the weekend. Have fun guys!! (if anyone wants to come up, give me a holler.. LOL) __________________ Tyler Day, Technical Sales TylerD@aamcompetition.com 301-497-9214 Direct AAM Competition \| YouTube channel \| LIKE us on Facebook!

03-22-2013, 10:25 AM	#14 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	Yeah even with the thermostatic plate you need to have it blocked off, especially with a 34 row cooler. BTW, Khoi can you PM me your number? Wanted to talk to you about my CEL, but I'll wait till you get back next week. Frank, running cold oil is bad for engine lubrication like Steve said. Dont know of it would affect HP output much, but it's probably not good for the longevity of your engine. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

03-22-2013, 10:27 AM	#15 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	Trollolololol __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

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aniceh A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 7,216 Drives: '12 GM 7AT S/T Rep Power: 41	What kind of turn out are we getting in Columbia this weekend? I'll probably be there.

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