new Z06....cuts power after hard runs...

PharmDZ · 12-19-2014, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

How many people in this thread complaining about it not being "track capable" have ever actually tracked? Just curious...

Or have an oil cooler on their own car realizing that a couple laps in the Z will lead to limp mode, which is worse than "cutting power"? Hah can't knock this car for a power loss if we can't even do a track day without limping back to the pit without an oil cooler! A lot of cars have some sort of inherent weak point that needs to be addressed for consistent, reliable track use.

MightyBobo · 12-20-2014, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by PharmDZ

Or have an oil cooler on their own car realizing that a couple laps in the Z will lead to limp mode, which is worse than "cutting power"? Hah can't knock this car for a power loss if we can't even do a track day without limping back to the pit without an oil cooler! A lot of cars have some sort of inherent weak point that needs to be addressed for consistent, reliable track use.

Yeeeeup. Bench racers bitch about this, and that's about it. There are almost no true, 100% track capable cars from the factory. Everything has some thing I'd want to change. Z/28 is a good example: amazing car....with horrendously expensive brakes, that I'd immediately swap over to traditional rotors/pads.

PharmDZ · 12-21-2014, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

Yeeeeup. Bench racers bitch about this, and that's about it. There are almost no true, 100% track capable cars from the factory. Everything has some thing I'd want to change. Z/28 is a good example: amazing car....with horrendously expensive brakes, that I'd immediately swap over to traditional rotors/pads.

I wonder what the tradeoff would be with the brakes though? Are they THAT amazing that you wouldn't have to worry about replacing/warping them as often as traditional brakes? I can see what you mean though... if I had to replace carbon ceramics I'd cry.

MJB · 12-22-2014, 03:48 AM

With a CAI, pulley and tune this Z06 made 660whp/663wtq. Pretty dang impressive.

UNKNOWN_370 · 12-24-2014, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MJB

With a CAI, pulley and tune this Z06 made 660whp/663wtq. Pretty dang impressive.

Oh
My
Goodness
!!!!!

Sick....

cossie1600 · 12-22-2014, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by PharmDZ

I wonder what the tradeoff would be with the brakes though? Are they THAT amazing that you wouldn't have to worry about replacing/warping them as often as traditional brakes? I can see what you mean though... if I had to replace carbon ceramics I'd cry.

Go ask the Porsche guys what happen to their expensive carbon brakes after one track day, they will tell you it was an expensive $4000 mistake. After one day!!!

MightyBobo · 12-22-2014, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

Go ask the Porsche guys what happen to their expensive carbon brakes after one track day, they will tell you it was an expensive $4000 mistake. After one day!!!

^^^^^^

One of my mechanics does the brakes on Porsche's for track prepping. EVERY YEAR, they need a new set of calipers.

Step 1 for them? Replace the rotors and pads away from that carbon fiber crap.

MightyBobo · 12-22-2014, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by PharmDZ

I wonder what the tradeoff would be with the brakes though? Are they THAT amazing that you wouldn't have to worry about replacing/warping them as often as traditional brakes? I can see what you mean though... if I had to replace carbon ceramics I'd cry.

The trade-off is you save a ton of money, and for people who really race, that is (almost) all that matters lol.

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