Buttonwillow - 8/22 - 8/23

ban25

Haha, nice photoshop

Lap times were not great due to the aforementioned mechanical issues, namely limp mode after the first lap, and a dead clutch pedal by the third. All things considered, I managed 2'32" as best for the weekend. Here's a video:

http://youtu.be/4dlacRLQMIo

My buddy did 2'07" in an M3. The good news is I should have these problems solved before my next track day -- new oil cooler, clutch, lines, and fluids all going in over the next two weeks.

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2017 Corvette Z06 7MT | 1LE | Stage 3 | DSCSport

GZ3

What oil cooler are you going with? Unless that z1 is recent added to sig....motul fluids have always performed stellar for me

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12' 370Z 7AT HANDED DOWN
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osbornsm

Answers in your order:

1. Limp mode
- Do you have winter?
+ If yes, get a 25-row oil cooler kit from Z1 Motorsports w/themostatic plate
+ If no, get the 34-row kit from Z1 Motorsports w/themostatic plate

2. Boiled clutch fluid
- Make sure this was not a CSC failure
- Clutch and Brake fluid should be NOTHING else than Motul RBF600.

3. Fuel cut
- If this is a ginormous issue for you, there is a kit available for about, what... $2k? that'll fix this for you.

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P.S. Read my other thread about Track Day best practices.

ban25

This is an excellent track guide! It's what I used when deciding on which cooler to buy.

Thanks!

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2017 Corvette Z06 7MT | 1LE | Stage 3 | DSCSport

ban25

Way ahead of you, but thanks for the advice

I've been sitting on the following for a few weeks waiting to get into a shop for installation -- every place has been booked, but I finally was able to make an appointment for early September:

Z1 Motorsports 34-row Setrab Oil Cooler /w Thermostatic Plate
ZSpeed Insulated Clutch Hose
ZSpeed HD CSC & OEM CMC
Southbend Stage 3 Clutch & Lightweight Flywheel

For fluids, I'm already using Motul RBF600, but I am seriously considering going up to Castrol SRF. FWIW, the CSC is fine, I'm just replacing it as a precaution, especially since the clutch is getting changed out anyway.

As for fuel cut, I'm not doing anything about that this round. If I can drive down a straight without having to pump the clutch, I'll be happy enough already. I'm considering a solution like phunk's RRP, probably in early spring. Until then, I'll just try to keep it topped off.

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2017 Corvette Z06 7MT | 1LE | Stage 3 | DSCSport

ban25

I didn't realize that was in my sig...yeah, that's the one I bought, but it's still sitting in the box at the moment. Install coming soon.

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2017 Corvette Z06 7MT | 1LE | Stage 3 | DSCSport

GZ3

ahhhhh OK! makes sense now...i was wondering what kinda track duty you were pulling that the z1 oil cooler was not handling....

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09 GT-R
12' 370Z 7AT HANDED DOWN
12'+13' 5.0 SOLD