Third trackday! All is good!

imag · 05-04-2009, 12:14 AM

I hear you about the flywheel - it feels like the revs are being held up above what they should be for some reason. I've driven Bimmers that did that, and it just makes me feel that much more disconnected from the car. My goal in shifting is to try to make the transmission do as little work as possible, which means matching revs, and these grandpa modes are a PITA.

And: brake fade? Maybe Nissan didn't put oil coolers on the car so people couldn't run enough laps to realize that the brakes faded. Once we upgrade the rotors, the differential will probably melt... It reminds me of the recent Shelby 500 press weekend, where it was obvious that the reason they didn't give the press more than one lap at a time was so they didn't discover how badly the brakes fade.

I'm still leaning toward buying the car, but I'm a bit disappointed that it takes so much work/money to get it trackworthy... really appreciate the detailed writeups from you and RCZ though...

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05-04-2009, 12:14 AM	#19 (permalink)
imag Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 446 Drives: up the wall Rep Power: 17	I hear you about the flywheel - it feels like the revs are being held up above what they should be for some reason. I've driven Bimmers that did that, and it just makes me feel that much more disconnected from the car. My goal in shifting is to try to make the transmission do as little work as possible, which means matching revs, and these grandpa modes are a PITA. And: brake fade? Maybe Nissan didn't put oil coolers on the car so people couldn't run enough laps to realize that the brakes faded. Once we upgrade the rotors, the differential will probably melt... It reminds me of the recent Shelby 500 press weekend, where it was obvious that the reason they didn't give the press more than one lap at a time was so they didn't discover how badly the brakes fade. I'm still leaning toward buying the car, but I'm a bit disappointed that it takes so much work/money to get it trackworthy... really appreciate the detailed writeups from you and RCZ though...