Autocross here I come!

chrischhorn · 04-21-2013, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by IMWEZL

It's only like that in Hawaii.

The rest of us here in CONUS get to enjoy a regular season. Here in South Carolina it runs from Feb-Dec.

Go figure......lol. I only had the car for 4 months in Texas so no time when I was there. Here the season only runs July through April :-( I want more events too!

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Originally Posted by Dzel

Well I got onto the Texas SCCA and there is weekend passes but you only get one. You have to join after that if you want to keep racing. They are also located about 5 hours away from where I live.

Yea most events are pretty far from Midland....Midland is in the middle of no where. I grew up there with my grandparents every summer lol

Dzel · 04-21-2013, 07:21 AM

Wow really you'll be surprised how many people have either visited or actually live here that are on the forum. With all the work we have down here it's no longer my little West Texas town. It's actually very congested, business's are popping up like blue bonnets everywhere, if you go to a restaurant on a weekend your looking at about an hour and a half wait. But it's a good thing people are making money and spending it. Helps the economy.

ChrisSlicks · 04-21-2013, 01:16 PM

A squealing street tire is a happy tire, however it does need to be applied productively. Cranking the wheel more when you have understeer for example usually doesn't help much.

Slicks don't squeal unless you spin, so no, you don't want to be hearing these

Dzel · 04-21-2013, 02:08 PM

I was thinking of selling my wheels and tires for a set of 16's for some drag radials

Rusty · 04-21-2013, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by kmkraft12

Auto-X isn't expensive. Just stay in C-Stock and you really don't need anything to be competitive. I recently won my second event with my only mods being K&N air filters and a stillen exhaust. Whoever said the thing about squealing tires being slower is wrong. From what I have learned tires are still slightly below grip threshold when they are squealing. Not sure for slicks though.

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

A squealing street tire is a happy tire, however it does need to be applied productively. Cranking the wheel more when you have understeer for example usually doesn't help much.

Slicks don't squeal unless you spin, so no, you don't want to be hearing these

I was told along time ago that, "if your tire ain't squealing, you ain't going fast enough!"

chrischhorn · 04-21-2013, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Dzel

I was thinking of selling my wheels and tires for a set of 16's for some drag radials

16" and drag radials.....

First thing: Good luck getting 16's to fit over the front brakes..... Secondly, drag radials would be a terrible idea for autocross, as those are made to have sidewall flex in order to get better reaction on launch. You want stiffer sidewalls to have a more rresponsive feel while cornering.

Dzel · 04-21-2013, 06:41 PM

No those would be for the drag strip dogs any one know the smallest wheel we can put on?

cossie1600 · 04-21-2013, 09:02 PM

Probably 18 and 17 for the sport brakes and 17 16 on the base?

Dzel · 04-21-2013, 09:16 PM

17's sound like a good number

Sh0velMan · 04-22-2013, 08:01 AM

You have the worst automotive ADD of anyone I've ever seen. Good God.

Edit: Also, you're waiting to autocross until you get a twin turbo kit?

You'll probably never even get into boost on a typical SCCA autocross course... And even if you do, you won't have the rubber, brakes, suspension or experience to handle the speed your turbos will be giving you.

Rusty · 04-22-2013, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Sh0velMan

You have the worst automotive ADD of anyone I've ever seen. Good God.

Edit: Also, you're waiting to autocross until you get a twin turbo kit?

You'll probably never even get into boost on a typical SCCA autocross course... And even if you do, you won't have the rubber, brakes, suspension or experience to handle the speed your turbos will be giving you.

LMAO!

Dzel · 04-22-2013, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sh0velMan

You have the worst automotive ADD of anyone I've ever seen. Good God.

Edit: Also, you're waiting to autocross until you get a twin turbo kit?

You'll probably never even get into boost on a typical SCCA autocross course... And even if you do, you won't have the rubber, brakes, suspension or experience to handle the speed your turbos will be giving you.

Wo wo wo there guy I will not be installing the TT kit till early next year. Once I do that to the drag strip we go. So yeah I would like to have a little fun with MY car as I see fit. If I want to run it on drag strip I can do that, if I want to road race, autox, or even just let it sit in my garage that's my buisness. I am very excited about trying out new things, especially since for the past 10 years I've been working 18-20 hours a day for weeks at a time with 1 day off in between. I've moved into a cushy office position now Monday thru Friday. So now me and my family can spend time together and I can join them in their passions and them in mine. So basically what I'm saying if you do not like what I'm putting down unsubscribe there guy.

Sh0velMan · 04-22-2013, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Dzel

Wo wo wo there guy I will not be installing the TT kit till early next year. Once I do that to the drag strip we go. So yeah I would like to have a little fun with MY car as I see fit. If I want to run it on drag strip I can do that, if I want to road race, autox, or even just let it sit in my garage that's my buisness. I am very excited about trying out new things, especially since for the past 10 years I've been working 18-20 hours a day for weeks at a time with 1 day off in between. I've moved into a cushy office position now Monday thru Friday. So now me and my family can spend time together and I can join them in their passions and them in mine. So basically what I'm saying if you do not like what I'm putting down unsubscribe there guy.

Cool story, bro.

Dunno why you went all ragey there. Do whatever you want, just observing that what you say you want to do changes with almost every post. You also said you were waiting to do an autocross event until you get a delivery date from GTM, so that's where the other comment came from.

chrischhorn · 04-22-2013, 01:05 PM

First things first. Whether drag monster or autocross beast.......UPGRADE THE LSD!!!!

Dzel · 04-22-2013, 02:05 PM

What gears are available for the Z for give me I'm lazy and do not want to search

04-21-2013, 07:21 AM	#32 (permalink)
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ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 653	A squealing street tire is a happy tire, however it does need to be applied productively. Cranking the wheel more when you have understeer for example usually doesn't help much. Slicks don't squeal unless you spin, so no, you don't want to be hearing these Dzel and Nut_N_Much like this. __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

04-21-2013, 02:08 PM	#34 (permalink)
Dzel A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Midland, TX Posts: 3,884 Drives: 11 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 22	I was thinking of selling my wheels and tires for a set of 16's for some drag radials __________________ 10secWS6 IF YOU CAN'T SWING IT THEN DON'T BRING IT! Check out Domestic Performance C.C.

04-21-2013, 06:41 PM	#37 (permalink)
Dzel A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Midland, TX Posts: 3,884 Drives: 11 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 22	No those would be for the drag strip dogs any one know the smallest wheel we can put on? __________________ 10secWS6 IF YOU CAN'T SWING IT THEN DON'T BRING IT! Check out Domestic Performance C.C.

04-21-2013, 09:16 PM	#39 (permalink)
Dzel A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Midland, TX Posts: 3,884 Drives: 11 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 22	17's sound like a good number __________________ 10secWS6 IF YOU CAN'T SWING IT THEN DON'T BRING IT! Check out Domestic Performance C.C.

04-21-2013, 09:02 PM	#38 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 29	Probably 18 and 17 for the sport brakes and 17 16 on the base?

04-22-2013, 08:01 AM	#40 (permalink)
Sh0velMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dallas/Ft.Worth Posts: 3,349 Drives: Noisily. Rep Power: 20	You have the worst automotive ADD of anyone I've ever seen. Good God. Edit: Also, you're waiting to autocross until you get a twin turbo kit? You'll probably never even get into boost on a typical SCCA autocross course... And even if you do, you won't have the rubber, brakes, suspension or experience to handle the speed your turbos will be giving you. chrischhorn likes this. __________________ Buy My Car! \| Build Thread Last edited by Sh0velMan; 04-22-2013 at 08:04 AM.

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chrischhorn A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Mililani, HI Posts: 1,566 Drives: 2014 Juke Nismo RS Rep Power: 16	First things first. Whether drag monster or autocross beast.......UPGRADE THE LSD!!!! Sh0velMan likes this. __________________ R.I.P. 8/01/13 1SlowZ One day I'll have another....

04-22-2013, 02:05 PM	#45 (permalink)
Dzel A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Midland, TX Posts: 3,884 Drives: 11 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 22	What gears are available for the Z for give me I'm lazy and do not want to search __________________ 10secWS6 IF YOU CAN'T SWING IT THEN DON'T BRING IT! Check out Domestic Performance C.C.

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