My first track event in the z

RCZ · 09-25-2009, 10:25 PM

Not surprised about the brakes and rotors...

Mike · 09-26-2009, 01:57 PM

Yeah, Tgpr is very tight. road Atlanta Wednesday with hp plus all around next time.

JSBZ · 09-26-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike

Yeah, Tgpr is very tight. road Atlanta Wednesday with hp plus all around next time.

I've been on RA many times on a mc but never in a car. I love it as long as it is not 100 degrees and 90% humidity.
I was just watching the Petite Lemans before it was red flagged due to heavy rain.
I will be at High Plains Raceway here in Colorado for for my first track day tommorrow.

Mike · 09-27-2009, 04:45 PM

On the bright side, with my modshack oil cooler, oil temps never exceeded 260

Trips · 09-27-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by RCZ

Not surprised about the brakes and rotors...

tracks love brakes and rotors, upgrade is almost necessary for extended laps on the track.

rbratton · 09-27-2009, 08:21 PM

TGPR is hell on brakes!!! I ran that track the weekend before last but I have carbotechs. They got real hot, but never had any fade. What kind of lap times were you running? I was able to get 1:11s on stock tires, carbotechs, and of course and oil cooler.

Mike · 09-27-2009, 08:31 PM

I don't have lap times, and I thought I was taking it easy because it was my first time out with the 370, but everyone said I was tearing it up. On another note, the SRM is awesome on the track, I really love it in that application, but not so much for daily driving. Also, there was a nissan rep with a nismo 370 out on the track all day, and that was pretty cool too.

On the old config, I ran 111s with my 350z.

JSBZ · 09-27-2009, 08:36 PM

The Z let me down today at HPR. Car overheated and went into limp mode. Ambient was about 75 deg F, elevation ~5000 ft.

Mike · 09-27-2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JSBZ

The Z let me down today at HPR. Car overheated and went into limp mode. Ambient was about 75 deg F, elevation ~5000 ft.

oil cooler? I ran into a friend at the track this weekend with a 350z and a nascar truck oil cooler, the thing is freaking huge! He needs 11 qts not to fill up!

rbratton · 09-28-2009, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike

oil cooler? I ran into a friend at the track this weekend with a 350z and a nascar truck oil cooler, the thing is freaking huge! He needs 11 qts not to fill up!

Mike,

You mentioned you are running R888s; what size and what are your thoughts on them? I picked up an extra set of OEM 19" wheels and I was thinking about moving to R888s on them, but sizes are limited...

Mike · 09-28-2009, 10:32 AM

I am running 275/35-18s all around on widened 350z wheels, 18x9.5". I really like the R888s a lot. With upgraded sway bars and a square tire set up, the car is very neutrally balanced now.

They wear out a lot quicker than my michelin pilot sport cups I was running on the corvette before switching to the toyos, but I am also buying the toyos used as take off race scrubs for 100 a piece as opposed to 4-500 per tire for the michelins.

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Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2188	On the bright side, with my modshack oil cooler, oil temps never exceeded 260 __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

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Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2188	I don't have lap times, and I thought I was taking it easy because it was my first time out with the 370, but everyone said I was tearing it up. On another note, the SRM is awesome on the track, I really love it in that application, but not so much for daily driving. Also, there was a nissan rep with a nismo 370 out on the track all day, and that was pretty cool too. On the old config, I ran 111s with my 350z. __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

09-28-2009, 10:32 AM	#11 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2188	I am running 275/35-18s all around on widened 350z wheels, 18x9.5". I really like the R888s a lot. With upgraded sway bars and a square tire set up, the car is very neutrally balanced now. They wear out a lot quicker than my michelin pilot sport cups I was running on the corvette before switching to the toyos, but I am also buying the toyos used as take off race scrubs for 100 a piece as opposed to 4-500 per tire for the michelins. __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

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RCZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 6,403 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 1120	Not surprised about the brakes and rotors...

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rbratton Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Vine Grove, KY Posts: 89 Drives: 2009 370Z Rep Power: 18	TGPR is hell on brakes!!! I ran that track the weekend before last but I have carbotechs. They got real hot, but never had any fade. What kind of lap times were you running? I was able to get 1:11s on stock tires, carbotechs, and of course and oil cooler.

09-27-2009, 08:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
JSBZ Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 56 Drives: 09 370Z T/S 6MT Rep Power: 17	The Z let me down today at HPR. Car overheated and went into limp mode. Ambient was about 75 deg F, elevation ~5000 ft.