Originally Posted by chuquison

what really puts a car into the modified class?
it being stripped like rickdoggs? or the power? I read the rules but man im stupid at understanding things

Originally Posted by 350ZNV

As far as the oil temp problem goes, we are going to try adding an AMSOIL pre-oiler to the car. That will bump the oil capacity to 13 quarts, which should alleviate the problem. If that doesn't work then we will re-locate the oil cooler, which for now, sits directly behind the intercooler. The temp wasn't getting anywhere near dangerous for synthetic oil, but it was getting to the point where power loss was evident.

Originally Posted by MoodDude

I installed my oil cooler on the side of my Intercooler (driver side)and since than have never had a oil temp problem. Your intercooler may be different, but I can take pictures if you want.
Are you sure you want to go with more oil capacity - you will just increase your wieght of your car? Yet, it will help with oil temps in AutoX but will not help in Road racing. Since the excess capacity will just mean it will take longer to come up to temp, but you will still reach the same temps.

Originally Posted by knight_white99

I see that Redline Time Attack has now posted times on their website..

Mike, you got into the 1:18's even with those awful springs. Nice job!

www.redlinetimeattack.com

Originally Posted by knight_white99

Man, all those pics at Modified.com and not ONE picture of my car!

I guess I need to have a wing, body kit and fancy decals to get noticed any more. Almost all of the pictures were of the Unlimited and Modified class cars. Very few pictures of Street class cars (not any Mustang or Camaro pictures either - except the two in the Unlimited class), except for that BRS-MRS that looked like a JGTC car.

Quite a few good shots of your car though, Mike.

Originally Posted by Skrill

I just read your write up. I think you are seeing the tip of the biggest iceberg you will have to negotiate with your new setup. Dealing with the heat load put out by a TT'ed Z on a race track. The cars run hot when naturally aspirated -- adding the heat of the turbos makes the issue far worse.

The problem is packaging. Because our cars were never designed with TT in mind -- there is very little, if any, space to mount the size and type of oil coolers that you will need. I think you find the problem even worse at Big Willow or Buttonwillow in the heat of the summer when you are at WOT for longer periods of time.

I would set to work on dealing with the oil temp issues -- otherwise you will never be able to run more than handful of laps before having to pull off.

Edit: You might want to try contacting James Chen at Axis Wheels. He races a supercharged Z in NASA Unlimited class. As far as I know -- he is the only person actually racing a forced-induction Z. He might have some insights on dealing with the heat. You might also try talking to a real race team that knows these cars -- like Jackson Stewart at Unitech. Although I suspect he has little experience with TT'ed Zs (he sets up the Grand Am Cup cars which are all N/A).

Good luck though.

BTW -- I hate Pilot Sports. They have a very limited heat range and tend to chunk up and wear really unevenly. Try Toyo RA1s -- they are cheaper and (I think) better. If you really want to hit incredible times and money is no object (which I assume since PSCs are $$$) -- just go with a set of Hoosier slicks.