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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 06:18 AM
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Here are some pictures from a few weeks ago when I was at Sebring. Enjoy:










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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 06:23 AM
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Looks like fun. Nice pictures.
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love the gulf color scheme!

what kind of radiator are you running? i can't keep water temps down on my turbocharged car, so it looks like i'm going to be doing a radiator in the spring...

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I have the smaller Koyo Radiator - I think it was 36mm?

Try water wetter before you spend the money on a new radiator, and during the summer use just water wetter and water and you may solve your problem. If that doesn't work install an oil cooler.
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Originally Posted by MoodDude
I have the smaller Koyo Radiator - I think it was 36mm?

Try water wetter before you spend the money on a new radiator, and during the summer use just water wetter and water and you may solve your problem. If that doesn't work install an oil cooler.
i've got a big oil cooler (setrab 915) installed, and it made a huge improvement, but its still not enough. i will run straight water and WW next year, but I don't think that's going to be enough. even in 40 degree weather i couldn't run a 20 minute session with having to run cool down on the straights every two laps. was the smaller koyo a drop in for you? retained stock fans?

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Hey Mood dude, I am good friends with the guy that owns the silver EVO mr that you were talking to at that event.
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 01:44 PM
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thats one cool z!
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by amolaver
i've got a big oil cooler (setrab 915) installed, and it made a huge improvement, but its still not enough. i will run straight water and WW next year, but I don't think that's going to be enough. even in 40 degree weather i couldn't run a 20 minute session with having to run cool down on the straights every two laps. was the smaller koyo a drop in for you? retained stock fans?

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Yep - you keep everything stock with the smaller koyo. Look at how the air is getting to your radiator and keep the stagnation pressure at the radiator, greatly increases your heat transfer! Also, have you removed all the rubber at the back of the hood? This will help to reduce pressure in the engine bay and get more air through the radiator. If that doesn't work - try spacers (washers) at the hood mount hinge. If all that still doesn't work, I think you will need a radiator. I just try to find cheap and simple solutions before I spend some cash!
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 03:16 PM
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Hey Mood dude, I am good friends with the guy that owns the silver EVO mr that you were talking to at that event.
Yea - he and I run about the same times around Sebring. Here is a picture with me and him:

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Michael... have you done any datalogging with and without the wing?
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 05:40 PM
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Stacy - no datalogging yet, that will come next year. But, the wing has helped me to get on the power sooner, you can see that with the first picture where I am lifting the front inside wheel off the ground on turn 17!
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 05:43 PM
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was that car at z1 by any chance any time soon. looks very familiar to me. saw one in their shop that looked like that
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Nice! I like the Gulf stripes! Oh, how I long to one day run Sebring...
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Man I love track days.
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 04:04 AM
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Originally Posted by ZCARBANDIT
was that car at z1 by any chance any time soon. looks very familiar to me. saw one in their shop that looked like that
That was my car - they let me store the car there after I ran a couple of weeks ago at Barber Motorsports since I had to fly out of Atlanta.
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 04:10 AM
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Nice! I like the Gulf stripes! Oh, how I long to one day run Sebring...
Sebring is one of my favorite tracks, never thought I would like bumps on track, yet turn 16 and 17 wouldn't be as great without them.

But that new track in Utah is suppose to be the Sebring of the west coast. Have you run that one yet?
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Originally Posted by MoodDude
Sebring is one of my favorite tracks, never thought I would like bumps on track, yet turn 16 and 17 wouldn't be as great without them.

But that new track in Utah is suppose to be the Sebring of the west coast. Have you run that one yet?
No I haven't, its still quite a drive for me. I think I am going to try and go at least once in '07 though.
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Looks like a bunch of fun. Nice looking car.

Is sebring open to public?? I would love for sebring to be my first
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 11:22 AM
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There are plenty of organizations you can join and pay to drive Sebring. I would recommend Chin Motorsports, they have an event coming up at the end of the year at Sebring.

But, you can't just show up at Sebring and ask to drive, it takes something like ~$10,000 for them just to open the gates there.
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Thats what I heard.

Thanks for the refrence.
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