Rumor has it that Guy was very upset with the car. I heard a story of him demostrating how UN- limited slip the dif is. Apparently he had one of the rears jacked off the ground and the other on the ground and the one in the air was spinning freely. I just don't think the 350z has anything for the Z4/S2K/Boxster and maybe even the Rx-8 in terms of autoxing. Nissan just blew it with Mcpherson strut front suspension and the long wheelbase. There are some debates going on about moving the car to F-Stock. I have a feeling it will be more at home with the Z28 and the Mustangs.

 

Our car doesn't have a McPhereson strut suspension at all. Not sure what you are talking about there. As for the LSD, I agree it doesn't seem to be the best. It seems to be a bit slow before catching.

I'm not that experienced with this stuff, to be honest, but Carter Thompson seems pretty happy with his car so far when you talk to him.

This is a new car, so only time will tell how competitive it is, I suppose.

 

I've had the chance to run aginst Carter Twice now. He's a great guy and a very talented driver. He seems to be working very hard on the car. He said there is no camber adjustment on the front of the 350. That hurts in a big way. I was under the impression that the Z had Mcpherson Strut front suspension Same as the Z4 and maxima and most other cars on the road.

 

He is correct there is no camber adjustment front or rear. However, we have multilink front and rear suspensions.

He told us the other day that with his front bar and Koni shocks he's working on them with, he'd still pretty much dialed out the understeer, too. I think his One Lap of America site had him at least leading his class in that event after Indianapolis. He's currently doing pretty good, second in his class and 19th overall on a virtually stock car.

Like I said, time will tell. I'm new to this autocross stuff, and definitely can't speak to the abilities of the car other than what more experienced people who drive Zs have told me

 

anyone know if there is a camber kit for the Z yet ?

 

Yes, there is. I think JIC has a pretty expensive solution for the rear, but I'm not sure about the fronts. I suspect more reasonable links will come out sooner or later. I know dwnshft's company will have some soon, too.

 

To expand some of the answers provided:

With an understeering car, you do not want to lower tire pressures on the front. Lowering pressure with some tire compounds increases "traction," but reduces "grip." Grip decreases because you are reducing the tire's slip resistance, hence increase the slip angle during cornering, thus less grip.

To reduce understeer, you either increase grip at front, lower grip at the rear, or both. Thus the tire pressures mentioned seems right, but the rears might be too low; but I do not know what the factory pressures are honestly.

 

35psi front and rear is factory setting

 

Well, since I got my car I've only been able to run one event, I ran 44 front and 40 rear I believe. I liked the way the car felt, but it was a pretty slick lot and a small tight course. I won't have another event till Memorial day, damn I hate being impatient.

 

If factory rear sugested pressure is 35 psi, then IMHO 28 would be way too low and create significantly loose rear end. But then again, it is dependent on how the driver feels and driving style.

For example, on my Bimmer, fatory settings for 18" wheels with Pilot Sports are 32 f and 38 r. During autox, I set them to 40 f and 41 r. Based on various runs, I found this to be best for me. However, I am still yet to do pyrometer measurements and get the actual data; just have not had the chance to do.

Two autoxes are comming in the next three weeks, I should be able to make the measurements then. Of course, it won't be relevant to this board