KaBlamO
08-11-2011, 07:51 PM
#82
Well,
The bad: clutch slippage on Sunday, aftermarket fan burnt a power wire/fuse, exhaust leak at the Y-pipe to tailpipe connection, ABS appears to have died and flat-spotted a RF tire, hot as hell all weekend, I felt like shiate all weekend with cold/sinusitis/upset stomach problems
and my team partner/co-owner forgot to put the hood pins in after checking the oil level, then went on track and hood flew up Sunday morning in his TT session
I bent the hood back down and ran the sprint race very PISSED!
The bad: clutch slippage on Sunday, aftermarket fan burnt a power wire/fuse, exhaust leak at the Y-pipe to tailpipe connection, ABS appears to have died and flat-spotted a RF tire, hot as hell all weekend, I felt like shiate all weekend with cold/sinusitis/upset stomach problems
and my team partner/co-owner forgot to put the hood pins in after checking the oil level, then went on track and hood flew up Sunday morning in his TT session
I bent the hood back down and ran the sprint race very PISSED!
08-12-2011, 03:43 AM
#84
Yes I was pissed, because the weekend before he did the "Money Shift" that blew the engine that started this thread...
However, we are both just a couple of old dudes trying to have a little fun, and shiate happens to everybody...I am hoping that this is just a run of bad luck that we all have had from time-to-time.
We split the cost of everything, he provides the tow truck and I do the wrenching...so we are racing at 50% the cost of racing individually...and that deal has its obvious positives/negatives.
Racing is full of personal challenges...this has just been one of those periods!
However, we are both just a couple of old dudes trying to have a little fun, and shiate happens to everybody...I am hoping that this is just a run of bad luck that we all have had from time-to-time.
We split the cost of everything, he provides the tow truck and I do the wrenching...so we are racing at 50% the cost of racing individually...and that deal has its obvious positives/negatives.
Racing is full of personal challenges...this has just been one of those periods!
08-12-2011, 03:44 AM
#85
No I haven't..but will this weekend...thnx a bunch for the info! And I am getting some quotes from Danny @ Nissan Unlimited for some used parts to test with.
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The acts like it has Honda VTEC or a old school Holly 4 barrel carb...and it is kinda intermittent. You press the gas down and the car accelerates...but then it goes WFO...making it Very hard to modulate as you try to power thru/out of a corner.
I have had the ECU tuned to "slow" the throttle opening some as hit had been sedt to open quicker..but the did not change the on/off problem.
Good Vender -MY350Z.COM Premium Sponsor talk with Danny
The acts like it has Honda VTEC or a old school Holly 4 barrel carb...and it is kinda intermittent. You press the gas down and the car accelerates...but then it goes WFO...making it Very hard to modulate as you try to power thru/out of a corner.
I have had the ECU tuned to "slow" the throttle opening some as hit had been sedt to open quicker..but the did not change the on/off problem.
Last edited by laze1; 08-12-2011 at 04:02 AM.
08-13-2011, 01:44 PM
#86
I forgot to mention that I believe that I solved my snap over-steer/rear bump issues 
...I didn't have any suspension related issues this race weekend However I was not pushing hard in this recent event. 
Note: I adjusted my Coil overs to give more rear shock travel
...I didn't have any suspension related issues this race weekend However I was not pushing hard in this recent event. Note: I adjusted my Coil overs to give more rear shock travel
09-09-2011, 06:19 AM
#88
Speed Update 
So I have now overcome a blown engine, F__K'd up suspension, ABS issues, driver Brain farts, and some minor damage from on-track "bumpage". WooHAA!!!!!
I had great races at Roebling Road w/NASA_SE this past weekend...when it all came together for the 1st time since I have owned this car. (about 12 months)
My fastest lap of 1.22.2 (during the Saturday race) was not too far off the NASA-SE PTB track record of 1.20.5. And like everybody sez: I left plenty of time on the table
But I really did, if I had "pushed" I am sure mid-1.21 laps where there.
I was able to put the car anywhere I wanted it, passed every car that I came too, and generally STOMPED the competition in-class...and ran in the top 3 cars overall in the Lightning Group races.
It was SO NICE to have confidence that the car would not bite-me mid-corner, lock a rear wheel, blow-up, overheat, etc. It was Heaven on wheels!
Now the car has very slight understeer/push entering a corner, with very slight oversteer/loose on corner exit...both conditions controllable via the throttle. JUST LIKE A 350Z SHOULD BE!
Here are 2 vidz from cars behind me during Sunday's race...it gives you a great POV of the handling characteristics. I didn't run a camera this weekend, so no vidz from my car. During the Sunday races, I was running low 1;23's all race...I was ahead of the PTB Competition after starting last...so I didn't need to "use-up" the car to win the class.
I come into view about 10 mins in to the vidz...
http://vimeo.com/28642902
Marty Howard is behind me from the start as we both started last...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUgKYhuGjSM
So I have now overcome a blown engine, F__K'd up suspension, ABS issues, driver Brain farts, and some minor damage from on-track "bumpage". WooHAA!!!!!
I had great races at Roebling Road w/NASA_SE this past weekend...when it all came together for the 1st time since I have owned this car. (about 12 months)
My fastest lap of 1.22.2 (during the Saturday race) was not too far off the NASA-SE PTB track record of 1.20.5. And like everybody sez: I left plenty of time on the table
But I really did, if I had "pushed" I am sure mid-1.21 laps where there. I was able to put the car anywhere I wanted it, passed every car that I came too, and generally STOMPED the competition in-class...and ran in the top 3 cars overall in the Lightning Group races.
It was SO NICE to have confidence that the car would not bite-me mid-corner, lock a rear wheel, blow-up, overheat, etc. It was Heaven on wheels!
Now the car has very slight understeer/push entering a corner, with very slight oversteer/loose on corner exit...both conditions controllable via the throttle. JUST LIKE A 350Z SHOULD BE!
Here are 2 vidz from cars behind me during Sunday's race...it gives you a great POV of the handling characteristics. I didn't run a camera this weekend, so no vidz from my car. During the Sunday races, I was running low 1;23's all race...I was ahead of the PTB Competition after starting last...so I didn't need to "use-up" the car to win the class.
I come into view about 10 mins in to the vidz...
http://vimeo.com/28642902
Marty Howard is behind me from the start as we both started last...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUgKYhuGjSM
09-12-2011, 06:37 PM
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awesome driving and glad everything worked out.
Was talking with a bunch of friends this past weekend and totally want to gut my car and make it a dedicated track car.....just can't do it yet, it's still too nice....
Was talking with a bunch of friends this past weekend and totally want to gut my car and make it a dedicated track car.....just can't do it yet, it's still too nice....
