Hey Chris, just wanted to let you know i was cheering for you at Wall, NJ yesterday. In my opinion you were killin it! Good Luck with the rest of your season.

 

^ I was too lol it was sooo sick. good luck with the rest of the season Chris!

 

Chris are you running a Q45ECU on that system to eliminate the NATS on the VK56 or running standalone? also is that a 350z trans? with adapter plate? I think I saw them building this car at LS Auto when I stoped by to grab a part i needed asap and saw it outside getting built.

 

What's the deal with the funky rear sway bar? What happened to "The Awesome Handle?"

 

are you going to win the championship this year?

 

I was wondering if I could see some pics of whats going on with the LCAs? I glanced at yours and Tanners at SEMA and RBWDC but didn't really pay attention.

are you using a different knuckle or which pivot on the stock knuckle?

Cutting the steering arm seems dangerzone on the cast aluminum but now I'm guessing the problem is clearance not steering arm travel?

is it just for angle or does the double LCA make the car weird out close to the steering lock?

what size tire do you run out back? I'm really worried about getting the forward bite out of a Z since its gonna be about 400lb heavier than the 240Sx i'm coming from.

 

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congrats on the win.

 

Thanks guys!

We are running a Big Stuff 3 on our car. It is from the makers of Accel DFI and F.A.S.T. It works really well for our setup. And yes we are running a stock Nissan 350Z transmission with an adapter plate. And yes, Kevin Wells and I built this car at his old shop LS Auto in Baldwin Park.

We just wanted more clearance around the exhaust/axles area so that we could change the diff and the axles easier in a hurry. The Awesome Handle still exists, but the sticker wore off!

We try every year...

We made a custom setup that utilizes the factory Nissan spindle, as our rules state that we are not allowed to modify them. It was important to gain clearance in the wheelwell to allow for maximum angle. We are running a 275/35/18 Maxxis Z1-Drift. The widest/stickiest tire that Maxxis makes!

Thanks!

Thanks! What a great weekend to an already great year!

 

Grats for the win in seattle!

wtf happened to E-town? wall blows

How much were those dry carbon body panels?

 

Thanks! Formula Drift went back to Wall Speedway due to cost issues, tough times means looking where ever you can to save a buck. Wall puts the show right in from of the fans so it does have its benefits!

Seibon makes every panel on our car besides the front and rear bumper. The panels range in prices from $1000 - $4000 or so depending on what you are buying.

 

nice.

you prolly don't remember me but I was one of the kids working for you at E-town last year. The one that was spotting for Brian Peter.

hope to see you at club loose next year!

 

Chris,

What type of pedal setup do you have? Stock or otherwise.

I'm considering to purchase a 380RS pedal but I've been reading that it makes it difficult to brake under heavy conditions (i.e. AutoX). Since I mainly plan on drifting as opposed to AutoX'ing, do you think it would benefit me?

 

Chris---

For the love of GOD please tell me you are not going to switch over to the 370Z roadster body.

 

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hey chris, ill probly ask you on some little pointers later on thru the off season build. i have a comp car that im working on cutting away all the extra useless steel and making my roll cage.

 

Chris,

Congrads on another great year in drifting! I've been following your career for some time now. (Back to the days of the Signal 350z) You're the reason I went out and tried the Maxxis tires, which I LOVE BTW! Ran the sponsorship straight through Maxxis for the year of 2008 (been drifting since 2004, mostly for fun, but have been competing in the ClubFR comps in the past few yrs), before I parted out my S13 and finally picked up a 350Z. Which is going to be set-up for autoX, track days, and some drifting, while still being fairly stock to make it a comfortable daily. The S13 just wasn't a good daily, plus it also went so far into being set-up to be competitive in drift that grip racing became compremised.

Onto some questions for ya:

1 - What is your typical rim/tire set-up? (Rim sizes and offsets and tire sizes)

2 - Any new developments on Maxxis's tires or do they plan to just stick w/ the MA-Z1's?

3 - Have you ever tried grip racing on the Maxxis? If so, how do they hold up? I know personally how they hold up on drift, figure they'll be able to handle autoX and track events (on par w/ other perf summer tires in the 280 treadware that is)

4 - What LSD are you running?

5 - What's your opinion on the Cusco type RS LSD's?

Keep up the good work and good luck next season. Can't wait to see what DA has going into the next DVD.

Later,

Jay

 

What's your f/r weight balance on the v8 roadster? I'm in a stripped tt ZR and 80% of the weight removed was from the rear of the car. just curious where your at and how you balanced.

 

Any answers from Chris for the questions above? sick car and sick new motor by the way..got to witness that in person when I competed in the vegas proam 2 months ago.

 

sub'd for future discussion. Keep up the awesomness Chris! Im stayin hungry!

 

how far did you go as far as gutting you car. i know you cut a lot of stuff out but to what extent? if you could post pictures that would be great! I never got a real good look at it.