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07-06-2011, 12:12 PM
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Not much, popcharger, motordyne MREV2 and 5/16" spacer. Put stock cats back on a while ago and I'm on stock exhaust. Exhaust costs so much $$$ for so little hp N/A. Plus the only exhaust I really would want is motordyne. I might do that if I spring for a vortech.
Still even stock Z's gain a lot of benefit from tuning. Stock ECU tune is garbage.
The only thing I'm missing for this weekend is carbotech brake pads. Forgot to order and now it's too late.
Still even stock Z's gain a lot of benefit from tuning. Stock ECU tune is garbage.
The only thing I'm missing for this weekend is carbotech brake pads. Forgot to order and now it's too late.
07-06-2011, 01:06 PM
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Not to say its not nice to have, but there's a reason why some of those little miatas can keep up. Or in Scott's case, how he can keep up with all them vettes and other v8s that got like 100 hp on him... unnatural...
07-06-2011, 01:10 PM
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I <3 my carbotech pads.
Ya you'll feel a nice difference after you get a tune.
Ya you'll feel a nice difference after you get a tune.
Not much, popcharger, motordyne MREV2 and 5/16" spacer. Put stock cats back on a while ago and I'm on stock exhaust. Exhaust costs so much $$$ for so little hp N/A. Plus the only exhaust I really would want is motordyne. I might do that if I spring for a vortech.
Still even stock Z's gain a lot of benefit from tuning. Stock ECU tune is garbage.
The only thing I'm missing for this weekend is carbotech brake pads. Forgot to order and now it's too late.
Still even stock Z's gain a lot of benefit from tuning. Stock ECU tune is garbage.
The only thing I'm missing for this weekend is carbotech brake pads. Forgot to order and now it's too late.
07-06-2011, 02:54 PM
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hehe agreed. I was being sarcastic, in that the parts for acceleration isn't everything, if anything, on the track.
Not to say its not nice to have, but there's a reason why some of those little miatas can keep up. Or in Scott's case, how he can keep up with all them vettes and other v8s that got like 100 hp on him... unnatural...
Not to say its not nice to have, but there's a reason why some of those little miatas can keep up. Or in Scott's case, how he can keep up with all them vettes and other v8s that got like 100 hp on him... unnatural...
Most of the difference is in the braking and momentum through the turns.One quick example I found (and also a decent demo video for guys that are relatively new to Thunderhill) - watch the Porsche pull on me starting from 3:33, then I close the gap coming down the hill, then he yanks me again on the straights:
http://youtu.be/xc9gQy5KI0w
And while looking for other vids with Vettes, I came across one that has me in it from another car's view, which I don't get too often. You can hear the Z at the 3:30 mark in the background. If you get bored watching the whole thing, be sure to at least watch at 5:50.
http://youtu.be/P97DBA6Zvkc
This vid from Laguna Seca shows Rob (ZCG) and I tearing through the pack, then fighting for 1/2 a lap to get past a Corvette (starting at ~8:30). We finally get by him heading into T11, which sets me up to make a questionable momentum-pass between T11 and T1 on the 370. Be sure to turn off the sound.
http://youtu.be/sFuOcX4MQ_U
07-06-2011, 03:29 PM
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You should boost your car, that'd be SICKKKK!
100? More like 150hp! Most of the difference is in the braking and momentum through the turns.
One quick example I found (and also a decent demo video for guys that are relatively new to Thunderhill) - watch the Porsche pull on me starting from 3:33, then I close the gap coming down the hill, then he yanks me again on the straights:
http://youtu.be/xc9gQy5KI0w
And while looking for other vids with Vettes, I came across one that has me in it from another car's view, which I don't get too often. You can hear the Z at the 3:30 mark in the background. If you get bored watching the whole thing, be sure to at least watch at 5:50.
http://youtu.be/P97DBA6Zvkc
This vid from Laguna Seca shows Rob (ZCG) and I tearing through the pack, then fighting for 1/2 a lap to get past a Corvette (starting at ~8:30). We finally get by him heading into T11, which sets me up to make a questionable momentum-pass between T11 and T1 on the 370. Be sure to turn off the sound.
http://youtu.be/sFuOcX4MQ_U
Most of the difference is in the braking and momentum through the turns.One quick example I found (and also a decent demo video for guys that are relatively new to Thunderhill) - watch the Porsche pull on me starting from 3:33, then I close the gap coming down the hill, then he yanks me again on the straights:
http://youtu.be/xc9gQy5KI0w
And while looking for other vids with Vettes, I came across one that has me in it from another car's view, which I don't get too often. You can hear the Z at the 3:30 mark in the background. If you get bored watching the whole thing, be sure to at least watch at 5:50.
http://youtu.be/P97DBA6Zvkc
This vid from Laguna Seca shows Rob (ZCG) and I tearing through the pack, then fighting for 1/2 a lap to get past a Corvette (starting at ~8:30). We finally get by him heading into T11, which sets me up to make a questionable momentum-pass between T11 and T1 on the 370. Be sure to turn off the sound.
http://youtu.be/sFuOcX4MQ_U
07-06-2011, 11:08 PM
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100? More like 150hp! Most of the difference is in the braking and momentum through the turns.
This vid from Laguna Seca shows Rob (ZCG) and I tearing through the pack, then fighting for 1/2 a lap to get past a Corvette (starting at ~8:30). We finally get by him heading into T11, which sets me up to make a questionable momentum-pass between T11 and T1 on the 370. Be sure to turn off the sound.
http://youtu.be/sFuOcX4MQ_U
Most of the difference is in the braking and momentum through the turns.This vid from Laguna Seca shows Rob (ZCG) and I tearing through the pack, then fighting for 1/2 a lap to get past a Corvette (starting at ~8:30). We finally get by him heading into T11, which sets me up to make a questionable momentum-pass between T11 and T1 on the 370. Be sure to turn off the sound.
http://youtu.be/sFuOcX4MQ_U
stock silverstone here. Are there plans to caravan up this Saturday?
07-07-2011, 08:19 AM
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ya, I might be there a little late, like 730. Depends on if this friend is going or not. If not, I'll try to get there earlier. Would be nice if we could get parking all near the same area though.
07-07-2011, 09:30 AM
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) meeting at 7:15.http://www.ncracing.org/images/schedule/sched110709.gif