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Old 05-04-2009, 01:47 AM   #20 (permalink)
travisjb
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Originally Posted by imag View Post
...And: brake fade? Maybe Nissan didn't put oil coolers on the car so people couldn't run enough laps to realize that the brakes faded. Once we upgrade the rotors, the differential will probably melt... It reminds me of the recent Shelby 500 press weekend, where it was obvious that the reason they didn't give the press more than one lap at a time was so they didn't discover how badly the brakes fade.
Ha ! funny you say that, exactly why I was so high on the brakes last time out... never spent more than 10 mins on the track until i got this oil cooler installed

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I'm still leaning toward buying the car, but I'm a bit disappointed that it takes so much work/money to get it trackworthy... really appreciate the detailed writeups from you and RCZ though...
Look, I'm still recommending this car - I want ppl to know that!! I really enjoy driving it, and for comparison I have about 50 hours of track time in a mid-engine porsche, 15 hours in a corvette, and 5 in a formula car... I'd put this one tied for first with the formula car! ... and a leg up for practicality (drive to track). I think you could get away with simply adding an oil cooler, a few routine safety items, and maybe the right pads, if you really wanted to. I'm just looking for more.
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