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cossie1600 12-20-2011 12:43 AM

RPMs generate a lot of heat. You back off your shifts from 7500 to 7200 and you will notice a good difference.

DJ-of-E 12-20-2011 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SiRay6 (Post 1455780)
Bruce, you have a great attitude and I don't think it should matter how high your rpms are...some drivers are hard on their cars...some are not. For example, that Tarzan guy I heard was hard on the cars he drove...but when Billy Johnson drove my 95 integra...he was always shifting early and not redlining and his times were always faster than mine :p

Yes, because there's more to it than just redlining the engine. You also have to know where your usable RPMs as well as matching the speeds to the corners. When my 240sx was supercharged and only 220HP, it was definitely faster around the corners in Willow Springs than when I was driving my friend's 350HP S14.

It had more usable power band, plus easier to hold the accelerator down through the corners all the way through than a peaky turbo.

I miss my supercharger build....then I forgot to put meth to cool it T_T

martin82 12-20-2011 11:11 PM

yeah right after 7K was a good sweet spot to shift. I ended up setting my shift light to 6,500

brucelidat 12-21-2011 01:46 AM

Here's me in the dirt, ha. Got distracted following a M3 and hit a turn too fast.

[IMG]http://www.the370z.com/members/bruce...6-vp2-1905.jpg[/IMG]

SPOHN 12-21-2011 05:22 AM

Awesome. Only if it was all wheel drive

edub370 12-21-2011 11:46 AM

first time at the track mine were faded enough by lap 6 to make me uncomfortable anough to pull off and be done for a while.... not a good feeling

martin82 12-21-2011 12:37 PM

nice picture, when I was out last saturday an m3 kept going off the track! and the A-hole would just keep going kicking up rocks/dirt on the track!

ZForce 12-21-2011 05:23 PM

Nice pic, at least your brakes did not fade.

cossie1600 12-21-2011 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by martin82 (Post 1458425)
nice picture, when I was out last saturday an m3 kept going off the track! and the A-hole would just keep going kicking up rocks/dirt on the track!

I am surprised he didn't get sent into the pits. Most places will usually sit you after three offs

brucelidat 12-22-2011 12:19 AM

They just want you to come into the pits so they can ask you if you know why you went off and to check if your car is okay.

brucelidat 12-22-2011 02:16 PM

if anyone is interested, there's an exstreme speed event at the Streets of Willow on Saturday, the 31st. Use coupon code: sow17 for a $25 discount which makes the cost $95. Don't know if I am going, but just dropping the coupon code out there.

https://www.extremespeedtrackevents....t-registration

SiRay6 12-23-2011 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brucelidat (Post 1459889)
if anyone is interested, there's an exstreme speed event at the Streets of Willow on Saturday, the 31st. Use coupon code: sow17 for a $25 discount which makes the cost $95. Don't know if I am going, but just dropping the coupon code out there.

https://www.extremespeedtrackevents....t-registration

Thanks for sharing :tup:

-Ray


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