TravisJB Journal

SPOHN · 02-09-2012, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wstar

+1 on impatiently awaiting updates on your engine going poof. I know it's a tough situation to be in and that commenting publicly too early isn't a good strategy, though

That seems to be a common thing here. Especially in the exterior section. Cough.. UAM.. Cough

But I'd like to know what happened. It had to be somewhat expected.

travisjb · 02-09-2012, 07:55 PM

Thanks for your thoughts and notes, all! Going through a bit of withdrawal myself... have a backup plan for March track days, but it's just not the same.

Wstar, you nailed it my friend. Hope to have something GOOD to say soon.

travisjb · 02-13-2012, 09:35 PM

Car is back with me. Tomorrow, I will take it to a shop in Tampa to finish things up. I am considering both S&R and ZFever.

Jason (Jnaut) did some good work on the car. The plumbing on the new water-oil heat exchanger is precise and race spec so far as I can tell. There was some trick work he did to fit the GTM kit to my car and he managed to cut off a few more pounds from the nose of the car. He also diagnosed a problem with the fuel pump.

Re the engine, there will be no discussion of "whose to blame" here or anywhere. In racing, these things happen. I will, however, be posting some detailed pictures of the engine internals for learning / discussion, once we have it torn down.

SPOHN · 02-13-2012, 09:37 PM

So what weight was cut from the front?

travisjb · 02-13-2012, 09:52 PM

Remnants of Nissan brackets and various plastic bits like a relay housing that only had a horn relay - of course I have no horn...

Also, I was previously running a dual core air-oil cooling system... the new water-oil setup is much lighter and closer in. Not sure on exact weights there but I'd guess ~10 lbs

sig11 · 02-14-2012, 10:41 AM

Anxious to see the results. Will be interesting to see how the water-oil cooler is plumbed in.

SPOHN · 02-14-2012, 11:15 AM

Who sells the water-oil cooler? Is that the same as a heat exchanger that GTM sells or is it custom?

ChrisSlicks · 02-14-2012, 03:16 PM

Great news Travis, glad you're getting the car back in action.

travisjb · 02-14-2012, 08:25 PM

Laminova... I'm using model E54 which is v high throughput... plan on $200-300 of additional parts for plumbing. BAT distribution out of Sarasota FL is the primary NA distributor for Mocal.

Here's a brochure and some other links:
http://208.109.215.220/files/laminova.pdf
Laminova heat exchangers - Laminova
British American Transfer
Laminova Heat Exchanger - Modified Magazine

Often used on motorcycles

SPOHN · 02-14-2012, 08:31 PM

Very interesting. You wouldn't have any pics on your car would yea? How much capacity is that?

martin82 · 02-14-2012, 09:06 PM

actually, one of those might be perfect to install in a 2012. The actual heat exchanger is way too small in the stock 20120 cooler

travisjb · 02-14-2012, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPOHN

Very interesting. You wouldn't have any pics on your car would yea? How much capacity is that?

Will upload those w/in the next week. Jason installed it just aft of the radiator and at the lowest possible safe point. Capacity for the unit I got is said to be consistent with a 25+ row air-oil cooler. The pdf file linked above probably has throughput ratings on it - we used fairly large opening sizes. Capacity is sufficient such that there is a claimed ~zero pressure drop across the unit.

travisjb · 02-14-2012, 11:09 PM

Wiring gurus (do we have any?)-

I'm putting an LED lighting system on my truck bed and running power through a relay and switch mounted in the cab... I noticed that when I turn power on to the lights I get a voltage spike on the low current 12v that includes a toggle switch. This is the same 12v that sends a remote on signal to my stereo amp (the blue wire)... it causes a loud crackle over the speakers, which I'm guessing is a voltage spike to the amp. In any event, I read that you can fix this by wiring in a diode across the relay control (85/86 terminals)... I bought a bunch of 1amp and 3amp diodes. How do I install those? There is a red end and a white end on the diodes, which goes to which terminal on the relay? Help a brother out! thanks

MightyBobo · 02-14-2012, 11:13 PM

Look I'm helping!

travisjb · 02-15-2012, 07:20 AM

Terrific, Bobo! White it shall be. I knew I could count on you.

Let me guess, you googled "red wire or white wire" after drinking a 6 pack???

02-09-2012, 07:55 PM	#1577 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 188	Thanks for your thoughts and notes, all! Going through a bit of withdrawal myself... have a backup plan for March track days, but it's just not the same. Wstar, you nailed it my friend. Hope to have something GOOD to say soon. __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

02-13-2012, 09:35 PM	#1578 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 188	Car is back with me. Tomorrow, I will take it to a shop in Tampa to finish things up. I am considering both S&R and ZFever. Jason (Jnaut) did some good work on the car. The plumbing on the new water-oil heat exchanger is precise and race spec so far as I can tell. There was some trick work he did to fit the GTM kit to my car and he managed to cut off a few more pounds from the nose of the car. He also diagnosed a problem with the fuel pump. Re the engine, there will be no discussion of "whose to blame" here or anywhere. In racing, these things happen. I will, however, be posting some detailed pictures of the engine internals for learning / discussion, once we have it torn down. __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale Last edited by travisjb; 02-13-2012 at 09:37 PM.

02-13-2012, 09:37 PM	#1579 (permalink)
SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 45 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 221	So what weight was cut from the front? __________________

02-13-2012, 09:52 PM	#1580 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 188	Remnants of Nissan brackets and various plastic bits like a relay housing that only had a horn relay - of course I have no horn... Also, I was previously running a dual core air-oil cooling system... the new water-oil setup is much lighter and closer in. Not sure on exact weights there but I'd guess ~10 lbs __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

02-14-2012, 11:15 AM	#1582 (permalink)
SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 45 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 221	Who sells the water-oil cooler? Is that the same as a heat exchanger that GTM sells or is it custom? __________________

02-14-2012, 10:41 AM	#1581 (permalink)
sig11 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 1,294 Drives: 09 370Z Red Sport-MT Rep Power: 18	Anxious to see the results. Will be interesting to see how the water-oil cooler is plumbed in.

02-14-2012, 03:16 PM	#1583 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 653	Great news Travis, glad you're getting the car back in action. __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

02-14-2012, 08:25 PM	#1584 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 188	Laminova... I'm using model E54 which is v high throughput... plan on $200-300 of additional parts for plumbing. BAT distribution out of Sarasota FL is the primary NA distributor for Mocal. Here's a brochure and some other links: http://208.109.215.220/files/laminova.pdf Laminova heat exchangers - Laminova British American Transfer Laminova Heat Exchanger - Modified Magazine Often used on motorcycles __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale Last edited by travisjb; 02-14-2012 at 09:10 PM.

02-14-2012, 08:31 PM	#1585 (permalink)
SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 45 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 221	Very interesting. You wouldn't have any pics on your car would yea? How much capacity is that? __________________ Last edited by SPOHN; 02-14-2012 at 08:37 PM.

02-14-2012, 09:06 PM	#1586 (permalink)
martin82 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: los angeles Posts: 2,636 Drives: 12 Nissan 370Z MB M6 Rep Power: 20	actually, one of those might be perfect to install in a 2012. The actual heat exchanger is way too small in the stock 20120 cooler

02-14-2012, 11:09 PM	#1588 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 188	Wiring gurus (do we have any?)- I'm putting an LED lighting system on my truck bed and running power through a relay and switch mounted in the cab... I noticed that when I turn power on to the lights I get a voltage spike on the low current 12v that includes a toggle switch. This is the same 12v that sends a remote on signal to my stereo amp (the blue wire)... it causes a loud crackle over the speakers, which I'm guessing is a voltage spike to the amp. In any event, I read that you can fix this by wiring in a diode across the relay control (85/86 terminals)... I bought a bunch of 1amp and 3amp diodes. How do I install those? There is a red end and a white end on the diodes, which goes to which terminal on the relay? Help a brother out! thanks __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

02-14-2012, 11:13 PM	#1589 (permalink)
MightyBobo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 8,465 Drives: No cars; only bikes Rep Power: 52	Look I'm helping! __________________ I don't own a car anymore.

02-15-2012, 07:20 AM	#1590 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 188	Terrific, Bobo! White it shall be. I knew I could count on you. Let me guess, you googled "red wire or white wire" after drinking a 6 pack??? __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

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