the endurance pads should give you longer pad and rotor life as well, good choice
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02-04-2010, 11:42 AM | #647 (permalink) |
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Travis, really looking forward to your results with the brakes and such.
Though since you are not running a stock setup, will it be much different from those with stock?
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my car and sharif's build should give you an indication of what can be done with this car NA (track times to shoot for)... you are correct that given all the weigh removed and other changes, with equal drivers it would not be fair to put a stock Z against either one
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02-04-2010, 07:55 PM | #651 (permalink) |
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thanks for the sympathy! somewhere is a bin full of these damned things!... lol i just can't get the company to be responsive in finding one and shipping one... i'm working with the best nissan dealer on the planet, not their fault, it is all about the sloppy supply chain within nissan... it's clear that the people that interface with the end customers and I suspect the dealers have very little information about where parts are and availability of parts... i even told a nissan rep I would fly to the warehouse and pick it up - they were unmoved by that gesture!
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Added them to the website today, including the caliper temperature strips.. Hopefully Travis will give you guys a good rundown as he's testing some pads, utilizing some of the cool things available to help with pad/track decisions, etc. STILLEN : AP Racing Rotor Temperature Paint Kit & Caliper Indicator Strips Thanks Travis.. |
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The loophole if i understand correctly was that the car had to be production READY, in which it is. Apparently nowhere in the rules does it say the car actually has to be in production.
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02-06-2010, 11:37 PM | #656 (permalink) |
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What do you guys think about a Suzuki Equator 4.0L as a tow vehicle? rated at 6,500 lbs... should be able to get an 09 model for around $20K... any others I should look at? nothing more than a couple years old
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I'm sure you already know but for those that don't the Equator is a rebadged Frontier. I've owned a couple of Frontiers (and a couple of Xterras and a Pathfinder - IOW a few of the 4.0 engine vehicles) and they have all been great vehicles but I don't think I would use one to tow a car regularly. You could find a Titan with that budget that would pull your combined car/trailer weight a lot easier.
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02-07-2010, 12:10 AM | #658 (permalink) |
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Appreciate the input... And I'm with you, but word is that the Suzuki was built specifically for those that want to regularly tow smaller loads (atvs, sm-med boats, racecars etc) and does it allegedly better than the nissan counterparts... not defending it - I only started looking at it last couple days... I'll put some research and thought into the Titan... thx again
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I'll add that I've done a little towing with both the Frontier and Titan (last vehicle before the Z was a Titan) and the difference was night and day. I didn't know the Equator was engineered differently, interesting. I'm sure it would get the job done but the 4.0 would be working a lot harder than the 5.6 V8 in the Titan (or any V8 1/2 ton for that matter). The Titan is a beast. I'd like to get another one in a couple years.
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hmmm... just looked up some Titans and they're actually looking pretty good relative to the budget I had in mind... you're probably right about having the extra towing capacity and engine output... here's one that probably has a couple grand of margin built into the price... tempting... won't be doing anything for at least a couple months, but I'm leaning this direction for now
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