Rusty's Nismo Journal

dmhenderson · 05-09-2013, 08:16 PM

I used those dust thingies you recommended.

Rusty · 05-09-2013, 08:18 PM

Worked out ok then. I notice that your ducts sit farther to the outside then mine.

dmhenderson · 05-09-2013, 08:19 PM

They actually don't. Look at the first picture. You just can't see the "lip" around the ducts very well because they're painted.

Rusty · 05-09-2013, 08:21 PM

Might be about an inch differance between the two.

Rusty · 05-09-2013, 08:24 PM

Oh, I got a trackday this coming Tuesday at Pittsbugh International.

So I'll find out how well my set-up is.

Rusty · 05-14-2013, 08:29 PM

Did my first trackday of the year at PittRace. Had a great time.

The Nismo work well. Oil temps never got over 200F. because it was a cold day. 40F in the morning, warming up to 55F when we was done. Brakes worked good with the duct work. Using YellowStuff pads. No brake dust on the rims. Thinking the air through the ducts was blowing it off. I had trouble finding the limits of the Mich PSS's. I got alot to learn. The car is better then me.

Had a '09 Viper ACR crashed 2 turns in front of me in session 1.

It was the owners first time on the track. 600hp car with Mich Sport Cups and cold temps, and driving over his head caught him out. Now I have to wash the anti-freeze off of the Nismo from him. Felled really bad for the guy. First timer with a car that had a 1000 miles on it. His dream turned into a nightmare. Wanted to take a picture of it but out of respect, I didn't.

Have another trackday next month.

Trying to down my videos to youtube now. Think that will take a fews days to do.

Rusty · 05-15-2013, 07:31 PM

Forgot to add. "phunk's" fuel starvation kit worked great. Diid 3 sessions on one tank of gas. Never once hinted at fuel starvation. Was down to 1 light on the fuel gauge when I was done for the day. Took 17 gallons to refill it. Thanks "phunk".

shaun66 · 06-27-2013, 02:28 AM

Cool truck! Snorkal ever come in handy?

Rusty · 06-27-2013, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaun66

Cool truck! Snorkal ever come in handy?

Yeah. Had the Power Wagon in water over the hood crossing a creek.

sig11 · 07-20-2013, 02:11 PM

Doesn't look too bad. Camber arms will help a ton though. :P

wstar · 07-20-2013, 03:27 PM

Yeah front camber is really lacking on this car, especially once you put stiffer springs on that drop the car a little. Personally, I haven't had any real issue with rear camber at stock settings. I just adjust the rear Hotchkis bar to balance out the car a bit in the oversteer direction and my rear tires wear pretty evenly as they slip around. Maybe it starts becoming more of an issue after you *do* get the front camber kicked out to a good value and you need to balance things up again.

Rusty · 07-21-2013, 08:04 AM

Here's a video from the first session. The instructor had me working on a few different things.

wstar · 07-21-2013, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty

Here's a video from the first session. The instructor had me working on a few different things.

Nice vid Rusty, you're doing great! Seems smooth and calm and you're looking through the corners for lining up good lines, watching instructor's signals and corner workers, working the passing signals, etc. All good things!

My only $0.02 on that vid is hand (and maybe seat) position. IMHO, they should be telling you to plant your hands at 9 and 3 on the steering wheel and try to just keep them there unless a tight turn absolutely demands it. Getting this to work out for you may require adjusting your seat position backwards a little to get your knees out of the way of the lower hand, and/or adjusting steering tilt, etc. It's tricky to get the cockpit configured just right sometimes, but it really makes life easier once it's all Just Right.

ETA: Looking back at your previous vids, it seems you had your hands/seat/etc in a better position last time around. Experimenting?

Rusty · 07-21-2013, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wstar

Nice vid Rusty, you're doing great! Seems smooth and calm and you're looking through the corners for lining up good lines, watching instructor's signals and corner workers, working the passing signals, etc. All good things!

My only $0.02 on that vid is hand (and maybe seat) position. IMHO, they should be telling you to plant your hands at 9 and 3 on the steering wheel and try to just keep them there unless a tight turn absolutely demands it. Getting this to work out for you may require adjusting your seat position backwards a little to get your knees out of the way of the lower hand, and/or adjusting steering tilt, etc. It's tricky to get the cockpit configured just right sometimes, but it really makes life easier once it's all Just Right.

ETA: Looking back at your previous vids, it seems you had your hands/seat/etc in a better position last time around. Experimenting?

Yea, I had the seat too far forward. About 3 clicks.

Couldn't get comfortable in the seat all day. My left knee was beating off something on the door panel. Have a nice mark on the knee now.

And my a$$ felled wedged in the seat. Just one of those days. The videos are at the end of the sessions. So I slow down and listen to the instructor a little better and have a discussion on the session. It's all about learning.

gurneyeagle · 07-25-2013, 09:58 AM

Just curious - with the amount of track time you have been doing lately, how is the color on your calipers holding-up? There was a lot of talk awhile back that repeated heat cycles would make the bright red color turn brown.

Yours seem to be doing fine. I've got the same color done by Mike.

05-09-2013, 08:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 27	I used those dust thingies you recommended. __________________

05-09-2013, 08:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 69 Posts: 35,431 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	Worked out ok then. I notice that your ducts sit farther to the outside then mine. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

05-09-2013, 08:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 27	They actually don't. Look at the first picture. You just can't see the "lip" around the ducts very well because they're painted. __________________

05-09-2013, 08:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 69 Posts: 35,431 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	Might be about an inch differance between the two. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

05-09-2013, 08:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 69 Posts: 35,431 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	Oh, I got a trackday this coming Tuesday at Pittsbugh International. So I'll find out how well my set-up is. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

05-14-2013, 08:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 69 Posts: 35,431 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	Did my first trackday of the year at PittRace. Had a great time. The Nismo work well. Oil temps never got over 200F. because it was a cold day. 40F in the morning, warming up to 55F when we was done. Brakes worked good with the duct work. Using YellowStuff pads. No brake dust on the rims. Thinking the air through the ducts was blowing it off. I had trouble finding the limits of the Mich PSS's. I got alot to learn. The car is better then me. Had a '09 Viper ACR crashed 2 turns in front of me in session 1. It was the owners first time on the track. 600hp car with Mich Sport Cups and cold temps, and driving over his head caught him out. Now I have to wash the anti-freeze off of the Nismo from him. Felled really bad for the guy. First timer with a car that had a 1000 miles on it. His dream turned into a nightmare. Wanted to take a picture of it but out of respect, I didn't. Have another trackday next month. Trying to down my videos to youtube now. Think that will take a fews days to do. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html Last edited by Rusty; 05-15-2013 at 07:26 PM.

05-15-2013, 07:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 69 Posts: 35,431 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	Forgot to add. "phunk's" fuel starvation kit worked great. Diid 3 sessions on one tank of gas. Never once hinted at fuel starvation. Was down to 1 light on the fuel gauge when I was done for the day. Took 17 gallons to refill it. Thanks "phunk". __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

06-27-2013, 02:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
shaun66 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: n Posts: 837 Drives: MB 370z 7AT Rep Power: 17	Cool truck! Snorkal ever come in handy?

07-20-2013, 02:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
sig11 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 1,294 Drives: 09 370Z Red Sport-MT Rep Power: 19	Doesn't look too bad. Camber arms will help a ton though. :P

07-20-2013, 03:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3595	Yeah front camber is really lacking on this car, especially once you put stiffer springs on that drop the car a little. Personally, I haven't had any real issue with rear camber at stock settings. I just adjust the rear Hotchkis bar to balance out the car a bit in the oversteer direction and my rear tires wear pretty evenly as they slip around. Maybe it starts becoming more of an issue after you do get the front camber kicked out to a good value and you need to balance things up again. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

07-21-2013, 08:04 AM	#12 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 69 Posts: 35,431 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	Here's a video from the first session. The instructor had me working on a few different things. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

07-25-2013, 09:58 AM	#15 (permalink)
gurneyeagle A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Houston/Saint Augustine Posts: 2,681 Drives: '18 Audi TT RS Rep Power: 20215	Just curious - with the amount of track time you have been doing lately, how is the color on your calipers holding-up? There was a lot of talk awhile back that repeated heat cycles would make the bright red color turn brown. Yours seem to be doing fine. I've got the same color done by Mike. __________________ Waiting on the Z35! SOLD - 2011 Gun Metallic Touring 7AT w Sports Pkg & Nav, Nismo Bumper and Rims, RC Grille, RC Brake Ducts, H&R Spacers, Painted Door Hdls, GTR Start Button, Nav By-Pass, EVO R Fog Light, CF Ducktail, CF Interior Trim

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