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I installed my second oil cooler last week which should help with the oil overheating on the track !
it took much longer than I expected and I was quite lucky with the tubbing ! some relocation and a spare 10AN tubbing that was almost the perfect lenght ! about 1/2 inch too short but it was alright.

I couldnt install my alternator lightweight pulley (its been 2 years !) because even after removing the alternator and trying to remove the 24mm nut ... It was a complete fail !
An impact is needed for this !!! maybe later this week I should have enough time to try again and bring it at the shop !



My 2012 budget is my limit and I couldnt go with a more efficient oil cooler ( setrab) so maybe next year I might get a big one instead of those 2 cheap one !


next, I had to do an alignment. (DIY) Since 2 year ago the car hit a wall , the shop who did the repair didnt do it properly so the car never ran straight (1-2% off because even with an aftermarket Toe-bolt that provide more adjusmtent , I was 3/32 off ! so the front wheel had to cheat !

its all fixed as I did a new toe plate !! the car finaly has a proper alignment !!!


next , I finaly got my hand of a set of wheel that I wanted for the pass 3 years !!! Enkei RPF1.
some might say they doesnt look good on the 370z .
but I do not care because of this 4 reasons
- Used wheels which mean cheaper to buy !
- LIGHTWEIGHT !!!
- TRACK WHEELS ONLY
- Stronger wheel than my Rota to handle those very sticky tire !

all four of them are 9.5''x18'' +15 offset with 275-35-18 Toyo RA-1 (not on this picture which are uned 245-40-18)

I didnt had time to test them with the new rubber on untill I was at the track and ready to try the new set.
I had to roll my front fender a little bit !



soo.. GOOD NEWS !!! they do fit over the 6-pistons AP Racing BBK


next , I finaly decided to call Stillen to get 2 new bleeding fitting on my rear left
this picture tell everthing !



Last , after all of the track prep required I had a track day at Shannonville (ontario , Canada) which is a 4.03km road course
an affordable track to have fun !
Last year I was able to do 2;04 with my previous Hankook RS-3

with the twin oil cooler and a 10'' fan the temp was in average of 115 C.
a cool down lap was bringing the temp down to easily 95 C before I attempt some fast lap.

the video show a test with both set of tire RE-11 Vs RA-1

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