AE 370Z, 1st Place at Redline Time Attack Finals!

Paul@AEperformance · 11-17-2009, 09:17 PM

AE Performance 370Z lands another 1st place at Rd.8 Redline Time Attack Finals at Auto Club Speedway.

Recap:
Rd 8 this year took place at Auto Club Speed way here in Southern California running the "ROVAL" config which adds 33% of the high speed Oval to their in-field course.
I've ran the in-field course once before but this was my first time running the high speed ROVAL and after my first session out I had only one word to explain it. Scary!
With entry speeds into turn 1 in the 145-150mph range in the Z I didn't have any other local tracks to relate this experience too.

On Track, the car felt a bit more loose than I would have liked it to be at 145mph on turn 1 but in the in-field at "normal" track speeds the car was right at home. Major changes this round was the switch to 18' wheels and Tires. Ditching the OEM 245/265 set-up for 265/285 Hankook RS3's with Ultra Light Wed's TC105N's not only saved 12lbs over our 19' Volks but added more grip than our dampers were sprung for, making the car feel a bit on the soft side on track. I also did notice a bit of "in-slip" exiting turns telling me the OEM LSD was crying for help from the addition of the new meats.
Another Major change was the addition of our AE Performance Oil Cooler Kit which we built to test at this event, that allowed lapping all day in the SoCal sun not a tick over 220 deg, while maintaining 180deg on the street. (More on this in another thread)
We were also planning on debuting our AE exhuast system but due to time constriants we weren't able to get it on the car in time, leaving us with the choaked up OE system.

Minor changes included a make shift "wicker" on the rear wing to help settle the car a bit coming into turn 1 and allowing me to stay on the gas a bit longer. Second was the pulling of the factory ABS. With much dicussion w/ Mike from DD, turns out the Z doesn't like any sort of trail braking, so a quick pull of a fuse and the car was now on par in the breaking dept. Down side was the dash lit up like a x-mas tree, we lost TC (no biggie), Speedo, and Sport Rev Match (sucked), but in the end was well worth it.

To finish off, I was solo in Stock class in terms of Z competition with Mike from DD and Robi Spec's Z running in street class. But a quick change of plans by the Robi team to run their 29xxlb full Aero Z (not going to lie this car is sweet) in stock class made things more exciting. Even without all the bells and whitsles that some of our competitors were packing we still pulled through with a best time of 1.55.53 which was enough to land 1st place in our class and the fastest Z braggin' rights!

stay tuned for more to come!

LiquidZ · 11-17-2009, 09:38 PM

Paul, congrats to you and your team on another victory!

Would you say that this track was especially tough on oil temperatures? One thing I like hearing is that it can still cool the oil effectively, but also reach optimal oil temperatures on the street. Do you recall how difficult or long it was to reach 180 degrees?

Brazilbro · 11-17-2009, 10:02 PM

Sweeet TIMES!!! thats awesome man, guess the greddy TT wasnt getting that power to the ground.

M.Bonanni · 11-17-2009, 10:02 PM

Congrats again Paul, you are one hell of a driver! I am going to need me one of them fancy new oil coolers sometime this off-season

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Robispec · 11-18-2009, 06:04 PM

GREAT DRIVE! Dang we missed by a tenth!....We going to find some HP and come looking for "Redemption" lol No really sweet car, great drive under pressure, and a WELL EARNED win!

RObi

CrownR426 · 11-18-2009, 07:37 PM

Congrats, keep kicking ***!

dcrew1x · 11-18-2009, 08:02 PM

congrats!

Red370 · 11-18-2009, 10:33 PM

wow, amazing. This oil cooler you speak of, do you think you'll be offering it for sale sometime in the future?

Endgame · 11-19-2009, 08:32 AM

Congrats Paul!! The car looks really mean on the grid!!

370Zsteve · 11-19-2009, 08:39 AM

Grats! If you beat DD and Robi, you are indeed one hell of a driver.

wishihadnav · 11-19-2009, 04:39 PM

nice. congrats!

Paul@AEperformance · 11-19-2009, 04:59 PM

Thanks very much Guys!
I'm really looking forward to our next round of mod's for the Z,
But for now w/ the few parts we competeted with, I'm once again overly impressed with the Z's performance and capabilities with basic tuning.

It was great to exchange notes/ideas with DD and Robi, their a great group to run with!

Hats off to them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robispec

GREAT DRIVE! Dang we missed by a tenth!....We going to find some HP and come looking for "Redemption" lol No really sweet car, great drive under pressure, and a WELL EARNED win!

RObi

You had me sweatin bullets! But it was an honor to run with you and shoot the $hit in pits about the Z. Your a class act sir!, and glad to see a Z added to your already amazing fleet of tuner cars!

Paul@AEperformance · 11-19-2009, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red370

wow, amazing. This oil cooler you speak of, do you think you'll be offering it for sale sometime in the future?

AE Oil Cooler kit will be on sale and ready to ship next week!

Detailed thread coming soon!

Paul@AEperformance · 11-19-2009, 06:22 PM

Time Attack image gallery

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Image Gallery: 2009/11/14-15 ACS - Redline Time Attack round 8 - trackHQ.com - The Central Archives of Track Day Photos, Videos, and more........

M.Bonanni · 11-19-2009, 07:03 PM

Man its too bad that wing only made it around the warm up lap

lol. Thanks for the photo!

By the way, PM me pricing on the oil cooler kit when you get a chance.

11-17-2009, 09:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Paul@AEperformance The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: At the Track Posts: 194 Drives: All sorts of Fast! Rep Power: 16	AE 370Z, 1st Place at Redline Time Attack Finals! AE Performance 370Z lands another 1st place at Rd.8 Redline Time Attack Finals at Auto Club Speedway. Recap: Rd 8 this year took place at Auto Club Speed way here in Southern California running the "ROVAL" config which adds 33% of the high speed Oval to their in-field course. I've ran the in-field course once before but this was my first time running the high speed ROVAL and after my first session out I had only one word to explain it. Scary! With entry speeds into turn 1 in the 145-150mph range in the Z I didn't have any other local tracks to relate this experience too. On Track, the car felt a bit more loose than I would have liked it to be at 145mph on turn 1 but in the in-field at "normal" track speeds the car was right at home. Major changes this round was the switch to 18' wheels and Tires. Ditching the OEM 245/265 set-up for 265/285 Hankook RS3's with Ultra Light Wed's TC105N's not only saved 12lbs over our 19' Volks but added more grip than our dampers were sprung for, making the car feel a bit on the soft side on track. I also did notice a bit of "in-slip" exiting turns telling me the OEM LSD was crying for help from the addition of the new meats. Another Major change was the addition of our AE Performance Oil Cooler Kit which we built to test at this event, that allowed lapping all day in the SoCal sun not a tick over 220 deg, while maintaining 180deg on the street. (More on this in another thread) We were also planning on debuting our AE exhuast system but due to time constriants we weren't able to get it on the car in time, leaving us with the choaked up OE system. Minor changes included a make shift "wicker" on the rear wing to help settle the car a bit coming into turn 1 and allowing me to stay on the gas a bit longer. Second was the pulling of the factory ABS. With much dicussion w/ Mike from DD, turns out the Z doesn't like any sort of trail braking, so a quick pull of a fuse and the car was now on par in the breaking dept. Down side was the dash lit up like a x-mas tree, we lost TC (no biggie), Speedo, and Sport Rev Match (sucked), but in the end was well worth it. To finish off, I was solo in Stock class in terms of Z competition with Mike from DD and Robi Spec's Z running in street class. But a quick change of plans by the Robi team to run their 29xxlb full Aero Z (not going to lie this car is sweet) in stock class made things more exciting. Even without all the bells and whitsles that some of our competitors were packing we still pulled through with a best time of 1.55.53 which was enough to land 1st place in our class and the fastest Z braggin' rights! stay tuned for more to come! __________________ http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...Ejdmbanner.gif Last edited by Paul@AEperformance; 11-18-2009 at 02:32 AM.

11-17-2009, 09:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
LiquidZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 1,940 Drives: Mag. Black 2009 370Z Rep Power: 705	Paul, congrats to you and your team on another victory! Would you say that this track was especially tough on oil temperatures? One thing I like hearing is that it can still cool the oil effectively, but also reach optimal oil temperatures on the street. Do you recall how difficult or long it was to reach 180 degrees? __________________ Last edited by LiquidZ; 11-17-2009 at 09:54 PM.

11-17-2009, 10:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Brazilbro A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,131 Drives: Juke/240Z Rep Power: 848	Sweeet TIMES!!! thats awesome man, guess the greddy TT wasnt getting that power to the ground. __________________ Juke AWD/240Z SR20 08 Evo 10(Stage 2) SOLD Fastest Sport 6spd 370Z 11.8 @126.5SOLD

11-17-2009, 10:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
M.Bonanni The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,575 Drives: Fast Rep Power: 1320	Congrats again Paul, you are one hell of a driver! I am going to need me one of them fancy new oil coolers sometime this off-season . __________________ MikeBonanni.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MikeBonanni Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MBonanni36 Function > Form

11-18-2009, 07:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
CrownR426 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Korea Posts: 4,676 Drives: Manual Rep Power: 848	Congrats, keep kicking ***! __________________ Love + Hardwork + Passion RIP SVTRacer

11-18-2009, 06:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Robispec The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: socal Posts: 62 Drives: 350,370EvoStiS2kRx8 Rep Power: 276	GREAT DRIVE! Dang we missed by a tenth!....We going to find some HP and come looking for "Redemption" lol No really sweet car, great drive under pressure, and a WELL EARNED win! RObi

11-18-2009, 08:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
dcrew1x Track Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 821 Drives: Graphite Bullet Rep Power: 369	congrats! __________________ 2009 PG 6MT Sports Stillen Gen3 CAI \| Stillen CBE \| AMS Short Shifter \| Nismo Brace Kit

11-18-2009, 10:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
Red370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 4,391 Drives: your mom to church Rep Power: 296	wow, amazing. This oil cooler you speak of, do you think you'll be offering it for sale sometime in the future? __________________ 2011 Mustang 5.0 \| 3.55's \| Lethal Performance off road H-Pipe \| Magnaflow Muffler Delete \| JLT CAI/Bama tuned 417whp/ 404 ft/lbs

11-19-2009, 08:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
Endgame A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,613 Drives: Nothing Now! Rep Power: 224	Congrats Paul!! The car looks really mean on the grid!!

11-19-2009, 08:39 AM	#10 (permalink)
370Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Gold Coast CT Posts: 10,599 Drives: 2019 Corvette G.S. Rep Power: 43	Grats! If you beat DD and Robi, you are indeed one hell of a driver. __________________ SOLD MY Z MARCH 2018 - another Core OG moves on - new ride 2019 Z Corvette Grand Sport - no mods necessary but already have eyes on HFC and intakes LOL IT NEVER ENDS.

11-19-2009, 04:39 PM	#11 (permalink)
wishihadnav A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 90090 Posts: 1,851 Drives: Force Fed Nismo Rep Power: 184	nice. congrats!

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Paul@AEperformance The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: At the Track Posts: 194 Drives: All sorts of Fast! Rep Power: 16	Time Attack image gallery AE Blog Images: AE Performance Image Gallery: 2009/11/14-15 ACS - Redline Time Attack round 8 - trackHQ.com - The Central Archives of Track Day Photos, Videos, and more........ __________________ http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...Ejdmbanner.gif

11-19-2009, 07:03 PM	#15 (permalink)
M.Bonanni The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,575 Drives: Fast Rep Power: 1320	Man its too bad that wing only made it around the warm up lap lol. Thanks for the photo! By the way, PM me pricing on the oil cooler kit when you get a chance. __________________ MikeBonanni.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MikeBonanni Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MBonanni36 Function > Form

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**AE 370Z, 1st Place at Redline Time Attack Finals!**

AE 370Z, 1st Place at Redline Time Attack Finals!