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I will say it is a ton more fun doing it in a group of like minded people. FOr years I was a group of one, which blew. We are an odd bunch, pretty diverse crowd. Two Cobras, a Vette, three 350zs, 1 G35, a couple of E30s, and the occasional Mini.
Kev, I bet money this event at VIR is goingt o be very much like the Darkside event, where it is more of a "social" event rather than a driving event, oh wait aren't all PCA events like that :lol:
Speaking of those two things if you guys are up for it and want to come hang out around some REAL race cars sometime oke::-D I will be at VIR the weekend of Oct. 2-4 for the Grand Am Koni Challenge race. It would be good to meet you all in person and I will do my best to show you around our Mustangs. It will be the last race of the year and if all goes well we should win the championship so that would make it pretty cool too!
Anyways, good luck getting the brakes/cooling improved Greg. Great discussing it with you Bryan and Kevin.:beer:
Off topic: Bryan, how do you like your 350Z? This past time I was at Summit I ended up running with one for much of one session. A guy named Randall from NY with a black one. I found we were remarkably even in many ways. I have some video of it if interested.
Do you and Kevin hook up much on track very often? Wait, do I need to run that by Dawn? :lol1:
Thanks for the invite Tom. I'll be there the following weekend unfortunately. Good luck. How close is it going into the last one?
LOL at Greg.
Bryan's car is an 03, which has less horsepower than the newer 350s. However, he has totally gutted the car to include the dash. We think his car weighs in under 3000lbs. My point is... no, we do not run together, despite me having well over 100hp on him. I can keep him in sight at RRR with the sweeping turns and long front, but not hang with him. At places like VIR and CMP that have some tighter sections, he can run off and leave me.
However, with his new exhaust and new tune and some other goodies like a god-awful big wing, I may be waving bye-bye from pit out.
Another one of our buddies has an 07 full weight, daily driven 350Z. I have more power, but we are about the same weight and he has better balance. In the end, we usually run pretty close to each other.
IMO, every time I drive one of their 350Zs, I have the same feeling I have when I drive a Z06.... "Man, that was nice. I wouldn't mind having one of those."
Thenew mods you speak of:
Pillow balled front suspension
New tune, = higher rev limit and safe a/f, as well as more power a whopping 257 WHP, woohoo
And she just ducked under 2900 pounds with full tank plus my lard butt.
All in all, we roll together fairly effectively, until I get tired of playing nice
See wednesday night Kev
I'd be waving bye, too. I have you by 25 hp, but am up a ground shattering 841 pounds on you. However, I can have the AC while on sitting on grid.
Hi Greg,
Somewhat off topic... Have you run any of the Cobalt pads? If yes, how did they compare to the Hawk 70s (bite, resistance to heat, wear).
Thanks,
Chris
Greg, have yoy used the Hawk HT10's and also the newer DTC70 pads? I am using HT10's with Stop Tech 4 piston, 13" rotors on my 03 Cobra. I have not tried the DTC70's yet. Any comments re your experience?
Gord
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I consider them finished because once there's less than 1/4" of backing, you lose much of the insulating properties of the pad, and the fliud gets too hot.
Those average .223".
But I hold on to them anyway, just in case I need them someday. :rollseyes