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Originally Posted by Maxim
*looks at ur profile*
You drive an S2000......
If that's not accurate and you are now in a 370z, there's WELL documented issues with the brakes, including with upgraded pads activating the "ice-mode" ABS. All the forums I've looked through harp on it and many members urge people looking to track the car to be very careful or to not track it until the required upgrades are done. Even with high performance pads and brake fluid people are still experiencing extreme amounts of fade, far far greater than should be experienced on a performance car.
*shrug* I can only go by what I read from the people who own them. I know I would track the thing and once I got enough time in the car to actually be fast with it, it would be a major issue.
The data from Car and Driver frankly frightens me...the tests they did showed how much higher the temperatures are than normal.....yeah, just not for me.
As for the engine oil issue, it would not surprise me at all if the VVEL was the cause. The VQ series of engines came out a lonnngggggg time ago, and if it wasn't designed around that system to begin with (I don't know if it was, not familiar enough with the engine family), adding it in the interest of more power could understandably cause issues.
The other issue is there's just no airflow, to the front brakes or the engine compartment. There's a reason cold-air intakes have such a big benefit on the 370z  |
Stop magazine racing and get some real seat time in the car
How much seat time do you have in a 370z/g37? I've logged quite a few, and can absolutely guarantee that the brakes are not an issue. Good fluid and pads are all you need unless you're building more than just a weekend warrior.
If anything, the S2000 has some serious brake problems, but none of the magazine harp about that.
You shouldn't be using ABS on track anyways; ABS is generally a crutch unless you're trail braking into a really badly paved turn.
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Originally Posted by Maxim
That's standard practice though. Porsche driving schools have cars that are all equipped with the carbon ceramic brakes, schools that use corvettes use the Z06 or Grand Sport, which have ridiculously huge slotted and cross drilled brakes with very aggressive pads to deal with heat generation, etc. Not surprising at all that special brakes would be equipped for a track-training car, since it sees constant abuse.
Nissan has an absolutely great motorsports division...I just have a major issue with some of the shortcuts taken in the 370z production car...I mean, they actually put in a worse oil cooler than was standard in the 350z....on a car with essentially the same engine generating even more power.
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Do you just regurgitate what you read or have you actually attended any sort of driving school?