03-28-2014, 04:06 PM | #29 |
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I would take No Residue duct tape with me. Useful for a lot of things but I would use it for numbering and taping off fenders. More robust than the blue painters tape, didn't start peeling off halfway through the day and didn't hurt paint at all. Even stuck well to fresh wax and looks way better than the blue painters tape b
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03-28-2014, 07:22 PM | #30 | |
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SAFETY EQUIPMENT
I found this on Jalopnik and thought it was an excellent article about safety equipment that I could not have written better so I copied it here.
http://jalopnik.com/the-jalopnik-gui...d-w-1548620470 Quote:
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"Horsepower is something that looks great in a Magazine article, but suspension is what actually gets you around the track fast.." Jack Olsen
The drag strip is like sniffing glue, it's cheap, it's a decent buzz, it doesn't last long and they are all the same. Road racing is like China White Heroin, the buzz is stronger, the high lasts for hours, it's extremely addictive and they are all different. I can't wait for my next Track fix. DA HAWKS OWN DA CUP!!!!! |
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03-29-2014, 08:09 AM | #31 | |
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03-29-2014, 08:17 AM | #32 |
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OEM specs, it is the lug/stud that dictates the torque, so you are not stretching the stud, or making it to loose
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03-29-2014, 08:40 AM | #33 | |
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If stock parts: Depends on the year, etc. I use the stock specs listed in the owners manual. (Technical Data Section) Note - Specs changed sometime in 2012. Wheel nuts with blue tint cone seats 150Y 110 lb ft Wheel nuts with silver tint cone seats 190Y 140 lb ft Years before then 140# Years after then 110# into 2013 Have no idea after 2013 (may change again mid 2014, 2015, who knows) These are examples for illustration purposes only. You must check the manual that came with your car. |
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03-31-2014, 12:42 PM | #34 |
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Nice write up T-Bone. I've got to drive with T-Bone at 2 events. Very knowledeable guy and very helpful on and off the track. Subscribed !
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03-31-2014, 06:34 PM | #35 |
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T-Bone and TLSTWIN have been really helpfull at a couple events for me too! Zeus, I think you're the one who loaned me your Go-Pro at Gingerman! These track days are full of a bunch of guys who are truly enthusiastic and love to help other guys, especially novice drivers like me! Thanks guys and great thread T!
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03-31-2014, 10:34 PM | #36 |
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Great write up!
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04-05-2014, 12:58 PM | #37 | |
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9. small wrench for the brake bleeder valve. These will leak if you heat them up. It's nice to have one to tighten them back down. 10. Depending on track rules. i bring a allen wrench to take off the huge rear view mirror. 11. Paper towels or shop rags.
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04-05-2014, 07:35 PM | #38 |
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Why do you take off the mirror? I wish i had a mirror along the whole top of windshield on track.
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04-05-2014, 08:50 PM | #39 | |
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I take the mirror off because it block so much of the front view looking into the corners. I'm sure if it was the smaller no frame mirror it would be different.
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04-07-2014, 04:54 PM | #40 |
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I HAD to post this video up. It is Mike Musto from /Drive and he is modifying a Mustang but it is still relevant as that car is a Muscle Car too.
Please take notes at the 2:35ish mark when David Ray from Hooked on Driving mentions modifying your car. Notice the FIRST thing he mentions. Yea BEBE!!! BRAKES! BRAKES! BRAKES! When the car is in the shop the rear end is moot but the front is similar to our cars. Also notice the brakes, slotted not drilled. I absolutely LOVE Mike's enthusiasm when he get's the car back on track after the car is modified. You can tell how much of a difference it makes. Also notice all they did was suspension and NO HORSEPOWER and they are faster. "Horsepower is something that looks great in a Magazine article, but suspension is what actually gets you around the track fast." Jack Olsen T.
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"Horsepower is something that looks great in a Magazine article, but suspension is what actually gets you around the track fast.." Jack Olsen
The drag strip is like sniffing glue, it's cheap, it's a decent buzz, it doesn't last long and they are all the same. Road racing is like China White Heroin, the buzz is stronger, the high lasts for hours, it's extremely addictive and they are all different. I can't wait for my next Track fix. DA HAWKS OWN DA CUP!!!!! |
04-07-2014, 08:13 PM | #41 |
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good thread guys. i torque to 110 for everything. i re-torque in the mornings before the first session every track day. ive seen guys stretch their studs trying to always torque all the time. if you torqued them when you put the track wheels on and you torque them before the first session each day, you should be good. try to not wrench on em right after you come off track.
i never take off my mirror. my year this year is all about seat time. ive got all my safety stuff and good brakes, now im just going to focus on learning how to really drive. i did away with all the nannies. i have no traction control, stability control or ABS. it is surprising how much these modern cars drive themselves. i used to run in stabilitrak mode and thought the car was only catching me once in a while. wrong. the difference is huge. |
04-08-2014, 07:31 AM | #42 | |
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But . . . when you're initially bedding in track pads - which you probably won't be able to fully accomplish on the street - you may well find yourself in a "green fade" situation in their first or maybe second track session, where you'll find yourself with good pedal height and hard pedal feel but needing to use a whole lot more pedal force to get yourself slowed for the upcoming turn. Take an easy lap (pointing everybody by), pit in, and let them cool, maybe drive around slowly a little after exiting the track if this is possible. DO NOT SET THE P-BRAKE WHEN YOU STOP IN YOUR PIT, and consider moving the car a couple of feet after a minute or two to allow the portions of the rotors under the pads to catch up with the cooling off process. If you ever get the chance to drive the new C7 Stingray on track - they're partnered with the Hooked On Driving folks at least for this year - take it, and do what it takes to fit it into your class, grid and track session schedule. I don't know if they're running that car with OE pads or with track pads, but either way it'll be an eye-opening experience for what brakes can be like. "Amazing" is a huge understatement stepping from a Mustang (even with track pads and DOT4 fluid) into that car for just a single hot lap. To that video, it's a shame they didn't spend more time under the front suspension, where there is greater similarity between the Mustang and the Camaro. Cortex is one of the up-and-coming names in the Mustang suspension aftermarket, and we're slowly getting a better handle on why it seems to work as well as comments like in the video indicate. Time (and maybe the S550) will tell if Filip ever gets involved with Camaros. Norm |
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