First track day

[deng]

Throw up some pictures with the battle stance! 6ULs ftw!

[tmontague]

Originally Posted by MugenRep

Great post. I've yet to be able to cough up the $400 +/- that track days cost here at Watkins Glen, nor would it really matter as my car tops out at around 95mph with the smaller diameter tires. Love the feedback and info you provided on what we should expect and I never realized 200 rating tires would be preferable to R-compounds on a first track session experience. I can't wait to see your vids next time.

In the straights, did the 2zr swap show its prowess and ability to keep up with bigger/badder chassis & cars?

TMP is luckily the closest track to me and is one of the cheapest in the areas at $100 for an evening session and $180 for a full day. Canadian Tire Motorsports parks is a little further and has a much better road course with elevation changes but it is $400 a session. At this point TMP is more than adequate for improving my skill and it fits my current student budget lol.

This course only lets me get up to 150km/h right before slamming on the brakes and throwing it into a sharp right 90 degree corner. Some of the bigger v6 track builds were getting up to about 160km/h and maybe even 170 for the Viper ACR that was there (insane car). On the straights the only time I noticed cars pull away from me noticeably quick was the big v8's or crazy turbo v6 builds. An Mercedes AMG left me in the dust pretty quick lol. But cars like the mostly stock s2000 and other 4 bangers that were boosted didn't really pull away from me much. I noticed I would fall behind on the long tight corners as my front end would push and I couldn't get onto the throttle until I was travelling straight or else my inside tire would light up. I would expect the LSD to make a large difference in lap times. I'll be trying to time my laps next time so I have a bench mark.

The 2zr was kept in the 4-6.5k rpm ranger so when I floored it there was always more than enough power there. The problem is it is too much for an open diff. Once I get that outside tire some power it should help guide the car through the corner

I didn't feel that the suspension was holding the car back at all but it is possible that the Excel G'd on the front are not aggressive enough to match the Blues in the rear and this could be causing the front end plowing

Originally Posted by ArmstrongRacing

I love this.
This guy did his own swap in his driveway, and then went out to track it. well done sir, you are my hero.

Thanks man, couldn't have done it without your guys info from your swaps. I've never wanted to build a car to be a garage queen or to just cruise around the street doing 2 second pulls to turn heads. I've always wanted to put my work to the test and to be honest it was a great feeling. Driving what you've built is simply awesome. Since it's my DD it isn't the cleanest car and it has it's dings and what not but it is a ton of fun on the track.

Originally Posted by deng

Throw up some pictures with the battle stance! 6ULs ftw!

next time I will, the stance is pretty aggressive and the slicks poke out quite a bit in the rear. The camber and fender roll in the rear helps it not rub.


only pic I have however, the guy shown in the pic was my passenger a few times and was taking video footage and pics with a super nice camera, I forgot to get his name or social media handles, I'll try and track it down

[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by tmontague

Since it's my DD it isn't the cleanest car and it has it's dings and what not...

Having seen Tom's car in person, I'll go out on a limb and say he's not worried about dings and what not.

[ArmstrongRacing]

Originally Posted by ern-diz

Having seen Tom's car in person, I'll go out on a limb and say he's not worried about dings and what not.

You sir need to ride in this thing next month. Its one of the angriest cars Ive ever owned.

[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by ArmstrongRacing

You sir need to ride in this thing next month. Its one of the angriest cars Ive ever owned.

Don't have to tell me twice; I'm in!