:coolman:dtheo said:
First Track Event w/ the Cobra!!!!
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userob2002
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Im going to do this tear. I promise!
You won't regret it. I am looking at the schedule and deciding which one to sign up for. Laguna Seca is coming soon too.userob2002 said:
On a sidenote I am very happy with the rear diff cooler setup. The entire think worked flawlessly.
Open Tracking is the BEST! I try and you are HOOKED!
I am usually at most of the willow springs and buttonwillow events wether it's run by nasa, speed ventures, or speed trial. Let me know Venomous01 so we can get together again. Horse theif mile is much too small of a course for our cars. Big willow will allow you to open it up on the front and back straight. I have never been to laguna seca but it does sound tempting, now only if i could find something for my wife to do while i was at the track i know i could make it.
racebronco2 said:
Teach her how to jack up the car and rotate tires. Maybe a front brakes 101 course for her too!?! ;-)
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Why did your car have blue tape over the front headlights?
Venomous01 said:
What sort of diff temps are you running with the cooler?
ac427cobra said:Teach her how to jack up the car and rotate tires. Maybe a front brakes 101 course for her too!?! ;-)
Bruce, tsk tsk tsk
Some of us 'wives' drive!!:bash: :bigsmile:
My husband is my tire man, head mechanic, fuel man, and crew chief! :lol:
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Svt-Sonic said:
On track cars with sticky rubber throw rocks up on anything following them. Tape off anything that you don't want messed up.
97whitevert said:
Lisa:
Well, you're not bored when you go to the track!?! ;-) :-D
racebronco2 said:
15 minutes from Monterey - Cannery Row and shopping as well as right on the ocean. Most of our wives spend quite awhile there without getting bored while we are at the track.:-D
hahaha harley56 i was just about to suggest the same thing.
And did anyone else notice the hertz car
And did anyone else notice the hertz car
harley56 said:
thanks for the info, now i just need to get things planned.
I agree with you. If we will be reaching higher speeds I would like to get a 6 pt put in ASAP. Will you be at the Buttonwillow event this weekend?:shrug:racebronco2 said:
Yeah that was my girlfriend driving that or her mother. They are bugging me to go again.:beer:Shangsta said:
I am not sure what temps I am running, but I know that when the diff oil temp hits a certain level the pump turns on and stays on until the level drops below. The diff cooler drops the temps very quickly. The diff cooler setup is EXTREMELY clean and works like a charm.sleepless said:
I am also running a Torsen T2R and Royal Purple diff oil.
ac427cobra said:
NOT ME!!:beer: :beer:
When I read the storys about someone's excitement from their first track experience it always reminds me of mine. 15 years and LARGE PILES of money ago I still remember that day like yesterday.
venomous01 be prepared..... it's an addiction that you'll never break. lol One great thing about it is you won't have money for bad habbits. lol As stanger58 said.... the driver mod is the biggest mod. As I'm sure you realize it's not that your instructors "more stock" Cobra was faster, it's just what a more experienced driver can do.
Somebody may have already mentioned it but you should consider getting rid of those cross drilled rotors and going to a solid rotor. Slotted rotors are good but the cross drilled rotors are prone to premature cracking and failures. As your driving ability improves your parts wear will increase dramatically. You'll also want to go with a track specific pad that will handle more street than the HPS. Ideally you should use the cross drilled rotors and HPS pads for street use and keep the solid or slotted rotors and track pads for open tracking. You don't want to switch back and forth from track pads to street pads on the same rotors. Most pad material is not compatible and will cause your car to feel like the rotors are warped.
Darin
venomous01 be prepared..... it's an addiction that you'll never break. lol One great thing about it is you won't have money for bad habbits. lol As stanger58 said.... the driver mod is the biggest mod. As I'm sure you realize it's not that your instructors "more stock" Cobra was faster, it's just what a more experienced driver can do.
Somebody may have already mentioned it but you should consider getting rid of those cross drilled rotors and going to a solid rotor. Slotted rotors are good but the cross drilled rotors are prone to premature cracking and failures. As your driving ability improves your parts wear will increase dramatically. You'll also want to go with a track specific pad that will handle more street than the HPS. Ideally you should use the cross drilled rotors and HPS pads for street use and keep the solid or slotted rotors and track pads for open tracking. You don't want to switch back and forth from track pads to street pads on the same rotors. Most pad material is not compatible and will cause your car to feel like the rotors are warped.
Darin
My dif temps were running at 250*. Remember this is a slower then most open track event where most of the course is ran in second gear. There is one section where i was close to the top of 3rd ( 82mph). I will be attending bw on saturday.
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