Track forum general chit chat.

[Ximian]

Originally Posted by CorruptCommie

If anybody has any other oil suggestions, I'm all ears!

I really like the OEM Shell 10W-60.

[dparm]

Originally Posted by Ximian

If lead is down with your next oil analysis, no matter what the oil, I would assume that maybe the fuel was slightly contaminated with lead. It's not unheard of that fuel types get mixed up at a gas station.

He's got multiple consecutive reports with lead. It's not the gas unless he is only going to one station that is somehow continuously contaminating all of their pumps.

[Ximian]

Originally Posted by dparm

He's got multiple consecutive reports with lead. It's not the gas unless he is only going to one station that is somehow continuously contaminating all of their pumps.

My mistake, I didn't look at the rest. Other than rod/main bearings, what other parts of the engine prior to 2011 had lead?

[dummyka]

Originally Posted by Ximian

Welcome!

I saw 115 degrees Celsius, which isn't bad. If you see 130 and beyond, start slowing down and cooling off. If you have a DCT and use auto shift, you'll never see above 108 C because the car loves the 6th and 7th gears.

Cooling can be a weak point for the E9x so lots of people upgrade. You can either run out and buy lots of parts or try a few easy things. First, make sure you're not running some odd engine oil weight (like 5W-40) if you don't have a good reason to. Next, verify there are no debris blocking air flow to any of the cooling systems. There is at least one free modification to do that helps - removing the unused hood vent which should help a little bit with temperatures. Finally, minimize the engine revs by staying in higher gears under braking and going into corners. You might lose up to a second per lap, but it really helps avoid overheating.

Hello!

Honestly, I did not pay attention to gauge. I only noticed, when the warning came up to center display.

[kayha12]

Does anyone here run with NASA Mid Atlantic?

[ThunderMoose]

Originally Posted by kayha12

Does anyone here run with NASA Mid Atlantic?

I do but only when they do VIR

[dparm]

Was anyone at Road America with Northwoods Shelby this past weekend? Talked to some friends who attended and apparently a guy with a Camaro Z/28 wrecked pretty bad at the kink.

[kayha12]

Originally Posted by ThunderMoose

I do but only when they do VIR

Nice! I've yet to get onto VIR.. it's a solid 5 hours away which scares me. I need to get on that truck/trailer life haha I have been on the track via a "hot lap" when BMW was trying to see their M performance school. It's a wild track for sure

[FuzzyPeaches]

Originally Posted by kayha12

Nice! I've yet to get onto VIR.. it's a solid 5 hours away which scares me. I need to get on that truck/trailer life haha I have been on the track via a "hot lap" when BMW was trying to see their M performance school. It's a wild track for sure

Its definitely a fun track. I'm planning on heading back there in late September.

[kayha12]

Originally Posted by FuzzyPeaches

Its definitely a fun track. I'm planning on heading back there in late September.

What lap times are you hitting if you don't mind me asking? NASA is back there in August which I may try to go to

[dparm]

Originally Posted by dparm

Was anyone at Road America with Northwoods Shelby this past weekend? Talked to some friends who attended and apparently a guy with a Camaro Z/28 wrecked pretty bad at the kink.

Nevermind, found it.

https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showp...&postcount=143


"The rear got loose coming out of the kink.
Almost got it back but slid into Armco rail,
then glanced of to the other side of the track and hit the jersey barrier.
The first hit was at over 100mph but I had six point harness and a hans unit.
I walked away with minor rib bruises.
Took the track an hour and a half to replace Armco barriers
I feel so bad loosing my Camaro but that's why you buy track insurance."

[roastbeef]

Wow. He made it out of there without significant injury. Pretty amazing.

That strut brace looks pretty bent, i wonder if it helped take some of the damage.

[dparm]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

Wow. He made it out of there without significant injury. Pretty amazing.

That strut brace looks pretty bent, i wonder if it helped take some of the damage.

Sounds like he glanced it rather than hitting head-on, but the brace does look bent. The seats and harnesses no doubt helped here.

[FuzzyPeaches]

Originally Posted by kayha12

What lap times are you hitting if you don't mind me asking? NASA is back there in August which I may try to go to

It was only my first time at the track last year and I wasn't running timing. And to be fair, my track car isn't my E92... I track an E30.

[ThunderMoose]

Originally Posted by kayha12

What lap times are you hitting if you don't mind me asking? NASA is back there in August which I may try to go to

I'll be there in August.

[Samo6556]

Originally Posted by dparm

Nevermind, found it.

https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showp...;postcount=143


"The rear got loose coming out of the kink.
Almost got it back but slid into Armco rail,
then glanced of to the other side of the track and hit the jersey barrier.
The first hit was at over 100mph but I had six point harness and a hans unit.
I walked away with minor rib bruises.
Took the track an hour and a half to replace Armco barriers
I feel so bad loosing my Camaro but that's why you buy track insurance."

Ouch that's not a fun thing to see happen. The kink has the history of doing this. Every time I go through the kink it's mentally hard to forget what could go wrong.

[roastbeef]

Speed sf at Laguna seca On 08/10 (Friday) is $220 and they are offering 10% off. I think I'll do a double day.
Thought I'd post in case anyone is interested.

[Richbot]

That is an extremely un-bad wreck, as wrecks at The Kink go anyway

[dparm]

Originally Posted by Richbot

That is an extremely un-bad wreck, as wrecks at The Kink go anyway

Well, it's the second wreck in the span of a month with this club...

[Mantii]

A little teaser...gettin close to finishing up

[inTgr8r]

Had an interesting experience at the track yesterday.

I'm running RE71Rs in a 275 square setup.
After my last track sessions at Watkins I wasn't getting even tire wear so made a few alignment changes.
Car handled good other than the tire wear.

Changed;
(fr camber from -2.8 to -3.2 and rear camber from -2.0 to -1.8)

1st session of the day yesterday the steering inputs were really twitchy especially on high speed sweepers where the car unweighted over a crest at turn in.
& steering input feel was very poor.

I couldn't understand how the camber changes would have such a big impact on the handling.

2nd session the car felt a little better and I wondered... was I just adjusting to the new setup.

3rd session, the car was magic.... absolutely fantastic.


So; what was the issue?

TIRES!
This was the first time that I swapped fronts & rears on my square set up.
It just took some time for them the wear in & get the contact patch back.

....just something to be aware of when swapping tires around.

[dparm]

Originally Posted by inTgr8r

....just something to be aware of when swapping tires around.

More like, "change one thing at a time."