Stig_jdm
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- First Name
- Steven
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- Brea, CA
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Sorry if a similar topic exists, but I did not find anything. I thought we could share our experience as we start tracking our cars more and more.
Here is mine:
I have been to the track twice. Once at Laguna Seca and once at Buttonwillow.
Laguna Seca
I managed a 1:47.1 lap time. Car was bone stock with 1,000 miles on it. I loved the brakes, the shifter, how it puts the power down and the overall performance.
I hated the tires. I could only do 2 hot laps before they would become greasy and loose performance drastically.
I did see the temperature climbing after 3 hot laps, but I would slow down because of the tires.
Later on I realized the tires fell apart and lost chunks of rubber from the shoulders.
Buttonwillow CW 13
I managed a 1:59.4 lap time. It was my first time ever at BW so I was pretty happy with the result. Especially for knowing it was probably the 2nd CTR to break the 2' mark at BW and the other one being the CTR from Spoon. My car had 18" CE28 wheels (18x9.5 ET35 - Evasive spec) with Nexen SUR4g 245-40 tires. I also had Eibach rear sway bar. Everything else was bone stock, including alignment, pads, etc.
The car changed dramatically with the new tires and wheels. The RSB also helped with the car's ability to rotate. I was amazed with the amount of grip and how it puts the power down. The only cars that were faster than the CTR were track dedicated cars and the Porsches.
Since I had seen the temperature climbing at Laguna Seca, I decided to leave the heater on to see if it would do any good. The ambient temperature was a bit colder than at Laguna Seca (40F instead of 50F), but not too different. I did 6-7 hot laps in row with no issues whatsoever. 6-7 laps at BW is basically a full session.
One issue that I had was fuel starvation. On a long turn to the right, I had a fuel cut. The car threw emissions and rev match error codes. Tank was at 1/4. I unplugged the battery, let it sit for a couple of minutes, plugged it back and the errors were still there. I decided to leave, but I stopped to fill the tank up close to the track and to my surprise the errors were gone. I came back to the track and ran the whole afternoon with no issues.
On the last session, when I managed the 1.59, I felt some vibration on the brakes. It seems they are warped, but I will check it in more details this week.
This was a 2:02 lap with a few mistakes. Unfortunately I had issues with the GoPro and don't have the 1:59 lap on video.
Here is mine:
I have been to the track twice. Once at Laguna Seca and once at Buttonwillow.
Laguna Seca
I managed a 1:47.1 lap time. Car was bone stock with 1,000 miles on it. I loved the brakes, the shifter, how it puts the power down and the overall performance.
I hated the tires. I could only do 2 hot laps before they would become greasy and loose performance drastically.
I did see the temperature climbing after 3 hot laps, but I would slow down because of the tires.
Later on I realized the tires fell apart and lost chunks of rubber from the shoulders.
Buttonwillow CW 13
I managed a 1:59.4 lap time. It was my first time ever at BW so I was pretty happy with the result. Especially for knowing it was probably the 2nd CTR to break the 2' mark at BW and the other one being the CTR from Spoon. My car had 18" CE28 wheels (18x9.5 ET35 - Evasive spec) with Nexen SUR4g 245-40 tires. I also had Eibach rear sway bar. Everything else was bone stock, including alignment, pads, etc.
The car changed dramatically with the new tires and wheels. The RSB also helped with the car's ability to rotate. I was amazed with the amount of grip and how it puts the power down. The only cars that were faster than the CTR were track dedicated cars and the Porsches.
Since I had seen the temperature climbing at Laguna Seca, I decided to leave the heater on to see if it would do any good. The ambient temperature was a bit colder than at Laguna Seca (40F instead of 50F), but not too different. I did 6-7 hot laps in row with no issues whatsoever. 6-7 laps at BW is basically a full session.
One issue that I had was fuel starvation. On a long turn to the right, I had a fuel cut. The car threw emissions and rev match error codes. Tank was at 1/4. I unplugged the battery, let it sit for a couple of minutes, plugged it back and the errors were still there. I decided to leave, but I stopped to fill the tank up close to the track and to my surprise the errors were gone. I came back to the track and ran the whole afternoon with no issues.
On the last session, when I managed the 1.59, I felt some vibration on the brakes. It seems they are warped, but I will check it in more details this week.
This was a 2:02 lap with a few mistakes. Unfortunately I had issues with the GoPro and don't have the 1:59 lap on video.
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