After a LONG winter, the NSX debuted with a few careful mods that were designed to enhance cornering speed, overall hp, and braking. This included some new wheels with substanially wider rubber in front and back, headers that are supposed to + hp by around 20 at the rear wheels, aluminum hat rotors, higher temp and friction pads, and lightweight seats.
With Ecsta V700's the Volk wheels weigh exactly the same as the stock setup and would seem to promote better brake cooling.
The rotors actually cut 2lbs off of unsprung weight. The seats and new belts work great! Don't have any installed pics of the seats but they weigh 11.5lbs and save 51lbs compared to the stock seats. Sweet! Only have one now - the other one is being shipped.
So a buddy and I head to the track (Hallett). He's got a '96 M3 and has never been to a track event. As a cranium cover, he brings a helicopter pilot's helmet. I can't stop laughing. Anyway, I tell him to be as inconspicous as possible. I pay for 2 sessions thinking I'll do 4 or 5 laps to heatcycle the Kumho's and use the Yok's during the second session. I get pretty antsy on the starting grid. It's been FOREVER since I was on the track and I'm thinking I've got to learn the brake and turn in pts. once again. The Recaro is feeling great b/c I don't have to hold myself in with my knees during cornering. After the third or fourth lap I'm getting a lot more confident and decide to get a little more frisky. I'm doing 120mph on the straight easy and 10-12mph faster in most of the corners! E-Yow! Last year, the quickest time was a 1:31 and a 1:37 with a passenger. Now, my time with a passenger is 1:33 flat. The car is braking great but I really wasn't stopping very aggressively. And it was still very neutral. Turn in was crisp and immediate. At the end of the first session coming out of the last corner I passed a yellow Viper who must have been pissed at the pass b/c he passed me on the cool down lap.
For the second session, I decided to keep the Kumho's on. I couldn't help it. I was having fun. Hopefully, that didn't jack up my whole "heatcycle" thing. Anyway, I thought I was driving much better and getting pretty good at heel-toeing. I passed a red Z06 that spun a two turns later and had a little thing w/ a red Miata that didn't want anyone to pass. He stayed in the middle of the road. I passed the yellow Viper again. Seems he had the same motto as the Miata. To be fair, he was on street tires. But then again, I have no problem letting faster cars by, so what's the big deal?
There were a bunch of awesome cars out there. A black 911 Turbo trailered in by a huge RV. Jeez, I hate those guys. A very quick yellow Z06 w/ Victo's. But he had red wheels. Ick. Looked he was sponsored by McDonalds. That yellow Viper, though piloted by a dipsh&t, was absolutely beautiful. A BMW 325 w/ a nice body kit and an RX-7. I'd really like to see more RX-7's out there. A silver RUF RCT that runs 1:26's. Very nice. All in all, a great day at the track.
I did manage to get video of the first session. Just need to get hosted by a buddy. After watching it, I couldn't believe all the mistakes I made. Anyway, when it get's hosted I'll post the link here.
With Ecsta V700's the Volk wheels weigh exactly the same as the stock setup and would seem to promote better brake cooling.
The rotors actually cut 2lbs off of unsprung weight. The seats and new belts work great! Don't have any installed pics of the seats but they weigh 11.5lbs and save 51lbs compared to the stock seats. Sweet! Only have one now - the other one is being shipped.
So a buddy and I head to the track (Hallett). He's got a '96 M3 and has never been to a track event. As a cranium cover, he brings a helicopter pilot's helmet. I can't stop laughing. Anyway, I tell him to be as inconspicous as possible. I pay for 2 sessions thinking I'll do 4 or 5 laps to heatcycle the Kumho's and use the Yok's during the second session. I get pretty antsy on the starting grid. It's been FOREVER since I was on the track and I'm thinking I've got to learn the brake and turn in pts. once again. The Recaro is feeling great b/c I don't have to hold myself in with my knees during cornering. After the third or fourth lap I'm getting a lot more confident and decide to get a little more frisky. I'm doing 120mph on the straight easy and 10-12mph faster in most of the corners! E-Yow! Last year, the quickest time was a 1:31 and a 1:37 with a passenger. Now, my time with a passenger is 1:33 flat. The car is braking great but I really wasn't stopping very aggressively. And it was still very neutral. Turn in was crisp and immediate. At the end of the first session coming out of the last corner I passed a yellow Viper who must have been pissed at the pass b/c he passed me on the cool down lap.
For the second session, I decided to keep the Kumho's on. I couldn't help it. I was having fun. Hopefully, that didn't jack up my whole "heatcycle" thing. Anyway, I thought I was driving much better and getting pretty good at heel-toeing. I passed a red Z06 that spun a two turns later and had a little thing w/ a red Miata that didn't want anyone to pass. He stayed in the middle of the road. I passed the yellow Viper again. Seems he had the same motto as the Miata. To be fair, he was on street tires. But then again, I have no problem letting faster cars by, so what's the big deal?
There were a bunch of awesome cars out there. A black 911 Turbo trailered in by a huge RV. Jeez, I hate those guys. A very quick yellow Z06 w/ Victo's. But he had red wheels. Ick. Looked he was sponsored by McDonalds. That yellow Viper, though piloted by a dipsh&t, was absolutely beautiful. A BMW 325 w/ a nice body kit and an RX-7. I'd really like to see more RX-7's out there. A silver RUF RCT that runs 1:26's. Very nice. All in all, a great day at the track.
I did manage to get video of the first session. Just need to get hosted by a buddy. After watching it, I couldn't believe all the mistakes I made. Anyway, when it get's hosted I'll post the link here.
That engne sounds so sweet in V-Tec. What exhaust do you have? To bad you dont have a rear view camera to watch the Vettes and Viper guys faces as you walk right by them. Post more if you got em. thanks
