Did another road course. This time 5 miles at thunderhill.
Again I exceed the g limit of the display and the 'rated' limit of the car.
I was surprised to find that the stock brakes never gave any hint of being over worked. This time with longer straight aways and more comfortable with the car I was touching speeds of 130mph. With the car needing to be slowed down to 60 to turn in. Real work out on the brakes. Stock pads/fluid no problems!
I monitored fluid temps and oil never got above 270, tranny stayed in the mid 180's and engine ranged from 208-220 depending on the session and how hard I pushed it. All reasonable.
The factory tires have a pretty good sidewall, and grip is reasonably. With the weight of the car and the heat they started to gum up. Better tires will be needed.
There is no doubt this is not a track beast, but it's doing what I want just fine. There are few cars that pull on it in the straights and I received several comments on the wonderful sound she was making. Only v8 in the group.
Again I exceed the g limit of the display and the 'rated' limit of the car.
I was surprised to find that the stock brakes never gave any hint of being over worked. This time with longer straight aways and more comfortable with the car I was touching speeds of 130mph. With the car needing to be slowed down to 60 to turn in. Real work out on the brakes. Stock pads/fluid no problems!
I monitored fluid temps and oil never got above 270, tranny stayed in the mid 180's and engine ranged from 208-220 depending on the session and how hard I pushed it. All reasonable.
The factory tires have a pretty good sidewall, and grip is reasonably. With the weight of the car and the heat they started to gum up. Better tires will be needed.
There is no doubt this is not a track beast, but it's doing what I want just fine. There are few cars that pull on it in the straights and I received several comments on the wonderful sound she was making. Only v8 in the group.