Lap time thread

[Eww Evo]

Here's a rear picture of the daily and the Time attack car.

[tacotacotaco]

Time for me to start pulling together all my lap times. ill post up this weekend.

[battery1882]

Originally Posted by Eww Evo

Here's a rear picture of the daily and the Time attack car.

That's dope! I've seen this picture somewhere.. maybe GTA?

Originally Posted by tacotacotaco

Time for me to start pulling together all my lap times. ill post up this weekend.

Great John!

[240sx_sr20det]

Originally Posted by tacotacotaco

Time for me to start pulling together all my lap times. ill post up this weekend.

My god.

[gills]

Finally got video of the Watkins Glen 2:08.559 lap:

https://youtu.be/j_ZzOjFbEuo?t=1h26m

[battery1882]

Originally Posted by gills

Finally got video of the Watkins Glen 2:08.559 lap:

https://youtu.be/j_ZzOjFbEuo?t=1h26m

Looking great gills!

[gills]

New track in the books.

• Mid-Ohio, Club Course (Chicane): 1:39.140
  • 255/40-17 Hankook RS-4
  • added 21mm OEM S15 rear bar
  • everything else same as before

[battery1882]

Originally Posted by gills

New track in the books.[*]Mid-Ohio, Club Course (Chicane): 1:39.140

Added Gills! how did you like the rs4?

[gills]

Originally Posted by battery1882

Added Gills! how did you like the rs4?

Most notable observation, they wear like iron. Here's the FL tire after ~20 hours of track time completed last weekend:




They are known to wear like this, which is why they are popular in street tire limited endurance racing series'.

But, they have good grip for the wear they offer. Not like RE71R or Rival S grip, but those tires would likely be wrecked in 6-8 hours on my car.

They were predictable, made some noise, but quieter than Falken's. They didn't drop off in grip throughout the weekend. The fastest lap of the weekend was set in the last hour of the race. They will likely be heat cycled out of grip before they wear out.

In cool rain they were a bit scary, but the car is also raw and not setup well for the rain (throttle response, rear diff, etc.)

[MeowMR2]

Can I join this thread.
2000 Lexus GS400 R154 swapped, Total weight including driver 3700lbs
2017 Times. Haven't had the time to go back. Also, having issues with steering.
SOW CCW- 1:31
Button Willow CW 13- 2:09.180
Big Willow - 1:44.213
Auto club speedway - 1:18.581

[battery1882]

Originally Posted by MeowMR2

Can I join this thread.
2000 Lexus GS400 R154 swapped, Total weight including driver 3700lbs
2017 Times. Haven't had the time to go back. Also, having issues with steering.
SOW CCW- 1:31
Button Willow CW 13- 2:09.180
Big Willow - 1:44.213
Auto club speedway - 1:18.581

Updated!

That's RAD!!! I used to have a gs300 with ls swap.

1:31 is very respectable from a non-performance true 4 door sedan!!!

What tires, brakes, Do you have any aero? any pics?

[240sx_sr20det]

What if I had an Evo? Can I still post lap times?

[battery1882]

Originally Posted by 240sx_sr20det

What if I had an Evo? Can I still post lap times?

of course! it would be a great reference!

[racepar1]

Streets of Willow CCW: S13 fastback, stock KA W/bolt-ons, 140ish hp, 2800ish lbs w/driver, no aero (body kit/non-adjustable wing), 235/40/17 Federal FZ-201: 1:30.760


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[racepar1]

My SOW CW time was on 255/40/17 Falken RT615’s and my buttonwillow 13 CW time was with 245/45/17 Bridgestone RE01R’s BTW...


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[gills]

Nice. Original RT615K or the +?

And how was the rear? You ever mess with anything per our NRR discussion?

[racepar1]

Originally Posted by gills

Nice. Original RT615K or the +?



And how was the rear? You ever mess with anything per our NRR discussion?

OG RT615’s, not even “K’s”, much less “+”! I haven’t done much yet. I need to do the trac arm setup as shown in the Motoiq vid, but with 2 track days in December, I didn’t have much time... I went to Big Willow Dec 8th, but didn’t beat my 1:38, the track or tires didn’t feel very grippy, only ran 1:39’s. Of course that 1:38 is from early 2009, so comparing is pretty difficult... Plan to take January off so I can fiddle with it before the Nissan Challenge starts in February.


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[gills]

Originally Posted by racepar1

OG RT615’s, not even “K’s”, much less “+”! I haven’t done much yet. I need to do the trac arm setup as shown in the Motoiq vid, but with 2 track days in December, I didn’t have much time... I went to Big Willow Dec 8th, but didn’t beat my 1:38, the track or tires didn’t feel very grippy, only ran 1:39’s. Of course that 1:38 is from early 2009, so comparing is pretty difficult... Plan to take January off so I can fiddle with it before the Nissan Challenge starts in February.


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OG RT615....what is the date code on those bad boys?! lol


And the Nexen Sur4g tire seems to be more popular on the west coast. I don't see anyone running them by me, at least in endurance racing. Perhaps they won't hold up to many hours of racing?

Comparable to RE71R?

[racepar1]

Originally Posted by gills

OG RT615....what is the date code on those bad boys?! lol





And the Nexen Sur4g tire seems to be more popular on the west coast. I don't see anyone running them by me, at least in endurance racing. Perhaps they won't hold up to many hours of racing?



Comparable to RE71R?

No, my SOW CW time was set in like 2008... My CCW 1:30 was set last weekend on FZ201’s... Just correcting incorrect info from forever ago! I’m planning on getting the 595rs-rr’s for Nissan Challenge. The Nexen’s are too expensive to justify. I could get z3 star specs for just a lil more. Don’t really understand why people run the Nexen’s for $160/tire...


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[tacotacotaco]

ButtonWillow CW13
Nexen Sur4g 245 40 18
S14
KA intake header exhaust
Full interior
2:09.773

Excited to start driving again in 2019


Big Willow
Champiro SX2 245 40 17
S13
Gutted rear seats and trunk
KA intake header exhaust
1:43.066

[tacotacotaco]

The SUR4G we have seen perform almost on par with the re71r with more heat cycles. It stays very consistent and grippy until the end. Its very consistent we have knocked out 30 min sessions with lap times all within a second of each other. We also get more events out of a set vs the same size re71r. This is on an NA car with no aero so results can change. I know OP has experience with them as well.

[gills]

Originally Posted by tacotacotaco

The SUR4G we have seen perform almost on par with the re71r with more heat cycles. It stays very consistent and grippy until the end. Its very consistent we have knocked out 30 min sessions with lap times all within a second of each other. We also get more events out of a set vs the same size re71r. This is on an NA car with no aero so results can change. I know OP has experience with them as well.

Thanks. You have any apples to apples lap time comparisons?

The 30 min sessions with minimal lap time deviation is probably more of a testament to your driving skills than the tires

[tacotacotaco]

Originally Posted by gills

Thanks. You have any apples to apples lap time comparisons?

Id have to ask the 370z drivers since I have a couple that used both. As for me it wouldnt be apple to apples since its the same car with different drivers and the re71r we used were like 275/265/35/18? stagger where the sur4g are 245 40 18

The 30 min sessions with minimal lap time deviation is probably more of a testament to your driving skills than the tires

The Black S13 is more of a loaner car for Nissan Challenge and a platform for me to play with settings. Its usually driven by Steven Doherty who was a pro driver from Nissan from the playstation academy and then by my friend Mario who was his student. For reference Doherty did a 2:04 at BW CW13 during the hottest time of the day in Summer with tires on their last leg. Im more of the dude with a clip board and taking feedback to make changes. Hopefully ill be getting back out driving myself this year.

[tacotacotaco]

From Federal themselves. The contingency pricing is only like a couple bucks more than my cost so for logistics easier to hit them up direct. I can pm you the contact info.

[racepar1]

Originally Posted by tacotacotaco

From Federal themselves. The contingency pricing is only like a couple bucks more than my cost so for logistics easier to hit them up direct. I can pm you the contact info.

Yeah, please PM me the info! I can use whatever help I can get!


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[battery1882]

Originally Posted by tacotacotaco

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Originally Posted by racepar1

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I've updated your times!

gotta break that 1:30 now racepar1 good laptimes on stock KA!

[racepar1]

Originally Posted by battery1882

I've updated your times!

gotta break that 1:30 now racepar1 good laptimes on stock KA!

Thanks! I feel like if the temp was a little higher I could have gotten that 1:29... It was pretty cold, was having trouble getting enough heat into the tires to get them to work. The morning session was super sketchy, like driving on ice... Gotta stop messing around with used tires if I wanna progress...


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[battery1882]

Originally Posted by racepar1

Thanks! I feel like if the temp was a little higher I could have gotten that 1:29... It was pretty cold, was having trouble getting enough heat into the tires to get them to work. The morning session was super sketchy, like driving on ice... Gotta stop messing around with used tires if I wanna progress...


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lol! hope to see you around one of these days!

[Sleepy_Steve]

Summit Point Main , Summit Pt, WV 25446
1:26.3 Sleepy_Steve [S14, stock SR@209whp, weight ~2700lbs, 255 Maxxis RC-1's, 4.3 final and 1.5 way tomei diff]

V.I.R. Full Course Alton, Virginia 24520
2:14.9 Sleepy_Steve [S14, stock SR@209whp, weight ~2700lbs, 255 Maxxis RC-1's, 4.3 final and 1.5 way tomei diff]
Video link from Friday that same weekend at VIR.

[battery1882]

Originally Posted by Sleepy_Steve

Summit Point Main , Summit Pt, WV 25446
1:26.3 Sleepy_Steve [S14, stock SR@209whp, weight ~2700lbs, 255 Maxxis RC-1's, 4.3 final and 1.5 way tomei diff]

V.I.R. Full Course Alton, Virginia 24520
2:14.9 Sleepy_Steve [S14, stock SR@209whp, weight ~2700lbs, 255 Maxxis RC-1's, 4.3 final and 1.5 way tomei diff]
Video link from Friday that same weekend at VIR.

nice!! got me wanting 4.3 final.. Thank you for your contribution!