[STANG KILLA SS]

Last year I hit the track again and sorta kept track with a blog type thing in a thread on another forum. figured I copy paste it here and then keep it up to date.

[STANG KILLA SS]

well im a little late getting these posted.

got brake ducts V2.0 done. replaced all the silver flimsy duct with the stiffer black duct, and only used the silver duct on the spindle where i needed the flex. also painted the intakes for a more stealth look.

(IMG:http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c230/STANGKILLASS/Camaro/DUCTS%201_zpsqqskkz7d.jpg)

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also installed a new rack and pinion with tie rods. this was the last piece of the puzzle for the cars full mechanical restoration.
(IMG:http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c230/STANGKILLASS/Camaro/RACK%20N%20PINION_zpsb9beveel.jpg)

did a midnight race alignment when we were done. got toe back to 0, and increased camber from -1.0 to -1.2. also did it this time with me in the car. my weight changed the camber by .25 degrees.
(IMG:http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c230/STANGKILLASS/Camaro/ALIGNMENT_zps65n9kfje.jpg)

also added a Power steering cooler. it worked awesome. reservoir never boiled and didnt puke out PS fluid all over the engine bay every session.
(IMG:http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c230/STANGKILLASS/Camaro/PS%20COOLER_zpsegro1kvk.jpg)

and then it was race day! rain held off and we had cooler 75-85 temps and overcast.
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the harder Dunlops really liked the cooler track temps. i was able to run 37/36 psi and it really liked it. never faded and grip was up. still didnt have the initial bite and turn in of the Hankooks, but i was able to pick the time back up by being smoother and rolling threw mid corner more.
(IMG:http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c230/STANGKILLASS/Camaro/TIRE_zpsn94do5vi.jpg)

ran good enough to get a sub two minute lap:shock: i couldnt believe it out of the Dunlops. average was in the 2:01 to 2:02 with no traffic. cooler temps really helped these tires.
(IMG:http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c230/STANGKILLASS/Camaro/LAP%20TIME_zpscw7tvyvf.jpg)

Bad news was i had a few failures. Front pads had nothing left, 1 torn brake duct, a Torque arm bolt rattled out, broke the welds on the Y-pipe, and something was going wrong with the transmission. twice when shifting (both times 2nd gear i think) it sounded like it was chunking gears, and shook the car violently. but i could never replicate it. it was just random and only happened twice. a couple time i could also hear the clutch disc dragging.
(IMG:http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c230/STANGKILLASS/Camaro/EXHAUST%202_zpszdgvkxwg.jpg)

(IMG:http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c230/STANGKILLASS/Camaro/EXHAUST%201_zpsw1wf6o3p.jpg)

So i made the call to put it back on the trailer after saturday and skip sunday (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Here are a few of the clean laps from Saturday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOsD8RlHCZo