I'm bored.. So I'll post about my other "S"
03-06-2012, 02:45 PM
#21
Quite honestly, I haven't been able to get attached to the car like I did with the S2000 or the FC. Maybe that will change soon but we'll see. I can't believe it's already been 6 months since I've had the car.
03-27-2012, 10:59 AM
#22
Major update!!!
Before:
After:
The driver's side didn't come out as good, but it'll have to do as a big track event is only a few days away. Everyone's been busy getting their cars prepped for the event and I cannot even begin to express the amount of joy I have knowing I'll be back on track after about 5 months! 
Before:
After:
The driver's side didn't come out as good, but it'll have to do as a big track event is only a few days away. Everyone's been busy getting their cars prepped for the event and I cannot even begin to express the amount of joy I have knowing I'll be back on track after about 5 months!
03-28-2012, 10:28 AM
#24
I keep thinking about selling it for an FD, but after the paint job, and after driving it for a bit yesterday, I feel content keeping it for a bit longer. The grip from the NT01s is just amazing, and the power delivery never fails to put a smile on my face 
(even though it needs a retune.) I drove a friend's EVO, took the same corner, applied throttle at about the same spot, and was completely dumb founded by the lag. The RB's delivery is much more linear even driving around town. Just want a little more power now and I still need to replace my brake master cylinder to a Z32 BMC.
(even though it needs a retune.) I drove a friend's EVO, took the same corner, applied throttle at about the same spot, and was completely dumb founded by the lag. The RB's delivery is much more linear even driving around town. Just want a little more power now and I still need to replace my brake master cylinder to a Z32 BMC.
04-08-2012, 12:11 PM
#25
So it finally happened..
The car's first track day occurred last weekend as I took part in NASA-AZ's Annual Night event which mixes day and night driving. The car performed surprisingly well. The grip was purely amazing, the brakes not so much, and the steering was quite the workout. However, the car was a little plagued with over heating problems due to old coolant and there was also spark blowout at around 5K rpms. Aside from that, the car itself does have a lot of potential and the sound, oh the eargasmic sound!! Let's just say I love driving turbo cars now because of it! Speaking of turbo, there isn't much lag with the straight 6 boosting to less than 1 bar and the amount of mid range torque is plenty for the car.
I was able to get a video of the Time Attack laps on one of the tracks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-CHS...eature=channel
Yesterday, my good friend helped me flush the old nasty coolant out of the car and it reeked! With the new coolant in, I decided to take the car on a canyon run with some friends. Again, the handling was just great, no under steer no matter how aggressive my steering inputs were. The brakes were mushy, but still worked well for a bit of spirited driving. I didn't think the car would be as poised as it is, but weighing in at 2890 lbs with me in it (50 lbs heavier than my S2000) and running NT01s make for an entertaining time
Here are some pics from yesterday:
Hope you guys enjoyed!
The car's first track day occurred last weekend as I took part in NASA-AZ's Annual Night event which mixes day and night driving. The car performed surprisingly well. The grip was purely amazing, the brakes not so much, and the steering was quite the workout. However, the car was a little plagued with over heating problems due to old coolant and there was also spark blowout at around 5K rpms. Aside from that, the car itself does have a lot of potential and the sound, oh the eargasmic sound!! Let's just say I love driving turbo cars now because of it! Speaking of turbo, there isn't much lag with the straight 6 boosting to less than 1 bar and the amount of mid range torque is plenty for the car.
I was able to get a video of the Time Attack laps on one of the tracks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-CHS...eature=channel
Yesterday, my good friend helped me flush the old nasty coolant out of the car and it reeked! With the new coolant in, I decided to take the car on a canyon run with some friends. Again, the handling was just great, no under steer no matter how aggressive my steering inputs were. The brakes were mushy, but still worked well for a bit of spirited driving. I didn't think the car would be as poised as it is, but weighing in at 2890 lbs with me in it (50 lbs heavier than my S2000) and running NT01s make for an entertaining time
Here are some pics from yesterday:
Hope you guys enjoyed!
04-09-2012, 11:24 PM
#27
Thank you very much!
Yes, the car was painted outside so there are imperfections, but it got the job done in time for its first event. Besides, S13 chassis are dime a dozen so I wasn't too afraid to screw up.
Yes, the car was painted outside so there are imperfections, but it got the job done in time for its first event. Besides, S13 chassis are dime a dozen so I wasn't too afraid to screw up.
