Subject	I think the biggest issue is heat dissipation...
Posted by	KILLR300ZX on May 03, 2004 at 1:07 PM
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In Reply To	For discussion; posted by ni[X]it on May 03, 2004 at 12:02 PM
Message	the design of the Z does not lend itself well to moving heat out of the engine bay, so once those EGTs fly above 1000 degrees you're going to be frying your rings, valve seats and oil. "It's been my experience that straight-line acceleration is probably the first aspect of automotive performance that any intelligent driver gets bored with." - Peter Gregg
Follow Ups	What Wagz should have done with his Z.... - DutchZX 09:29:33 05/03/04 honestly man..you go and spen 80k on ur z, and see if you - michaelkih (Dallas) 09:39:38 05/03/04 actually it was more of a joking way to introduce the - DutchZX 09:47:54 05/03/04 ;) (n/m) - Wagz(streetneeds.com) 10:47:48 05/03/04 I feel ya. (n/m) - z rider (B2) 10:24:33 05/03/04 Relax man I think he was just joking and showing - silverZman 13:18:56 05/03/04 uhhh... - Spee 13:43:07 05/03/04 haha I agree with Spee (n/m) - silverZman 13:53:22 05/03/04 " - ni[X]it 13:57:02 05/03/04 "" (n/m) - Spee 17:22:10 05/03/04 Sean's car would not last 3000 miles at >600 Rwhp----> - Kyle(Houston) 09:59:35 05/03/04 no? i did drive it 4k miles to tx & back w/o issue - Wagz(streetneeds.com) 10:49:46 05/03/04 WOT---> - Kyle(Houston) 11:00:13 05/03/04 ya i dont think i'd want to do 3k miles - Wagz(streetneeds.com) 11:07:33 05/03/04 What Rwhp did you car do off Nitrous??? - Kyle(Houston) 11:10:03 05/03/04 586rwhp @ 24psi racefuel & no spray of anykind (n/m) - Wagz(streetneeds.com) 11:12:21 05/03/04 Sean's car would not last 3000 miles at *>600 Rwhp*----> (n/m) - Kyle(Houston) 11:14:38 05/03/04 3000 miles of spraying does seem a tad much..... - DutchZX 11:30:37 05/03/04 don't they currenly have the quickest street drag Z?? (n/m) - Halo Z 13:04:07 05/03/04 I'm pretty sure Travis beat Kyle's previous record (n/m) - 96-2+2TT 20:04:32 05/03/04 And our Customer Ernest beat both of us....10.13 @ 142..... (n/m) - Kyle(Houston) 20:53:51 05/03/04 Thanks for the update - 96-2+2TT 21:28:01 05/03/04 How would one use all of 600rwhp for 3000 miles? - Marshall 11:27:08 05/03/04 For discussion; - ni[X]it 12:02:08 05/03/04 my car actually wasnt tuned for max HP - Wagz(streetneeds.com) 12:05:11 05/03/04 That was my point ( oil system ) below :) (n/m) - ZBlacktt 12:10:04 05/03/04 i met andy a few months ago. very nice guy. (n/m) - Halo Z 12:47:23 05/03/04 oh ..... - Halo Z 13:02:25 05/03/04 It's Andi, Rick. :) (n/m) - ni[X]it 13:30:53 05/03/04 here's andi and chris anderson working on andi's c5..... - Halo Z 11:37:11 05/04/04 I just ate some genoa salami & provalone.. delicious! (n/m) - fourZero 23:12:13 05/03/04 did todd bring it over and feed it to you in bed? (n/m) - Halo Z 11:20:40 05/04/04 I think the biggest issue is heat dissipation... - KILLR300ZX 13:07:39 05/03/04 If EGTS > 1000c, then you shouldn't own a car. - ni[X]it 13:27:19 05/03/04 On an upgraded turbo car at WOT it's very very possible - KILLR300ZX 16:39:57 05/03/04 "Tale of woe"...not "whoa" (n/m) - Technomancer 13:11:05 05/03/04 I noticed that when I proofread *after* i posted. :sigh: - ni[X]it 13:29:17 05/03/04 sorry dude. Lotsa people seem to do it...tryin' to help - Technomancer 13:33:44 05/03/04 No worries at all. You're not on my 'list' - ni[X]it 14:01:50 05/03/04 Right, the problem is heat.... - RSR 13:39:57 05/03/04 I think you misunderstood my post... - Marshall 10:46:09 05/04/04 You must be speaking from his dry sump oil system? - ZBlacktt 12:07:51 05/03/04 This statement... - RSR 13:41:59 05/03/04 Thanks for joining in Ryan-----> - Kyle(Houston) 13:59:48 05/03/04 excellent analogy. - ni[X]it 14:03:15 05/03/04 LMAO (n/m) - RSR 14:13:32 05/03/04 No, you're too thin for that, although >> - Greg (Dallas) 14:22:39 05/03/04 Not always the case. - ZBlacktt 02:43:57 05/04/04 Usually fans are made to cool the car when it's stopped. - Marshall 10:35:45 05/04/04 I was thinking cfm of the system over stock. - ZBlacktt 12:27:33 05/04/04 LOL, I would laugh my ass off if Brian Earl Spilner crashed! (n/m) - z rider (B2) 10:27:27 05/03/04 i had thought of doing the gumball at one point actually - Wagz(streetneeds.com) 10:50:35 05/03/04 ha!!! see!!! all you non-believers stand in line - DutchZX 11:00:50 05/03/04 cost is 10-15 grand now, just in entrance fees... - ni[X]it 12:04:04 05/03/04 ya my plan was actually to take someone who was skilled - Wagz(streetneeds.com) 12:07:54 05/03/04 damn those points - Rickytl 12:10:46 05/03/04 only about 2k for 3 cars full coverage - Wagz(streetneeds.com) 12:15:27 05/03/04 the wheelie happened to me too many years ago, i said it - Scotts94z32 12:45:23 05/03/04 i took a lawyer that was the judges friend & still - Wagz(streetneeds.com) 13:07:53 05/03/04 what a jack a$$ that sucks (n/m) - Zski (Generation Z) 13:21:03 05/03/04 I wanna see the Koenigsegg hand everything else - boileralum 10:54:16 05/03/04 wonder if it will be a 2004 CCR - DutchZX 11:35:06 05/03/04 Not if an Enzo shows up, lol :) (n/m) - ZBlacktt 12:18:24 05/03/04 Why the hell would you hire spee? - Jason300zxTT(NoVA) 11:52:23 05/03/04 I wouldn't hire spee, he likes grassy free-ways too much :D (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 11:59:44 05/03/04 dude, he was doing that on purpose.... - T0M 16:27:26 05/03/04 lol (n/m) - lakerdude42 17:11:35 05/03/04 lmao (n/m) - Spee 19:14:25 05/03/04 Saved! LOL, the funniest thing is, I bet he was thinking - BigTDogg (MA) 08:52:19 05/04/04 The cannonball run in "Events" will blow this one away ;) - shirow 12:22:21 05/03/04 OH SHUT THE HELL UP, I was drunk.. =P (n/m) - WhiteOutZ 13:21:01 05/03/04 You seem to be drunk often. - SactoTodd 13:35:11 05/03/04 You should try deleting that post then. (n/m) - shirow 15:11:29 05/03/04 one of the lambo's is my friends, its a twin turbo - CaptanZap 13:44:47 05/03/04 you tickled Darwin's nose. (n/m) - JuicycJ4(SWMO) 22:50:14 05/03/04 i dont get it (n/m) - CaptanZap 23:02:40 05/03/04 basicly= you are an idiot. (n/m) - JuicycJ4(SWMO) 23:21:37 05/03/04 because i have done 221mph in a car? - CaptanZap 03:05:28 05/04/04 that site is absolutely horrible (n/m) - joel(PA) 14:02:01 05/03/04
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