Lemons Texas...

[frosho]

Thanks for the pointers, Eric. I've seen pics of your vent setup and might try to copy it for Waterford Hills if I can find some time. I think my problems at NHMS were mostly do to crappy pads and inexperience, but I'm sure better cooling would've helped out a lot. Plus, that was my first HPDE, so it was a huge learning experience for me. And the start of an addiction... :zoom:

 

[Shoaz]

we used R4S in the rears and they still look new. that's expected though, since the rear brakes on a SHO are only there to add unsprung weight.

I tell people the rear wheels are just there to keep the bumper from dragging on the ground.

Thanks for the pointers, Eric. I've seen pics of your vent setup and might try to copy it for Waterford Hills if I can find some time. I think my problems at NHMS were mostly do to crappy pads and inexperience, but I'm sure better cooling would've helped out a lot. Plus, that was my first HPDE, so it was a huge learning experience for me. And the start of an addiction... :zoom:

Yeah, it gets easier with experience. Seat time and driver education is the best mod you can do.

 

[Wildstar]

I tell people the rear wheels are just there to keep the bumper from dragging on the ground.

I use that same quote!

Yeah, it gets easier with experience. Seat time and driver education is the best mod you can do.

+100 And the most fun!

 

[1badsho]

Side note, but I purchased a black 91+ with mocha leather, y-pipe and a MAF I think. Car had miles (over 200k) but ran great, and looked great.

where where ????? is it !

 

[1badsho]

Are you kidding? You realize that we're not talking about cheap college kids trying to get from A to B on beer money, right?

I'd be VERY surprised if the 97 car (as well as most of the other cars in the ChumpCar race) didn't have very competent brake pads and rotors, at the "race" level; well above anything geared for the street. It sounds like the issue was a track design that's brutal on brakes, not lack of basic preparation on the part of the drivers.

the 97 car when i sold it had the cobra dual piston 13" calipers/rotors on it.

Im sure they were running quality pads and a 13" inch set up is almost over **** for this car

 

[Toolman]

Don, sorry, should have been more specific. I bought then sold it, it is now somewhere in TX. Had 215k at least when I sold it, but it still looked good. Would be funny if it was your old car.

 

[RonPorter]

Ziptie #37 wore out their used Hawk pads on Saturday. They got new rotors and Duralast pads for Sunday. One hour into Sunday's race guess what? They almost hit the wall coming onto the front straight because the pads were gone. So they dug in my stuff and found some R4S pads that I used to drive up to the track, about half worn. Those made it to the finish. Now they owe me some pads.

I have been running 10" brakes til the last race. Everyone said this track will eat your brakes. So I took the 96 brakes front and rear off my street SHO and put them on the race car. The only brake problem we had was with warped rotors, my 96 rotors were used and didn't feel warped til they got a few hard stops on them. So new O'Rielly's rotors fixed that.

I guess folks don't remember that I played test pilot for Duralast pads at Hallett in '01. They were gone after one session on my '99. Got a set of 50% Ford pads at that point. Did another 4-5 sessions, and street driving.

 

[RonPorter]

I just put a set of R4Ss on the SHO last weekend. I love those things.

Yeah, I loved the R4S pads, but don't use them for track use. Just as the disclaimer at the bottom of the Porterfield invoice tells you. I used two sets on SHOs, and after two track sessions each, both sets cracked up the middle.

On the LGT I run the R4 equivalent in a Carbotech Panther Plus (I believe they now call them AX6). Dusty, noisy, but great!

 

[1badsho]

Don, sorry, should have been more specific. I bought then sold it, it is now somewhere in TX. Had 215k at least when I sold it, but it still looked good. Would be funny if it was your old car.

toolman

Thanks anyway .... if I could find a 91+ black on beige leather ... no roof .... im a player

I got a lead at least on my orginal SHO.... Phil Sanford was the guy that I horse traded cars ..., his black on black for my black on beige and some $$.

He later got rid of the car and someone from the midwest bought it ... I recall posts years ago about the new owner either wanting to part the car out or selling it as it ... had engine issues .... premature main bearing wearing after the install at 14000 miles ...

Anyone have clue on this car let me know pls !

 

[K-Dawg]

For some reason the name Eric Weiland (?) comes to mind as an owner of that car. I remember it being parted out.

 

[1badsho]

For some reason the name Eric Weiland (?) comes to mind as an owner of that car. I remember it being parted out.

What a shame .... that my gut feeling too

I recall years ago following the thread about my old car... they had engine issues ......and I do believe this was the final result.

Thats the info I m getting from V6SHO mailing list

 

[RonPorter]

For some reason the name Eric Weiland (?) comes to mind as an owner of that car. I remember it being parted out.

Now that you mention it....

In fact, that explains this entry I've had for years in my Contacts:

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