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Hey Jim! Former Chin Instructor Jeremy Lamm here with the black '04 Z. I agree with the other members that the pad taper is caused from the calipers, not the pads. I had the same problem on my Z with the stock calipers. It lessened when I went to an Essex AP T1 brake kit (12.8"). I also had...

Agreed. I think your assessment is dead on.

Great review. While I don't own a 350, Sebring is my home track and I have instructed/driven there many, many times and compare your notes to my C5 Z06 days there. I also watched your videos. If you're experienced, then I would agree that you would quickly reach the limits of the Pilot...

For comparison my C5 Z06 hood would shake pretty good when at the track. Especially at 140+.

I concur on this. :thumbsup:

Back in the day when Chin only had two run groups you could get around 4 hours, or close to it. These days I think it's still near 3 hours all in. I don't drive anywhere close to what they offer anymore. Between driving and instructing I definitely get the red mist by the afternoon in...

I saw one GT350 R online that had full race seats in it so it might be possible.

Great write up. Are the jacks supposed to be that close to each other? That makes me nervous that the car would tip front or backwards very easily.

I wore wrestling shoes. For $50 they are hard to beat. I've tried racing shoes on before and they have almost the same feel/weight to them just no fire safety. I also feel like they give you better pedal feel, especially on braking, over tennis shoes. Just my $.02...

With Continental GTI slicks on the track and Carbotech XP20/XP10's and an AP T1 12.8" front brake kit my C5 Z06 would do this on the track if I braked hard enough. I always thought it was because I had a front brake kit and stock rears and stronger pads than the rear. Were you at angle kind...

I think that was the checkered flag indicating the end of the session. Nice driving and nice car. Car sounds good! :thumbsup:

Mine was a 4x6 and didn't have the tailgate. I had a piece of steel welded on the back so stuff couldn't slide off in case the straps came undone. The paint did chip easily around the wheel wells. I ended up putting black vinyl front and back from a sign shop on them to stop them from showing...

I ran a Tractor Supply 4x6 utility and that's what I recommend. This way you don't have to bolt anything together and worry about it coming apart, etc. If my Vette could pull it without problems so could a Mustang. :thumbsup: Plus, you can fit extra cargo over the small bolt-ons.

I think that is due to the gear ratios, not the motor. I just sold my C5 Z and it had a 3.42 rear end in it. It would go 150mph in 4th gear. The gears were tall as hell. A number of guys have switched to 4.10 gears and said it really wakes it up. :) And nice GT350. That thing looks awesome.

I agree with Chedder. You want toe at 0 or IN. Toe out makes the car more responsive but less stable overall and is clearly represented in your video. Look at PFADT's recommended alignment guide. All settings recommend toe-IN on every setting...

I am biased as I am an instructor with Chin but I have been running with them since 2001 when they were much, much smaller, and they have come a LONG way. I have run with a few other groups and didn't have issues but as some others have stated Chin is a great group. The people are just...

Great save! As for the settings I would go back and correct those toe adjustments. The back end came out way too easily. I did the exact same thing on my C5 Z one time and the car handled horribly. The back end would come out so fast it was scary and I ended up actually being slower...

It has factory ducting to the spindles? Wow.

Indeed the Cup 2's are sticky, but I believe the guy was stating life with the Super Sports tracking. 1 day would be terrible! haha Although after reading up many guys on the Corvette forums are toasting their Z06 pads in 2 days at the track.

Yikes. I thought the brake pads would hold up better than that on street tires. If you threw a set of slicks on it sounds like you would get 1-2 days max. Do they make a brake duct kit for the 350?