brokenblinker
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- San Jose, CA
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- 2019 GT350, 2012 Leaf daily
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Thanks for all the help I received here prior to my recent trackdays. I had an absolute blast over the last month. Did my first day at Thunderhill in March, then a weekend at Thunderhill last weekend. Only car updates were to get a new set of pads after the first trackday, which held up great for the second weekend.
I'm not ready to A) think about what I need to do to maintain the car and B) think about what I might want to change about the car from here.
In the A) category:
In the B) category:
I'm not ready to A) think about what I need to do to maintain the car and B) think about what I might want to change about the car from here.
In the A) category:
- I did an oil change right before these 3 trackdays. Combined, it was about 2.5-3 hours of track time, with no other miles than driving to/from the track (600 miles total). Should I go ahead with an oil change anyway? The oil life counter shows 70% still.
- I need to check/drain the oil catch can
- I bled the brakes between the first and second trips, so I plan on doing it after this recent one as well. I had great pedal feel through the day
- Any other fluids I should be checking/refreshing? Car is at 22,000 miles.
- I plan on swapping back to a street pad till my next event. I got the Caliperfexion studs I plan on installing as I swap.
- I'm worried I felt a clutch slip once or twice during my sessions. It happened when I was accidentally in a taller gear than planned, so revs dropped to like 4K (peak torque), and revs surged a little bit before falling. Could have been a traction slip, not sure. Seems like it would be crazy early for clutch slip. Going to see if I have video of any moments it may have occurred to analyze.
In the B) category:
- I'm considering a mild track alignment. I do not daily the car, it is only used for canyon joy rides and the track (or driving to/from). I think this would mean I need to order camber plates? Potentially some parts for the rear as well?
- My tires are new before the recent 3 trackdays (Michelent Pilot Sport 4S). I think they'll last quite a while longer, but I have been thinking about a square setup. Particularly, the Apex VS5-RS
- I have the comfort seats....and wish I had the Recaros now that I'm tracking it. Anyone fancy trading 1?
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