RacerX Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 I was curious to know for what purpose you are building or have built your Zcar. Did you build it for primarily straight line acceleration as in the quarter mile? Or for canyon carving the twists and turns of road racing? Or just for the enjoyment of street driving though every now and then when that short straightaway comes around the bend or knowing that the twists and turns are about to come up. I'd like to know please. RacerX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z ya Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 Mine is for street/strip duty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Scott Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 Streetstreetstreet There's ALWAYS a faster car at the track. Very few really fast cars on the road. Just saw a parade of just been to the drag- ricers with 15 second dial ins. HAhaha! Through the exhaust, street legal Viper-Wiper, for me! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 Your third choice - street fun with occasional trips to the drags and road courses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greimann Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 Street car, daily driver. Corvette killer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperZ Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 Originally posted by pparaska:Your third choice - street fun with occasional trips to the drags and road courses. Ditto for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 Its only to drive me to and from work/school! Duh ...in record time that is! -980mak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie-GNZ Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Problem with drags is the quicker the car/bike the shorter the track time ....THE BIGGER THE RUSH!!! You make it sound like quicker drag cars are less fun . With the L28ET, the intention was drivers school on road courses and the occassional x-cross. That plan went to hell when I started testing the HP progress at the strip. Car is now being updated to be a better street car but main competition focus is drags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speeder Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Pete's 3rd Choice for Me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Motorsports Ltd Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 I was curious to know for what purpose you are building or have built your Zcar. 24/7/365 use...daily driver that NO MATTER how my day went my Z can give it a high point, leaving a light with 'mild' throttle and being a block away before everyone's cleared the intersection and you only throttled up to 35mph can be the mild points...dropping AMGs/NSX's like flies when they buzz around during daily commuting (my commute is a big 15minutes) is also fun...I do greatly enjoy lapping days when I can fit them in but just having the enjoyment of hanging corners/curves/lights/hills every time I drive really lights up my day/night:) You never know when a thrill might come around...the other day it was some very kewl looking biker (million dollar irridescent gold suit and helmet) that did a stoplight launch with me (kinda a harsh description as I can feather my built automatic out without wheelsping (ie. not grabbing unwanted attention)) and I surprised him and we had some fun Going to track days and easily torquing past full race AS sedans, some built vettes etc etc and then outbraking them into the turns is Zatizfying az well I enjoy street and lapping days primarily and then autox and 1320 as well. If good tracks were closer I'm sure I'd do more of it...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dp351zcar Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 The street will do little more than connect the events I plan to visit. What I am building the car for is fun! I want to try autox and open coarse track days and drags. I want to try them to see what I like the most, drags will be what I do between the others. Problem with drags is the quicker the car/bike the shorter the track time. Too bad optimal setup for one event will limit the others. I guess thats what coilovers could help with. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 3rd choice sounds about right. I like a car that is a "jack-of-all-trades" and can do most things pretty darn well. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagz Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 Mainly street use. But, I plan on knocking over some cones at the occasional auto-X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotfitz Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 Not that I've changed my plans over the years, but just added afew that I think it would be good at, daily use for the fun at the street lights, some 1320's at Ennis/Mansfield and hopefully some road racing in the near future. Why is it that most Z fans hate the idea of a V8? Envy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boobala Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 Fair Weather Daily Driver & Stang-Spanker. Possible Auto-X and Open Track Day toy. Maybe, occasional 1/4-miler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratedZ Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 I'm building my car for the pure enjoyment of driving a unique true GT car. I love getting blank stares as I sling shot around cars and it makes me feel good knowing that I'm not like everyone else driving bling bling Honda's etc. I guess my Z would fall in the "street warrior" category. I'm not really into the 1/4 mile type racing...there's just something about taking a corner with full boost. To me it's much more fun and exciting to race through twist and turns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 Street car, I really don't have any intention of dragging it much, maybe to get an idea what it can do when I get it where I want it. Mines a street car, I can't afford to tear it up on the strip nor the big suspension/brake upgrades for canyon carving. I just enjoy squirting the gas and having people flip out when they see a funky looking (currently) Z zip away from them like they're in park. Regards, Lone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 fairlady 327 is all about the straight line and the stoplights, and her jersey is officially retired. now len168, is all about the polar opposite, im gonna go for those corners full speed, but also have something to make sure i stay ahead of you when i exit, oh yeah that boost baby that boost. im making a daily driver that whooshes very time i get off the gas, drives like a corolla at low speed, an all around car i guess, but more biased towards drifting and driving throught twisties like a complete animal-something fl327 could do to a point that len168 will accel at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR8ED Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 Mine started out towards a street legal full tilt race car... It has now evolved into an exotic super car.. designed for a road coarse, but still driveable on a semi regular basis. Mine is not a sunday driver.. not a daily driver... somewhere in between. I'm not afraid to take it to the track. Though I try to get through the day without a scratch. hehe Street warrior/roadcourse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 Garage ornament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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