2011 AMSOIL Ongoing Track Review - 929's Evo
Mar 3, 2011, 06:39 AM
#18
Driveline Fluids!
Please, please everyone use jackstands and don't trust a jack alone!
I have the front now on jackstands and started draining the Transmission and Transfer Case fluids. Also drained the oil and pulled the filter as well. Got a fancy pic below. Also gave everything a lookover to look for anything out of the ordinary like leaks, dents, scrapes, rust, etc. Car has some rust on the lower tie bars so I'll probably pull them off and re-paint them (again).
Figured that was a good enough start and left it to drain overnight! The trans/t-case drain pretty slow as that stuff is thick!
Mar 10, 2011, 08:39 AM
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I just switched to AMSOIL engine oil last weekend, how long are you going to go between changes this year? I switched from Mobil 1, I changed it after every event since it was so cheap, but like you, I am looking for more drinking time and less maintenance time.
Mar 10, 2011, 10:22 AM
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So far I've found that every other event is fine for the track time I have; really more than enough. My events vary though depending on how well I know the track and also where the shiftpoints are on the track relative to the amount of upper rpm's I run.
Mar 21, 2011, 08:33 AM
#26
Car is nearly ready to go.
Flushed the brake fluid this weekend. Bolted on tires and actually got it down off of the jackstands which is always quite an accomplishment!
Still got some misc things to do, but it's pretty much ready. I need to finished securing the seat and the passenger seat, as well as the belts. Needs to be cleaned a bit inside (vaccuumed) from all the sound deadening gunk, need to put my Traqmate and camera stuff back in. Lastly I need to pack it full of tires for mounting...
Washed it and snapped a few pics:
Flushed the brake fluid this weekend. Bolted on tires and actually got it down off of the jackstands which is always quite an accomplishment!
Still got some misc things to do, but it's pretty much ready. I need to finished securing the seat and the passenger seat, as well as the belts. Needs to be cleaned a bit inside (vaccuumed) from all the sound deadening gunk, need to put my Traqmate and camera stuff back in. Lastly I need to pack it full of tires for mounting...
Washed it and snapped a few pics:
Last edited by boomn29; Mar 21, 2011 at 08:35 AM.
Mar 24, 2011, 12:06 PM
#28
Loaded and ready for the testday!
Forecast is calling for mid 40's and cloudy. So I don't expect any issues with oil temps or anything, but I'll still be logging them and provide a quick report. I should be pounding out a ton of testing miles though.
Forecast is calling for mid 40's and cloudy. So I don't expect any issues with oil temps or anything, but I'll still be logging them and provide a quick report. I should be pounding out a ton of testing miles though.
Mar 24, 2011, 06:03 PM
#29
Car looks amazing. Good luck with the testing and good luck with TTA. I know in my region the z06 is king in TTA.
I may have to pick your brain a bit on TTB setup since I will hopefully be competing in it mid next year.
Also what issues were you having with the motul brake fluid? I ran it in my former car and liked it, planned on running it in the evo.
I may have to pick your brain a bit on TTB setup since I will hopefully be competing in it mid next year.
Also what issues were you having with the motul brake fluid? I ran it in my former car and liked it, planned on running it in the evo.
Mar 27, 2011, 12:18 PM
#30
Car looks amazing. Good luck with the testing and good luck with TTA. I know in my region the z06 is king in TTA.
I may have to pick your brain a bit on TTB setup since I will hopefully be competing in it mid next year.
Also what issues were you having with the motul brake fluid? I ran it in my former car and liked it, planned on running it in the evo.
I may have to pick your brain a bit on TTB setup since I will hopefully be competing in it mid next year.
Also what issues were you having with the motul brake fluid? I ran it in my former car and liked it, planned on running it in the evo.
My biggest frustration with the Motul was that I NEEDED to bleed it every 2 weekends. If I had time and was rotating or changing tires between events, I'd bleed between every event. And with my aggressive yearly track schedule that's a lot of time spent that shouldn't be needed.
And when I say 'NEEDED', I mean my pedal would slowly get softer throughout the course of the day. Sure it'd some back, but not as stiff as it started. When I would bleed I'd get just a few bubbles and/or some darker discolored fluid so I know that it was 'NEEDED'.
And if you've got any setup questions, just PM me. I'll be happy to share a few secrets and suggestions.
