Dave Tabor
10-04-2020, 11:46 AM
Another Hooked on Driving HPDE.
Changes to the car:
Nitto NT01s all around (275x18 front, 305x18 rear)
Hawk DTC-60 front and HPS rear brake pads (Ford Cobra 13" front, Ford 2015 IRS 13" rear)
Three sub-1:50 laps. Still getting used to the extra braking. Data via Harry's Lap Timer- GPS speed seems to lag but still interesting.
https://youtu.be/fhwfDjFHWv4
After the 4th session I noticed a slow oil leak/drip from the oil pan so I sat out the 5th session.
I feared a rear main seal but stuffing a rag up in there to isolate the leak I saw that it was the pan leaking at a weld- I do remember hitting something at the bottom of the corkscrew so I think that was it. So lucky it was just a nick like this. My pan does hang about a quarter of an inch below the frame- time to raise the engine/trans a bit.
The car is a Gen III Coupe #17
carburetor Ford Racing Boss 302 (345 hp)
TKO600, IRS, Nitto NT05s
my own quiet side pipes
Dave
Changes to the car:
Nitto NT01s all around (275x18 front, 305x18 rear)
Hawk DTC-60 front and HPS rear brake pads (Ford Cobra 13" front, Ford 2015 IRS 13" rear)
Three sub-1:50 laps. Still getting used to the extra braking. Data via Harry's Lap Timer- GPS speed seems to lag but still interesting.
https://youtu.be/fhwfDjFHWv4
After the 4th session I noticed a slow oil leak/drip from the oil pan so I sat out the 5th session.
I feared a rear main seal but stuffing a rag up in there to isolate the leak I saw that it was the pan leaking at a weld- I do remember hitting something at the bottom of the corkscrew so I think that was it. So lucky it was just a nick like this. My pan does hang about a quarter of an inch below the frame- time to raise the engine/trans a bit.
The car is a Gen III Coupe #17
carburetor Ford Racing Boss 302 (345 hp)
TKO600, IRS, Nitto NT05s
my own quiet side pipes
Dave