Thought I would start a thread on my thoughts and testing for the 2013 One Lap of America. http://www.onelapofamerica.com/Home.do
Co driver Jon Krolewicz http://www.racerjon.com/events/onelap12/theteam.html
The Car
2012 Boss 303 Performance White for that stealth look
The Mods
MM Camber Plates with -2.0 degrees camber max I can get with Steeda Boss springs, Brake cooling ducts, Trans cooler scoop, Forgestar F14 9" and 10" by 19", Tires Michelin PSS 265/35 and 295/30 19, Freedom Racing adj pan hard bar to correct axel offset caused by Steeda Boss springs, Cobalt Friction XR1 front and XR2 rear brake pads, Castrol SRF brake fluid, Syngear II diff fluid with Turkey baster vent.
Sebring testing 3/25/12 The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
The Good
Michelin PSS are really really good tires, were pulling over 1.4g on Trakmate, the soft sidewall takes a little time to take a set on turn in but then it really hooks. You can carry insane slip angles with out the tires letting go. Mid corner push can be induced if you try to get on the throttle early so some p[atience is needed. Engine ran like a Swiss watch, no check engine, no over heat running the Saleen grill, This was with 2 drivers running back to back 30 minute sessions with Chin. Tires temps we're used to set hot pressures with 38 being the sweet spot for temps and going higher to reduce rollover from the soft sidewall caused the middle of the tire to get hotter than the edges.
The Bad
Hawk DTC 70 front pads suck. We went through a brand new set in 1 day with 2 drivers. 1 pad was metal to metal with the others having around 1mm left. Going to Cobalt Friction XR1 front and XR2 rear for the future. I run these pads on the GT3 and can get around 12 track days on a set.
The Ugly,
Shifting SUCKS, once the tranny gets a little warm the 4 to 5 and 5 to 4 shift are an exercise in frustration. We had to wait patiently until it would go into gear which caused us to miss turn in points and apexes. Right now it has the thinner Ford spec fluid installed and I am going to change it to Redline MTL before I leave for Hallett thursday. IF that doesn't help, which i doubt it will, I guess I am going to be the Test Dummy for an aftermarket Clutch install to see if that fixes the problem. No I do not think it is the shifter as it shifts fine when cold.
Lap Times,
I never got a clean lap as traffic sucked in my group so going by Trakmate TBL I had an 2:33.4. My buddy and Hot Shoe Ian Stewart ran an 2:29.1 fast lap.
Boss vs 996GT3
As you all know I also have an 04 996GT3 which is stock except for OZ Alleggritta wheels which are lighter than stock and have 235/40 295/30 18 Yokohama AD08 tires. The GT3 with Ian Stewart driving runs 2:27.5 sec at Sebring, I run 2:31s at Sebring, which is 1.6 sec a lap faster than the Boss as modded above. So yes the Boss is fast but it isn't GT3 fast as it sits now. With the Boss shifting fixed I think it would be closer.
Next stop Hallett http://www.hallettracing.net/ for more testing.
Peter
Co driver Jon Krolewicz http://www.racerjon.com/events/onelap12/theteam.html
The Car
2012 Boss 303 Performance White for that stealth look
The Mods
MM Camber Plates with -2.0 degrees camber max I can get with Steeda Boss springs, Brake cooling ducts, Trans cooler scoop, Forgestar F14 9" and 10" by 19", Tires Michelin PSS 265/35 and 295/30 19, Freedom Racing adj pan hard bar to correct axel offset caused by Steeda Boss springs, Cobalt Friction XR1 front and XR2 rear brake pads, Castrol SRF brake fluid, Syngear II diff fluid with Turkey baster vent.
Sebring testing 3/25/12 The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
The Good
Michelin PSS are really really good tires, were pulling over 1.4g on Trakmate, the soft sidewall takes a little time to take a set on turn in but then it really hooks. You can carry insane slip angles with out the tires letting go. Mid corner push can be induced if you try to get on the throttle early so some p[atience is needed. Engine ran like a Swiss watch, no check engine, no over heat running the Saleen grill, This was with 2 drivers running back to back 30 minute sessions with Chin. Tires temps we're used to set hot pressures with 38 being the sweet spot for temps and going higher to reduce rollover from the soft sidewall caused the middle of the tire to get hotter than the edges.
The Bad
Hawk DTC 70 front pads suck. We went through a brand new set in 1 day with 2 drivers. 1 pad was metal to metal with the others having around 1mm left. Going to Cobalt Friction XR1 front and XR2 rear for the future. I run these pads on the GT3 and can get around 12 track days on a set.
The Ugly,
Shifting SUCKS, once the tranny gets a little warm the 4 to 5 and 5 to 4 shift are an exercise in frustration. We had to wait patiently until it would go into gear which caused us to miss turn in points and apexes. Right now it has the thinner Ford spec fluid installed and I am going to change it to Redline MTL before I leave for Hallett thursday. IF that doesn't help, which i doubt it will, I guess I am going to be the Test Dummy for an aftermarket Clutch install to see if that fixes the problem. No I do not think it is the shifter as it shifts fine when cold.
Lap Times,
I never got a clean lap as traffic sucked in my group so going by Trakmate TBL I had an 2:33.4. My buddy and Hot Shoe Ian Stewart ran an 2:29.1 fast lap.
Boss vs 996GT3
As you all know I also have an 04 996GT3 which is stock except for OZ Alleggritta wheels which are lighter than stock and have 235/40 295/30 18 Yokohama AD08 tires. The GT3 with Ian Stewart driving runs 2:27.5 sec at Sebring, I run 2:31s at Sebring, which is 1.6 sec a lap faster than the Boss as modded above. So yes the Boss is fast but it isn't GT3 fast as it sits now. With the Boss shifting fixed I think it would be closer.
Next stop Hallett http://www.hallettracing.net/ for more testing.
Peter