Hitting the streets of Atlanta
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Two Torque Monsters...E55/Viper
It's a really fun car to track. It's a little clumsy around the corners but the ability to swing the back end out at pretty much any given speed and pass any car on the straight makes it worth every bit of the struggle.
My exhuast setup is ARH Long tubes, de-cat, 3" titanium piping all the way back into a X-Pipe and then into CLS63 mufflers. I heard the E63's were too quite and the C63's were way too loud. They have noise restrictions at the tracks here and my car just barely passes leaving turn 1 at AMP and turn 7 at Road Atlanta.
My exhuast setup is ARH Long tubes, de-cat, 3" titanium piping all the way back into a X-Pipe and then into CLS63 mufflers. I heard the E63's were too quite and the C63's were way too loud. They have noise restrictions at the tracks here and my car just barely passes leaving turn 1 at AMP and turn 7 at Road Atlanta.
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First track day of the season started out very wet. The sun showed it face around 10AM and dried out the track. I didn't get a single picture of video of the event, I wanted to go out and enjoy the track without worrying about cameras or other gear.
First impressions of the Carbotech XP Series pads...it will make your wife/GF feel very nauseous after a few 130-30MPH stops, I actually felt nauseous after them as well. They are incredible and got rid of the "how much force should I put on the brake pedal???" Feeling going into a turn. I'm sure others took pictures, if I get any I will post them. The Carbotech's can withstand so much heat that I turned the calipers a different color!
First impressions of the Carbotech XP Series pads...it will make your wife/GF feel very nauseous after a few 130-30MPH stops, I actually felt nauseous after them as well. They are incredible and got rid of the "how much force should I put on the brake pedal???" Feeling going into a turn. I'm sure others took pictures, if I get any I will post them. The Carbotech's can withstand so much heat that I turned the calipers a different color!
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First track day of the season started out very wet. The sun showed it face around 10AM and dried out the track. I didn't get a single picture of video of the event, I wanted to go out and enjoy the track without worrying about cameras or other gear. First impressions of the Carbotech XP Series pads...it will make your wife/GF feel very nauseous after a few 130-30MPH stops, I actually felt nauseous after them as well. They are incredible and got rid of the "how much force should I put on the brake pedal???" Feeling going into a turn. I'm sure others took pictures, if I get any I will post them. The Carbotech's can withstand so much heat that I turned the calipers a different color!
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They are not street friendly at all though. They do need sufficient heat in the system to operate properly, at first it feels like air bubbles or a weak booster until you build a little heat. They squeal like they are metal on metal (think dump truck) and produce brake dust like I've never seen. 2 days of city driving and your rims are black.
I am running Michelin Pilot Supersports and absolutely love them. I can average 4-6 events out of them with daily duty in between events. They allow the car to be very predictable and have great feedback and break away. When they begin to get overheated they slowly become greasy and do not have much "snap" when the rear steps out and catches grip. It's the only tire I'll run on this car.
I hope that helps.
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Love seeing these cars used at the track! 
Still one of my favorite setups was the stock pulleys combined with long tubes. More traction and less heat. Think about going back often.
Still one of my favorite setups was the stock pulleys combined with long tubes. More traction and less heat. Think about going back often.
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. I agree, I've had the wagon wheel pullies and trying to track the E55 with a 180CP was not fun. Heat soak, burning out everywhere, the fear of blowing the motor, etc, etc, etc. I can run this car all day long full throttle and not even think about popping the engine (not saying it won't happen, just less risk). I have zero heat soak on a track that is more oriented for handling
