Track Setup
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From: Eastvale California
Track Setup
Headed to the track for the first time in a couple of weeks and looking for suggestions on camber, tire pressure settings for Z06/Z07. Also is it worth while to replace the DOT 3 brake fluid with DOT 4?
Burning Brakes
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From: McFarland WI
Those suggestions are pretty good.
Last edited by jwbert; Jan 13, 2018 at 02:34 PM.
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I used the track prep suggestions found on this forum and had excellent results.This is where I’m at now - my car is a 2017 grand sport Z07 Front camber 2.4,Rear camber 2.00,toe front 0,Toe rear 0,With these settings car has great turn in, very balanced mid corner and corner exit. I typically come to power very early and this set up seems great for my driving style.
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Racer
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From: Southbury CT
I suggest changing your brake fluid to something like Motul RBF 600 or even better, Castrol SRF. As far as alignment, many find the specs below helpful. You might want to check out the road-race forum or the Z06 specific forum and do some research there.
http://www.dscsport.com/downloads/se...-alignment.pdf
http://www.dscsport.com/downloads/se...-alignment.pdf
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From: Daytona Beach FL
I agree with the comments about following the Owner's Manual recommendations. That includes flushing in a good DOT 4 brake fluid, around 26 psi tire pressure.
Also the recommendation to take a look at the DSC alignment specs is good advice. Be aware that the rear caster can be fairly critical - the DSC specs are very good, and if rear caster is not set properly the car's rear end can be very twitchy.
Have you burnished the carbon ceramic brakes? If not, do the street burnishing procedure before heading the track. You'll get some fade during the procedure, and I much prefer getting it on a deserted street rather than on the track. I tried the track burnishing procedure once and much prefer the street burnishing.
Have fun - the car is wickedly fun on the track!!!
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Also the recommendation to take a look at the DSC alignment specs is good advice. Be aware that the rear caster can be fairly critical - the DSC specs are very good, and if rear caster is not set properly the car's rear end can be very twitchy.
Have you burnished the carbon ceramic brakes? If not, do the street burnishing procedure before heading the track. You'll get some fade during the procedure, and I much prefer getting it on a deserted street rather than on the track. I tried the track burnishing procedure once and much prefer the street burnishing.
Have fun - the car is wickedly fun on the track!!!
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Drifting
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From: Hillsdale NJ
The absolute must is the engine oil and brake fluid.
If this is your first track day, changing the alignment isn't critical and, depending on how hot (or not) the temperatures are, setting the tires to 26 may be a bit low.
If this is your first track day, changing the alignment isn't critical and, depending on how hot (or not) the temperatures are, setting the tires to 26 may be a bit low.
Drifting
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DOT 4 is a must, I run Castro’s SRF. Change your oil to Mobil One 15w50. Manual calls for these changes in order to maintain track warrenty. Alignment is a great idea. I run -2.8 camber front & -1.8 rear. Careful going beyond -1.8 in the rear, as you will start to take away traction on exit. TOE at 0 is a good start and will help maintain tire life on the street. I run .05 toe out front and rear to help create the oversteer characteristics I like and turn in. But I have separate track wheels and don’t care about tire life. Have fun! 
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If you've never been to the track I would just make your tire pressures are even.
Do switch to a decent DOT4, again if you're new SRF would be overkill imo.
Do whatever the owners manual tells you. run a bunch of track days with that setup, get good.
Once you're not terrible you should start adjusting alignment settings.
More than likely you'll be putting down slower laps than a base civic driven in the advanced run group. So I wouldn't worry about it to much.
/just assuming you're new to this.
Do switch to a decent DOT4, again if you're new SRF would be overkill imo.
Do whatever the owners manual tells you. run a bunch of track days with that setup, get good.
Once you're not terrible you should start adjusting alignment settings.
More than likely you'll be putting down slower laps than a base civic driven in the advanced run group. So I wouldn't worry about it to much.
/just assuming you're new to this.
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