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Eric.
In that Z video, what is the purpose of touching the brakes on the straights, to keep the pads hot?
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350zs were known for pad knockback, which is where the pads in solid mounted calipers get pushed back into the caliper when the hubs and rotors flex in corners. Next time you hit the brakes the pedal goes halfway down before they start working again. Tapping the brakes after a corner pushed the pads back out to where they're touching the rotors again.

I saw him do it and it didn't hit me that that's what he was doing until you asked about it. My car actually does the same thing when driving hard, but I haven't yet mastered left foot braking enough to not jab the brakes when I try to do it.

The Stoptech brake kit for the 350z actually moves the caliper further down so it's more on the front of the rotor to minimize this problem.
 
Perfect Balance
350zs were known for pad knockback, which is where the pads in solid mounted calipers get pushed back into the caliper when the hubs and rotors flex in corners. Next time you hit the brakes the pedal goes halfway down before they start working again. Tapping the brakes after a corner pushed the pads back out to where they're touching the rotors again.

I saw him do it and it didn't hit me that that's what he was doing until you asked about it. My car actually does the same thing when driving hard, but I haven't yet mastered left foot braking enough to not jab the brakes when I try to do it.

The Stoptech brake kit for the 350z actually moves the caliper further down so it's more on the front of the rotor to minimize this problem.
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I've seen other racing drivers do this as well. I always thought that they were sort of "priming" the brakes this way before entering a corner.
 
Perfect Balance
350zs were known for pad knockback, which is where the pads in solid mounted calipers get pushed back into the caliper when the hubs and rotors flex in corners. Next time you hit the brakes the pedal goes halfway down before they start working again. Tapping the brakes after a corner pushed the pads back out to where they're touching the rotors again.

I saw him do it and it didn't hit me that that's what he was doing until you asked about it. My car actually does the same thing when driving hard, but I haven't yet mastered left foot braking enough to not jab the brakes when I try to do it.

The Stoptech brake kit for the 350z actually moves the caliper further down so it's more on the front of the rotor to minimize this problem.
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It's also common race car practice in general. I've always thought they did it to make sure there was still brake pressure before they got to the end of a long straight. The instant response idea that you're talking about makes sense too. He's not actually pressing the brakes, he's just filling the gap.
 
I would share video of that ridiculous 3.7L Alfa Spider from Stanceworks, but the guy removed all his driving videos. That thing sounded scary.
 
Perfect Balance
350zs were known for pad knockback, which is where the pads in solid mounted calipers get pushed back into the caliper when the hubs and rotors flex in corners. Next time you hit the brakes the pedal goes halfway down before they start working again.
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Not THAT much but yeah that's why they do it.




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Hard Parking like a boss (correct me if I'm wrong) but still an ideal example of an EG.

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It appears to be a car from Down Under, possibly? You'll notice the entire firewall is backwards, as it would be in Japan and other places that drive the wrong direction. It's also fantastic.
 
That paint is weird. Just feels like a desaturated anything. 18% grey, or something. Very odd color I think, but in a good way.

And it makes me miss my Civic. Just a bit, even though my M3 is a better car in most every way.
 
Azuremen
Gas Masks, only VW owners. (Watch as its not a VW and I'm just wrong)
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Audi, but it's still a big VAG.

My cousin had a potato masher replica shift knob on his old E21.
 
Yes, the VW people have gotten some old BMWs as well now. It is fairly annoying.

Honestly, that generation of Audi/VW I can't really tell about unless I can see solid shot of the back. Or the badges. Just very... generic, the Jetta, Passat and A4. A6 is a bit softer in the back, but the whole bunch. Ugh.
 
Azuremen
Gas Masks, only VW owners. (Watch as its not a VW and I'm just wrong)
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It's part of the car's theme. The paint on it isn't just a flat green, it's the same paint used on all USMC vehicles. It's called Olive Drab Marine Corps C.A.R.C. (Chemical Agent Resistent Coating) which means it's anti-infrared too.

Here are some more pictures, and before anyone complains about it being broken/too low/undrivable, IT IS ON AIR.

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and here are some pics of the sickest 7 series ever.

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RocZX
Why does that Audi RS4 have gold rims? It would look better with some matte blacks on it.
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A better question is: Why wouldn't it have gold-plated rims? They're gold plated.
 
They should have actually shot in infrared too, just to see what the effect would be.

In the visible spectrum, the matte finish looks like it was actually badly Photoshopped. I've never really seen car paint that flat.
 
It's a very interesting choice to say the least. No idea how he managed to snag military-spec paint. The gold wheels almost seem under dressed for the occasion.



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Elvis has been rolling 20s for a while now, but I can't find any more pics.
 

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