Nordschleife on an SR3
Discussion
Hello all,
I recently bought a road registered SR3 1500cc 2004 and will take it to the Ring to do TF sessions and Trackdays.
Are there any setup specific considerations? For example should I switch to 2.77 ( 37/41) longer gearing to account for the long straights?
Should ride height be increased a bit compared to "normal" tracks given track imperfections, Carrousells, etc?
My dampers are non adjustable so dont worry about that
Any other imput is much appreciated.
Thank you
I recently bought a road registered SR3 1500cc 2004 and will take it to the Ring to do TF sessions and Trackdays.
Are there any setup specific considerations? For example should I switch to 2.77 ( 37/41) longer gearing to account for the long straights?
Should ride height be increased a bit compared to "normal" tracks given track imperfections, Carrousells, etc?
My dampers are non adjustable so dont worry about that
Any other imput is much appreciated.
Thank you
Hi coldsawell,
Mine was also running in fairly new Toyo 888Rs. I dont have the final verdict as the engine will only be stripped next week, but looking at the onboard footage I saw the oil pressure dropping to zero in some turns. Particularly in the banked ones such as Aremberg. Also low oil pressure warning light came on a couple of times, but as it is red and situated beside the red low fuel light I coudn´t notice it
The problem was in cylinder 1 (Driver´s side), which is in line with oil stavation as the Nordschleiffe is a clockwise track.
Will report with more info next week
Best regards
Mine was also running in fairly new Toyo 888Rs. I dont have the final verdict as the engine will only be stripped next week, but looking at the onboard footage I saw the oil pressure dropping to zero in some turns. Particularly in the banked ones such as Aremberg. Also low oil pressure warning light came on a couple of times, but as it is red and situated beside the red low fuel light I coudn´t notice it
The problem was in cylinder 1 (Driver´s side), which is in line with oil stavation as the Nordschleiffe is a clockwise track.
Will report with more info next week
Best regards
Just to complement the above, here you have the specialist´s comments:
"So we now have your engine stripped and I can confirm that the failure of your engine was caused by a lack of oil to the big ends. The other bearings also don’t look particularly great, so this indicates that the engine has been run low on oil/you have suffered from oil surge due to a lack of oil."
I am looking at a very expensive bill now, as crankcases, crank and cylinder block have to be replaced, besides all the other obvios parts
"So we now have your engine stripped and I can confirm that the failure of your engine was caused by a lack of oil to the big ends. The other bearings also don’t look particularly great, so this indicates that the engine has been run low on oil/you have suffered from oil surge due to a lack of oil."
I am looking at a very expensive bill now, as crankcases, crank and cylinder block have to be replaced, besides all the other obvios parts
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