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Originally Posted by TRAKRAVN
Hey everyone, just looking to get opinions here.
I'm prepping my car for HPDE, track and autoX events which is the main reason I got the car.
So far here's what I have prepped before hitting out the first time.
Mishimoto oil cooler
Koyo rad - running water + Mocool
5w-40 300V - engine oil
Gear 300 - transmission oil
Gear 300 LS - diff oil
RBF660 - brake fluid
Ferrodo DS2500
Stainless brake lines
Stainless clutch line
Brake stopper
Aim Solo DL
Is there anything else I should have done to the car before hitting the track for the first time?
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I wouldn't run water in your cooling system unless you're planning on changing it often. The cooling system is more than capable and you're loosing the anti-corrosion additives in the normal coolant. And if you forget about the water and temps go below freezing...new engine block.
The oil cooler is smart, but unless you're forced induction, the 40-weight oil probably isn't doing you any favors. 5W-30 is probably more appropriate.
300LS is only needed if you have a clutch-type LSD, if you have the stock Torsen diff regular Gear 300 is fine. You should be fine with it for now though, it's just convenient only needing one type when doing fluid changes.
The DS2500 are more of a hybrid pad I believe, if you're really tracking hard you may want to upgrade to a better track pad. There are any number of opinions/options on that. I use the PMU Club Racers, lots of folks use Carbotech XP10/12, etc.