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Originally Posted by jamestown
CSG Mike!
I've read a lot of your posts and you have probably answered this somewhere already but here goes:
I currently have a camaro 1le that is very satisfying to drive on track. Unfortunately I've been having some reliability issues with the engine that are making me not want to own the car anymore. What is the point of having a capable car if it doesn't work??
I'm considering getting an frs to do say 5 track days a year over the next 5 years. My experience level and speed is somewhere between medium and high. Mods will be kept to a minimum and no power mods at all. I value reliability going forward and would plan to get 17x9 rpf1 +35, some 255 re-71r's, carbotech xp12/xp10 or equivalent, an oil cooler/oil temp and pressure gauges and whatever decent alignment I can get on the factory suspension.
Is this a good plan? Anything I'm missing? Is this car going to hold up for my needs? It's either that or maybe it is time for me to get out of tracking entirely.
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Good responses to your post, also consider:
"I see experienced drivers consistently wear out stock dampers in 3-5 track days." (@CSG Mike)
There are exceptions, but...
Also,
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25485