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Originally Posted by Summerwolf
Seems like a good buy at 10k if it's got a clean title.
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$10k is cheap for a manual 14, depending on how bad the hail damage is. Since you're tracking it the cosmetic stuff probably doesn't matter to you and the "battle damage" you'll get would mar whatever car you drive, eventually.
You'll want an oil cooler since this is Texas, and you'll eventually have to address the coilpacks (or regularly replace them).
If you're tracking more than once a month, one of the BBK will be a good investment. I went with the AP Racing Sprint kit and since it uses cheaper, thicker pads I'm most of the way to covering the cost of the kit in savings after just a couple of years (there's a whole thread where one of the members did a cost analysis and it holds up).
There is a TrackJunkies local forum member selling wheels and tires that you might want to pick up (good stuff at a reasonable price and locally available). 17x9 wheels and 255/40-17 tires are the way to go (you can't really go bigger without fender flares).
The rest of the setup is adequate, you can always upgrade but there isn't anything wrong with what's on there. If it were me I'd run that setup until the end of the season or until summer when it's too hot, then decide what you want to upgrade (and how far you want to go with everything).
Your plans dictate what you should do. If you want to run with the SCCA Time Trials or NASA you should build to a class. If you're just out to do some lapping and learning, focus on reliability mods (cooling, brakes, and fixing anything that breaks). If you want to set some records, there are builds for that too, but just like any platform you can spend as fast as you want to be.
The stock setup is camber limited, but that's the only real weak point. From there you're just refining what you want to make better, not really fixing any inherent issues (well, there's always more power to add).
Aero can be a fun project, but never really necessary for a non-competitive car.
Vorshlag is local and Terry Fair has some first hand FRS knowledge with their LS Swap project. They can set you up with whatever you want and have a number of packages they've developed for the platform. The main benefit of going with them is that their new shop is pretty close to ECR and they are good people.