Thread: 1st track day
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Old 03-05-2013, 09:34 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Asterisked Accolade View Post
Vids or gtfo. lol.

Glad to hear you had fun-- do you plan to do a street/track build?

late reply here, still learning how to use the forum....I'm old.

When I bought it (my 6yo son insisted) I was planning on a stock setup. Now that I spent some time on track. the AMEX has been pulled out.

Nameless is on order. and I'm trying get to the top of the list for a supercharger.

ordered a CF drive shaft before I bought the car but still waiting for it to arrive. takes a little longer when shipping to the Philippines.....



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Originally Posted by Mark Slide Squad View Post
The pulsating under hard braking is your ABS kicking in.
If you get more serious about track days, the first things you should do is upgrade your brake pads, brake fluid to a dot 4 synthetic (Motul RBF600 is great), and good tires make a HUGE difference on these cars. Some Dunlop Direzza Star Spec 2 or Hankook RS3 tires aren't too expensive, and will dramatically improve your lap times If you put some better gear oil in the trans, it might eliminate the notchy shifting.

Track days are more addictive than any drug, and potentially more expensive once you start dumping money into your car, haha


thanks for your comments and advice.

you might be right on the ABS, I did notice the pedal completely locked up hard when I spun and braked hard when moving backwards. Strange sensation. ABS doesn't work in reverse or I had differnt tires moving in different directions?!

but under hard braking everything felt spongy, not ABS intervention. I am waiting for a master cylinder bracket, might help.

What's a good tranny fluid?


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Originally Posted by invisage View Post
Had my first track day today too! Didnt find the brakes too bad but yeah new tyres are a must! Besides that is there any other things I can look out to help with handeling around those bends?
I found lots of gas pedal from the Apex was most effective....
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