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Old 12-07-2011, 03:22 PM   #9
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With any luck, a good race shop will pick up on this car and do a full-suite datalogging of a stock car to find it's weaknesses and then build a catalog of offerings that fix the root-cause of the problems. Simply slapping gauges in the dash only helps if they have programmable warning points or if you have a passenger watching them like a hawk.

Like old greg said, there's no reason to "upgrade" things if you don't know it's a problem to begin with. The car may already have sufficient oil and trans cooling, we don't know yet. A baffled oil pan is a likely candidate; most cars need one for track work. The severity of it however usually lies with the tires you run and if the tracks you run at have any unusual circumstances [i.e. very long left-hand sweeper that may cause oil or fuel starve].

This will all play out after the car comes out and we get datalogged track time. We can only speculate for now.

The brakes on the car aren't big, about 11.6-11.7" front. That's likely on the edge of being big enough. Good track pads, adding brake ducts, braided hoses, and good fluid will help make the best of the situation [I'm partial to Motul 600 for feel, and Castrol SRF for tough heat issues]. Again, the tires you run and your skill level play a big role.

Then there's the issue of the passenger compartment [since I can't say c0ckpit]. Hopefully the seats hold us well, but who knows how well the seats will accommodate 6 points [not likely].
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