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08-28-2020, 01:16 PM | #15 |
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This is a slippery area.
Top down you drive the car to the track and hope for the best. Bottom up you take a trailer with everything. If you are a racer it requires a trailer, and still you will be looking for a friend with something you missed. Next time you will add that. Then you will need a larger trailer. Never ending. I also have an open trailer when i go top down. |
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Spare pads, second set of wheels and tires, fluids.. Frankly, I don't intend to make any significant repair at the track. I get the car inspected every event and we replace anything that looks questionable. I also trailer the car so I can always get home.
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Honestly I didn't bother to strip it down and find out for sure. Once the shop got the engine swapped for me I just wanted to go and hide. My track season was over because I just couldn't afford it after that.
Started throwing a smoke screen on the straight but sounded and felt like there wasn't a huge difference (maybe some knock? hard to remember). Limped it back to paddock trying to stay off the racing line. Stopped to talk to one of the marshals when I came off the track and it shut off. IIRC it did start ok at that point and drove back to my parking space. After that if I hit the starter she just basically made terrible sounds. I've been kinda guessing that it spun a rod. The only thing non-stock about the car engine-wise is the injen intake the PO installed. |
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I forgot a BFH.
Ive smooched the tire wall and pushed in a fender. If you dont have a hammer to keep the fender from rubbing a tire, you're calling a tow truck (or putting it on the trailer) IMO its best to think of the situations that you want to be able to fix at the track and work backwards. |
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That is a drag for sure. I’m using an IAG short block Stage1 as it has a much better oiling system than stock along with the highly upgraded bearings rods and pistons, etc. also the Killer Bee oil tube which takes care of the issues the stock ones had.
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You got a KB pickup that fit???? Mine was 1/2 inch too long.
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A torque wrench for your lug nuts. 89 ft/lbs. After 30 plus track days mine have never broken.
Also make sure your oil level is at least at the top mark on the stick to prevent oil starvation during hard cornering. |
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Spare set of wheel/tires, pads, coilpack (2013 woes), motor oil and basic tools. Keeping an eye on oil level is wise. I also keep it near the top mark. Prior preparation is key to finding issues, before they become problems at the track.
No trailer for me. Much simpler to that way.
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