Drivers, start your engines (PIR track days starting March)

[BRZPDX]

damn still need brakes/fluids, install oil cooler, Bilstein shocks, 600hp rear axle and water/air intercooler install. Will the stock rotor hold up or recommend slotted? Also SS brake lines a must for track?

[stockysnail]

Just when I thought I'd be saving money. Now I need to figure out how many and/or which ones I can do as I'm not rich enough yet to do all of them! A few more years and I won't have as much debt, they I'll go nuts.

[stockysnail]

Originally Posted by BRZPDX

damn still need brakes/fluids, install oil cooler, Bilstein shocks, 600hp rear axle and water/air intercooler install. Will the stock rotor hold up or recommend slotted? Also SS brake lines a must for track?

All you really need is better brake fluid and track pads. All the other stuff is just nice to have, but not needed. If you run stock fluid and pads you'll notice brake fade, maybe a lot, but fluid and pads fix that right up even on stock rotors and calipers.

[stockysnail]

I'd going to try to get dual catch cans before track days as I've seen some distrubing amounts of oil caught in them after people do a track day and would rather not have all that oil going back into my engine and gumming stuff up. Radium Engineering just released their solution for our cars. It's a little pricing but the nicest kit on the market. I'm all over it when I save a little in the next week or two!

[torqdork]

Originally Posted by stockysnail

I'd going to try to get dual catch cans before track days as I've seen some distrubing amounts of oil caught in them after people do a track day and would rather not have all that oil going back into my engine and gumming stuff up. Radium Engineering just released their solution for our cars. It's a little pricing but the nicest kit on the market. I'm all over it when I save a little in the next week or two!

I've used a little oil but this is news. Interesting. Links? Thanks...

[stockysnail]

Originally Posted by torqdork

I've used a little oil but this is news. Interesting. Links? Thanks...

This link is for Radium Engineering's universal catch can, not the one they just released specific to our cars so ignore installation related comments.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21079
Radium is a local (Clackamas) engineering company (of 2-3 people). They are big in the Lotus community which is where I heard of them would have bought their parts if I kept my Lotus. They make top quality stuff.

This one is a general one on catch cans.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24340

[NickFRS]

Originally Posted by torqdork

I've used a little oil but this is news. Interesting. Links? Thanks...

I think he is referring to innovate supercharger owners.

[stockysnail]

Originally Posted by NickFRS

I think he is referring to innovate supercharger owners.

If that's the case then it's mixed somewhere in the 130+ pages on the innovate owners thread. I read a couple that have one but don't remember what exactly they said.

[NickFRS]

Originally Posted by stockysnail

If that's the case then it's mixed somewhere in the 130+ pages on the innovate owners thread. I read a couple that have one but don't remember what exactly they said.

It seems there is quite a bit of blow by after a couple oil changes with the charger. It also looks like a pain to set up the cans. It's on my to do list....

P.s I avoid that topic. It's so spammed

[seven]

If any of you guys get Eric Schwenter as your instructor... Tell him to put his car back together and that I say "hey"... I might even be there myself

[thehapaone]

Originally Posted by stockysnail

All you really need is better brake fluid and track pads. All the other stuff is just nice to have, but not needed. If you run stock fluid and pads you'll notice brake fade, maybe a lot, but fluid and pads fix that right up even on stock rotors and calipers.

I ran at PIR on my stock pads and fluid...definitely had some fade in the 5th run but not enough to warrant being scared...I still need to upgrade my fluid though and get some better pads before I hit the track again

[chiprez]

Ah man I've been telling myself I need to do some HPDE since autoX only does so much for me now. I'll be working up north at the refineries when this event and ORPCA events happen in March;-/

[PoWn3d_0704]

Originally Posted by dvsidboy

Looking forward to this year! Excited to see how the car feels with the cage added to the car.

Speaking of which, South Valley is made up of some really nice guys. They took the baseline measurements from my car today, for you.

[BRZPDX]

I'm hoping I can do the April track day. I've heard if you have done like 6 autoX events you can skip the class.


I want to do it before its scorching hot on the track.. nice and cool in April