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Preparing for my First Track Day/autocross in October, I want to spend some money
It occurred to me after my first canyon run why this car is so much fun to drive. (Not going fast just fades away) Prior to this its been mostly DD duties and straight open roads of CA. I admit, I am one of those people who think this car needs more power, but rather waste 3000-5000$ now on FI, I rather spend money on the car that will help me on the track. This way I can enjoy the car for what it is and what its designed to do. My daily commute got cut to down to 5 miles daily now that I have moved and take the train into work.
I know I am going to suck for a while and there is no need to get more power when in the beginning I will not be able to harness the power. So here are a few ideas that I think would help me while providing a good bang for your buck. I should have about 1000-1500$ to spend -Keeping stock rims or finding a used set to be used as a dedicated track rim add Pilot Super Sport tires 225/17/45 -replace trans and diff fluid(had the car 18,000 miles and have not done so yet) -brake pads(will switch out for track events and keep stock for daily) -Replace brake fluids -Replace brake lines with steel braided ones -Oil Cooler maybe. Anything else you guys can think of? Again I am looking for best bang for my buck that wont break the bank. EDIT** I forgot to mention this is for fun and I am not looking to spend crazy amounts of money to squeeze every little bit. Rather save that $$$ for my track time. Last edited by jflogerzi; 09-27-2013 at 11:40 PM. |
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take the money and use it for seat time! that is the best investment for you. if have never tracked before you will not push the limits of the car for while. at that time you would most likely be ready for tires and breaks.
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Plus - the more seat time you have the better! Events are far and few between in the late fall and winter ... best to get some time in while you can! Oh yeah - get a helmet! A decent one is going to run you 200 to 500 bucks!
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What made you pick super sports for track?
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And, a new set of tires when your current ones wear out. RS3's are what I'd recommend. That'll bring your total to just about $1200. PM me for the brake and maintenance stuff. @ the other posters: these are not performance adders. Rather, the purpose of my recommended mods is to prevent performance degradation on track. The last thing you want is for your brakes to fade when you're trying to slow down. |
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For autocross, you can run stock and be fine. It's not nearly as taxing on your brakes. Also I run 100 octane at the track bc of the DI seal issue. If you're going to use CA 91 octane, I would get the latest TIR table fix and an oil cooler.
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Because I am cheap and you can get good deals on a stock set without tires. But I may just save up for a lighter track dedicated wheel.
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Get fi
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