[matt f]

As the title says. I need something before June, so I've got time.

Thanks,

Matt

[CrashTestDummy]

What Kevin said! "To finish first, first, you must finish."

Make laps, stay clean, watch for the flags and make laps. We ran a stupid little Isuzu Impulse in Houston, and finished 28th by doing just that (4 of 5 teammates had never turned a wheel on a road course). Put good gas in that turbocoupe, and get better cooling to the IC and let 'er go. If it doesn't ping, advance the timing a bit, but resist the urge to up the boost, or you'll be spending time in the pits. Our SVO has been autocrossed for about 5 years with the only failure being a clutch (>100K mile clutch disk) and head gasket (we let someone else drive the car).

Spend your time on getting the car light, and making it handle. You can take a bunch of people coming off the corners with the turbo, if you can plant your foot on the loud pedal immediately after your initial turn-in. Get some old GT swaybars, try to find some motorsport springs that look like crap, pull the interior out and have fun!

I'd completely gut it, install a roll cage and harnesses and have fun with the 2.3T.