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 Feb 21 2005, 05:32 PM
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newbie Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 21-February 05 Member No.: 660  |
I have a 93 Z28 A4 putting down 348 RWHP / 345 RWTQ and 4.10 gears.
I also own a bone stock '99 BMW 328i, but I doubt I will be racing it. (daily driver) I have literally no road racing experience, not even as a spectator. I am thinking of participating in an upcoming event (MFBA) at Road America. The suspension mods on the car are as follows: SLP Eibach/Bilstein shocks/springs Front/rear ES sway bar endlinks front hollow strano bar ls1 brakes (stock pads and rotors right now but they have minimum wear) I installed new tie rod ends and balljoints engine and tranny mounts are ES polyurethane will be getting Nitto RIIs very shortly I was going to convert the car to a T56, but that might not be happening for a while. Are there a lot of people racing autos with good results? Any recommendations for the first time on the track? Should I add anything (modifications) else? Thanks! |
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Feb 22 2005, 12:05 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 440 Joined: 25-December 03 From: Newport Beach, California Member No.: 41 |
well... i would start a little smaller.. a couple autocross events and then move on to the high performance driving event...
safety is first, and the biggest issue on that list is your brakes.. but i think there's one piece of advice that doesn't really get thrown around too much and that is to take care of your oil situation SOON... you'll need either a road racing oil pan or an oil accumulator there are at least 3 people that post regularly on this site from DFW that have blown motors most likely due to not taking care of their oil situation... high G turn = no oil gets pumped that includes me |
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madwolf New to road racing Feb 21 2005, 05:32 PM
rmackintosh I have no experience with HPDE events, but from wh... Feb 21 2005, 05:54 PM trackbird I'd be concerned with the 4.10 gears and heat ... Feb 21 2005, 06:09 PM roy You got a big cooler on the tranny and a temp guag... Feb 21 2005, 07:18 PM Jon A Good to see you here, Ion. Welcome! ... Feb 21 2005, 07:31 PM mjf454 For your first time at the track, I would install ... Feb 21 2005, 07:43 PM Teutonic Speedracer Welcome aboard!! There's a great bunc... Feb 21 2005, 09:54 PM Jeff94TA First off welcome to the forum Ion! I recentl... Feb 22 2005, 03:08 AM firehawkclone QUOTE (Jeff94TA @ Feb 21 2005, 09:08 PM)You... Feb 22 2005, 03:53 AM LT4Firehawk tranny cooler and temp gauge
better pads: I'd... Feb 22 2005, 02:18 PM CMC #37 For your first time at the track you do not need a... Feb 22 2005, 06:58 PM CMC#5 My 2cents...if its your first time on a track, don... Feb 22 2005, 08:58 PM madwolf Sorry about the delay guys.
Yes, I have a 28K coo... Feb 24 2005, 06:39 AM AllZWay Hey Ion... I too have a computer you modified to h... Feb 24 2005, 03:01 PM
MFBA RA REP We are glad to here that you are interested in the... Feb 24 2005, 10:09 PM |
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