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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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Moderator ![]() ![]() Group: Advanced Members Posts: 863 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Tulsa, OK Member No.: 5 ![]() |
tranny cooler and temp gauge
better pads: I'd recommend a set of Carbotech XP pads. I've had great luck with them on my LS1 brakes for track use bleed your brakes right before (within 2 days) the event, and fill with a good fluid (at least Valvoline Synpower) performance alignmet if you haven't done it already: max negative camber max positive caster 0 to slightly negative toe (1/32 to 1/16 negative): 0 toe will be a little more darty but has better steering response, slightly negative toe will obviously eliminate the dartiness but also some steering "quickness" As to the oil situation, that's debatable (and has been debated here). There are plenty of people that track their LT1/4 cars and never have oil issues (I never had a issue on my LT1 Firebird, Vette, or the LT4 Hawk), but then there are some people that have blown their motors (whether this was really from an oiling issue, who knows for sure). Anyway, it definitely wouldn't hurt to put on a road race pan or accumulator, but I wouldn't worry about it if you can't get it done before your first event. |
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