spike

Don't do the Y8 head swap, you will not really notice any more power from it. Get suspension, and some good tires that grip. Suspension and tires are the main things to start with if your going to track your car.

Hatorade

I thought the y7 IM was super restrictive though...

so suspension before power train then? before I/H/E?

thx for reply

spike

i would get suspension first, because with stock suspension, your car will just get a **** load of body roll, and you will not grip the track, with suspension your car will not have that body roll as much, and in turn, your car will handle better. Still get the i/h/e, but i would get suspension first tho, but that's just me.

Trybal

Correct.

Hatorade

^^^ know what you mean man. all the cars I've been looking at have crazy KMs and are beat to ****..lolz


but the search continues!

DumbasSi

No one aksed what kind of track.

Lapping you can run a stock car. I plan on running mine this summer. A helmet is encouraged and I believe they do a safety inspection, but thats it. There are several forums that have track days. ********* and Sonic Velocity to name 2.

Auto-X is a different story. You start modding your stock suspension and it changes the category in which you are competing and you will most likely lose badly.

Peter H

What is the budget? What will the car be used for? Is there anything already done to it?

spike

Right now his car is bone stock.

k1e1v1i1n

it will be for taking to the track for lapping a few times a year and the rest of the time for getting to and from the shops.

p_k

stock car will do , is good to start with stock car and learn teh line and driving skill,
if u have extra money get set of r coupound,

the guy who host imagemotor track day , his car is stock , and he is damn fast...
if u guy need more detail on the track day , let me know,
full day is $160 , 9 to 5, or prepaid 140 ,
thanks

k1e1v1i1n

i would much rather go to the track with a car thats flat through the corrners .

spike

Same here.

DumbasSi

Now this http://www.torontocivics.com/tccv5forums/t152147/ would make a wicked project/track car. Way better then any Civic or Teg.

Hatorade

my buddy considered buying that. but we thought a body with 300km would mean tonnes of suspension wear/failure and 200km engine would mean carbon build up and engine rebuild...

wouldn't it take more to keep that thing running than to just buy something less "used"??

spike

A miata is a chick car.

Hatorade

it looks gay but its a good budget track car...

its like a cheap s2k

DumbasSi

Exactly. It would spank many more expensive cars on a track. Even if that 1000 beater needed work, it would be a great project car.

k1e1v1i1n

ok well were off topic we dont havr that car so it dosent matter.

Hatorade

which model teg are you thinking of tracking?

Peter H

And what is your budget? Because you can accomplish a lot with $3000, but with $1000 you'll need to compromise. So if you want some help you'll need to let us know. Also, these lapping events you want to do are just for fun right? Nothing competitive?

Also, what is your experience with lapping? Suspension in general?

Cheers.