Preparing a Street(turbo) Car for a Road Course?
Hi,
This is kind of an extension of the brake pad thread but I was getting a little off topic.
I'm going to take my street b14 to my first road course event. I just wanted the opinion of some of the more experienced road coursers out there on what I need to prep for the event? I already have a list made, but not sure if it's complete:
- helmet (bought G-Force Pro Eliminator Snell 2010)
- tires, both track and street (bought Kumho Ecsta XS)
- brake fluid (bought EBC BF307)
- new rotors for track only (bought)
- pads for track only (bought Hawk 9012 Blues)
How about strut settings? I'm currently on Road Magnet springs with AGX struts. What would be the ideal settings for a road course on my struts? Any other advice? Am I missing anything in my prep list? Do I need to change the oil for the track event? Do I need a thicker oil? How about gas/boost? I was thinking of running about 12 pounds of boost and for 'safety' put a few gallons of race gas in at the track. I know the car will be getting pretty hot and don't want it to detonate, especially being a July track event. Not sure if this is a valid concern.
Thanks!
This is kind of an extension of the brake pad thread but I was getting a little off topic.
I'm going to take my street b14 to my first road course event. I just wanted the opinion of some of the more experienced road coursers out there on what I need to prep for the event? I already have a list made, but not sure if it's complete:
- helmet (bought G-Force Pro Eliminator Snell 2010)
- tires, both track and street (bought Kumho Ecsta XS)
- brake fluid (bought EBC BF307)
- new rotors for track only (bought)
- pads for track only (bought Hawk 9012 Blues)
How about strut settings? I'm currently on Road Magnet springs with AGX struts. What would be the ideal settings for a road course on my struts? Any other advice? Am I missing anything in my prep list? Do I need to change the oil for the track event? Do I need a thicker oil? How about gas/boost? I was thinking of running about 12 pounds of boost and for 'safety' put a few gallons of race gas in at the track. I know the car will be getting pretty hot and don't want it to detonate, especially being a July track event. Not sure if this is a valid concern.
Thanks!
Last edited by gomba
on 2012-07-02
at 21-30-20.