With the help of a knowledgeable friend, I dropped the transmission in my garage on jack stands to replace the CSC a few years ago. Two full days of work over the weekend and it buttoned up beautifully for the test drive at 8 pm on Sunday night lol

I'm tempted. To do a lot of the work myself. But I need to carve out the time. Just a matter of priorities. And there are others right now.

Oh and yeah... just bought those Ti shims cossie1600 posted up for the front brakes... $123 apiece for F/R sets. Couldn't bring myself to drop $250 for both.

I would recommend the brake pads be top of your list. Next would be the galley gasket replacement. Then the CJM RRP fuel pump kit to prevent starvation. The very next thing I would recommend would be an diff upgrade. Wavetrac or OS Giken. The OS Giken will need a diff cooler. You can get by without it with the Wavetrac. The Clutch diff will generate a ton of heat. Oil pressure gauge would be wise but not a gotta have now. Going back to look at your list again.

That is all I see that you would greatly benefit from. The diff upgrade is an excellent upgrade. I would spin my inside tire all over the Dragon with the stock VLSD. It's horrible. You can add all the other stuff later when your times start coming down.

Brake pads are a consumable. To be switched out for track and street if necessary. Carbotechs for track. TBD for street if I don't like the Carbotechs on the street. I love how easy the Akebonos make it :)

So that's one confirmation for the galley gasket. I think it needs to happen. I really feel like it's not worth the risk to track it after 100K miles of DD.

Already have the CJM RRP kit. Even came with an extra Walboro fuel pump that I will put up for sale. I do still need some missing bits to install the RRP kit plus the top hat. Very tempted to DIY. Not difficult; just tedious.

I really want the diff. Just can't swing it yet. And it's a good single item upgrade to save for. Doesn't create quite the downward spiral of other work like taking apart the front of the engine does. Good to know on the cooler :tiphat:

As far as the oil pump upgrade I would save it for a fresh motor build. You got 100k on your engine, it's not gonna last long on the track. Get a junkyard long block and have it built properly. Do the oil pump upgrade at that time. You don't have to go crazy with a NA build. I would do the CJM baffled oil pan, ATI damper, Test pipes or long tubes, JWT C2 cams, etc. I wouldn't even tune the engine until that time. Save the cash. Stash it away until the stock motor pops.

Essentially, all the stuff that is listed as priority 1 is stuff I intend or at least hope to get done before taking it out full speed on the track.

Then your set. You know exactly what you need. Galley gasket's upgraded. RRP you got. The next thing is the diff. You can watch my youtube video's from a couple years ago. The first ones I posted was with the stock VLSD. You can hear it brake loose the inside tire on tight turns. OS Giken is great, just 3K installed plus you will need a diff cooler at 1K. Wavetrac will be just about as good and you won't have to have a diff cooler. It would be great, but not a gotta have. When you sling diff fluid out all over the place on the track with the OS Giken, it's not fun. Diff may go bye-bye if you drive with low fluid.

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You can do clutch & cmak yourself,,,don’t be surprised if the rear main is seeping; with that mileage :ugh2:

Sorry Jar cant chime in..know nothing about cars but Mr. Zoren knows a lot on blow up stuff YES!

Always go with something with a blower as most recommends.:ugh2:

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I would add bushings on your list, I know you mentioned all spl parts, but I think with your car age, it would be a good idea unless you plan to go solid.