Autocross questions

cavemancan

Well 1...Not everyone sticks to autoX and 2...there may be tons of variables but you can usually tell what works and what doesn't.

Like my Rx8 was tale happy and I knew it...Everytime I went out to the autocross I kept thinking...**** I need to settle down the tale on this car a tad. Some removed the rear sway bar and others would make the springs rates softer in the rear.

And the point I made above was for a Vendor to do this. I bet they would sale lots of suspension mods if they prove one setup for a certain type of race better than another. Like what a vendor did for the Rx8 people in regard to Koni yellow and Tein springs. It was the best budget setup around...Period.

cossie1600

What works for autox might not work for the track (also rules too, see oil cooler...). Unless you are one of the bigger companies, you are not going to have the budget to test what setup works best and what doesn't. There is a reason why autox is a copy cat game. People tend to read up on what is competitive and go from there, it is way cheaper and easier than making your own leap of faith on every part. Now the 370 is getting cheaper, you are going to see more drivers on the track and around the cones. If you look back the last two years, chances are that you are lucky to see 750 cars in total (estimate and I am going off on an average of 25 cars per state) doing autox or track. The numbers will pick up as the 2009 starts to dip into the teens though.

My stock RX-8 was fun and everything, it was just bloody slow once you go over 60mph.

Ask those who bought their cars in 2009-2010, see how many parts and info were available then. If they knew what they do now, I bet there are tons of parts they would either skip or change on.

A brake cooling duct is finally available after 4 years. Trailer hitch is still not available in mass production. Wheels seem to be an issue too as you are basically stuck with the overpriced sport wheels (it is hard to buy 18x9).

cavemancan

I knew someone was going to say that...I figured it was understood.

This is my point exactly...Those who are "competitive" should share there knowledge since they more or less know MORE what actually works for the Z. I mentioned vendors since I haven't seen much info consolidated in one thread.

I hear ya Mine does run much faster than a stock Rx8 though. I've surprised the crap out of some higher horse power cars but power is power and the Rx8 was lacking.

Funny there is more discussion regarding forced induction on the 370Z then handling...On the Rx8 forums its the reverse. I think they are confused...LMAO!!

cossie1600

I think most of the guys on here does share. You just have to find the right posts and read it as some people aren't going to post the same thing for every newbie. Of course how many are truly competitive or even competing in general? If you flip through the national results or even the local results, maybe <20 cars?!? Anyway until one of the guys (one of the more competitive one is here)can drag a victory for the 370, it will continue to be the car that looks great on paper and never can put it together. Think of it as a 1st overall pick that never materialize. Just be patient, once the price of the car comes down, you will see more people driving it. Just look at the S2000

One of my favorite car was my FC RX-7. Back when gas was $1.50 a gallon, it got me through college and 40K miles per year with no issues. I tried hard to love the RX-8, I bought two of them. I tried really hard to love it, but just couldn't do it. When Mini Cooper started passing me on the straights, I said F this and traded it for the 370. I had a guy that was undressing me in a slightly modded RX-8 to my stock one. Yet when he got behind the 370, he never even had a chance to come close to my bumper. The difference in power was too much to make up.

cavemancan

My mods were enough to give me about 20 + wHP. AEM intake, BHR ignition, BHR midpipe, Greddy exhaust, Flywheel, Cobb tuner. The major difference was in the ignition, midpipe, and tuner.

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