370 as a track car

cossie1600

Baller!

cossie1600

I am cheap and lazy, I just use this. $15 at Amazon

sig11

I just had so much trouble spilling fuel with those spill-proof cans. Always seemed to drench my rear fender.

SPOHN

Me too. There junk.

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Mike

as a beginner, you really don't need much more than that. You can add the other stuff as your skill level improves. Once you have this car all sorted out to your tastes, its a blast on the track.

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Zoren 370

Mike what good brand/type of brake pads to buy for track day use?
Do I need to change rotors too? Slotted or drilled?
what brand of brake fluid is good?
Is the swift springs can hold in the track?
Thanks,sorry for the 2 many questions.

Mike

Carbotech XP8s with street tires, 10s with a performance street/track like the NT01s, or XP12s with Hoosiers.

I like Motul RBF600 and brembo fluid, they both have about the same specs.

no need to change rotors until they wear out. slotted ok, but not drilled.

I have no experience with swift springs, but I tracked for 2 years on eibach springs and stock shocks just fine.

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SE5spd

You can use XP12 on a street tire no problem.

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SPOHN

I run XP10 on street tires. But they need to be a high performance tire such ad AD08 or RE 11. Even then if your hard on the brakes it will overload them (tires) at times. Depends how deep you go and track conditions. But I'd just start put on XP8. Just as good and a little cheaper.

EDIT: I have XP10's not 12's. Sorry. I see no way 12's on street tires would work.

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Mike

XP12s are too much for my Nitto NT-01s, but I brake very late and very hard. I had to go down to hawk blues with the nittos.

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Zoren 370

Thanks Mike, so Nitto tires are good quality tires for the track?
I do have hankooks 255 front 305's on the rear. Should i just go back to oem sports wheels with Re050?

GSS138

Nitto is a "streetable" track tire. They are in the same "type" of group as say a toyo r888. Streetable means it's legal to drive them to the track, where as a slick like Hoosier is not legal on the street-you have to have a trailer or a GF that drives your SUV behind you. The point is that you put these tires on your car the night before, drive them to the track the next day, then take them off when you get home.


The next category is "Extreme/Max performance summer". This is probably the most popular. These tires are good for daily drivers that are also goign to perform well at the track. Examples would be RE11's, RS3's, PSS's, etc. You could argue there is a difference between Extreme/max. But would need to know more than I do to be able to tell you what the difference is.

The next category is "all season Ultra performance" examples: Goodyear F-1, bridgestone Pole positions, etc. These are good if you live in an area that is commonly below 50 degrees F and you can't use a summer only tire. These tires are definitely still trackable especially at beginner levels such as me.

Mike

if you are just starting out, street tires are fine.

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SE5spd

I know people on RS3 running XP12 no problem. Thats why I said they will work no problem.

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cossie1600

Then there will be a post "Help, ice mode"