Xemeth

Vic, isn't your car set up for drag?

And with your power mods, you'd better do some crazy awesome suspension work to make it handle even a tiny bit. Honestly with that power I think you're better off sticking to straight line, but that's just me.

mylongvictor

Yea its set up for drag. But the thought of changing it to Autocross has cost my mind.

ottos

The best thing you can do is learn the limits of your car. Try to memorize the course as best as you can. And with each run, learn how deep you can brake, how hard you can corner, and how early you can get on it. Key to autocross and racing is accelerating + cornering + braking as hard as possible through the WHOLE course.

Your best first car mod is tires. Get Victoracers or on a budget Falken Azenis RT-615. The Falkens are almost race compound and stick like a slick. I usually got in the top 3 of my class with the old Falken Azenis.

Xemeth

Well, if you like autocross better, then you can change it. But you'd have to do a lot more work than those guys on here with just bolt ons since you're making so much more power. I can't think of anyone off the top of my head here that is even more than just bolt on and set up for autocross.

racer02GTstang

its possible to autocross a blown centri car... you can control the boost alot more than say on a kenne bell based on your rpms and throttle. if your to hard on the gas in a kb car your gonna slide everywhere. i like to take my car up to deals gap (place on the tennessee/ north carolina border) it has 312 turns in 11 miles. with straight aways and everything. only thing is its in the mountains and if you mess up, your car is gone. ive beat many cars up there in the turns when i just had a strut tower brace, springs, struts, and subframe connectors with rear control arms. i havent been up there yet since ive done the rest but i do know it will take a turn.

nah, i have a built motor but im still n/a so im in the slow mustang/ F-body section. low compression FTL on a n/a motor. lol. it will turn but thats about it. its only probably as fast as an 01 cobra



oh Vic, also if you go to change it to an auto cross car, i would go with the cobra brake upgrade at the very minimum if you dont already have it. it really helps out a ton with racing. my rotors arent warped as of yet with 10k miles on them and probably a couple hundred of that is at deals gap.

H0SS302

if i where u.. i would swap out for an IRS...

mylongvictor

Yea I already got my Front Brakes Upgraded to the Cobra Brakes, but my rears are still stock GT.

And your car is only n/a temporary right? Your Twin Turbo is in the works if I read your post correctly? Or am I thinking of someone else????[&:]

H0SS302

who me? no way man.. not on the vert lol. im done with this car performance wise. full bolt-ons is enough to make the vert a fun DD.

after i get out of college, i plan to adopt a cobra and go broke

if i where u though, i would consider a full 31 spline cobra IRS swap. ppl are willing to do straight up swaps to. if ur wanting to hit the twisties.. thats the ideal setup.

jmac72187

SRA can handle just as well as IRS. IRS stock is better, but when they are both built, the SRA will handle just as well.

crewwolfy

Brakes brakes brakes! I hit a track a few weeks ago. Granted, on a track you use your brakes more/harder, but I was only able to do three laps before my brakes turned to mush on the fourth. But with Cobra brakes, you'll be better off than I was. Still had a blast, though.

And for your first season or two, I wouldn't worry about which class you're in. You're just starting out, so you probably shouldn't expect to place very high anyway. At least that's the approach I'm taking..

But yeah. Along with upgraded brakes, I'm looking at coilovers and new rims/tires. Sticky rubbers should make a big difference.