Egparson202
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Perfect. Want to add, a race seat as in fixed. No adjustment
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Perfect. Want to add, a race seat as in fixed. No adjustment
Itās only money.. go for it.
Safety and seat time are the 2 biggest and best add-ons.
Over time you will learn to brake harder, turn faster and harder, want to accelerate quicker and have a better balanced and handling car..
Then youāll find some weaknesses in the car, so youāll upgradeā¦
Welcome to the Merry-go-round..
What tire pressures do you find work best for the SC3s? For SC2s I found that they liked 32-34 hot best on track.Tires - I ran goodyear SC3s square for over a season. Good street tire, hard to wear out, and plenty fast.
Don't replace the seat. Track seats and belts are a dangerous on the street, IMHO. The airbags were designed for 3pt and you'll want in the event of a street crash. Swap a seat in for track days. Takes 20 mins once you get the hang of it. Safer and more comfortable for everyone. Passenger seat can stay OEM.Thanks Everyone! A few follow-on questions.
Race seat + harnesses:
I don't really have any prior experience with this. Is it completely miserable for normal street driving? Or is it still pretty quick to get in and out? I'm willing to tolerate a little bit, but still will continue joy riding the mountains I think (even if it hits a lot less hard than it did pre-track experience).
Also, how difficult a job are these things? With a goal of being a little bit lower and not miserable getting in and out (I have had the occasional back pain flare ups unrelated to car activities), should I be able to find a relatively easy to install solution?
Springs/Suspension:
I've debated this, but I already just barely scrape my driveway. I don't mind the suspension being a bit more rigid, etc. , but am concerned with making a change that makes it harder to get in and out of my garage.
I think I'll be going to the 350R recommendations as people have pointed out. I'm hoping that if I avoid going to a crazy sticky tire, I can avoid needing to push it further.
@webspoke is right about the SC3ās. Mine have 7 weekends and same number of transit miles on them. Still going strong. Iām running -3 degrees up front and targeting 32 hot pressures.What tire pressures do you find work best for the SC3s? For SC2s I found that they liked 32-34 hot best on track.
Gotcha. Should I expect that all seats I would be looking at will easily swap quickly? Or are there particular categories / keywords that I should be looking for?Don't replace the seat. Track seats and belts are a dangerous on the street, IMHO. The airbags were designed for 3pt and you'll want in the event of a street crash. Swap a seat in for track days. Takes 20 mins once you get the hang of it. Safer and more comfortable for everyone. Passenger seat can stay OEM.
The front splitter is meant to be rubbed. It takes 10x the impact on track than it ever will slowing going in and out of your driveway. The BMR springs will cause some additional scraping, but that's literally what the bottom of your splitter is designed for. It can take it.
I ran -3ā° front and -1.7ā° rear with zero toe both ends and the tires were great. Ran around 32 psi hot as you suggested, and grip and wear were fantastic. Very impressed with the first outing on them. Showed over 1.4 Gs in some turns on Track Addict.@webspoke is right about the SC3ās. Mine have 7 weekends and same number of transit miles on them. Still going strong. Iām running -3 degrees up front and targeting 32 hot pressures.
Iām happy to hear that, Chip. It mirrors my experience closely. The SC3ās wear like iron and perform well over the course of a session, but even more impressively, over a lot of heat cycles.I ran -3ā° front and -1.7ā° rear with zero toe both ends and the tires were great. Ran around 32 psi hot as you suggested, and grip and wear were fantastic. Very impressed with the first outing on them. Showed over 1.4 Gs in some turns on Track Addict.
Maybe. On the other hand there is a lot to be learned about car control, threshold braking, mastering the line and becoming consistent that is more easily learned with the grip afforded by street tires. R Comps are certainly going to permit higher speeds but could interfere with the learning required to become a faster driver, not a driver of a faster car, right? More grip can cover mistakes for a time, but after just a handful of track days Iād recommend high quality summer tires for the track for a while longer.If you are to the point of getting wheels for the track, might as well get some r compound tires. Or at least look into it. Youll have two sets and be buying new tires anyways.
I'm on BMR springs with OEM MR shocks and OEM ARBs at the moment. I have the IRS locked down with bushings and braces and have alignment parts.Iām happy to hear that, Chip. It mirrors my experience closely. The SC3ās wear like iron and perform well over the course of a session, but even more impressively, over a lot of heat cycles.
Just out of curiosity, Iām still on stock GT350 springs, ARBās and MR shocks. Are you?