I'm challenging my father (2005 Saleen S281 stock) to see who can put down a better time at the car craft auto-x. My 02 SVT has 55,xxx miles on it currently and I don't have a lot to spend on upgrades. It has a Borla, 67mm TB and a strut tower brace as upgrades. What are some cheap and easy things I can do to help me get around the course just that bit faster.
Oh and neither of us have auto crossed before.
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the best upgrade is.... practice!
it don't matter what you have done to your car if you have a dumbass behind the wheel (not calling you a dumbass, just giving example)
you need to know the limits of your car
if you want a little more to help you out you need to get stiffer suspension
it don't matter what you have done to your car if you have a dumbass behind the wheel (not calling you a dumbass, just giving example)
you need to know the limits of your car
if you want a little more to help you out you need to get stiffer suspension
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Sticky tires would be good. Other than that, practice.
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MAC autocross school. Best $50 you'll spend. One day of classroom and tech, one day of driving with instructors riding along with you.
http://myautoevents.com/pls/mae/frmEven ... t_id=10839
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The carcraft auto-x's are a joke. The courses are SUPER short. Go run a MAC event... WAY better courses...
Tires and Suspension are the best buys you can make...
Tires and Suspension are the best buys you can make...
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qftPappy wrote:The carcraft auto-x's are a joke. The courses are SUPER short. Go run a MAC event... WAY better courses...
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is google down? qft = quoted for truth
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Ram air intakes. JDM fart can. And a Type R spoiler would be the best bets to make super fast times, yo.
LMAO., joking aside, practice, lightweight wheels with sticky tires, practice, stiffer springs and adjustable shocks/struts, practice...
But chances are, stock for stock, with an expierenced driver, you should be able to beat the higher more money horsepower car. I know I've done it countless times.
LMAO., joking aside, practice, lightweight wheels with sticky tires, practice, stiffer springs and adjustable shocks/struts, practice...
But chances are, stock for stock, with an expierenced driver, you should be able to beat the higher more money horsepower car. I know I've done it countless times.
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I agree, the CC auto-x's are short, but they are tracks that can show a driver the basic low-speed fundamentals, like throttle control while turning. I wouldn't call them a complete joke.
They only have so much space to work with...
They only have so much space to work with...
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i will be at this event/classroom deal thingy..hafftrak wrote:MAC autocross school. Best $50 you'll spend. One day of classroom and tech, one day of driving with instructors riding along with you.
http://myautoevents.com/pls/mae/frmEven ... t_id=10839
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unless you have a mustang stage rally car..... then it's all out!ZX2_racer wrote:I agree, the CC auto-x's are short, but they are tracks that can show a driver the basic low-speed fundamentals, like throttle control while turning. I wouldn't call them a complete joke.
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