Project: Integra Type Dickbutt

[D_Eclipse9916]

In light of the 3rd gear grind, a long winter break, and “moving up” the ladder fairly quickly… I need to take a serious look at Time Trails.

The Basics:
TTF* Base class (* = 7 points)
2625lbs minimum weight
Tires:
A6. +2 (120-200TW tires)
A10. -1 (base class allows 215s, I’ll be running 205s)
Engine:
C4. +1 (Intake)
C22. +5 (full exhaust, headers/cat)
Drivetrain:
D5. +3 (LSD, I don’t have it but I might as get one right?!?!)
Suspension:
E3. +3 (Konis)
E5. +2 (Ground Controls)
E7. +2 (ITR Sway Bar)
E9. +4 (alignment arms, front/rear)
Brakes/Chassis:
F1. +2 (ITR Brakes)
F4. +3 (Subframe Brace, required for sway bars)

This would make me a TTE car which is a very popular class. The total is 33 points. I have 6 points to spend. I have two directions of thought…
1. Move up to A7. Tires… UTQG rating of +40… Maxxis RC-1, Nitto NT01, Toyo R888, RA-1, etc.
2. Add E3. ECU to squeeze out the HP and D3. Which will allow me to change the transmission completely… ITR/GSR/Hybrid

6 points of weight reduction is 95lbs… good but I think it could be better spent elsewhere. Option 2 would be the most expensive off the bat and set me up for H2. Option 1 would be the more expensive over the life of a season and doesnt move me toward any class.

Wasting a lot of points (that is if you want to be TT competitive, and not worried about HC.

Go back to stock sway bars and up your GC spring rates to compensate.
This will get you +2 back for sway bars and +3 for subframe brace. 5 points is a lot to spend in TTE, use it for power or compound of tire. (I did this in TTC)

Go back to stock brakes. You dont need bigger brakes in TT since you are running for ONE fast lap. Get a good compound brake pad and worry less about how big it is. In TTE I cant imagine you even need brakes at all.

Do you need the alignment arms? Can you get "enough" without them? With BMWs you can get enough camber without any points, but that may not be the choice now.


You can see how modifying a car before doing the points is actually backwards. I demodded my car a bit when I went TT.