04-20-2016, 10:04 AM
RawrImAMonster Wrote:I feel like boosting your car for track use is asking for a lot of headaches, but I don't know that much about Mazda's specifically. I know that a lot of people run into unexpected problems when boosting cars that were NA from the factory. Cooling, various drivetrain components not holding up, etc.
Yes I'll have to worry about more maintenance. But, 210whp is on the lower end of power people have put out on these cars but none of them have done longer track sessions... so idk. I'll be the one to find out. By the time I do this it will be towed so I'm not worried about
Things I'll need to do are is a new clutch for sure. The transmission I'm not really sure on as no one has pushed it. If it pops it pops. New transmission or whatever :dunno: . The rest of the engine shouldn't have cooling issues with the addition. Right now it runs super cool for the most part. The only time the radiator fan has come on was at the July VIR event this past summer. The rotrex will have it's own oil cooler and separate oil from the engine.
Also, if the engine pops it pops and I'll build it to stock specs with stronger stuff. No one has pushed this car at all to limits on the track that I'm aware of boosted. I'll have to be the guinea pig but the way it has gone with this econobox it should run pretty well for a few events before major issues I'm assuming.