02-23-2005, 05:50 PM
Quote:Isn't that the risk you take when you track your car though ?
Yes but something with a lot more power than you can handle will allow you to get in over your head very, very easily. I've seen it happen many times and at a "talk" with students after pulling them off the track in the middle of a session because of it.
Quote:Upgraded brakes, suspension and a upgraded turbo with tons of mid-range punch (as well as all the supporting goodies to go along with it) seems perfect for that application.
The only thing on that list of stuff you want that would do any good for autox is suspension mods - and even then, an experienced driver on a stock suspension'ed, stock tire'd WRX would probably mop the pavement with a novice with a ton of mods. Bigger turbo = more turbo lag, which is horrible for autox, and bigger brakes just add weight - you wont ever get them not enough to need the additional thermal capacity.
It sounds like you're somehow trying to justify to yourself all the things that you want to buy for the car. Thats fine... if you want them, buy them. But before you dump a ton of coin into the car to make it "omghi2ubbqwtf OUTA TIME" fast that you will get more enjoyment out of the car doing a few track events and learning how to drive it than dumping a bunch of money for boulevard pimpin use. JMO, but many of us have been there, done that. Its a good idea to do a few autox/open track events in your every day car when you start doing them because you're already comfortable in it. The car will be faster than you for a long, long time - I put 4,000 track miles on my ITR last year and I really only felt I was getting 9/10ths out of it toward the end of the year. Driver skill can always be improved, and its more enjoyable than throwing parts at the car - and it is a better return on your $$ spent at going faster