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Hey everyone, I'm throwing around the idea of doing an autocross or two with my car in the near future. I also live about 45 minutes from Barber Motorports Park and could do a trackday. May car is stock performance-wise, just have a few mods as can be seen in my signature...
Questions I have:
- What, if any prep is there for preparing for an autocross event? Should i flush brake fluid for some good DOT4? Any particular brand? Anything else other than making sure oil is relatively fresh (good synthetic) and having an air tank and gauge?
- What prep would I need if i wanted to do a trackday? Can a stock ST even do track days without getting heatsoaked in two laps? Im assuming for a trackday id at minimum need to have flushed brake fluid and hawk pads, and have fresh oil. Need heavier oil for a trackday?
- For either an autocross or trackday, can anyone who has done this with their car tuned let me know if it is unwise or is the car reliable with a tune (typical stratified stage 2 with intercooler)? I've planned to do a Intercooler and Stage 2 tune, but im thinking this may increase risk of blowing something compared to stock?
Note: I will definitely do an autocross before i track the car, if i ever trackday it. Im just curious about both, and im interested to hear peoples experiences when it comes to autocrossing/tracking their ST with a tune....Stock the intercooler is terrible so im wondering how long it would last on a track (autocross should be fine) but it seems like a waste to do an Inter without also getting a tune...
Questions I have:
- What, if any prep is there for preparing for an autocross event? Should i flush brake fluid for some good DOT4? Any particular brand? Anything else other than making sure oil is relatively fresh (good synthetic) and having an air tank and gauge?
- What prep would I need if i wanted to do a trackday? Can a stock ST even do track days without getting heatsoaked in two laps? Im assuming for a trackday id at minimum need to have flushed brake fluid and hawk pads, and have fresh oil. Need heavier oil for a trackday?
- For either an autocross or trackday, can anyone who has done this with their car tuned let me know if it is unwise or is the car reliable with a tune (typical stratified stage 2 with intercooler)? I've planned to do a Intercooler and Stage 2 tune, but im thinking this may increase risk of blowing something compared to stock?
Note: I will definitely do an autocross before i track the car, if i ever trackday it. Im just curious about both, and im interested to hear peoples experiences when it comes to autocrossing/tracking their ST with a tune....Stock the intercooler is terrible so im wondering how long it would last on a track (autocross should be fine) but it seems like a waste to do an Inter without also getting a tune...