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Originally Posted by Pparana
Mike, I almost sold the car, it was a total disappointment out of the box.
That being said, camber plates, LSD, jb4 and sway bars, suspension, and proper track tires and I am in love. Have to be happy modding though.
To give you perspective I track at least 40 days a year and have access to drive many many cars. With the mods it's a rewarding car to drive, I can fit the track tires in the back and still use it when the wife wants to go to dinner.
I can't think of another car I can do all this in. I could get a smaller lighter car but I would be back to trailering (no where to put tires) or another dedicated car which will get me back into racing and make the cost of this look like buying a used yugo.
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To be fair, almost all street cars need work out of the box to do track duty. Yeah, the car eats tires without some camber, but what car doesn't? Even the M3 and M4 eat front tires without some modification.
I've done my fair share of modifications (and really like them), but the car was definitely capable out of the box. It just wasn't a race car (and wasn't designed to be). If you want to go that route (like I -- and it seems like you -- did), then more power to you. But I don't think it's a defect in the car. Except a the lack of a real LSD as standard. That's pretty lame.
In any event, the car does lend itself to modification pretty well. Mike, if you want to modify, the car can become very, very special. It just needs some TLC. Hell, my list (so far) is:
Camber plates
Springs
Exhaust
Brake lines
Brake fluid
Brake pads
LSD (with gear ratio change)
P3 gauge (oil temps)
Track wheels
Track tires
Harness
There's definitely more to come (sway bars, then some power upgrades), but the car is a freaking blast now. And very capable on track.
