With a number of races under my belt, and a true feel of how autocrossing works, I'm looking at a catalogue of brake modifications and starting to consider small add-ons to my car other than the change of tires and K&N drop-in filter I put in. Nothing crazy, just enough to aid the smooth flow of power needed for autocrossing runs.
Here are a few of the possibilities, but I don't recall the regs on these:
1) Brake pads/rotors- easy to self-install, easy boost in performance from one major aspect
2) Exhaust system- some extra power possible, might give me a little extra oomph in the right spots
3) Minor suspension modifications- somewhat more difficult to make it work properly, but would certainly aid performance on course
Again, I'm not completely brushed up on the regs with these, so if anyone has any advice, feel free to jump in here. I'm planning on getting in many more races this season, but not going to modify until summer starts creeping up my ass. I've got a little time to think about it, plan it out, so I want to do it right, and very much UNDER budget, which is very low to begin with.
Here are a few of the possibilities, but I don't recall the regs on these:
1) Brake pads/rotors- easy to self-install, easy boost in performance from one major aspect
2) Exhaust system- some extra power possible, might give me a little extra oomph in the right spots
3) Minor suspension modifications- somewhat more difficult to make it work properly, but would certainly aid performance on course
Again, I'm not completely brushed up on the regs with these, so if anyone has any advice, feel free to jump in here. I'm planning on getting in many more races this season, but not going to modify until summer starts creeping up my ass. I've got a little time to think about it, plan it out, so I want to do it right, and very much UNDER budget, which is very low to begin with.