Re: 91 200TQ 20v to autocross?

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.kettering.edu>]

On Tue, 24 Feb 1998, Dave Dandro wrote:

> Can someone give me the necessary improvements and the "nice to have"
> for use as an infrequent autocross machine?  Do I need to change pads?

Are yougoing to run real SCCA Solo II events?   If so, which class do you 
want to run?   That car I believe runs FS or ESP.

If you don't want to get into ESP, then you can't do very much at all 
except shocks, pads and stock-sized wheels.   The stock wheels are 
probably some of the lightest you canget forthat car, so there wouldn't 
be much benefit to going into aftermarket.  You should at least mount up 
some sticky tires to those wheels.   Get the biggest you can fit on your 
wheels.

Personally, I'd tackle ESP, where you can change the suspension to a 
coilover (Scott Justusson has that under control) the brakes must be 
stock, but pads are free.   The exhaust is free (3" exhaust with no cat), 
antheintake is free.   ALthough you can't change the boost control 
mechanism, there are things you can do to get lots more power by tuning 
the intake and exhaust systems for better flow.  The big advantage in ESP 
though is that wheels/tires are free aslong as they are DOT certified.   
That means you could run some big 17" wheelstires with sticky BFG R1s.   
If you did all of these things I _think_ you could be competitive at least 
at a regional level.  Certainly if it rained  :-)

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