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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ba#97" data-source="post: 1241467" data-attributes="member: 15094">you have the beginnings of a good car going for you especially with the c/c plates and sfc's. as for your brake questions, I will say this....if you haven't yet, get some good pads for the rear brakes while you're at it in your brake maintenance when you do your swap. your car may not use rear brake much at all...(our cars really don't) but for my personal preference, I want good stuff on all 4 corners. as rich said, with the track you'll want at least a little more aggressive pad now, as for fluid....I used this when I was street driving and tracking and it works very well.....<a href="http://www.maximummotorsports.com/Motul-Racing-Brake-Fluid-P680.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.maximummotorsports.com/Motul-Racing-Brake-Fluid-P680.aspx</a>as for gears, 3.55's or 3.73's are what I see mainly for our cars on open track. anything more is too much and you'll be shifting too much. as for the rest of it....just get out there and learn. you won't be driving quite hard enough to overheat your car at this moment (I am not saying this as a doubt of your abilities, just a given that when you get out there for the first time you will have a lot to learn), but upgrading that stuff is something you'll want to do once you get more into it and get faster. then it's important....especially front brake cooling. but for now...get out there and learn. don't worry so much about upgrades right now. you need to learn the car, getting the line down, braking zones, shifting, passing etc etc. and just have fun and mainly....make sure you like it first. you may....(though I highly doubt it....get out there and realize it's not for you). the more upgrades you do...the more expensive it gets. trust me! haha. where are you located?? all in all....just go....make sure your car is safe....and have some fun. learn. watching videos helps too.</blockquote>