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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ReplicaR" data-source="post: 1455422" data-attributes="member: 9209">Last weekend I took the car to the local autoX event, to test the reliability as well as the tune, and maybe dial in suspension a bit. After I ran the first session, I pulled into the pits to find that power steering pump is still working and the car is still charging, which allowed me to breathe a huge sigh of relief. All the prep work has finally paid off, and the car was reliable. From there I decided to start playing with suspension settings. The car exhibited a bit of oversteer, but not to the point where I felt that sway bar settings had to be changed, so I decided to stiffen up the front shocks (1.25 turns) and rear shocks (1.00 turns), which gave me a more stable car, and also balanced it better, giving me a more stable rear end. The corner balancing, and alignment setup have paid off as well, the car being very similar both directions, and I was able to actually lap faster than anyone else that day. I know this isn't an SCCA event with classing and all, but the competition was still pretty stiff, with a couple of new GT3s, older modified 911s, E36 M3, LS3 swapped 370Z. Definitely felt good to take it to the top of that pile.[MEDIA=youtube]YD5RsW9cbHo[/MEDIA]Upcoming changes: I am currently still working on comfort with the car. One thing I did right before event is go to upholstery shop, and have them cut out a cushion out of some foam, which gave me a taller seating position (something I prefer anyway), and made it significantly more comfortable in the race bucket, which was very welcome on a 2 hour drive home in traffic. I will still have to figure out something with the pedals, as I can't find comfort in there, and add a few more gauges to monitor AFR and voltage. The car pinged pretty badly as well, as the temps rose in the afternoon, so a slight tune adjustment might be required too, since adding 98 octane to my 91 didn't really solve the issue.</blockquote>