Autocross soon! Temp. preformance mods?

[LynchburgCSI]

Hey TN.

I'm going to be AutoXing my 96 5S sometime next month. I'd like to squeeze out a few more 1/10s on the track...I know the easiest way to do this is simply by improving driver skill. I'd still like to have my car preforming to it's best ability. Anything I should look into? Advance the timing maybe? I've already overhauled the suspension (TRD RSB, tokicos, H&Rs) and have a CAI and apexi muffler...if that counts at all.

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Hmm only free ones I can think of is to check your tire pressure, take out anything in the car that you don't need, and run on a low tank if possible. And driver skill like you said is important too.

If you can get softer and wider tires, that should help a lot. Maybe a strut bar too if you don't have one already.

[LynchburgCSI]

^ yeah...thats all thats coming to my mind too.

[2wickedtoyz]

REMOVE THE FRONT BUMPER, GRILLE, HEADLIGHTS AND REAR BUMPER!!!(if that is legal )

if anything take out everything from the trunk the back seat and the front pass seat if possible.
also get a shorter alternator belt and bypass the a/c pulley. tighten the throttle cable but not too much just take out the slack. if you advance your timing just a little bit ~2-3deg.

good luck man

[LynchburgCSI]

Originally Posted by 2wickedtoyz

REMOVE THE FRONT BUMPER, GRILLE, HEADLIGHTS AND REAR BUMPER!!!(if that is legal )

if anything take out everything from the trunk the back seat and the front pass seat if possible.
also get a shorter alternator belt and bypass the a/c pulley. tighten the throttle cable but not too much just take out the slack. if you advance your timing just a little bit ~2-3deg.

good luck man

I highly doubt that's legal. I'll ask at the preliminary meeting tomorrow. Is a shorter serpentine belt really worth it? and which way to advance the timing? rotate the distrib cap clockwise? how do I do it....never advnced the timing before...i don't wanna royally eff something up.

[FLIP K1DD]

hey Lynch..i dono if you already know, but this is off topic, your cardomain isnt showing! i think you have your ride on "hidden" mode..

[LynchburgCSI]

^ fixed.

[Zviator]

I would just unbolt the cat, get some ear flugs and roll ...

[a94autoCamry]

what kind of tires are you running? do you have rims?

if you plan on doing more auto-x and track events, get a racing seat and a harness

[EEngineer]

coils and track tires

[bigbird]

rent a miata for the day

cheapest and most basic things are to empty the car of whatever ya feel like removing and checking your tire pressure. best of luck mang.

[n3rdifed]

take out your seats. the rear is easy a cake but i havent done the passenger seat. gut your trunk. front strut brace. bypassing the ac pulley may be a good idea if you know how to do it. im also interested in advanced timing..how do you do it?


dont forget flame decals. +10 hp

[Jimnist]

Definitely not temp, but if you're AutoX'ing, a set of rims with low profile tyres. This increases sidewall rigidity(as there pretty much is none lol) and reduces tyre flex, which can make bodyroll worse.

[eyeball96]

Ken, are you going to remove all your electronics?

Thats probably 200lbs alone!!

[chronoti]

Originally Posted by n3rdifed

take out your seats. the rear is easy a cake but i havent done the passenger seat. gut your trunk. front strut brace. bypassing the ac pulley may be a good idea if you know how to do it. im also interested in advanced timing..how do you do it?


dont forget flame decals. +10 hp

well you should have a timing gun and advance it using that, if you too poor for free tool rentals or harbor freight i belive it towards the firewall is advance, just puh it till you feel a roughness in idel then turn it back a scooch. if it starts running better then your doing it wrong.

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