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I still haven't had a chance to track the car, but Stingertime gave me a ride in his ITS on Thursday. The car is quick! We were on VIR Grand Course, which is a whole lot, but he handled it well. I appreciated it.

I have not driven the car on track at all, but letting it drop to 110 sounds about right. It'll slow down from there to the jump, and then just feed in as much throttle as you can (but definitely a lot). I wouldn't focus on the speed, I'd focus on the grip, and you want to be flat over the top...

From your avatar pic I can guess how you know.

I don't know, but I have some thoughts: 1) I don't think it matters what tires you're using. All seasons or slicks, all the same. 2) It's definitely faster to use the gators, because you're making the track wider. I just don't do it because it's hard on the car and I don't want to replace...

Yeah, it's not a small job. Calipers, rotors have to come out, the hub as well, and I'm pretty sure the ABS sensor runs there somehow, so you have to make sure that's rerouted (and heat wrapped). If you did it in your driveway I'd think it's a 4-6 hour job. Poor person's version would be to...

You'll also lower the brake temps on track.

It depends on your entry speed into the esses, but with this much power you'd likely be decelerating from the entry until after the first right. Once you make if over the jump you should be on the throttle. It may push a bit wide in 9, but you can get it on line before entering 10. The most...

Your logic is sound. Those will be the same clearance on the outside, and tighter on the inside, but the inside won't be a problem, since you moved the wheels out from stock. I think the only ill effects will be more torque steer, since you've moved the front tires 20mm further from the...

I don't have a POV, but could the steering rack recall be a factor? https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a62570036/honda-steering-rack-recall/

I agree with that, but with one exception. My experience is based in the original Cups and the MPS2 and MPSS (so many years ago), and things may have changed, but the Cup is faster in the wet as long as there isn't standing water. I don't think it's a suitable full time tire for a daily. I've...

The rear sway should wake up the rear, and will reduce understeer going into turns, and make it more steerable by throttle. It may not help with traction coming out of turns, but it won't make it worse. This has been my first step on VWs and Audis, they're very inert from stock, but once you...

RBF600 is great, and you won't have any problems. That's my go-to for track cars. I used to use ATE Typ200 and ATE Super Blue, but the 600 is just as good, slightly cheaper, and lasts longer.

I think it's T50, and I think you can use a regular Torx. At least give it a try.

Can you just test it with a volt-meter? It might be helpful to look at the wiring harness/coupling for the sunroof cars and compare it to yours. Then you can figure out where you would have to wire it in.

Thanks. I should correct myself. I was talking about our casual track day cars, which have never had clutch issues (only motor issues). But we have had an issue with a couple endurance race cars (E30 and E36) where we literally had to lift the clutch from the floor by foot every time we...

Sounds like another adverse consequence of having the clutch and brakes share fluid. Nothing to be done about it, but is that your read? Obviously track use is hard on the brakes and the fluid, but in my experience not very hard on the clutch - I think street driving is worse. Of the track...

I'm a fan of the MPS/AS4. We run them on one of our cars year-round (except for track days), it's my winter tire for the ITS, and we run the MPS/AS3 (now-superseded) as a winter tire on another car. I've found that Pirellis get quite noisy and stony as they age, so I generally avoid them...

I get what you're saying, I just don't put a lot of heat in the clutch on track. If the systems were separate I would not expect to touch the clutch fluid until the clutch comes out. It's just an annoying extra step for a brake bleed. No shade, I appreciate your input.

Ugh. I guess I'll leave it alone, then. This car might see one or two track days. Would you agree that the clutch line doesn't need high temp fluid? It's just a consequence of the design choice? We have two dedicated track cars with DOT4 fluid, and keeping on top of it is not fun. We flush...

It's quite dumb and annoying to set it up this way. Are you sure the clutch must be bled if you change the brake fluid? In concept you could leave it alone, and live with some DOT3 fluid in the system (as long as it hasn't boiled). I don't think there's much fluid in the clutch line. I can't...