Thank you for your help. I am going to pass on the harness but will take your advice for the stock harness into account. I will be getting high temperature brake fluid before the track day, but today I get tires! Down the road, I am sure I will be upgrading to some better brake pads and ss brake lines. As for this track day, I have already spent more than enough money and am sure my car is more than adequate for my level of experience.
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Heading to the track and I've got some questions
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Thank you for your help. I am going to pass on the harness but will take your advice for the stock harness into account. I will be getting high temperature brake fluid before the track day, but today I get tires! Down the road, I am sure I will be upgrading to some better brake pads and ss brake lines. As for this track day, I have already spent more than enough money and am sure my car is more than adequate for my level of experience.
SS lines may provide a firmer peddle feel. However, I know plenty of people who track their cars a lot and have stock brake lines. Regardless, installing ss lines could raise a red flag to VW that the car has been tracked. Evidence the car has been tracked could be used try to defeat a warranty claim on, say, your engine or transmission. From personal experience, there are other manufacturers and dealerships who will look for anything excuse to deny a claim. Of course, ss lines would not cause engine or transmission failure. However, they could argue the fact you have been tracking / abusing the car is a cause of the engine or transmission failure. My advice would be to error on the side of caution and forgo ss lines while under warranty.
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Also, SS lines on track cars originally came to use to prevent debri from damaging the rubber lines, the other side effect was a better brake feel. However this would also mean that you should inspect your SS lines occasionally because they could fray and burst leading to catastrophic brake failure.
Your setup with tires, and fluid will be fine... You can also watch you tubes of horse thief mile to familiarize yourself.
Your setup with tires, and fluid will be fine... You can also watch you tubes of horse thief mile to familiarize yourself.
Good to know...thank you. If the ss brake lines are a red flag for VW, I will wait till my warranty is up, looks (and sounds like from reading more about this topic) like brake fluid will be good enough.
I probably have gone overboard with tires and fluid (also got a Dieselgeek short shifter on the way!!) for my level experience, but part of the fun is transforming my car into a mean machine, even if it is more than I need, haha.
And as for video of horse thief mile, I have been trying to find as much video as possible :thumbup:.
Oh... Also bring a cooler with lots of water, food/ snacks, extra basic tools if you have any, sunscreen, floor Jack, painters tape
My selection of tools goes as far as a hammer, a measuring tape, and a screw driver (most of the tools I have access to are at my father's house, unfortunately this was the result of moving into a house with no garage). As for a jack, all I have is what came with the car. I can, however, get the rest, thanks for the help Panda.
Chad@APR-Motorsport
Passed Driver's Ed
Bring some extra oil with you as well. The TSI is notorious for consuming oil through the stock PCV system depending on elevation change and cornering conditions. Having one spare quart with you could save you some headache if you experience this.
Chad@APR-Motorsport
Passed Driver's Ed
Your car will do just fine in the rain, it will understeer like a crazy and you'll still have a great time. In the end it will just make you want a LSD before your next track day.
roastpuff
Go Kart Champion
Better drivers are still fast in the rain. The best example is Ayrton Senna. See the videos of his rain battles vs. the other F1 drivers.
Yeah, just don't push hard in the rain, especially if it's your first time on the track... It's new to me too because this is my first time in the rain.
The one thing to be keep in mind is that if the track where dry and you went off track, many times you just slide off and go into an uncontrollable spin that's kinda fun as long as you don't damage anything
But on a wet track, the dirt run offs will be muddy which would just hook the tires if you come off side ways causing the car to just roll
Maybe if it seems as if you are gonna loose it just go straight off... Rather than put yourself in a position where you slide off sideways.