Auto Cross ideas

Mazdaracer · Post by **Mazdaracer** » February 21st, 2006, 4:11 pm

DreamSpawn wrote:
lakersfan1 wrote:If you're looking for pads, look at the Satisfied Brakes lineup. They make a good entry level pad, a ceramic pad, and then two levels of full race pads for our car. They're available at tirerack.com
Would like to up the calipers to 4 piston but they all are 1000 plus.

IMO, Unless you are also doing high speed track days, big brakes are overkill for autox. Good pads, fluid, SS lines and maybe a set of new rotors will do just fine for autox.

ccreech · Post by **ccreech** » February 22nd, 2006, 3:36 pm

Amen. A lot of Auto-x guys buy the most aggressive...abrasive pads in the world and the Cheap-o rotors from pep-boys and just let the pads eat the rotors alive. You will go through some rotors but I hear that is the way to go.

Mazdaracer · Post by **Mazdaracer** » February 22nd, 2006, 3:59 pm

well, for me, i have Brembo rotors and Hawk HPS pads. Not that the HPS pads destroy rotors, but had this setup for about 3 years, even with slotted/dimpled rotors the pads are still 50% good, and the rotors are probably still 80% good.

I guess i'm not very hard on brakes

Tires are a different story tho...use about 1.5 sets of street tires per year and hoping to use 1 set of R tires.

projectmx · Post by **projectmx** » February 27th, 2006, 1:44 pm

what 1.6L do you have sohc or dohc... i did a 2.25" exhaust from the header back / advanced the timing and stripped the rear part of the cars inerior and that did wonders for my autox times...... also you need to get really light 14-15" rims with really good sticky tires... also the srd goodies will help your cornering.... i have posted really good times last season with just this stuff done... next season will be a whole nother matter though

oh and put the battery in the back.. that does help a bit also