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Diff 1.5 or 2 way. Use crown wheel & pinion gearing suited to the particular engine you're going to run

Tyres

Radiator + air guides

Brake pads/fluid/lines + overhaul calipers

Clutch + braided line. Lightweight flywheel.

Adjustable suspension links front + rear

Coilovers front + rear

Pay to have someone setup your suspension properly if you don't know how / want to get running sooner

ROPS

Seat + harness

In-car camera for use as a review/training aid

Spend time running it like that and learn to drive with stock power level for a season or two. Add up the costs above, IMO those are the things required for reliable, safe track running. If this is your first track car, you do not want/need 300rwkw. Plenty of fun to be had <150rwkw

Personally I would be doing these:

- The usual mods (exhaust, intercooler, pod or panel filter (your choice).

- Oil cooler

- Good tune

- Coil overs

- Sway bars

- Strut brace

- Decent tyres

- Brakes (rotors, pads, oils, braided lines etc)

Do a track day with these mods and then see how you are going.

Suspension, brakes, seat/s, harness/s, tyres, oil cooler, a real catch can, ROPS, replace all bushes, 1.5, full service on all the oils and fluids, to start with.

Dont overboost it and dont run it on the limiter

Is it going on a trailer or stay regoed ?

Remove all unneeded fat, carpet, deadener, A/C, trims.

Is the car stock or modified ?

Money to burn ? carbon everything, full strip rebuild, aero, dash, flashing lights and bells and also whistles, see the superlap site for details

ARK DESIGN TIME ATTACK SKYLINE GTR

http://www.advanwheels.com.au/racing/car.aspx?id=52

Specifications

Engine Nissan VQ35HR by Cosworth Estimated Power 900hp at the wheels Approx. Weight 1200kg Engine Modifications Cosworth built VQ35HR with WPC Treatment on all applicable components, BorgWarner EFR turbocharger, Turbosmart Hypergate 44 wastegates, DC Sports 350z headers modified Suspension & BrakeMods Tubular front double A-arm, Rear revised Nissan multi-link, Stoptech calipers, Project Mu pads, KW Competition 3 way dampers Driveline Modifications OS Giken differentials and triple plate clutch, Holinger Sequential Transmission, Albins crown ring & pinions, Drive Shaft Shop axles and prop shafts Chassis Modifications Design Craft cage and chassis work, Plastics 4 Performance molded acrylic windows Exterior Modifications Veilside widebody with aero modifications by Design Craft and Mike Kojima of MotoIQ, Final Konnexion fiberglass doors and boot lid, Voltex front splitter, front canards, and rear wing Wheels & Tyres Volk Racing RE30 Club Sports and TE37 Super Laps, ARK Design Duraluminum lug nuts, 18 x 11, Hankook Ventus TD 295/30/18 Interior Modifications Sparco steering wheel and 5 point harnesses, ARK Design bucket seat, Cosworth Electronics Pectel SQ6 ECU and Pi Research Sigma Elite datalogger, Pi Omega D3 dash display, Tilton pedal box I need to win LOTTO

i have an R32 - which im thinking of turning into a track car.

what mods / work would you recommend? (dream big guys and gals - would rather do it right and spend extra $$ than have a half arsed effort)

thanks

Look at existing 32s that are going fast at the local track here ie. sub 1:15 kind of lap times - and learn from them.

Dont build a christmas tree, they are rarely fast.

  • 3 weeks later...

bugger all that! do what i'm doing and chuck an ls1 in your 32.

much cheaper, lighter, just as powerful and you can be a trend setter, not a follower.

besides that how much fun can you have with instant torque?

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