At the risk of having this locked and losing points, I can't help it, I'm just too excited.

Finally after 2 years of wanting and waiting for the right time I'm going to one in Homestead on Dec 17th! I hope it'll be everything I expect. Only things I have left to do to the car is put in the SS brake lines, new pads, new rotors, new fluid, and swap in my rear suspension from my EK (koni yellow's w/ ITR springs).

As far as the car that I'm taking, you can see it here...
https://honda-tech.com/gara...=3571

92 Civic VX w/ 93 JDM H22a w/ LSD(~205whp)

 

Excellent. Have fun!

What brake setup are you running?

 

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What brake setup are you running?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Russell SS Lines
Axxis Ultimates up front
Ford (can't remember the exact name) Brake Fluid, supposed to be good stuff
AutoZone Duralast rotors

Nothing crazy, simple, cheap, effective.

 

I should be there as well man!!!

I wanted to run the CRX, but its just not ready. I had my finger over the purchase button yesterday for HPDE1 but had to make the wise decision.

Either way I should be down there to help my Uncle with his car. Ill make sure to find you and say hi.

 

Cool! Name is Adam, I'll have a teal/white (very ghetto) eg hatch and a very goofy looking friend with me. See ya there Tim!

 

1 Falken Ziex, 205-50-15
1 Bridgestone RE090, 205-50-15
2 Hankook Venturi's, 205-50-15

 

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1 Bridgestone RE090, 205-50-15
2 Hankook Venturi's, 205-50-15

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Lol, yea, that's being changed out when I swap the ek rear suspension on there. It'll just be 4 Falken Ziex's 225-55-15

EDIT: And if you really want to make fun, currently it has 2 koni yellows w/ itr springs up front and 2 tokico blues, w/ dropzone's in the rear

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DarkKnight1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Lol, yea, that's being changed out when I swap the ek rear suspension on there. It'll just be 4 Falken Ziex's 225-55-15

EDIT: And if you really want to make fun, currently it has 2 koni yellows w/ itr springs up front and 2 tokico blues, w/ dropzone's in the rear </TD></TR></TABLE>

Wow.... have fun with all that


Make sure your battery is properly held down, and if for whatever reason you have a 4 point harness... it wont be accepted.

 

No, standard seat belt. And I just replaced the battery yesterday, so it's definitely held down.

Don't worry about the suspension, it'll be fixed this weekend. 4 Koni's w/ 4 ITR springs, and 4 Falken Ziex 225-55-15s.

 

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Axxis Ultimates up front
Ford (can't remember the exact name) Brake Fluid, supposed to be good stuff
AutoZone Duralast rotors

Nothing crazy, simple, cheap, effective. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Keep an eye on them - with the power the swap makes, you'll be able to overheat pretty easily. Take spare pads with you as well.

 

those are some big tires on a 15" wheel for an EG isnt it?

 

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Good luck with that...

 

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Keep an eye on them - with the power the swap makes, you'll be able to overheat pretty easily. Take spare pads with you as well.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Really? I was hoping they'd be good for both hpde and street use, I don't expect to be killing them my first time out though. Slow and steady to learn!

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Yea, I had some 205 Azenis on there, but the huge price jump to the new ones made me decide to change tires. I went with 225 instead of 205 b/c it was a $15/tire difference or so and anyone can always use the extra grip. I remember I posted a thread in here asking if anyone was using a 225 of a 6.0" wide rim.

 

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Good luck with that...
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Crap, I didn't think I missed the boat so bad on that choice. What would you guys recommend for my next HPDE?

 

Is this a fun track?

Might sound dumb since it's Miami, but what is there to do that isn't expensive?

 

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Calling MaddMatt(Matt Nicholson) at Carbotech.

 

The list of good pads goes on and on, but for a car that's going to need to brake a lot like yours will, I'd start with Carbotech Panther + or Hawk HP+ at the very least.

 

Well crap, should I be worried these pads won't make it through the single day event?

 

Homestead isn't particularly hard on brakes. Since this is your first time out, I wouldn't worry about it that much. Taking a set of spares is a good idea, just in case. Also take spare brake fluid.

As for the future, Cobalt Friction is right here in Fort Lauderdale. They have a good lineup of performance brake pads. Give 'em a call and they'll help you make the right choice.

 

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You'll probably be ok, but take a set of cheap-o stock pads just in case. And seriously consider a set of true track pads for your next HPDE. Changing pads is easy, no reason not to do it.

The Ultimates are a nice multi-use pad and would probably be ok if you had stock power levels. But even as a noob, you'll be well into triple-digit speeds with the engine you have.

 

Cool thanks for the advice!

EDIT: and to be honest, changing the pads is a pain for me as I've been recently displaced from my house and I'm sharing a 1 bedroom condo with a friend.

 

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Yea, I had some 205 Azenis on there, but the huge price jump to the new ones made me decide to change tires. I went with 225 instead of 205 b/c it was a $15/tire difference or so and anyone can always use the extra grip. I remember I posted a thread in here asking if anyone was using a 225 of a 6.0" wide rim.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I was referring to the aspect ratio of 55 on a 225 width tire.

Thats an odd size.

 

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I was referring to the aspect ratio of 55 on a 225 width tire.

Thats an odd size.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Oh, well, I guess, it does look pretty meaty, but it's the only aspect ratio they had for 225 width.

 

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EDIT: and to be honest, changing the pads is a pain for me as I've been recently displaced from my house and I'm sharing a 1 bedroom condo with a friend.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I do it at the track upon arrival (and before departing for home).

 

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Oh, well, I guess, it does look pretty meaty, but it's the only aspect ratio they had for 225 width.</TD></TR></TABLE>

as long as they are round

get some pads from Matt at Carbotech

you can do them at the track, im sure someone would help u out