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Old Jan 6, 2020 | 03:36 AM
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Hello i have 96 civic ej9 that im going for a track car that will be also used as a daily.. i got the tein flex z coilovers enregy suspension bushings got the bigger brakes from a 94 ex and stainless steel stoptech brake lines and a oem 22 mm front sway bar what else should i get not going full race car im on a budget because i want a b series swap.. so i need a rear disk conversion a rear sway bar and a rear subframe brace and what about the skunk 2 pro series front upper control arms are they good or i can just keep the oem UCA and replace its bushings with the energy suspension ones? Same with the lower arms front and rear. Any advice/suggestions will be helpful
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Old Jan 6, 2020 | 05:53 AM
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What's your experience level like? If you're just starting on on going to the track, spend that money on track time instead of parts.
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Old Jan 6, 2020 | 05:59 AM
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What's your experience level like? If you're just starting on on going to the track, spend that money on track time instead of parts.
well where i live track time is very expensive and there are only a few tracks the closest one to me is 3 hour drive so if im about to start going to the track i want to come with my car when its built for it
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Old Jan 6, 2020 | 06:35 AM
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sned it
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Old Jan 6, 2020 | 06:38 AM
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Driving a slow car fast is way more fun than driving a fast car slow.
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Old Jan 6, 2020 | 07:05 AM
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I'm going to parrot the posts above.
What's your experience level when it comes to tracking a car?
If you have a budget and it sounds like you have almost no budget why would you wait to track the car then?
Take it out bone stock and learn to drive it as is.
Most of us know people who have the ability to drive bone stock cars and pass everything on track. Even superior horsepowered cars.
Its not about how fast the car can go, its how fast you can drive the car.
Also if you cant afford to go to the track then do some solo events instead.
News flash.... most tracks around me are 3 hours away except one Laguna Seca is 40 mins from me so you have to ask yourself. how bad do you want to drive on track?
You can track and not have a race car.
Not all go fast parts help you either.
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Old Jan 6, 2020 | 08:58 AM
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x5 or 6 or whatever. You're getting experienced opinions from people who track regularly. All you really need are safe brakes and clean/new fluids. You truly dont need anything else provided your tires aren't so old they're rotting.
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Old Jan 6, 2020 | 10:17 AM
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sned it
X2 full sned, sned is win.

X2 good tires and brakes, power is overrated.

Seat time is the number one mod. Driver Mod > All else
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Old Jan 6, 2020 | 12:52 PM
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Old Jan 6, 2020 | 05:40 PM
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X2 full sned, sned is win.

X2 good tires and brakes, power is overrated.

Seat time is the number one mod. Driver Mod > All else
I'd go as far to say that you don't even need good tires (granted they are not old and dangerous). I spent a lot of time on a 460TW tire before I moved to a better one.
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I'd go as far to say that you don't even need good tires (granted they are not old and dangerous). I spent a lot of time on a 460TW tire before I moved to a better one.
Yeah "good" is subjective I meant as in something with some heat cycles left in them regardless of type/tw etc.

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send it... as long as you have a reliable car with good brake fluid and "maybe" upgraded brake pads you can learn a ton.

the object is to learn skills, the line, and car control... go fast parts wont make you faster (i'm a shining example).
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Old Jan 9, 2020 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Kaan
send it...
You spelled sned wrong.

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Old Jan 10, 2020 | 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by iwannarace
You spelled sned wrong.

FK- *CLAP* ING *CLAP* SNED *CLAP* IT *CLAP*


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Old Jan 10, 2020 | 03:31 AM
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LETS FKN GOOOOOOOOOO
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Originally Posted by iwannarace
You spelled sned wrong.

I will not conform...
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Old Jan 10, 2020 | 04:40 AM
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I will not conform...
Is it one of those Teh vs The things?
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Old Jan 10, 2020 | 04:55 AM
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You spelled sned wrong.

lol
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Old Jan 10, 2020 | 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Adir Cohen
Hello i have 96 civic ej9 that im going for a track car that will be also used as a daily.. i got the tein flex z coilovers enregy suspension bushings got the bigger brakes from a 94 ex and stainless steel stoptech brake lines and a oem 22 mm front sway bar what else should i get not going full race car im on a budget because i want a b series swap.. so i need a rear disk conversion a rear sway bar and a rear subframe brace and what about the skunk 2 pro series front upper control arms are they good or i can just keep the oem UCA and replace its bushings with the energy suspension ones? Same with the lower arms front and rear. Any advice/suggestions will be helpful
Like everyone else said, Decent tires, and good brake pads/fluid should be all you need. Though you are talking about a UCA so do you have any sort of camber adjustment right now? If not I'd say get the UCA so you can set camber to about 2.5F / 2R then 0 toe all around to start. Having a little camber will save the outside edge of your tires on track. Then sned it.

Rear disk conversion is nice, but not completely necessary for now. These cars have very little weight in the rear and most run a much more aggressive pad in the front than the rear to keep it from locking up.

A rear sway bar isn't necessary either, but it will make the car more fun on track since it will push less and rotate better.
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Old Jan 10, 2020 | 08:42 AM
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Is it one of those Teh vs The things?
Absolutely not. This is way better.
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Old Jan 10, 2020 | 08:52 AM
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One does not try, only SNED
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