Dodge's autox thread

[Dodge]

First time out, went well, results havnt posted yet think I was 2nd in class (stx)

pics: (mine is the red #9) (blue is grant's supercharged KA, one of 3 known to exist) (white is damon's LS1 powered s14) (black is pablo's sohc monster)

[Dodge]

didn't have time to setup a camera in my car (finished getting it together 2 days before autox)

but grant did for one run on low boost due to an ignition issue, he ran similar times to me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ-M6ZqrI2I

[Tailhappy]

Haha you have the shittiest 240 there. Sadly I know all too well what that feels like.
Looks like fun though.

[Honor]

wow, ls1 in that 240? that must be fucking awesome.

also that old 280z is sweet.

[Dodge]

Haha you have the shittiest 240 there. Sadly I know all too well what that feels like.
Looks like fun though.

ha...dumb.

[Tailhappy]

Niggas in 240s luuuulz

[JaysonAych]

That looks like a hella good time

[ascona]

looks like awesome fun!

i drive a 240 in NFSU2.

[Honor]

that game is sooooooooo old

[Arthur Dent]

Awesome. I so want to auto-x but never seem to have a decent car in season. Looks like great fun.

[Dodge]

yeah it was one of the most fun things i've done in my life. So satisfying to compete in something you built too, that car was nothing but a bare chassis 6 months ago

[ascona]

that game is sooooooooo old

it's younger than your mother

[Honor]

so is radio..


but if you like that game i highly recommend midnight club los angeles

[Swerve]

Looks like good value.

[1300ZUK]

sweet.

auto-X shitty looking car that performs well = More fun

[ascona]

so is radio..


but if you like that game i highly recommend midnight club los angeles

i don't actually like it, but it kills time... it's a bit too easy, though...

[Honor]

it is pretty easy, the thing i hated was having to drive everywhere any time you wanted to go somewhere. midnight club lets you teleport after you drive there the first time.

[SBF]

Actually I'm jealous Dodge. I hope one day I have something to autocross.

[Honor]

Actually I'm jealous Dodge. I hope one day I have something to autocross.

try it out in your crown vic

[SBF]

If I want to scrape the corners of the bumpers on the asphalt, then yes.

[SBF]

Actually automatic cars suck on the autocross, manual is where its at.

[Honor]

i drove an auto mazda 3 in an autox at mazda rev it up but i did the manual shifting and went back and forth from 2nd and 3rd, it was pretty rad

[SBF]

DSG is about as far as I would go for an automatic. My next vehicle WILL be a manual.

Unless its a GMC Sierra or Dodge Ram, then by default it would have to be an automatic.

[Turbojett]

That S30 is gorgeous. Looks like you had fun with it. I'd love to get my hands on an S14A similar to the one you posted.
I need to autocross again, its been too long.

[Dodge]

There was an automatic mustang out there, and it did horribly, it was constantly changing gears on a course 75% of us were just staying in 2nd gear in the whole thing,and it was making HORRIBLE noises as it shifted, i've never heard an automatic grind as bad as that thing was


but as far as autox cars go, i've put about 1200$ into that red 240 at this point, and it was an absolute blast, ive got about 3000$ in suspension parts to go through before the rest of the season, this was just a test race to make sure the drivetrain was squared away...but there's no NEED to spend that much to get into it, I'm just doing it cause i've always wanted to work on a suspension system and the time is right

[Honor]

DSG is about as far as I would go for an automatic. My next vehicle WILL be a manual.

Unless its a GMC Sierra or Dodge Ram, then by default it would have to be an automatic.

me too, i wish i had gotten a manual.

[Talon]

AutoX is pretty fun for something that you can take almost anything to relatively cheaply.

[Dodge]

event #2 pictures

Still no coilovers due to a backorder, but with better tires and a limited slip dif installed, won my class, 20th out of 50 overall

whole set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mdkphotos/sets/72157624224059468/

The 240's













and one non 240sx but awesome picture

[Turbojett]

it's too bad the hood and headlight covers on your old 240 got toasted. I'm starting to like the black hood look on Japanese imports (course it's only useful if it's a matte finish)

[Dodge]

we are going to paint it at home I think, buying a spray gun soon.

I am thinking a dark cherry red will be the color choice, and i'm going to spray the interior gray

[Dodge]

[Turbojett]

not bad looking. is that about the same color as the front end is now, or is it slightly darker?

[Dodge]

its similar

[Arthur Dent]

Looks like a ton of fun. I'll get out to auto-x one day.

[Dodge]

update time

Autox #4 on the year report.


Coilovers=GOOD /fin (stance GR+)


In detail though: what a massive improvement, so much, it turned into a cone slaughtering day for me, as the car responded so much better I was constantly cutting corners too tight and catching cones with the rr. This was the first time I drove the car to the event, which went fine. The bad was the tires, at a tread wear rating of 440, and with 205's up front and 225's in rear, it had a pretty nasty understeer through the tighter turns, and of course this happened to be a very tight technical course. Through the slaloms I thought the car felt great. After about run #4 we noticed the front tires turning white around the edges of the sidewall, and it was about that run that the grip had just completely given out, so I went 3/4 of the way soft on the front coils and middle with the rears, run #5 was okay, but run #6 we had a little bit longer of a delay between runs, and it gave it just enough time to cool the tires for what was my best run of the day, a 57.6 (+1), a good improvement from my run#1 at a 62.5.

Here's video of that run:

http://flic.kr/p/8wwFXc

Video of first run:

http://flic.kr/p/8wwm7a

Video of nice panic/save

http://flic.kr/p/8wvv8M




As for results, I think i was third or fourth in class, couldnt keep up with the 2 regional champs in a bmw 318 on sticky "cheater slicks" as they called them...but did manage to nab fastest pax rookie of the race for the third time this season :thumb:

[Turbojett]

those aren't the same tires you use on the street are they? you should use two different sets for street and track, mostly to avoid the wear problem.
I mean you wouldn't wanna run a marathon in Converses, right?

[ascona]

those aren't the same tires you use on the street are they? you should use two different sets for street and track, mostly to avoid the wear problem.
I mean you wouldn't wanna run a marathon in Converses, right?

i wouldn't want to run a marathon.


also, i'd rather have some proper supersports street tyres, to use on the streets and the track, than 2 sets, just for convenience's sake. sad thing is the price, though. but don't you go through about a set every 10k km anyway?

[Dodge]

I'm going to eventually get just one set, the car will only be driven a total of maybe 50 miles a month other than the events, and for most of them it will be trailered there, this one happens to be close to home.


as for why they suck, its because they were free...came with the wheels. I had to get off the 15/195/60's though, it was too much of handful with them. With the expense of the suspension I don't have the budget to put tires on it for this season, looking to get some star specs for next season though

[Turbojett]

those aren't the same tires you use on the street are they? you should use two different sets for street and track, mostly to avoid the wear problem.
I mean you wouldn't wanna run a marathon in Converses, right?

i wouldn't want to run a marathon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypotheticals

[Talon]

Haha, nice save. If I had a nickle for every time I ended an auto-x session with the wipers on or something...

And yea, if it's one thing I've learned while doing events, it's tires and brakes tires and brakes tires and brakes. The tires were my Eclipse's Achilles heal. 225 street tires all around. The Acura has 235's all around but the car is lighter and the Dunlop Z1s are better than the KDWs on the Eclipse. Even still anything with track tires was frustratingly quicker just because of that.

Anyway, I drive my cars to the track too and lugging an extra set of wheels/ tires there and back isn't an option, so I see where you're coming from. I don't DD the car, however... if I did I'd buy some cheapo all seasons and put my high-performance street tires on the car before driving to the event.

Have fun Auto-xing while you can; once you make it to a "real" track it'll ruin auto-xing forever.

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