Hi I have a '93 FD Touring with 111,000 miles. I drive it every other weekend or so and am planning to turn it into a strictly auto-x car. Would constant auto-xing be a bad idea for an FD with high mileage? Or should i buy a lower mileage FD for this purpose? Thanks alot.

-Jeff

 

Why would it be bad? Just make sure your suspension and brakes are in good shape. If you have ANY original suspension pieces (shocks, bushings), they are long overdue for replacement. Other than that, go for it.

 

You'll just get to the replacement point a little faster. My bushings have given up the ghost and and are crying for retirement. Toe links and trailing arms are creaking and groaning at me all the time. I'm at ~114K miles ... and between me and the original owner, this car has been auto-x'ed for a majority of its life. So maybe I wouldn't have had to do this for another 30-40K miles if the car wasn't auto-x'ed so much .... oh well.

 

compression test it, if it comes back good, i see no reason not to use it for autoX other then you might need a new suspension system

 

Few things to keep in mind..
Keep atleast 1/4 of a tank when racing,
try to keep it cool during this summer heat (ie. Fan Mod, Water Wetter)
Stock IC heatsoaks easily, other than that, no problemo ~ go kick ****

 

thanks for the input guys. I guess the 7 will have to endure alot of auto-xing soon!




-Jeff

 

Try 3/4 tank. Auto-x has a tendency to slosh the gas around and cause fuel starvation. I've seen it even at 1/2 tank.

 

I agree with the 3/4 tank. Otherwise you'll find yourself without fuel on any hard LH turn.

Tomas
SS #142

 

I've experienced fuel starvation at slightly above 1/2 tank. Keep it full if you can. Prevents the fuel from sloshing around.

Jeff
Working on a simple fix for starvation...

 

I have NEVER had fuel starvation in my FD even at 1/8 tank at the Streets of Willow Springs and approx 1/4 at Buttonwillow (full track) BUT I only run w/ street tires so this may only be a problem w/ RACE tires that let you corner at over 1g

 

Yes definitely run with at least a 1/2 - 3/4 of a tank.