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"Right, thats it I'm going to give you a damn good thrashing!!"

I have decided the rose has been kept in the garage too much, so I am going to go and have a play at a track day.

Do you have to do anything in prep for these events, like fit a fire extinguisher?

I have just ordered my back box from ESS, I would have loved to have kept her standard, but at £900 for an original backbox.......looks like a promax stage 1 needs to go on the shopping list now. (to start with!)
 
Good plan Rich [:D]

As Alex said, make sure your brake fluid is fresh and you have plenty of pad. I find that a trackday on standard OEM pads will wear them about 25% (with new pads at £40 from gsfcarparts thats not a big problem)

Apart from that, if she is in good condition with recent oil, coolant etc then you shoud have no problems

How about Snetterton this Thursday evening with www.circuit-days.co.uk there is hardly anyone booked in so sould be quiet (plus a few of us regulars will be there [:)])
 
This thursday is going to be a little soon for me, ordered the exhaust this morning so hopefully I can get it fitted next weekend.

A few mates with various other cars are looking at a day we can all go and have a play on, at the moment donnington is looking like the favorite. Not sure when yet.

I have currently got EBC greens and drilled discs on the 944, hopefully I won't chew these too badly, but to be fair I will be happy just as long as I am not digging gravel out and looking for somewhere for body work treatment after!
 
ORIGINAL: Diver944

How about Snetterton this Thursday evening with www.circuit-days.co.uk there is hardly anyone booked in so sould be quiet (plus a few of us regulars will be there [:)])
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There may be one less unfortunately [:(] I think I'm going to have to pull out as I don't trust my headgasket to survive the day. Really gutted but I just don't think it's worth the risk. Hopefully it'll be fighting fit in time for the Silverstone dates. Sorry for going off topic Rich!

Back on topic, the only things I'd add is to make sure you've got plenty of tread left on your tyres as the shoulders will wear quite heavily, and take some oil as you may find the car will consume quite a bit at continuous high revs (1L should do).

Best regards,
Peter
 
Consider getting some instruction if its available, it really is the best way of improving performance and enjoying the day - you'll go quicker, faster (and safer) than by spending a fortune on chipping or other mods.

Definately check the oil level after a couple of sessions, My 944T needs about a litre or 2 half way through a full day.
 
Check your wheel nuts with a torque wrench.

It's amazing how often a wheels are put back on without the correct torque on the nuts, if they are not fully tight they will work loose during the course of the day.
 
Start the day slowly... Concentrate on being smooth first... then the speed will come naturally.
 
Lali
Thats no fun...
Just go balls out from the off........[;)][;)][;)][8|][8|][8|][:D][:D][:D]
+ then spin off into the nearest gravel trap....[;)][;)]
 
ORIGINAL: Peter Empson

ORIGINAL: Diver944

How about Snetterton this Thursday evening with www.circuit-days.co.uk there is hardly anyone booked in so sould be quiet (plus a few of us regulars will be there [:)])
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There may be one less unfortunately [:(] I think I'm going to have to pull out as I don't trust my headgasket to survive the day. Really gutted but I just don't think it's worth the risk. Hopefully it'll be fighting fit in time for the Silverstone dates. Sorry for going off topic Rich!

Back on topic, the only things I'd add is to make sure you've got plenty of tread left on your tyres as the shoulders will wear quite heavily, and take some oil as you may find the car will consume quite a bit at continuous high revs (1L should do).

Best regards,
Peter
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How come you don't trust your headgasket? I've been worried about mine for some time now only due to the age of it and plan to replace pro-actively....but the key question is when? I've sort of been waiting to see what my clutch does as there are benefits in getting both done at the same time.

As people have said check your brakes are as good as they can be, also check your tyre pressures. I'd also say make sure you've got fully synthetic oil in there. A 40 grade oil will be fine as it is unlikely temps will rise high enough for you to need a 50 grade on a trackday with 20 - 30 minute at a time stints and a 50 grade oil is too thick for normal use, but fully synthetic oils are much more stable at higher turbo temps you'll get on track. Also you will consume more oil on the trackday so take a couple of litres to top up at the end of the day for your drive home and maybe even a top-up during the day.

Other than that there isn't alot you'll need as the 944 is build so robustly it will shrug off a track session as if it were a sunday afternoon jaunt! Just enjoy.
 
ORIGINAL: sawood12

How come you don't trust your headgasket? I've been worried about mine for some time now only due to the age of it and plan to replace pro-actively....but the key question is when?
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I'd been concerned about my headgasket for a while as I'd been losing water slowly, but we couldn't find anything conclusive at the time. It's recently got worse, the system is getting very strongly pressurised and occasionaly it will only run on 3 cylinders. My garage have just had another look and this time it showed low compression on cylinder #2.
Hopefully it's just the headgasket and nothing else, but I guess I'll find out fairly soon.
Best regards,
Peter
 
if you are loosing water and there is nothing under the car your oil level will be going up.....as blown head gaskets prodiminatly looses water into oil and not the oil into water...... check you oil asap as the water in your oil is lowering the viscosity of your oil and engine damage is happening evey time you drive it................. hopefully the water is dissapearing into no# 2 cylinder, get a compression test done at a local garage this will let you know for sure but i recon you have to put the car off the road, avoid embaressment sort your head gasket, a quick skimming, a gas fowing, maybe a fast road cam and firmer valve spings........good luck!!!!!!!!! some say thats around stage 2 head i think..........Oh a new head gaset as well......you will find an approximate 15 bhp differance if you follow the above......
 
Groovy, thanks for all in info, just need the exhaust and then I can think about taking the plunge! [:)]

So a few more questions.....what torque for the wheel nuts? What tyre presures? (245 rear 225 front conti's)

What mods would people look at doing after exhaust and filter? I am looking at the promax level 1 as it is all pretty removeable should I come to sell the old girl.

Anybody had and good or bad experiences with the promax kit? did you see the performance increases they quote on the web site?[8|]

Rich.
 
The torque figure for the wheel bolts is 130Nm (94lbft)

For road tyres I would recommend getting them to about 34-36psi when HOT, which will equate to about 24psi cold. Do one short session then check your pressures and reduce them down to 34psi, then do another session and check them again.

We'ce seen several cars with the Promax level 1 kit make an extra 30-40 bhp and torque on the Weltmeister rollers so I would say the claims are justified. More importantly you will notice a lot less turbo lag and a car that is much easier to drive simply because of the boost enhancer stopping the old wastegate opening too early
 
ORIGINAL: Big Dave UK

Lali
Thats no fun...
Just go balls out from the off........[;)][;)][;)][8|][8|][8|][:D][:D][:D]
+ then spin off into the nearest gravel trap....[;)][;)]
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Been there bought the T shirt. Managed 3 corners then span mid corner. Certainly woke me up and after that decided to build the pace up very slowly. On a race track the car feels slower then driving fast on the road because you have a smooth surface and much more road to use up. Also because you are expecting to pull lots of g in the corners it doesn't actually feel like you are except perhaps when braking hard which always feels like you are trying to rip up the tarmac.

Finally don't be surprised if you get understeer or oversteer in the same corner in the same places just by changing the approach to the bend.

Be prepared for a sleepless night afterwards for 2 reasons;
1) It is a massive buzz.
2) You realise that if you lost it on that corner at that speed it would have been much more then your pride that gets damaged.
 
ORIGINAL: Diver944



We'ce seen several cars with the Promax level 1 kit make an extra 30-40 bhp and torque on the Weltmeister rollers so I would say the claims are justified. More importantly you will notice a lot less turbo lag and a car that is much easier to drive simply because of the boost enhancer stopping the old wastegate opening too early
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Can anyone give me an indication of the cost of a Promax level 1 kit, please?
 
I'll vouch for the Promax off-the-shelf kits too. I've got the level 2 kit (although I bought it seperately a piece at a time from different places) but i'm happy with the results. The chip mapping seem to take the sting off the boost making the car much more predictable and drivable. You'll have a hoot.
 
Thanks for the info on the Promax kits. Last time I tried their web site (a while ago) it appeared to be down. It appears to be a worthwhile upgrade.

My 944T (250) has MO30 brakes (braided hoses & new fluid!) , LSD & ARB but not the adjustable dampers - does the fitting of the Promax kit justify the need for uprated suspension or brakes?
 
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