corsa120
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next year if the corsa is finished i will be doing a handful of these and i want to know what is best prepping methods, and what people actually do on a trackday in terms of preperation. i have a 2.0 16v corsa which is the car in question.
for example the answers im looking for are, and whatever anyone else can suggest
do people change the oil if so how many times, is this before the day or do you change it during the day itself to keep the oil fresh.
do people use any treatments for the engine/petrol.
what checks do people carry out on the car, do you take spare brakes pads and if so what else do you take along with you etc etc etc
any help appreciated,
carl.
[Edited on 17-12-2007 by corsa120]
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IvIarkgraham
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if you are driving the car home again
change oil and take spare oil
take spare discs and pads just in case
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Steve X16XE
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As above for the brakes but as for the oil, i'm changing mine every 5k at the mo. When it becomes a pure track day car i'll change it every 1k. That'll do about 10 track days. But it's not set in stone.
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corsa120
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cheez i mean tbh i know the obvious i would do the oil and filter before i went but just wondering are there any little things people have done which arent obvious lol
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IvIarkgraham
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tyre pressures
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corsa120
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yes, i will take 2 spare wheels for the front as im gonna be running semi slicks for track and normal road for on the road lol
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Adam_B
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ive never taken brake pads or discs, i always take a few tools, bit of oil and some good quality brake fluid. I change the oil before i go, whenever i have time really, i wouldnt do a trackday without braided brake lines, qulaity fluid and some good pads. If you havent guessed the weak point i found with my corsa was the brakes overheating and going spongey 
[Edited on 17-12-2007 by Adam_B]
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Adam_B
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve X16XE
As above for the brakes but as for the oil, i'm changing mine every 5k at the mo. When it becomes a pure track day car i'll change it every 1k. That'll do about 10 track days. But it's not set in stone.
what car is it?
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Steve X16XE
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What disks do you use??
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Steve X16XE
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
what car is it?
Corsa.
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corsa120
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yes brake fluid is a good one
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Adam_B
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Must be a pretty funky spec if your changing oil every 5k? on Lisas evo you have to change that every 5k, costs a fortune!
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Steve X16XE
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Every 3 months i do 5k. Only cost £30. I do it all myself though.
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Deano_sxi
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take a big shit
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corsa120
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why a silly remark, i dont plan on winning or being faster than anybody its just for fun
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Robin
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If you get through a set of front tyres, your rears won't be too decent either.
A spare set of wheels all round would be a good idea.
I also wouldn't advise running 2 grippy tyres and 2 normal tyres, that'sasking for trouble.
Either do all 4 grippy ones, or all 4 normal, definitely don't mix them though.
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AK
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take oil, water and brake fuid at least.... all other fluid if you can - gearbox/difs, coolant etc
We take pads, tyres, pumps, jump leads, tow ropes, stands, jack, loads of tools
TIE WRAPS!!!! and DUCK TAPE!!!
Just check all fuids before going...
We change the oil in the skyline prob every 500 miles
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jr
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from memory isnt you corsa very low/Low skirst bumpers ?
you may have some issues under hard cornering with bumper to road contact
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corsa_rob
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
Must be a pretty funky spec if your changing oil every 5k? on Lisas evo you have to change that every 5k, costs a fortune!
i have a standard x14xe and change every 5k/6k...recommends it in haynes
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Adam_B
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my corsa haynes manual says every 9k or 12 months
[Edited on 17-12-2007 by Adam_B]
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