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Old 07-30-2002, 08:05 AM
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I know you prolly don't want to hear this but spending $1000 on a nice coilover system will prolly get you .5-1 seconds on a 60 second course for an average driver. Spend $225 on a driving school or $50 on a novice school and you should gain 4-8 seconds on the same course.

People have this "drag racing" mentality when modding their car for autocross. Thinking all these mods will make you faster where in fact it will if you are a good driver. But more mods will bump you into harder classes (even a simple intake) and then you will be or might be enjoying yourself. Some people get frustrated if they don't win.

A prime example was this weekend with someone in a Nissan 200SX. He was pulling a consistent 35.xxx second the whole day. In my car I ran a 30.0. He asked me to drive his car so he can see what he was doing wrong. Even driving with one hand, while pointing where I was looking, and never driving his car before I ran a 31.xxx. He was flabbergasted
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