It's been a while since I made any updates. In the fall, after Solo Nationals, I decided to basically take the winter off. I let the car sit. I warmed it up every couple of weeks and that was about it. I ordered a square top intake from the UK which I plan to install during winter 2018/2019. I might do some head work, still undecided. Here's my video from Nationals last fall.
Brake Upgrades
My brakes work, but I'm still not satisfied. I don't have enough brake to lock up the Avons which is forcing me to come off throttle and start braking earlier than I'd like. I'm guessing that I'm losing close to a second on long courses. Since Flyin Miata has an off the shelf solution, I decided to go with it. Wilwood 4 piston calipers and upgraded to ND sport brake 11" rotors. The installation was pretty easy. The only pain was the parking brake which I decided to keep for Pro Solo staging. With the upgraded rotors I'm at about 10-11lbs of total weight reduction, all un-sprung wheel weight. FM says that the parking brake isn't strong. It's at least as good as my stock brake was. Pads are Wilwood Polymatrix E which have a fairly flat temperature curve for cold braking. I'll report back on the performance improvements after the May Packwood event.
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