First Trackday booked

Hi Guys.
I have the first trackday booked for the coupe at donnington on an evening session in june.
This is not my first trackday but it is in the coupe.

I am looking for some pre trackday advice and preparation pointers.

I have 30mm apex springs on standard shocks but looking at some 40mm eibach springs with koni shocks on rear and standard up front. Would this make any difference to my current setup?

Also my coupe has front mounted intercooler with hybrid gt28r turbo, ramair filter, hks dv and decatted straight through system running gtec 2 chip. I am currently on the stabnard EBV.....am i going the require a boost controller of any sort?

Any other hints, tips and pointers would be very much appreciated.

Thanks.
Darren

Ohh and i will also be fitting some semi slicks. dunlop formula r or r888's

Have a read of the first 3 sticky threads in this forum written by Highwayman Darren.

http://www.fiatcoupeclub.org/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=350661#Post350661

http://www.fiatcoupeclub.org/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=350660#Post350660

http://www.fiatcoupeclub.org/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=350659#Post350659

They should give you a pretty good idea.

Thanks. I have read those stickys already and as I say this is not the first trackday for me just the first in the coupe so I pretty much know the basics and I'm looking for a bit more in depth info about the coupe on track.
Thanks for your replies so far.

Keep an eye on your oil temp.
Anywhere near 90degrees then do a cool down lap and let it rest for 20mins.

Donington killed 2 of my engines due to my enthusiasm when seeing the red mist.
Always do a full cool down lap before coming back in.
Will give the engine and brakes chance to cool down.

A good track driver is an observant one.
Spend as much time looking in your rear view mirror as looking ahead and you'll be fine.

Brilliant track where you can really stretch the legs on the coupe.
One word of advise regarding the impossible redgate corner.
Enter wide exit tight.

As for Craner curves don't lift off or you'll be facing the other way before you can even press the brakes .
Take your time for first few laps and then have fun.

Fantastic advice thanks very much. Unfortunately the oil temp is probably the only thing on the car that doesn't work. Damn it. Lol
Did u blow 2 engines by letting it get too hot on the oil?
Would dropping from 30mm apex to 40mm eiback springs make Ny difference?

Thankyou very much for the advice. Very useful. Ohh also am I ok running the standard EBV with my setup above or should I be looking at boost controller of some sort?

Anyone?

Read an old thread of mine and take note!!!

http://www.fiatcoupeclub.org/forum/ubbthreads.ph...649#Post1198649

have you had the car mapped, or the fuelling checked? pretty much identical spec to you and bye bye engine as chip was not up to it...

here's me a donny earlier this year:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/r5xgt4mnvwo91tf/suba%20fastest%20lap%20cropped.wmv

Great little track....

90 degrees on the oil temp seems very low to me, I would have thought you could go for 100 without issues....JBT?

Yeah I've been way over 100deg on trackdays but that's ok with a good oil, as far as I know.
However I usually drive cooling laps/cooling road driving until it's a bit below 100 as a rule, so an oil temp gauge is very good I think!

Hi Suba.

I havent had a remap or the fueling checked yet although i have just brought a AFR gauge which will be wired in before the trackday.

Why did your engine blow with the gtec 2 chip in?

Thanks for all the comments so far guys i am learning alot.

Also is it easy to change the oil temp sensor as it looks like i had better fix that before i go too. At the moment the gauge is fubard.

It was running lean....melted piston. Get it checked, or better mapped before you go, or be prepared to pay for a rebuild. I very much doubt you are going to watch a wide band fuelling gauge all the way round.....

Very good point. Does anyone have anywhere to recommend that's close to stoke on trent?
I see the midlands car place with johny bravo turbo is quite close. Can they check furling and maybe remaps?

Thanks again so far guys

I'm sure that he can help, otherwise any rolling road will be able to run the car on a dyno, and give you a fuelling print out from aside band gauge. Then post up the fuelling map and we'll have a look.