Hey everyone, picked up my 2019 PP1 a few months ago. I don’t drive it on the street much except to and from the track and mountain roads occasionally. I’m a firm believer that seat time is more valuable than most mods and the way I see it, why spend $1500 on a “handling kit” when you could do a handful of track nights for the same money and you’ll never know what the most beneficial parts were with the generic “handling kit”
My question is, as I get more into the sport and find I need more out of the car, where do you start? I am starting with a square tire setup and MPS4S tires. My thing is, if I bought (for example) Koni Yellows, Steeda Dual Rate Springs, Steeda Sway bars, and installed that all at the same time, how would I actually know what helped or didn’t? I want to experiment and learn but without an open track for testing/tuning after a mod, how do you get the best data? I’m just not into the idea of throwing tons of parts on something without seeing/knowing how each one reacts/helps.
So this I guess is kind of a /rant for me but also just want to open a discussion about getting into the sport the best way without just dumping money on parts that may or may not help or may help if you’re Ben Collins but the average Joe isn’t gonna need/notice.
As far as my experience, I owned a C5 Corvette that I did a bunch of OEM+ mods (C5 and C6 Z06 upgrades) but never tracked it. Now with the Mustang I have completed a track day at Carolina Motorsports Park, and an Autocross event. Running Charlotte Motor Speedway next week and VIR in August and September. Super excited to dive deeper!
My question is, as I get more into the sport and find I need more out of the car, where do you start? I am starting with a square tire setup and MPS4S tires. My thing is, if I bought (for example) Koni Yellows, Steeda Dual Rate Springs, Steeda Sway bars, and installed that all at the same time, how would I actually know what helped or didn’t? I want to experiment and learn but without an open track for testing/tuning after a mod, how do you get the best data? I’m just not into the idea of throwing tons of parts on something without seeing/knowing how each one reacts/helps.
So this I guess is kind of a /rant for me but also just want to open a discussion about getting into the sport the best way without just dumping money on parts that may or may not help or may help if you’re Ben Collins but the average Joe isn’t gonna need/notice.
As far as my experience, I owned a C5 Corvette that I did a bunch of OEM+ mods (C5 and C6 Z06 upgrades) but never tracked it. Now with the Mustang I have completed a track day at Carolina Motorsports Park, and an Autocross event. Running Charlotte Motor Speedway next week and VIR in August and September. Super excited to dive deeper!