I've seen some guys glue black yoga mat on the inside of their wheel wells. Apparently it holds up pretty well and quiets the rock clanking. Nice job improving out on track!
Thanks! It's nice to see constant improvement. I didn't cover my wheel wells because my old tires never flung rocks. I see why people added padding after getting these softer tires. They pick up everything.
Well done on your improvements. A good set of tyres alone can make such a big difference to performance. In regards to your over heating issue, are your rear guard vents functional? I think you could get some decent amount of air flowing into the engine bay through those vents. Maybe also having air venting in through the rear quarter windows too...
The side vents and roof scoop feed air into the engine bay, but only when the car is moving. There's about 15min of idling in between each autocross run where the car just sits there hot. I open the hatch to let some heat out but apparently that's not enough on a 90F day. Car has never had a problem on the street.
@@mikecamera818 Aah I see, that makes sense. Then I guess you just need a way to exhaust all that heat between sessions. Be it opening the hatch, which youre clearly doing, and or with some exhaust fans or something.
@frankalarcon635 yep! For now I'm just going to bring a small fan to autocross with me. Might look into wiring some auxiliary fans into the engine bay that I can turn on at the track.
I've seen some guys glue black yoga mat on the inside of their wheel wells. Apparently it holds up pretty well and quiets the rock clanking. Nice job improving out on track!
Thanks! It's nice to see constant improvement. I didn't cover my wheel wells because my old tires never flung rocks. I see why people added padding after getting these softer tires. They pick up everything.
Smash! Can't wait to see what's next
Thanks! Constantly making improvements!
Well done on your improvements. A good set of tyres alone can make such a big difference to performance. In regards to your over heating issue, are your rear guard vents functional? I think you could get some decent amount of air flowing into the engine bay through those vents. Maybe also having air venting in through the rear quarter windows too...
The side vents and roof scoop feed air into the engine bay, but only when the car is moving. There's about 15min of idling in between each autocross run where the car just sits there hot. I open the hatch to let some heat out but apparently that's not enough on a 90F day. Car has never had a problem on the street.
@@mikecamera818 Aah I see, that makes sense. Then I guess you just need a way to exhaust all that heat between sessions. Be it opening the hatch, which youre clearly doing, and or with some exhaust fans or something.
@frankalarcon635 yep! For now I'm just going to bring a small fan to autocross with me. Might look into wiring some auxiliary fans into the engine bay that I can turn on at the track.