I come to you in a confused state of mind :?
secretcitizen
Wagonist
I recently abandoned the idea of building a b20vtec wagon when I kept getting problems with the cams being too big and it caused all kinds of problems. At any rate I have a new goal, kinda.
I want to make the wagon a road course car with mods as follows: rt4wd drivetrain, d16z6 with a 50-57 trim turbo, water to air intercooler (less heat soak), hf crx front sway bar, 22mm rear sway bar, KW Variant 3 Coilovers, body/chassis reenforcement, rear panel diffuser with a total underbody paneling, front air splitter w/canards, adjustable rear spoiler (maybe a duckbill), no rear seats, evo racing seats, 4 point roll cage, 5 point harness, POTENZA RE‐11 tires, and type R front brakes.
Now, I love thinking about this car being on the track as a real contender, but at the same time I think, "am I fucking crazy, it's a damn wagon".
FYI the wagon is not a daily.
I want to make the wagon a road course car with mods as follows: rt4wd drivetrain, d16z6 with a 50-57 trim turbo, water to air intercooler (less heat soak), hf crx front sway bar, 22mm rear sway bar, KW Variant 3 Coilovers, body/chassis reenforcement, rear panel diffuser with a total underbody paneling, front air splitter w/canards, adjustable rear spoiler (maybe a duckbill), no rear seats, evo racing seats, 4 point roll cage, 5 point harness, POTENZA RE‐11 tires, and type R front brakes.
Now, I love thinking about this car being on the track as a real contender, but at the same time I think, "am I fucking crazy, it's a damn wagon".
FYI the wagon is not a daily.
Comments
I say do the wagon, but N/A Bseries.
Just do bolt ons to the motor I/H/E but really work the chassis and suspension. Ive been to many trackdays and at the most powerful car generally isnt the fastest.
i.e. 140kw ITR stripped out, caged, only suspension mods were bilsteins and Spoon springs was just as fast if not faster than a 280kw Turbo EG Hatch with similar chassis.suspension set up.
The less you do to the motor, the more reliable it will be and the harder you can push.
Just my 2c
If you go RWD, I wouldn't bother with the rear sway bar. Get your hands on an EF Suspension Techniques 22 front bar, and you're good to go. Then you can sort the handling by trying different spring rates. If you're going to do the RT4WD conversion, then you have all the fab skills needed to do the RWD conversion. Plus for road course work, the 4WD will not handle as well as you hope. With the newer STi and Evo electronic torque distribution they handle pretty well, but with our older basic AWD technology, it's not as good.
case made. In the meantime, I'm putting it back together with another OEM housing.
Since you already have the mounting points for the driveshaft, all you'd really need to do is weld up your viscous coupler. The LSD/axle issues were simply that Frank at DSS and I guessed wrong on what axle configuration we needed. It's fixed.
Have a look at my member's ride thread. There's a bunch more info there.
Jaker the more I look at your build the more I want to follow your lead. I may have to budget in some areas but I can see that the billet housing will be a must. I know I would be able to at least get away with a cheaper 2 piece driveshaft. oh and thanks mate for being a pioneer in our little wagon world.
IMO: Turbo + RT4WD = better suited for gymkhana/autox.
...btw, (if your the guy I'm thinking about) you should have kept the ITR engine in there.
Yeah that was me.
I abandoned the road course wagon idea. I do want rt-4wd again but I still want to do the turbo D.
As of now I just want a FAST weekend boosted wagon.
Have you ever road raced anything or owned a race car before?
Actually no... I kinda don't care anymore about having a track car or a race car.
I just have a plans to make the wagon fun for me again and that's about it.
I am a very indecisive when I comes to what I want with my car.
Now your on the rigth track. Do what is fun and youll never have any regrets.
Locally, i handed ass to more than one evo/sti. never had any issues with wrx's, and my wife and I came up at a local PCA meeting about the cars you could lose to at a local autox. One member piped up and said "it was a real eye opener. I had my ass handed to me by a chick in a civic wagon."
Now nationally, thats another story. people who travel to national events are pretty damn serious about winning.