"Pointless if you can't control it"

[DJ-of-E]

Originally Posted by Drift_FX

long story short because i need to get some sleep....

build the suspension/safety of the car first, then add power as your driving skill increases.... thats the correct way to do it.....

go pure stock S13 first. If you could do buttonwillow CW13 faster than 2:25 ( (or 1:38 on Streets of Willow CCW) on hankook RS3 tires or equivalent, then build suspension and safety. If faster than 2:05 (1:30 on Streets of Willow) CCW with same tires, then build power.

If any point in time you can't reach those times under those specifications, you suck at car control and don't bother with "MOAR POWAAA1!!!"

Adding more power keeps the learning curve for car control even steeper. Not only that, you have to fine tune your suspension again to handle the power properly at "what point" you want the suspension to act.

Now adding more power adds another level of difficulty as we are "greedy" for more power and not learn how to use it properly. Take it to an SCCA sanctioned auto-x and I can beat your 2JZ 240SX with a stock miata with 20 year old stock suspension.