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One thing I didn't emphasise enough is driving style...I only got my EVO recently (raced a Golf r32 before the EVO) so I have been driving the nuts off it trying to evaulate its limits.
Since I autocross I decided to find a big empty parking lot once I finished the break in preriod and have at it. What I found was that the biggest variable was ME - I set up a basic course and repeated it over and over, and found that the way the car handled depended hugely on my driving - corner entry speed, braking, lines, shifting, when the power was applied etc.
I was nowhere near 100% consistent by the end of the evening but I learned alot and got quite comfortable with the car - drive it properly and it will be quicker no matter what the mods are. Determine the line you want, feel out your desired braking and shifting points, then drive drive drive!
Any hiccups in driving would see my lines, corner speeds and exits (and overall times) varying hugely - too quick in and huge understeer, wide exit, panic shifting. Good heavy earlier braking, then heel and toe shift, settle car and power out worked much much better, entry was slower but the exit line was tighter by a good few FEET and I would shoot out of the corners under power as intended - big difference! By getting more consistent I was able to get alot more out of the car than any simple mods would have done.
Also, no matter what your setup is, driving style can still vary your lap times by a good few seconds - which is as big a difference as any single mod aside form slicks will likely ever get you.
Point is, you have to drive the same route many many many times and nail the driving before dissecting car settings.
My 2c
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