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Awesome videos thanks for sharing!

Okay thanks for the tire and brake info. Auto it is.

Okay I live on the east side of the state so lots of cold spring/fall weather. My thought was to try and get an ultra high performance all season tire that would do okay on the track but also allow me to use it as a street tire spring to fall. I have a separate set for our snowy winters. I was looking at the Michelin A/S 3+ because it appears to out perform some UHP summer tires and would allow for three season performance. Are you feeling that's not a good choice? If I go with a summer tire I still have fringe spring/fall where is is not ucommon to be below freezing at night. I could have a third set (summer/track, spring/fall all season, winter) but was trying to avoid that if possible. Okay, car is well maintained. I was trying to find a higher temp rated pad that would double for street / light track. I don't intend to change pads at the track at least initially. I was planning on flushing and going with higher temp brake fluid. Do you feel the brake line upgrade to stainless is also needed? Yeah moving to another platform is likely in my future. I just want to try it out first with a few basic updates to the daily before jumping into the purchase of another car that is better suited for hpde/lapping.

What about with the 3.6r? Did you use the paddle shifters on the track to control the gears or just leave it in "drive"?

So when on the track do you typically use the paddle shifters or have you just left it in "drive"?

Yeah I'd imagine so. Have you been happy with a cvt WRX? Yeah the RSB seems like an inexpensive upgrade and worth doing. Thanks for sharing the other mods. Sounds like those were enough to make it fun. Looking into brakes. I may spring for new tires before the first event. Looking at the Michelin A/S 3+. It's a UHP All Season tire that seems to be top rated. I have dedicated winter tires but our spring and fall in the northern climate have lots of cold days. Hoping those would give solid track performance while also maintaining good three season usability.

Thanks for your thoughts. I need to try and hunt down a good street/track pad for my 2016 2.5i legacy. I'll search the forums I can't be the first person.

I'll check out the link and I appreciate your thoughts, thanks. Yeah the legacy will do much better than my Ford Truck on the road course so it's my best option right now. Leaning towards new pads, high temp fluid and rear sway bar and take it out for the first HPDE and if that goes well then look at the other options on the list.

Hey Doug I would be interested in hearing about your 3.6r mods and your experiences. The 3.6r would add more power but as you mentioned more weight. The advantage is that all of my legacy items would transfer over.

Thanks Opie for your thoughts!

I currently own a 2016 Legacy 2.5i that is used as a DD (well with the pandemic it's mostly sitting at home). Anyhow, I have a teenage son and we are interested in doing a HPDE or two and perhaps some open lapping days if we enjoy it. I don't have the best track car for this right now. What I like about the Legacy is it has enough room front and back that we can ride in it comfortably. We live in northern climate where we have snow regularly from Nov - Mar so really like the AWD. The car has eyesight and I like the added safety (especially with teens) and the adaptive cruise. Here are the options I'm running around in my head (my family is tired of hearing my turmoil so now it's your turn): 1) Sell the 2.5i and purchase a used sixth gen 3.6r. PROS: - better performance than 2.5i - winter wheels/tires will fit - roof racks will fit - all of the features we like and have today CONS: - cost some money to make the switch - legacy still not a "performance" car so would need some minor mods - not a lot of mods available for the 3.6r 2) Sell the 2.5i and purchase a used WRX w/CVT PROS: - a performance oriented car - with CVT version can get eyesight/adaptive cruise CONS: - cost some money to make the switch - insurance cost higher but surprisingly not a lot (~$160/yr additional) - smaller car - would be a CVT version to obtain eyesight and would probably never hear the end of owning a CVT version of WRX 3) Keep the 2.5i and try to modify it to better perform at the track PROS: - save money by not purchasing another car - insurance a little cheaper - could apply savings to upgrades CONS: - it's not a performance car (not sure if it will have the fun factor) - not much for mods available I am fine spending some money for any of these options. I only anticipate at most a handful of events each year. The bottom line is whether the 2.5i can ever be decent enough for HPDE / open lapping days to enjoy and learn without constantly pointing everyone by. If I make the change to 3.6r will it be enough for HPDE / lapping days or do I need to move to the WRX? Of course could always look at buying a dedicated track car. I want something that I can drive to the track and back so I don't have to purchase a trailer etc. That also means insuring and maintaining another vehicle. I also value safety on the track and if I tried to buy a $5k - $7k track car that can act as double duty I am not sure that I can find something that would be reliable, safe, etc. One other wildcard - might want to take it to the dragstrip couple times a year just for the experience. Okay, have at it. I welcome your opinions and thoughts. Thanks!