Which is the best setup for grip??

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As you have seen so far there are a lot of good points mentioned so far and in the end you still have to decide for your self what you want. Everybody is different in taste, drivestyle and...
So just go on track and see which areas you want to improve on the car.
Tracktime will show the weak spots probably quite fast.

Just go on track whenever you can, because not only the car needs work, also your drivestyle.

This is the order I would go today, also with money as a factor:

-Take everything out what you do not really need
-Fit a decent seat, steering wheel if you want to
-When your tyres are worn out, buy some good ones
(Whenever something has to be changed, try to upgrade. Aftermarket parts are most the time not really more expensive than oem ones)
-Get lowering springs
-Get bushes
-Get stabilizers
-Do something about the brakes (pads, discs, lines or full kit)
-Strutbars front and rear
-Get dampers or complete suspension
-Get a lateral rod to get rear axle back in line
-Get a better LSD

After all this you can go all out on suspension parts like tension rods, links.... and a cage.
You can also start to add lightweight bodyparts carbon or FRP. Lexan glass will also help to reduce weight.

All this is just for the handling department.

Concerning the engine and drivetrain I divide it by cost.

No to very little budget and some time:
-Take off the engine cooling fan and mount an electric one from the junkyard. Various will fit, just check the size.
-Take off AC if there

Low budget:
-Open Air filter kit or selfmade
-Quikshift

Mid budget:
-Header
-Final gear
-Fuel pressure regulator
-Adjustable cam gears
-Clutch and flywheel (you can also take some wheight off the original flywheel)

High budget:
-Cams
-Headwork
-Pistons
-Other transmission gearing
-Change engine
-Programmable ECU

Endless budget:
-Get a Toda Kit
-Send your engine or car to Techno Pro Spirit or some other good Tuner in Japan

Also check on the forum for used parts. You will find some bargains once in a while.
On this car you can do a lot of stuff yourself if you can build stuf from IKEA. :wink:
This of course will depend on your knowledge, but you can always ask.

So much about my ideas.
This is no general route, just what I think about it. And as mentioned before everybody will do this differently.
Most important will be:
HAVE FUN and DRIVE SAVE

Cheers