Just spit balling here.
Better car and trustworthy manufacture than Ford?
I would like a car to road course with at times with. In the last month or so I got the HPDE bug.
My thought is if Ford fuks me, and won’t fix my 202x MACH 1 w/HP, 9k miles car w/10r80 transmission. Best options?
I have taken immaculate care of my car. I bought a new complete WeatherTech mats and trunk mat for the car. I had it fully paint protected filmed.
I use Mobile 1 SUPERCAR oil in it.
The car looks better than new. I put a few BMR Suspension and chassis components on it and I was thinking about buying some new Apex Wheels.
I love the sound of the car with the stock adjustable exhaust and I enjoy the way the car drives now.
It does have good visibility out of the car unlike most others.
Would I be better off going to a totally different trans. Maybe a much more durable and lighter manual transmission of some sort or some other automatic transmission?
Or sell/trade the car and buy a Corvette or Supra/BMW, or something else?
The roof on the new Miata I test drove was too low, my head hit the roof without a helmet. Stock the Miata has zero power. For me it was kind of boring. I’m not disrespecting the Miata or its owners. I know it’s a totally different type of car and some people seem to love them. To each their own.
If the car’s data recorder shows you have starved the car of oil, over-revved it, or overheated it, you will be denied warranty from any manufacturer.
Given Toyota being sued for denying warranty of blown GR86 engines… I’d take that Supra off the list.
Back in 2016 GM said they’d warranty a tracked Camaro ZL1 or 1LE so there’s that.
You have put yourself in a tricky position by modifying the suspension with BMR bits. Potentially any manufacturer, including Ford, might point to that as a problem to deny warranty.
Here’s the logic… Your suspension bits teamed up with race tires pulls much higher Gs in a corner than the car with stock suspension and road tires and you bring it in with a rod-knock from oil starvation. YOU caused the starvation because you modified the car and didn’t install a full-race oil pan so no warranty. Given your 202X model description, not sure how much warranty you have left.
The best HPDE car is one that is paid for and out of warranty. I track my 92,000 mile 2013 Mustang GT with its 6R80 automatic and it has lots of suspension upgrades. I drive it to the track on 200 to 300 treadwear tires. I run the oil level 1/4 inch above full and record the oil warning light as I drive. No zero psi excursions! And then I drive it home. I’ve owned it for more than 30K miles and tracked it 2-3-4 times a year… it has been pretty reliable for what that’s worth.
I had the race tire taken off before I left the lot with it. They were way too sticky and like having four shotguns on the car.
The car is stock other than minor Chassis in suspension upgrade are placed three parts just to Take some of the noodle out of it/chassis moving around.
Asking for trouble going on track. You might be good but how about idiot who hits you? Is there a difference in pain from no body damage but blown trans vs being hit by someone?