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Originally Posted by sp00ln
I dont want to autocross my car, we'll, thats a lie, I do but i just think its way too hard on the car. I need to get another car first before I start doing that to my DSM.
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I've never understood this view, which from what I've seen seems to be pretty common from drag racers. Yes, autocrossing will eat up tires and to a limited extent, brakes. But those are relatively cheap wear items and easily replaceable. It is not particularly abusive to the powertrain, provided you don't launch hard off the start line every run.
Every time you drag race, especially if you use sticky tires, you're putting large impact loads into the powertrain which is extremely hard on the components and wears them out quickly. The powertrain is also the single most expensive and difficult to replace system in the car.
Which of these two activities sounds like it will do the most expensive, permanent damage to the car?