I would do all seals and gaskets. Consider doing the headgasket if no evidence of it being done. Then may aswell do stem seals too. I'd replace all the hoses etc too
GT4 is a bit of wild car really. Cant really bring myself to break away from smaller lighter cars. Altezza on track id imagine would be heavy on consumables, and with a v8 not that fast and nimble
Got a couple of ideas now,
GT-Four
MX5 turbo/supercharged
Integra still
Unfortunately cars that don't really come up for sale at garages so hard to get a test drive
Alot more to be had from a car than 'fast'. The charade has the potential to be extremely fast. But isn't the be all and end all. End of the day I want something good and fun on track. Track is as simple as more power equalling more fun/faster. I wish I realised this before going wild on power modifications.
If be confident a dc2 could take a beating all day. Rx7, love them, but would never have that optimism.
Dont like MR2. Im definitely looking for a drivers car, not really looking for something really comfortable. Think im still young enough to get by. Just my current car is a step too far, stripped out, fixed buckets noisey tyres etc