I have a 2006 and just had my first track day with it.

I'm used to driving a Miata and really enjoy the tactile feedback of the de-powered rack in that car.

What does the S2K community have to say about this? I've only owned the car for a week and it's bone stock.

Thanks for your input.

 

Couple of threads regarding. Most of us do not bother. Some do. Some have and don't like it. Some have and do. No consensus. Also potential RX7 retrofit, but nobody cares enough except drifters.

 

^^ agree it depends on your driving style.

 

If you are looking to reduce some weight, the steering rack rotor, magnets and other parts are heavy and the rack electrical can be a heavy draw on the electrical system. I don't recall for sure how much the weight savings was, but I think just the rack was about 20 pounds.

You can also save some money on your gym membership with the upper body workout you get from using a manual rack. ;-)

My first time on the track in the car this year was at the SCCA Majors race in New Jersey. In the first session I was thinking that I was going to be sore for the race the next day, but I just needed to relax my grip some. The belts and seat are what hold us in the car, not the wheel. It is a bad habit of mine to over grip the wheel. Bent a cheap aftermarket wheel doing that.