Spark plugs and alignment

Called down to D-Technique today to pick up my car. Had the following done.
- Alignment
- plugs and plug leads.
- clean the air filter.

The previous alignment setting was complete gone. Where as previously I started with no toe in on the front, I now had toe out and where I had toe in on the back, that was gone. This is apparently quite an over-steer setting which does explain some of the trouble I've been having keeping her straight these days. New alignment gets me back on track more towards my previous alignment again with some changes.

Since, I mostly track the car I also decided to go ahead and get the racing plugs and matching leads. This helps with the power at higher revs which is what happens on the track. I ran it down Daisankeihin today and noticed the sound of the car under acceleration is quite different. Hard to describe the difference as its just a tone change. I'm quite in tune with my car so I know its definitely different now.

On leaving D-Technique I called down to the home center in Yokohama to pick up a 20 litre gas tank as I'll need that to tune my gas load for the upcoming Mazda Speed Cup Trial. When I tried to start the car, it started but quickly cut out. Started it again and it did the same thing about 5 times. I tried revving after starting the car and that worked but once the revs dropped it cut out again. Called DT and they asked me to check the plugs and air filter. No major issues there so decided to keep the car alive by revving it and trying to make it back to D-Technique for more debugging. Pretty soon after moving though all was well again and I made it back. DT checked everything and reset the cpu again. All looked fine. He thinks the car needs time to re-learn the new plugs and cleaner filter. Probably right. Driving home felt just fine. Never felt the car wanted to cut out again after that. Go figure. Old plugs were filthy! Yuck! Must have been slowing me down some me thinks.

Also called into Astro shop on the way back and picked up some tools for changing the brake pads. I think I'll try changing the pads myself the next time and see how far I get. I should have all the tools I need to do that.

Looking forward to Tuesday now although I got to be careful on the new alignment and new rubber!