Wow thanks for the useful input

 

He is right tho Don't want to go all Clarkson on you but POWEERRRRR

 

You made the car slower by adding Brembo`s, that rotating mass needs to be turned . . .

 

Hey don't mention it, it's my pleasure

 

This. AWD is superb for the road but on track you want slip angles and car moving underneath you.

 

Depends what class/spec etc, AWD will corner harder and anything other bone dry track will get the power down better when your high up in the power bracket (500+).

 

I interpreted OP's needs to comprise trackdays for fun not competition. IMO trackdays aren't about going fast but about learning to drive at and slightly beyond the car's limits experimenting with oversteer and weight balance. In this situation you want adjustability and options entering and exiting a corner, in which case RWD or even a well-sorted FWD is the way forward. On the road is a different matter.

 

Sounds to me like your car is well set up. Now all you need is more power

 

You've done a load of (very sensible, well thought through) work on the handling and basically the car is so well sorted it can handle more power.
So either up the power to an excitng level and wait for it to go bang, or look in to forged engines and 6 speed conversions.

 

I also have an E36 M3 3.2 and my STI Type R is much more fun IMO. E36's are just too heavy and don't feel as raw.

 

My car has been in the garage so I've been driving a 100,000+ Mile 1.0 toyota yaris courtesy car. It is both raw and exciting. It definitely made my pulse race when the brake pedal went all the way to the floor on the approach to a roundabout.