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Track Car - What would you choose and Why
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JayRome
Blurring the line between 1st to 3rd Gen engines..
EVO-00X said:If you buy a Honda you'll be the brunt of a thousand 'vtec just kicked in... yoooo!!!!" jokes :lol:. I'll be the first one waiting in line to dish it out too lol
If it wwere me, if I couldnt go AWD my next choice would be RWD, but definitely not FWD. Something in the Nissan variety in RWD would be go as there's plenty of kickass parts and go fast bits around for cheap.
LOL.....
i dunno about you guys, but i'd love my old car back, for track use.... Alfa Romeo GTV6... but then any japanese RWD car has massive after market options and spare parts are easier then holdens and fords at times....
I have just been through this myself, well 1 year ago.
I used a EVO II as my basis and the biggest thing to consider when starting this process is your budget and what you want to do.
How are you getting to and from the track do you want it registered or are you going to tow it? If you are going to tow it are you buying a trailer or hiring.
$3000 to buy $100 each time to hire.
What are you allocating as your monthly budget?
In hindsight I should have bought a car which was done and then made smaller changes. Just to give you a quick run down of some of my costs.
Tein suspenion : $1800
Alignment and corner weighting $300
Seat $500
Seat bracket $100
Fit seat $300
Rollcage with side intrusion bars $2500
Tyres semi slicks$1200
Spare rims $400
RDA Rotors and Pads $400
Braided lines $250
Steering wheel $200
Boss kit $50
Harness $300
LSD rebuilt $1200
Rubber mounts and fitting $500
Each event costs about $350
Fuel
Entry
Wear and tear
Oils
I am still on stock boost to be reliable and I am getting trounced by EVO VI+ with mild modifications.
I can't justify not having a rollcage in the car due to safety even though it was the greatest expense.
As for crashing and binning the car it is always a risk. I have taken it slowly and look at improving myself and gaining consistency. Once I have achieved that I will increase the power of the car from the 130ish KW I currently have at the wheels. I still hit roughly 190km/h at both the circuits I compete at.
It is all about self control and ensuring you stay within your limits.
Either way get involved and if you want to use an evo go for it but do your costings and you would be crazy not to buy one done once you add it all up.
I used a EVO II as my basis and the biggest thing to consider when starting this process is your budget and what you want to do.
How are you getting to and from the track do you want it registered or are you going to tow it? If you are going to tow it are you buying a trailer or hiring.
$3000 to buy $100 each time to hire.
What are you allocating as your monthly budget?
In hindsight I should have bought a car which was done and then made smaller changes. Just to give you a quick run down of some of my costs.
Tein suspenion : $1800
Alignment and corner weighting $300
Seat $500
Seat bracket $100
Fit seat $300
Rollcage with side intrusion bars $2500
Tyres semi slicks$1200
Spare rims $400
RDA Rotors and Pads $400
Braided lines $250
Steering wheel $200
Boss kit $50
Harness $300
LSD rebuilt $1200
Rubber mounts and fitting $500
Each event costs about $350
Fuel
Entry
Wear and tear
Oils
I am still on stock boost to be reliable and I am getting trounced by EVO VI+ with mild modifications.
I can't justify not having a rollcage in the car due to safety even though it was the greatest expense.
As for crashing and binning the car it is always a risk. I have taken it slowly and look at improving myself and gaining consistency. Once I have achieved that I will increase the power of the car from the 130ish KW I currently have at the wheels. I still hit roughly 190km/h at both the circuits I compete at.
It is all about self control and ensuring you stay within your limits.
Either way get involved and if you want to use an evo go for it but do your costings and you would be crazy not to buy one done once you add it all up.
jase
Ye Olde Member
crap my bad i was thinking about rally rego, not import approvalLiberoz said:
Liberoz said:
I was to lazy to do anything and dropped the whole car off.
It was totally shagged and I had it replaced with after market sprung plates(??).
This also included replacing all the rear diff mounts and upper arms.
personally i would just build something older, sigma or galant or something, you will want to build and motor and drivetrain and brakes and suspension anyway, nothing much factory that handles it and is cheap, when you can built lots yourself for decent prices.
over gsr/evo here one of thew guys could put down times quicker than most evos in a little mirage that was very very well setup. and experience is a huge thing also.
i would built something more than buy something, you can add what you want, you get a beter idea of what changes what in the car, and pretty much any chassis is good with a good cage inside. just setup from there.
over gsr/evo here one of thew guys could put down times quicker than most evos in a little mirage that was very very well setup. and experience is a huge thing also.
i would built something more than buy something, you can add what you want, you get a beter idea of what changes what in the car, and pretty much any chassis is good with a good cage inside. just setup from there.
CLuTZ
Diamonds are forever....
Skuz
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for a dedicated trak car i would go a gazelle or a mz20 soarer 
A mate from work who is an awesome track driver was thinking of taking a look at that MR2 Alex's mate has for sale. He reckons as a starting base those sort of little cars are perfect for track work as they are already light, have great handling and are easy and cheap to modify.
ENGINR said:
and they are tricky to drive on the limit.
nothing wrong with that though.
as much as I do love evos for track work and they do help you work on your lines alot more as your not fighting the car trying to keep it straight I would still love a high hp rwd track car, they really get the blood pumping on the limit.
CLuTZ
Diamonds are forever....
yeah but you wouldnt be able to fit in one- unless it had a sunroof!! :lol:
jase
Ye Olde Member
What about with a helmet?
