Bang for your buck in a track car

[dmano]

Darren wrote:

AMoore wrote:

Josh's new acquisition had me thinking. What would be the best bang for your buck street legal DE car, considering cost to buy, and cost to run. Cheap, plentiful, quality parts a must.

Street legal DE car = bad on the street, bad on the track

Mustang Fox body. Can't be beat. Best bang for the buck and the cheapest to build. I only have 10K in my cp. Those that have seen it run can attest to how fast it is . If you want I can help you with the build as I have built 10 so far. The latest is my 92 cp street legal race car. 520Hp and 502Tq in an 1750lb car.

[ccm911]

betegh9 wrote:

Then I'm sure you were a real fan of the good old Sunbeam Tiger.......the new Mustang (supercharged) is still far from the new Vette, and for less $$$$$

Absolutely! But it must be a later version, with a 289 and Rack and Pinion. The early versions had a 260 and non-rack and pinion steering.

I would also consider a TVR Griffith and an R1 Studebaker Avanti with a Supercharger and a four-speed.

[betegh9]

ccm911 wrote:

betegh9 wrote:

Then I'm sure you were a real fan of the good old Sunbeam Tiger.......the new Mustang (supercharged) is still far from the new Vette, and for less $$$$$

Absolutely! But it must be a later version, with a 289 and Rack and Pinion. The early versions had a 260 and non-rack and pinion steering.

I would also consider a TVR Griffith and an R1 Studebaker Avanti with a Supercharger and a four-speed.

Chris,

A couple of years ago, there was a fellow at North Jersey AX events with one of those Grifiths.............. very fast, as long as he had fresh Hoosier slicks, otherwise the car was all over the place, and I would beat him.

[Racingswh]

Sechsgang wrote:

Ill be pretty easy to spot

Drew,

We missed you and it will be nice to have you join us again this season!!

Steve W. Hoagland

[fasthonda]

dmano wrote:

The latest is my 92 cp street legal race car. 520Hp and 502Tq in an 1750lb car.

i call 'BS' on this one; i've never, ever EVER heard of a Fox bodied mustang (or any mustang) weighing in at 1750lbs. thats 250 lbs LESS than my honda civic, and it is TOTALLY stripped to the bone, with a lightweight all aluminum 4 cyl drivetrain! no way you've got a mustang V8 down to 1750 lbs. impossible....... ???

[betegh9]

fasthonda wrote:

dmano wrote:

The latest is my 92 cp street legal race car. 520Hp and 502Tq in an 1750lb car.

i call 'BS' on this one; i've never, ever EVER heard of a Fox bodied mustang (or any mustang) weighing in at 1750lbs. thats 250 lbs LESS than my honda civic, and it is TOTALLY stripped to the bone, with a lightweight all aluminum 4 cyl drivetrain! no way you've got a mustang V8 down to 1750 lbs. impossible....... ???

It's probably one of those 1:23 mustangs.........hock:hock::dude:

[ninjabones]

You want cheap and fast, I've got one for you Aaron.  500+ HP American muscle, ultimate reliability, and I turned a 1:51.7 in her at the Glen

http://www.vimeo.com/8937251


All at the bargain price of $14 per month.

[betegh9]

ninjabones wrote:

You want cheap and fast, I've got one for you Aaron. 500+ HP American muscle, ultimate reliability, and I turned a 1:51.7 in her at the Glen

http://www.vimeo.com/8937251


All at the bargain price of $14 per month.

I watched the videos of Thunderbolt.......... Nice driving. You use the same line as I do thru the octopus, tight. I enter turn 5 at the middle of the track once I get the most out of turn 4, and thus in turn 5, I wind up covering less ground. there is plenty of track out coming out of 5.

I like the racepack video display!

[AMoore]

ninjabones wrote:

You want cheap and fast, I've got one for you Aaron. 500+ HP American muscle, ultimate reliability, and I turned a 1:51.7 in her at the Glen

http://www.vimeo.com/8937251


All at the bargain price of $14 per month.

Excellent - what system is that and how can i get one?

[ninjabones]

It's on online racing simulator called iRacing.  Runs on your PC (just need to buy a force feedback wheel/pedal set and probably upgrade your video card).