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LOLVTEC
Senior Member
Joined: Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:35 pm Posts: 815
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Track Car
Ok guys i finally figured out what i want to do. I want to build a track car, I'm going to graduate from college in a couple of months and a lot of funds will be free since i'll also pay off my school loans.
any suggestions? fwd or awd? i have both motor build? big turbo or small suspension?
this car will strictly be a track car. so it will be gutted out. my goal is to track by next year. or should i get an ebo? i don't really want to buy a good working car just to strip it out and track it.
_________________ 1990 tsi (Fwd) almost built 1991 tsi (awd auto) bone stock. dd when i get it to run 1991 tsi awd (stock) future build
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Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:07 pm |
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turboawdfanatic
Moderator
Joined: Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:39 pm Posts: 3013 Location: La Habra
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Track Car
Drag? Road course? Autocross? Rally? Budget?
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Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:05 am |
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CaptainTonus
Post Master
Joined: Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:25 pm Posts: 529 Location: San Diego, CA.
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Re: Track Car
_________________'91 GSX - 511fwhp & 352 lb/ft @ 25psi 110 octane, 7.68 @ 95.9mph 1/8th 91 octane @ 21psi '98 Volvo S70 T5 - DD http://www.facebook.com/captaintonus
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Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:17 am |
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Black_gst
Death to Head Gaskets!
Joined: Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:38 am Posts: 1979
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Re: Track Car
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Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:18 am |
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LOLVTEC
Senior Member
Joined: Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:35 pm Posts: 815
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Re: Track Car
road course. budget is somewhat not of an issue since i'll be taking this whole year to build it. like i said i don't want to buy a perfectly good evo just to strip it out and track it. i think my 1g's will suffice.
_________________ 1990 tsi (Fwd) almost built 1991 tsi (awd auto) bone stock. dd when i get it to run 1991 tsi awd (stock) future build
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Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:35 am |
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CaptainTonus
Post Master
Joined: Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:25 pm Posts: 529 Location: San Diego, CA.
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Re: Track Car
_________________'91 GSX - 511fwhp & 352 lb/ft @ 25psi 110 octane, 7.68 @ 95.9mph 1/8th 91 octane @ 21psi '98 Volvo S70 T5 - DD http://www.facebook.com/captaintonus
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Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:42 am |
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LOLVTEC
Senior Member
Joined: Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:35 pm Posts: 815
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Re: Track Car
_________________ 1990 tsi (Fwd) almost built 1991 tsi (awd auto) bone stock. dd when i get it to run 1991 tsi awd (stock) future build
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Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:53 pm |
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dsmchevyguy
DSM Regular
Joined: Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:16 pm Posts: 252 Location: Gardena
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Re: Track Car
I believe your frank is fine, you sure its tuned properly I mean with your size of injectors it should compensate for the what lag the turbo has necessarily?
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Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:42 pm |
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LambdaJoker
Senior Member
Joined: Sun Dec 12, 2010 8:12 am Posts: 518 Location: Pomona
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Re: Track Car
Not to be a dick, but sounds like you need to do more research before even attempting to build a track only car. Dsmtuners.com has a whole section on nothin but suspension related threads. There you can find plenty of info on what works best for road course racing. The thing is that you have to actually read the threads. I say you build your dsm slowly, get plenty of seat time at the track such as willow springs, learn your cars maneuverability, then go from there. You can build a superchingon track car with the best parts the market has to offer, but if you don't know how to handle your car, then it's pretty much pointless. Once you're comfortable enough and know the limits of your car, then you should start upgrading. At least that's my opinion.
_________________ -Raul aka Jr. 1996 Eclipse GSX 1992 Eclipse GSX (down at the moment) 2003 Yamaha R6
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Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:36 am |
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Irv
Senior Member
Joined: Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:23 pm Posts: 346 Location: San bernardino,ca
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Re: Track Car
And noone asks what association or class?
There's guidelines and regulations you must follow before you start slapping on parts.
And agreed with everyone else,doesn't sound like you know what you are doing.
Start off by driving your car stock,get the feel for it,learn how it will respond,etc beforeyou start modding it. Also,put into consideration that it takes a lot of brake pads,rotors,fluids,tires,reg fees,etc.so you need a decent budget to compete.
_________________ Turbo cars are like hot women. A little edgy, every guy wants one, some guys can't handle them, and if you throw a little alcohol in them they'll rock your world!
Irv 1990 talon tsi AWD SOLD,miss her :'( 2011 Hyundai Genesis. Project "sega" lol. SOLD.fuck you economy! 1996 Talon Tsi AWD.trying again.
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Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:56 am |
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awdmonster
frank the tank
Joined: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:38 pm Posts: 2377 Location: At the stripclub in Ontario!
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Re: Track Car
_________________ 90 eclipse GSX 609hp 450tq E85 1/4mile 11.7 @ 121 mph personal best on a 20g 1/4mile 11.6 @125 mph personal best on a FP GREEN on a wounded HG 1/4mile 10.5 @ 136 mph personal best 3582R Las Vegas 1/4mile 10.41@ 137.9 mph Fontana personal best 3582R 5 Gears...4 wheel drive/steer...3 Diamonds...2 cams...1 Turbo...0 Reliability
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