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01-24-2012, 02:13 AM | #1 |
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Thinking of buying a track car...
Sooo I'm thinking of buying a track car...
Criteria: ~$20k and road registerable. I'd probably be driving it to and from the track (don't want to invest in a trailer) hence the road registerable bit... and it's always handy to have a second car for when my HPFP goes grr... I'd be looking to strip the interior of most things, get bucket seats, some sort of roll cage and handling mods (not necessarily big power mods) Option 1: M3 E36 - nice high revving engine, manual, rear wheel drive and already a very well sorted package... these can be had for sub 20k so it would leave a few K in the kitty to get some track rubber etc Option 2: Evo 5/6 - will probably have more power than the M3, especially with a few simple mods and the 4WD would come in handy at times... Any thoughts or suggestions from the pros? Cheers, Stu |
01-24-2012, 02:19 AM | #3 |
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Buy something with a lot of class participation. More fun, lots of info, usually cheap and you can sell your car if it isn't for you.
And whatever you think you're going to spend on a race car you will double it. |
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If an Evo or M3 I'm pretty sure I could sell that relatively easily if I didn't like it... |
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01-24-2012, 02:22 AM | #5 |
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Stu, you sound like me!
I had a 180sx track car built for 1.09s around Wakefield Park, although I never found the time to use it. I took it to a couple of skid pan days though. The new owner took it to the track and managed to pull a 1.10 Did the job for WAY under $20K and was a reliable daily! |
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01-24-2012, 02:25 AM | #6 | |
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What was the maintenance like on the 180? And what was done to it to pull a 1.09 - ie more power, coilovers, semi slicks? |
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01-24-2012, 02:48 AM | #8 | |
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Whats wrong with your 135 use that car, just have a set of wheels and tyres, brake pads etc. But if you must have a track car just purchase the EVO its is a good all round car peter @ Advan Last edited by Kiwi Peter; 01-24-2012 at 03:17 AM.. |
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01-24-2012, 03:05 AM | #9 | |
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hey Stu.. just like what Peter said.. i think Evo's are the way to go.. parts should be regularly available and a at a cheaper cost comparing to euro cars |
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01-24-2012, 03:12 AM | #10 | |
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When it gets to crunch time I might go check out: 1. BMW M3 E36 2. Evo 5 or 6 3. S15 (as per Rajs suggestion but I reckon the S15 looks better ) |
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01-24-2012, 03:40 AM | #11 |
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MX5 definitely needs to be in that list, Stu. I'm sure Bryan (Guran) will also attest to it's track-ability. If it's power that's on your mind, then consider the SP variant (factory turbo).
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01-24-2012, 03:40 AM | #12 | |
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- A racing class where there are plenty of participants - I've been out of racing for a long time so I don't know what classes there are now. If the car is just for fun then class racing isn't a factor. |
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01-24-2012, 03:43 AM | #13 | |
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So you want a $20,000 race car Sorry stu its to hard the EVO will cost $18000, cage $2000, seat $1200, wheels $1000, tyres $2000, shocks $1500, brakes $1000, and all the other stuff $5000 on a good day and it goes on and on you will spend around $40,000 inc the car in the first year and $20,000 the next and so on. Just spend $10,000 on your 135 and have some fun I am happy to help with whatever you want to do We have a nice race trailer that we lend out to many customers who do track days if you need one peter @ Advan |
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01-24-2012, 03:44 AM | #14 | ||
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Yeh MX5 comes to mind but I can't help but think I'd be left wanting for power... maybe the turbo version is worth a test drive. Quote:
... maybe targa tasmania one day! |
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Here's my old car: http://hardtuned.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=479908 Stock SR20 with simple bolt on mods and GT2560r producing 545Nm Torque and 212rwkw. Had the cage, suspension setup, everything! And it was reliable to be driven every day. Wasn't pretty, but it was very tough! Function > Form Like any turbo/performance car, you service them every 5,000kms and they are fine. Also do the other fluids and it will always be smooth. I was going to do a 4:3 diff on it to make it quicker. Had a 17x9 GTR square setup on the wheels with 255 R888s. Wheel alignment minimised understeer, but the cage made it VERY tight around corners. For what it was, it was quicker than a lot of cars around. Also, parts are very cheap and easy to find, if you know a few forums. |
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01-24-2012, 05:10 AM | #16 |
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The earliest 135s are now starting to get to cheap territory. Won't be long before they start getting gutted and raced.
Won't be much longer before you start seeing used 1Ms on the market too.
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01-24-2012, 05:26 AM | #18 |
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Rotary power? Rx7's are a bigger, more powerful version of a mx5
If ur keen for a project, you could always try and shoehorn a RB25DET into an MX5 chassis |
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It fit mine and that's including labour and buying the car. Quote:
RB25 too heavy in MX5? Increase understeer too I'd think. |
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01-24-2012, 05:42 AM | #22 |
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Clubman - closest thing to an open wheel race car that you can drive on the road:
Did someone say fast?
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