cheap road and track car
08-24-2009, 02:17 PM
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cheap road and track car
hey guys new to this forum. looks like a great place to be so i may have to hang out. i had a '95 5.0 a while back and now i miss it. so a friend and i are building a cheap track car. i will be using a '94-'04 body with a standard and a carbureted 5.0. so i am open for advice being i never had a track car before. nothing is going to be in the car except for the important things. i will be using a cage also (yeah i drive bad...lol). so throw a few things at me and tell me what some of you are doing for suspension, gears, etc.
08-24-2009, 03:23 PM
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Get the NHRA rule book and build accordingly so your car is safe enough to race.
By track do you mean you are going straight drag racing?
By track do you mean you are going straight drag racing?
08-24-2009, 03:56 PM
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woops sorry. not drag racing but a road coarse. i am familiar with NHRA but not the road and track stuff. thanks haha
08-24-2009, 06:20 PM
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maximum motorsports sells complete road race suspension kits as that's what they specialize in
may be a little much...lol.
08-25-2009, 07:11 AM
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MM full kits are like $6k...
You could also look into Griggs...just a bit more expensive/better than MM
As for tech requirements, each track usually varies. But a lot is the same as nhra rules.
Some things are required that you can usually ditch for drag racing like working windshield wipers. Don't expect to be mr F1 on a road course. A lot of them have top speed limits which are kinda low. Not to mention you can't just go ***** out on a road course like you can your first time at a drag strip. They require days of driving experience before you move to the next class or whatever the track has set up there.
Basically find a track you want to race at and learn their rules.
You could also look into Griggs...just a bit more expensive/better than MM
As for tech requirements, each track usually varies. But a lot is the same as nhra rules.
Some things are required that you can usually ditch for drag racing like working windshield wipers. Don't expect to be mr F1 on a road course. A lot of them have top speed limits which are kinda low. Not to mention you can't just go ***** out on a road course like you can your first time at a drag strip. They require days of driving experience before you move to the next class or whatever the track has set up there.
Basically find a track you want to race at and learn their rules.
08-25-2009, 11:05 AM
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Maximum Motorsports is the way to go. They make a quality product and their stuff lasts on the street too.
Check out their Grip in the box packages.
Check out their Grip in the box packages.
08-25-2009, 11:21 AM
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MM would be the way to go for the road course. Gears are going to depend on what course you run but a either 3.55 or 3.73's would still do you well either way.
08-25-2009, 03:56 PM
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thanks. i'm still looking into things as well. i have a friend that races his vette and he's been hounding me about my old mustang. this is going to be some fun. anyone running a cheap adjustable coil over kit? also anyone running a stripped interior? i'd like to see some pics if possible. dash, door panels, etc.