i have a budget of about $25,000 or less. I want to build a turbo car, but im not quite sure what class i should enter, deffinately not street tire. I have been looking through the rule book and i cant decide what i want to do. i want to have a competitive car, but i also want to get a lot of experience building a tube frame style car, so i dont think it would be competitive on my budget, what class would you suggest i build my car for on my budget. PS its a 92 hatch.

 

Hmm well when I first wanted to start building a race car back like 3-4 years ago i thought it was gonna be around 15-20 grand for a quick class car but ended up spending more along the lines of 30 that was back than . Now adays to stay competitive be ready to work out some serious cash . all in all its really all up to what you want to build if your building a car just to go out and win every race than theres no use , you have to want to build the car just because first and formost you wanna just go fast you have to remember theres always gonna be someone faster than you. goodluck on what ever it is your planning on running man-pdang

 

the only reason i am building a car is to go fast, i am thinking about just building a car that is not legal in any class so i dont have to have any regulations. i was just wondering if there was a good class that i could be semi competitive in for that much money.

 

All I got to say is make damned sure you know what class you're going to run before you start.

We started buliding our car, and then tried to shoehorn its *** into the classes, which kinda sucked. Plus it was expensive.

Figure out what sanctioning body you're going to run, and then find a class.

If you just want a car to go fast, you're probably better off going with a mustang, or american cars. True you can get imports to go pretty quick, but it is more expensive, more finesse, harder to find sanctioning bodies and races. If going fast is your goal, import drag racing is probably not the best bang for the buck.

If just going fast is your goal, perhaps you should try to find an easy class in the world landspeed records and go after that. Will go a lot faster, if not quicker then a 1/4 mile drag racing offers.

 

how about the NHRA Hot Rod Class

 

i already have a nova i love imports and want a challenge, anybody can run 10's in a domestic car. i am going to have the fastest import in my state when im done, thats all i care about, i just want to run locally and have fun building my car.

 

Just build you a quick class car you dont have to worry about a really expensive chassis like in the modified class and if your just trying to be the fastest in your state thats narrowing things down alot more . If you do want to put your hands into some chassis work than I say back half it http://www.mmrusa.com sells the mb products one its nice . And im sure a turbo civic back halfed will put you on the map in your state quick , its harder down here in texas with the likes of kenny and tony from jotech always taking down records (just rember that it wont be class legal except for idrc )Just go to http://www.nhraimport.com and download the rull book and see what all is going on in different classes and maybe youll find something you like . Just remember this is a sport for going fast and having fun at the same time alot have forgotten that once again good luck-pdang

 

Sorry Vinh...

 

To do it on your budget, you might want to look for a half built car that someone has lost interest in. Sometimes you can pick those up for half of what it would cost you to build it from scratch. Will save you some $$ to spend for the other goodies you need to be competitive.

 

also keep in mind that it will be cheaper for me to build this car, i will be constructing the tube frame, doing all of the body work, building the motor, i will have to take the block to a machine shop, but thats about it. and i will have wholesale prices on all parts..

 

earl is right, nothing is cheaper than used from a disinterested racer... not even the largest volume wholesale. Btw, idaho state records shouldn't be too difficult. Good luck

 

you'd be suprised

im gonna have to get into the low 9s

 

well with that budget u shouldnt have a problem takin out boises most famous. i dont think hes in the 10s yet. i forgot his name, mr "daily driver" himself. he could only muster 11s once again in woodburn this yr.

 

he has ran as good as 9.5, with another pass at 9.7

a guy that used to work with him said that he has put 40k+ into the motor alone..

but yes, he is the person i want to beat, mostly because he screwed me over on my car a few times

 

Don't get mad, get even. Hope u blow him away (who ever he is, hehe)

 

it shouldnt be too hard, he has ran mid to high 9's, but that was in Az (where he just moved) he never ran better than low 11's in boise... but i would like nothing more than to line up against him sometime

 

ill b honest with ya. if hes supposedly runnin low 11s in boise theres no way hes runnin 9s in az. i saw him runnin in woodburn, he posted up low 11s again. i havent seen him break any 10s yet. i havent seen him run but again if hes only postin 11s in boise and at woodburn hes not runnin 9s. i think his friend is patting his ego.

 

Wait a second. 25 G's is just the beginning. A honda you spend this much on could eat money pretty quick. How much money do you plan on spending to run your car for the year? Say you get the car built and want to run even half of the NHRA events. How much you figure you will spend in a season for travel spares, entry fees tires gas etc etc. Unless you are just going to run your local track then I would suggest budgeting for this because it aint cheap.

 

i would plan on running locally and maybe 2-3 bigger events a year, i have a car trailer and everything, it would pretty much be tires/gas... which isnt too much. i have read the rule books and im kinda confused on which class i should run... im having a hard time deciding... what class would a car with no frame changes run in (on slicks with FI)

 

I think honestly, that 25k could get you into the 9's. All you need is like 600 WHP and a car thats light and setup right. In turbo class, it does not have to be that light, so you don't need back halved I think.

Put like 14k in the motor/turbo and 11k in the car.

Spend a grip on suspension and that sort, hooking the car up is the most important thing more than the HP.

Good luck! I hope you beat that guy in your state!

Jeff

 

you also have to remember is that if you're running 9's you're probably breaking parts also...backup parts costs a lot

 

backup parts suck a@@

 

and then again, sometimes all the money and all the hp doesnt get you into the 9's There are a bunch of cars like that right now. Cars with 5000 dollar sets of axles but still not in the 9's. Money doesnt always buy you into anything.

 

And yes...its not a one time 25,000 expense. Parts always break, even if they should not have. If you want a pro class car, the fun just starts after all your money is sunk in it.

 

power and parts dont get you into the 9s...............setting up the car does...........and then you have the driveline issues........does that 25,000 include axles???.......hell even the DSS stage 5's snap with 28's just ask miles or Deepstage...............