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lil_mike

that needs to be made into a sticker and put on your back windscreen now


mx-5. you can get NB models for under 8k for race only. all you need from there is some better pads, maybe stickier tyres and brake lines. they even have there own class in qld.

MEV09

shit yeah there where lots of them at the last top gear round. and they move the little shits to

GTRVspec95

PWR seem to make alright ones locally

Otherwise talk to the sexy CRX owner about getting in something from the land of eatting sushi off naked chicks



I'm still looking at all the options

But if it gets around that mark I might as well do that



You don't want to play with us anymore



That plus TEAM SEXY TIME

Rookie ROX

I have a feeling I'm the only one left in Team TPR...

ROCK ON
R~R

MEV09

quite the opposite, i will be out there playing more now, but i won't be in my car , detuning the evo till drag day as it will not be seeing the track for a while

jezza323

SIN61, try VPW, i believe they are selling rotary alloy rads these days

otherwise check out ausrotary, there are a few traders advertising them on there. (or there was when i last looked about 2 months ago)

lil_mike

i am so in....

Minko

Dont mind them...but not something i would buy.
My "short-list"
SW20 MR2
RZ Supra
180sx
GT-R

& a few other maybe's

clutch-monkey

i heard the supra is a bit heavy and awkward on the track and that the GTR's go through their front tires heaps quick (might have been a sti, don't remember) Mr2 sounds good imo?

Minko

Yeah leaning towards a 2 atm but they are hard to find...& i might not fit
Previous Supra was a bit dosile, nearly as bad as my mates VN commodore...but a reliable 300+ KW would make up for that.

GTRVspec95

I'd be scared of the mid engined characteristics of an MR2

Ever contemplated an FC or FD Rx7 ?

lil_mike

MR2's are good, but have a tendency for snap oversteer. expect some off road driving
Supra is heavy and would really go through the tyres quickly trying to accelerate and brake all the time
180sx is good, cheap, relatively fast and lots of parts. but they are a nissan, and things tend to break when you abuse them a lot.
avoid the GT-r unless you have very deep pockets.

maybe you should give us some more details about how much you have to spend and what your looking for.

Minko

Yeah they where not far from the list...FC's seem to be dirt cheap but worried about reliability. FD's the same so would rather go S8 for some reliability but then you spending 30K~ which is a bit much for a mainly track car.


Yeah the weight problems is main reason for steering clear of the GT-R & Supra...i would preffer them but financially i am better off getting the smaller S13/MR2 & just doing a whole lot more racing for cheaper.

Budget = max of 30 but would rather stick to around 20K all up to start(Clean MR2/180sx for 10-15 & add 5K to prep for track work).
Want to have it road-registered to save hastle.
Needs to still have a bit or power

clutch-monkey

you'd prefer japanese and rwd, yeah?

Minko

Jap & just not FWD
Oh i want reliability too

neil_se

Track only or daily driver too?

R32 GTST with RB25/30?
Silvia with SR20?

lil_mike

hmmmm, well you are aware that the mr2 will be quite difficult and very unforgiving. if you do go the mr2 path though i would highly recommend the older models. rip out the old engine and put a 4A-GZE in with a 20V head and you'll be set.

how about a caterham



if you can afford the $35k price tag of course

SIN61

pfft sif be soft, mr2s are fine, and once you the the feel of it, the oversteer is easy to keep under controll

*free plug* my mr2 is for sale aswell, so check i out! */end free plug*

Minko

One of my Managers has one of those with a massive wing on it

Yeah i figured the 2 would be harder to drive than say a 180 but probably slightly quicker around corners they are both around 1300KG.

Its not a dayly but want to be able to drive to track & take out on the odd weekend, will strip it etc as cops are not a problem.

S13 with Sr20 is the only decent contender to the MR2 i think:
Cheaper parts
Cheaper to buy & more to choose from.
Preffer hardtop...90% of 2's are targa.

GTRVspec95

Comes with free air-conditioning

S13 and R32's make good platforms for fairly inexpensive SuperHappyFunBudgetTrackCar

Otherwise S14's are starting to come into that range, with a bit more in the looks department if your driving it on the street as well.

SIN61

MINES HARD TOPP

YOU BUY.

looks like im going pwr rad. called them today. very helpful indeed

GTRVspec95

Noice to hear

You can now forlic with Garlic when he's there ...

Just be careful ... he likes to break dance in his car

SIN61

im sure mine like to aswell

MR2Mark

picking up my engine from importers tomorrow, hope to join you fellows at the track once engine is run in and so forth.

superdave

As if, put a 2zz-ge in. Expensive motor, but far far better than a 4a-ge.

Mezevenf

Eh this is my mates car He also drives an Alfa 75

9krpms

Thanks for the 2cents I will give that a try next time.
It would be nice if you could collect some data from your run next time Rob.

lil_mike

why not just buy the MR-S and get the sequential gearbox as well then. seems pointless to put the expensive motor in the old ones when the new ones are so nicer. $24k for the car, and $3k for TRD to do some upgrades

for your budget i could think of a few cars that are better than your options, but you have to like the car otherwise its no fun.

jezza323

or you could just get an mx5 and save yourself a big pile of cash (which you could then spend on making it faster)

lil_mike

i already suggested that, he doesnt like them i mena whats not to like. $12k for the car, $5K for turbo upgrade, and another $3k for suspension, tyres and chassis braces.

MEV09

yeah to be honest after seeing them in action if i was on strict budget i would be heading for a mx-5.

jezza323

mx5 will handle better (and therefore be more fun, IMO) than those other heavy ass cars anyway

GTRVspec95

Isn't the only thing that really lets the MX-5 down is that when you put to much power through the drive line you start doing boxes and drive shafts ?

But you can transfer the Rx7 running gear into them ?

I think we discussed this before but it's interesting none the less to nut it out as a potential track car build

Minko

All this peer-pressure by the MX-5 lovers club ill have to go test drive one today & see what all the fuss is about.

jezza323

best part is there is a whole racing series dedicated to them in QLD, so you can get plenty of track time!