D-mod anyone?

[Brew]

dont build a racecar.

buy one

No doubt its a HELL of a lot cheaper, but a lot of us enjoy building our cars.


As for engine/chassis... I'd probably build up an aluminum block m52b28 w/ high compression pistons, porting, cams, headers, OBD1 conversion, etc. Then shove it in a early 318i w/ 5-lug, Motons, and e36 m3 brakes. That is, if I happened to stumble across $50k.

[rwh11385]

No doubt its a HELL of a lot cheaper, but a lot of us enjoy building our cars.


As for engine/chassis... I'd probably build up an aluminum block m52b28 w/ high compression pistons, porting, cams, headers, OBD1 conversion, etc. Then shove it in a early 318i w/ 5-lug, Motons, and e36 m3 brakes. That is, if I happened to stumble across $50k.

build your second car. or build another engine or move a prepared car into mod. but no sense at all to spend lots and lots of money and time, waiting for completion, to start CR if you want to. Buy a tried and true racecar, and go for it.

Then after knowing the costs of gas, transport, hotel, TIRES, repairs, fees, etc, you can build a car you want, after experiencing the competition and who all is running what.

no reason to pull an ///meric on your first CR car.

[madjurgen]

ha, very nice set-up listed. lb/hp estimate on a setup like that? maybe 2600lb/300rwhp? just trying to get a feel if the chassis/motor i have in mind can be somewhat competitive. im sure there are a bunch of people out there running that exact setup plus some.

I agree with you on enjoying the build as much as the final product. Plus even though its going to cost me more in the long run, i dont enjoy paying for other people's fuck-ups, if some aspect of my car is compromised its because i was stupid and intended it that way.

Are most of the mod guys running moton setups? I thought a sound yet somewhat basic coilover setup with DA shocks and adjustability all around would be enough.