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 May 20 2006, 11:24 PM
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Chapter 11 Racing  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,166 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Houston, Republic of Texas Member No.: 207  |
Ok so a friend of mine is "giving" me a e30 BMW. It has some rear fender damage and a cracked rear wheel.
But we need to rebuild the I6 motor, and I wwant to slap a turbo on it. But the question is are there any actual race classes for W2W racing for these things? If there is I want to stay within the rules. So any advice? Heard they made a forged crank for the diesel models and the diesel used the same block and the diesel manifold can be bolted up to it for the turbo. |
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May 21 2006, 01:41 PM
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Lower HP cars can produce respectable times at WGI as long as you maintain momentum. I regularly ran laps of 2:29 with a 2.0L Neon 4dr. that made 114 hp at the wheels. A good Spec Miata can run consistent 2:25s or better. Don't sell the E-30 short. Momentum cars are a blast to drive and put a real premium on precise driving. Besides, the lower hp cars don't have the braking issues that the heavy higher hp cars have. You can take them absurdly deep compared to most F-bodies. I wish my F-body had the braking of my old Neon ACR.
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