Track Only?

[Homemade WRX]

Originally Posted by delongedoug

And you store these 4 vehicles without a house where...

Same way I use to do it, there are these places called storage units/lots

...but a perk of a house is having your own garage.

[BoostJunkie]

Garage=under a bridge

[Sully]

Originally Posted by Homemade WRX

yeah, because you can get a good used turbo diesel truck for $12k and a basic trailer used for $1500...man, that is one cheap house!

You don't need a turbo diesel to tow a car, an f-150 w/ towing package works fine.

[Homemade WRX]

Oh I completely agree but did it as overkill. It's also nice to be able to run veggie oil (90 gallons I put in my aux tank for distant tracks) and still get 20 mpg running around in the truck...or 15mpg while rolling with GCVW of 15,000lb at 85 mph

If you get an old 12V Cummins, 22-24 mpg while towing isn't unheard of.


but yes, a used F150 for $8k will get the job done, no sweat.

[kanundrum]

I was going with another car for a track only spec but came back to this car.

Also got a dealer update saying it will be ready in the upcoming month (potentially) and they can fulfill my order as the region are getting a selected amount and since I was one of the first to put a deposit down I am good to go.


Day 1: Let all my friends drive the car whove been interested
Day 2: Teach my GF how to drive it properly (Manual of course)
Day 3: Rip all the interior out
Day 4: Drop it off for product development at the shop

[Spaceywilly]

Originally Posted by Homemade WRX

Same way I use to do it, there are these places called storage units/lots

...but a perk of a house is having your own garage.

I'm looking at renting a garage now to store my WRX and work on both cars. My hope was to find something I could rent or buy that also had a garage but that never materialized so I'm hoping to find a cheap garage rental. Unfortunately there don't seem to be too many options out there at the moment.

[Exhaust]

Ive been playing with the idea of making this a track car but want to use it for myself every so once and a while. Just not sure if i want to take the plunge and dedicate it as well as the fact that ive never done it before.

[Night Hawk]

I'm planning on waiting for some kid to lightly total his so I can buy it for dirt. As long as the chassis isn't bent I'm all over it. Then I will swap a 5.0 liter Boss 302 V8 engine as well as the 6 speed transmission from the Boss Mustang. The only thing that will stop me from doing this is if the next generation (2014) Mustang is an even better option as a track car than the FT86. There is a very good possibility that will happen but if not I will so do this.

I would gut the car, widen the wheel base, and do all the other race mods previously mentioned in this thread. Finished product would be 450 bhp 385 lb.-ft and curb weight would be ~2,300…

[czar07]

Originally Posted by Night Hawk

I'm planning on waiting for some kid to lightly total his so I can buy it for dirt. As long as the chassis isn't bent I'm all over it. Then I will swap a 5.0 liter Boss 302 V8 engine as well as the 6 speed transmission from the Boss Mustang. The only thing that will stop me from doing this is if the next generation (2014) Mustang is an even better option as a track car than the FT86. There is a very good possibility that will happen but if not I will so do this.

I would gut the car, widen the wheel base, and do all the other race mods previously mentioned in this thread. Finished product would be 450 bhp 385 lb.-ft and curb weight would be ~2,300…

Supercharged 5.0L please

[Night Hawk]

No sir the best part about the Boss Coyote is all that power, torque, and revs all without the need for forced induction. N/A FTW baby

[Turbowned]

If I had the disposable income, I'd buy two of these cars: An FR-S for track duty, and a BRZ Limited for street. I learned the hard way that race parts are for race cars, not street cars. My MR2 went from a fun street car to an almost-race car and is no longer fun on the street. As such I'll probably turn it into a full track car and keep the BRZ street friendly. I won't cry if I accidentally stuff my 25-yr-old Toyota into a tire barrier, whereas I might if I did it in my brand new Subaru that I need to get me to work the following day...

Any word on a Spec-86 series in the States? I guess it could take a while; they only just announced a spec racing series for the 350Z this year. I think it would be a lot of fun for people with the budget - something different than Spec Miata, and a little higher skill than the B Spec series (Mazda 2, Fiesta, Fit).

[Spaceywilly]

Originally Posted by Turbowned

If I had the disposable income, I'd buy two of these cars: An FR-S for track duty, and a BRZ Limited for street. I learned the hard way that race parts are for race cars, not street cars. My MR2 went from a fun street car to an almost-race car and is no longer fun on the street. As such I'll probably turn it into a full track car and keep the BRZ street friendly. I won't cry if I accidentally stuff my 25-yr-old Toyota into a tire barrier, whereas I might if I did it in my brand new Subaru that I need to get me to work the following day...

Any word on a Spec-86 series in the States? I guess it could take a while; they only just announced a spec racing series for the 350Z this year. I think it would be a lot of fun for people with the budget - something different than Spec Miata, and a little higher skill than the B Spec series (Mazda 2, Fiesta, Fit).

I'm hoping to get a factory five 818 as a track car once I have a place to build it. The BRZ will be a commuter car for me that I can also use to learn RWD dynamics at autox and track days on weekends, skills that I can eventually transfer to the 818. There is a spec racing series for the factory five roadster so hopefully they'll do one for the 818 as well.

[Night Hawk]

Originally Posted by Spaceywilly

I'm hoping to get a factory five 818 as a track car once I have a place to build it. The BRZ will be a commuter car for me that I can also use to learn RWD dynamics at autox and track days on weekends, skills that I can eventually transfer to the 818. There is a spec racing series for the factory five roadster so hopefully they'll do one for the 818 as well.

Yeah this. I can't wait to see what Factory Fives final product will look like!

[fatoni]

Originally Posted by Turbowned

If I had the disposable income, I'd buy two of these cars: An FR-S for track duty, and a BRZ Limited for street. I learned the hard way that race parts are for race cars, not street cars. My MR2 went from a fun street car to an almost-race car and is no longer fun on the street. As such I'll probably turn it into a full track car and keep the BRZ street friendly. I won't cry if I accidentally stuff my 25-yr-old Toyota into a tire barrier, whereas I might if I did it in my brand new Subaru that I need to get me to work the following day...

Any word on a Spec-86 series in the States? I guess it could take a while; they only just announced a spec racing series for the 350Z this year. I think it would be a lot of fun for people with the budget - something different than Spec Miata, and a little higher skill than the B Spec series (Mazda 2, Fiesta, Fit).

I wouldsay the b spec takes more skill since errors are magnified with fwd and less HP


This car wasn't made to be a track car and probably won't be amazing as such but being competitive and being able to drive it home counts for a lot