Stupid CMC question

white95 · Mar 18, 2013

Can I use an Explorer intake?

Burninrock24 · Mar 20, 2013

Technically yes, but they had shorter runners IIRC and are better for torque than HP. If you are road racing, you want as much upper-end HP as possible. Which would point you towards a bullitt intake or the trick flow track heat intake.

edit: I just noticed you have a 5.0 not a 4.6 so this probably doesn't apply in your case.

CC'S95GT · Mar 20, 2013

yes you can. It's nearly the exact same as a Cobra.. You'll need an adapter elbow if you want to use your origional TB.

RichV · Mar 20, 2013

Yes you can, they are legal. P heads are as well.

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white95 · Mar 20, 2013

:evil:

RichV · Mar 20, 2013

white95 · Mar 20, 2013

Definately just a plan for now but when life permits, I'm gonna come play!

RichV · Mar 20, 2013

Well it's definitely one of the cheapest race classes out there.

We have guys that race for extremely cheap. Buy a car, junkyard parts, used everything, cheap or free tires from other racers, and away you go. Now to be competitive depends on your competition, but that gets expensive in any class. You could have 5 guys that run Foxes/SN95s on minimum budget and be fightin' for position every race. The minute that guy shows up, the newer car, big trailer, built to the rules, the game changes. But it's fun none the less. As long as you have someone to race with, it may be at the back of the pack, but you'll have a blast doing it!

Majority of cost is gonna be safety equiptment. But it can be had used as well just to get out there.

ba#97 · Mar 24, 2013

RichV said:
Well it's definitely one of the cheapest race classes out there.

We have guys that race for extremely cheap. Buy a car, junkyard parts, used everything, cheap or free tires from other racers, and away you go. Now to be competitive depends on your competition, but that gets expensive in any class. You could have 5 guys that run Foxes/SN95s on minimum budget and be fightin' for position every race. The minute that guy shows up, the newer car, big trailer, built to the rules, the game changes. But it's fun none the less. As long as you have someone to race with, it may be at the back of the pack, but you'll have a blast doing it!

Majority of cost is gonna be safety equiptment. But it can be had used as well just to get out there.

I know when I finally go wheel to wheel......I'm gonna buy a used racecar already built. and go from there. that way you aren't spending all that extra cash on safety equipment etc and doing all the trial and error. someone already handled it!

RichV · Mar 24, 2013

Dollar for dollar buying a car with a Logbook will save you in the longrun. Just make sure you can drive it before you buy. Just like a street car, you don't want to buy someone elses problems. A guy in our region last year bought a new edge with a 5.0 pushrod, had all the bells and whistles. He spent all season figuring out a miss the car has in left-hand turns. Can't quite figure it out, hope he'll have it licked this year. But essentiay spent the season chasing down gremlins, just like I did in my 94's 1st season.

ba#97 · Mar 24, 2013

RichV said:
Dollar for dollar buying a car with a Logbook will save you in the longrun. Just make sure you can drive it before you buy. Just like a street car, you don't want to buy someone elses problems. A guy in our region last year bought a new edge with a 5.0 pushrod, had all the bells and whistles. He spent all season figuring out a miss the car has in left-hand turns. Can't quite figure it out, hope he'll have it licked this year. But essentiay spent the season chasing down gremlins, just like I did in my 94's 1st season.

yeah definitely getting it to the track to take a few laps in it before buying it would be good. I'm thinking spec miata maybe if I ever decide to go wheel to wheel. at least to start out.