unless i missed something i dont see how this tracker with a best pass of 9.8@132 is going to go down the track faster than his stage car that goes 9.6 at 146,and obviously is turned way down and still goes faster.the difference there is weight/tune/goals,and a really nice stage car that is turned down and goes to shows.
thats a one time bad ass peice.thats seen better days.bought at a fraction of what it took to build
right but your trying to compare a car that cost x to build vs buying used.building and buying new everything is always going to cost more than buying used that someone wants to get out of.
Thank you............I think.But.... NY Twins car is super freaking cool and a steal at 55 grand if moneys no object.
....and probably a total pain in the ass pos. When you purchase something like that your purchasing someone elses headache. If not it would cost alot more. Plus that LS tracker would blow up within the first 5 passes.
, but the thing probably drives like crap, front heavy as hell, a bitch to get in and out of, can't drive by a gas station and he's tired of it and ready for it to go. Luckily for him I don't think he probably has as much tied up in it as we would with our cars and the 3.8 at that level.Thank you............I think.
at that level they are all high matinence cars and really money pits.also not a one man show when you go to the track.
it depends where it is,ex
n the street the car was saying 60fting 1.8 and he drops the time to 1.6 he will notice,if its past say 1000ft probably not.it depends where it is,ex
Was their dream now their nightmare.....then its your nightmare.
I guess my point is that once you start chasing a number, a lot of the time its cheaper, and quicker in the long run to just sell what you've got rather than hack up the car you have. Talked to several guys that at the end of the road, liked their cars better before they got the bug and hacked the car up trying to keep going just a little faster. OP is at the point with his car, he's going to need a roll bar if he's a track guy running the 1/4. If he's a street guy, is he going to notice a few tenths on the street? At 24psi the car should already be a pretty good street machine. IMHO he's right on the line with his car and the next steps are pricey as NY Twin as illustrated and there is not a lot of return on investment. If he just wants to go fast, a lot of cheaper options.
If he's like NY Twin and specifically wants a super fast dependable v6 regal, and wants to do it right, then he's going to have to pony up a lot, which I think NY Twin would agree with. If you want to run 9's build it for 8's. You need to figure out where you want to end up and cut to the chase. Nothing wrong with that, as long as your going to be cool with the down time and price of admission. A 1000 here and a 1000 there at this point your just wasting time and money if that's going to be your final goal.
OP's car is right on the race car edge, and my advice is to be happy with it. The guy with the Geo Tracker I linked to, probably thought it would be the coolest thing on the planet to have a 9sec Tracker..... and it is...
OMG!!!!!I wish I could like this post multiple times, because I would. I'm not nearly as mechanically inclined as NYT is, but I can wrench and had an 86 GN I bought new until it was stolen in 96. I fell in love with these cars the first time I read an article in Hot Rod magazine in 86 and then looked at one at the dealer.
Fast forward to 2010, I bought a bone stock TR from Lou Czarnota and asked him to help me make it an 11.5 car.
It ran mid/low 11's from day one. I got the bug within 3 months and told Lou, "I wanna go faster". He knowingly shook his head and said "You know, it's not going to be cheap nor will it be easy".
Then he did exactly what I asked of him and the car went mid/low 10's for 8+ years of literally flogging on it both on the street and at the track every chance I got, and those opportunities were more than I could count.
I spent a lot of time researching what it would take and I spent good money wisely to get it done right the first time. This is KEY to any successful build.
A Buick TR is, and always will be, the only car I want as my "Fast One". Though NYT does, some people just don't get that, and I really don't care. This new build, well, it's going to be a monster. Many of the folks that are involved are at the pinnacle of the TR world. I'm a lucky guy to be able to do this.
I am currently in a build that is 13 months old with no real end in sight, so I understand the down time, but I CAN see light at the end of the tunnel. I really hope it's not just the train coming at me.
Good luck to you OP, whatever you decide.
Thanks NYT, you've restored my enthusiasm!
