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No worries. I get the question a lot and it's a good one. If I were to start all over knowing that the end goal was race car, I'd buy a wrecked car and do a CPC conversion and then follow the same path I'm on now--focusing on engine reliability (CPC and drysump), safety (cage, fire suppression...

Okay - so back to car stuff. I'm in the process of evaluating a couple things, ordering a couple more things, and openly exploring others. First up, roll cage. I haven't completed my order yet, but we're only a couple weeks away. I've decided to go with the TrackSpec cage. It's modeled after...

Agreed. The trucks today are so good.

Okay - I've had some interesting convos with folks in the last 40 hours that give more insight to this potential swap. Looks like the Gforce GSR is the top choice since it's a top-mount shifter. The cheaper/older Jerico/MVEs, etc. are typically side mounts and they're too wide for the trans...

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That would've been hard since my engine is currently spread across my garage :) Next year I'll be there for sure!

Alright ladies and gents - got another one for ya'. I was talking to an older gentlemen about road racing a little bit ago and I mented that I've started to look into a trans swap for my GT350 (switching to cross plane). He asked if I had explored dropping in a Jerico/GForce 4 speed since I...

This question warrants the-always-favorite "it depends" answer. Re: advanced drivers, yes, sometimes more advanced drivers will drop a gear to stay in the higher RPMs and get better drive. And as @EFI said, it's dependent on traction amongst many other things. In practice, it really does...

On a serious note, I had an F450 on order, but ended up with the Dodge for a couple reasons: 1. Ford ordered early Dec - still no delivery estimate, continued delays, etc. Dodge was ordered end of Jan and showed up this week. 2. Best deal on a Ford I could find was 1k off MSRP. This truck was...

New tow pig is in! It’s ridiculous and I love it. Now just waiting on the new trailer.

Advertising on someone's personal thread is poor taste, IMHO.

Agree with the above. Greasy tires don't mean much other than you need to work on technique. Like @pilotgore, I've opened quite a few people's eyes on what better technique can do with tires. My rule of thumb is you don't need more grippy tires until you're 4 wheel drifting everywhere (as in, a...

I'm more convinced than ever this is a problem with the starter design. The wires "float" inside the housing and the Voodoo vibrations fray them until they fail. I think this is a wear item with the FPC. The Powermaster XS starter I ran is A LOT more robust, but I don't have enough FPC data to...

A bit apples and oranges in a few ways. Mine's not a stacker - only single level. But outside of that, the Intechs are true motorsports trailers - inside and out. Everything is customizable and oriented for motorsports use. The trailer I ordered is actually more similar to a LQ horse trailer...

I know. Feels a bit dirty, right?

I have a couple friends that roll up with (4) tires in the trunk and back seats :)

Going a bit against the grain here - if those are your only tires (i.e. you're driving them to/from the track), I'd toss them. If trailered, sure you have more time. Definitely a day, likely more. But this is not a chance I'd take if they were my only tires. Not worth losing the track time. And...

My buddy advocated hard for a stacker - but for some reason he didn't want to pony up to help pay for it. Ha! Truck will be a Ram 3500 HO *gasps* I had an F450 on order, but the delays and prices were killing me. The ram was built in 8 weeks and is just going through shipping. The Ford is 2...

Well, my trailer is nearing production. Just had final sign-off on the engineering drawings. Beginning to wonder if 50ft is overkill, too late now. Ha :crackup: This will be the most ridiculous thing to take to the track when all it is doing is hauling a Miata. HA!