my first time

[thefastestz]

I hope one day i get to do what you did!

I am going to attempt to make a good race/street car out of my 73'. Those Hp numbers are what I will be trying to achive. I've been told with and N/a set up that will be hard to reach. I going to buget like $5,000 on my engine what ever it turns out to be. I'm Still learning and researching all the options though while I i'm saving up the cash.

In a year or so I hope I know where I want to go with the car and how i need to get there.

[Dreco]

$5000.00 is about right. I know V-8 horsepower would be cheaper, but in the longrun maybe not for me. I wanted to stick with what I know (and I"m still learning)....the L6 engine. Besides, it's fun telling people "it's only 6 cylinders...I swear!"

[SCCA_racer]

I have been running the Escta V700 on my race car and it is a nice intermediate tire. Works well rain or shine, lasts a long time (for a race tire). has good grip and gives lots of feedback, fairly forgiving of errors. However I must say that the Victoracer is a faster tire in my experience. I know that the V700 is a bit grippier than the Yok A032 and less grippy than the Victoracer or the old BFG R1. The Toyo Proxess is a nice alternative. Shop around and see what is available in your size and any of those tires will serve you well for maybe as much as a year of track driving, Hoosiers and Goodyear are race tires. They will only last a few heat cycles regardless of remaining tread. They are measurably faster in most instances but it costs you.

Good luck and enjoy!