Anyone auto-x?

[DELETED]

I'm in the process of prepping my car. I've gone to 3 so far, and hoping that I can fix my floorpans and weld in my subframe connectors by the 10th so I can compete. So does anyone else here auto-x or plan on it, and if so, what's your setup?

[50 Proof]

i'd like to start. I think it would be fun. I don't know if they have any regulations on T-Top cars though.

[Travis T]

I've built one car, and I have another to build up. What class are you looking at running? If you add those subframe connectors, you'll be classed in with the race prepped cars, not the stock or street prepared ones.

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I've built one car, and I have another to build up. What class are you looking at running? If you add those subframe connectors, you'll be classed in with the race prepped cars, not the stock or street prepared ones.

Here, race-prepped cars have to have race tires. I'll be on street tires for now, although I might get a set of Kumho Ecstas on some Ponies. Hopefully having a light car will give me an advantage of being nimble. I really don't care what class I'm in, I just want to have fun.

[Evil86lx]

I did in the past. Not anymore. I lost contact with all of my autox friends and i just kinda quit going. I would like to again in the future.

kyle

[CarlsV6]

I do every so often with my 2000. A lot of the guys down here in the car club are big into autox so we hit a lot of them in the blue ridge area. Not sure if I'll be autocrossing the vert when I get it back together though...

[AT6svo]

While mods are always tempting, they can hurt you, from a classifaction standpoint, as Travis T mentioned.

My 90 has everything Global West has to offer for fox chassis cars. As a result I am in the ESP class, which has alot of highly modded cars of which I'm not the most "competitive" with as far as times go.

But then again, I could care less. My cars are my hobby, not autoxing for the best time of the day. But I have just as much fun (if not more :D) as anyone else out there. The absolute best arena to test your driving abilities as well as the car's limits. Makes you a better everyday driver too imho.

I'm also very much a corner-carving kind of guy and could really care less about drag racing... (I'm a bit biased 8O :D )

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While mods are always tempting, they can hurt you, from a classifaction standpoint, as Travis T mentioned.

My 90 has everything Global West has to offer for fox chassis cars. As a result I am in the ESP class, which has alot of highly modded cars of which I'm not the most "competitive" with as far as times go.

But then again, I could care less. My cars are my hobby, not autoxing for the best time of the day. But I have just as much fun (if not more :D) as anyone else out there. The absolute best arena to test your driving abilities as well as the car's limits. Makes you a better everyday driver too imho.

I'm also very much a corner-carving kind of guy and could really care less about drag racing... (I'm a bit biased 8O :D )

Indeed. There's a guy with a 95 SVT Cobra in FS that just has a set of race tires, but he's the points leader and whoops on ESP cars like Trans Ams with slicks and the bottle 8O


I think a lot of that is due to him going to the skip barber school :lol:

[madmike8]

Yeah, We used too... My brothers and I had a Rabbit and a 260z...

[MJ86GT]

My 86gt is prepped for c-prepared.
Mods: springs, bushings, cage, g-load, subframes, cc plates, hawk pads, PBR front and 99gt rears, cobra sway bars, MM panhard bar, strut tower brace, 17x9 cobra r's, and several other mods.

I'm in the process of fabbing up a torque arm for it. A really good book to get is Mustang Performance by William Mathis. Its kind of older but still has a bunch of good info on building up an autocross, road race, or drag car.

I'll post various pics sometime soon when I figure out how.

[saephyus_misawa]

i like to start when i get back to the states thats why i bought the griggs package deal for 5800 so everything will be good hopefully

[Travis T]

The last car I had built for this had about $800 in it total, and it was a blast. 81 notchback, stripped of anything that didn't make it run (ventilation, bumper reinforcements, lights, extra wiring, extra bolts, all interior except dash shell, door panels, and one seat), with a stock 2.3 four speed that we added a header and Holley 500 2bbl to. It had an 8.8 with 4.10 gears, GT swaybars, brakes, rack, and springs (cut), and a fuel cell. The car must have weighed less than 2000 pounds, and would smoke the tires (Goodyear shaved autocross tires) through third gear. The frame was bent from a previous accident, so we never could get it to handle right, but I just picked up another car that will replace it, and this one will get turbocharged.

[CarlsV6]

Is it worth it to pull the front arms off and have new poly bushings pressed in? Do they even need to be pressed or can you install them yourself?

Also, what sway bars would ya'll reccomend?

[Evil86lx]

Grab the book by robert mathis that was mentioned earlier. lots of excellent info in their.

like the fact that their are 20 some odd different sway bar's from different fox car's that will work for you.

Their so much info in that book that it will make your head spin.

kyle

[MJ86GT]

Getting the old bushings out is a bare. Choices are drilling or burning. You need to see which bushing your getting, with shell or without.

If you get just the bushings with no shells, freeze them overnight before installing. Then they'll just fall in place just make sure you grease them before installing.

Definately do the front poly bushings. You will notice the difference.

I switched from the stock 86gt front bar (I think 31mm) down to a 93 cobra bar (24mm) now it turns in better with the smaller bar.

[Travis T]

One thing I would definitely add to any Mustang is the Steeda adjustable rear swaybar. That made the single biggest difference to my 84 GT than any other suspension part I've ever put on a car.

[CarlsV6]

The last car I had built for this had about $800 in it total, and it was a blast. 81 notchback, stripped of anything that didn't make it run (ventilation, bumper reinforcements, lights, extra wiring, extra bolts, all interior except dash shell, door panels, and one seat), with a stock 2.3 four speed that we added a header and Holley 500 2bbl to. It had an 8.8 with 4.10 gears, GT swaybars, brakes, rack, and springs (cut), and a fuel cell. The car must have weighed less than 2000 pounds, and would smoke the tires (Goodyear shaved autocross tires) through third gear. The frame was bent from a previous accident, so we never could get it to handle right, but I just picked up another car that will replace it, and this one will get turbocharged.

You don't have any pics of the notch do you? Just curious to see how it looks. Something I've been wanting to do, never really considered a carbed 2.3 though, prolly pretty good balance rather than a nose-heavy 5.0

[The WebWheeler]

http://www.thewebwheeler.com/forums/images/smilies/sign_dead.gif & I think its about time to start these dicussions again, being I just started racing my '85 GT in FS SK1.
most of the most mentioned above will completely bump one out of my class.
I'm racing mine in a completely stock condition. http://www.thewebwheeler.com/forums/images/smilies/7.gif

[who-nxt]

I already have my '89 coupe planned out for the "if I win the Lottery" scenario.- basicly an AIX car with a liscense plate!

[The WebWheeler]

basicly an AIX car with a liscense plate!

Whats AIX?

Thats what I love about AutoCross, Its cheap & only as expensive as you want it to be.

I'm racing a 100% stock '85 Mustang. :D

[kj_80Cobra]

American Iron Extreme
American Iron and AIX are two classes of the NASA Racing series.

[The WebWheeler]

American Iron Extreme
American Iron and AIX are two classes of the NASA Racing series.

OK I remember that now, I've been away from the road race thing along time. :o
I've been heavy into the off road thing & forgot about that.

Yeah that series could become very expensive.. :rolleyes:

[Mad Max]

Yeah that series could become very expensive.. :rolleyes:

stick with AI. The cars cost around $30k-$50k when it's all done. It's limited in HP, tire size and minimum weight. Areo dynamics, chassis and driving skills are about the only thing that you can worry about

AIX limited to tire size and wheel base. BTW the guy with the most hp doesn't always win.