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Hello everyone, I am currently in search for a track car. My former Dd/weekend track car was hit and declared a total loss by the insurance. So I bought a truck and I have a trailer to haul a track specific car. I'm wondering what year and trim would make the best starting point for a track car? I dont want to spend a whole bunch on like a nismo if I am going to slowly modify it to fit my standards.
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Welcome! You'll need to better define what "meets your standards" for a track car. Are you looking for an occasional track use vehicle that is lightly modified? Or a Z adaptable to W2W racing with performance and safety systems to match? What are your goals?
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Well this is going to be a track only car so I don't need to worry about emissions or any of that stuff. And yes I will be adding safety features and taking out to the track as much as possible
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It's cheaper to get a REAL LSD in a base model. The factory VSLD is kinnda trash, It likes to uncouple when you let off the power and its only 30% locking anyhow. (VSLD is on any trim over base)
If you plan on adding real brakes like AP racing or a plethora of 6 pot conversions available for the car such as the porsche brembo 6 pots, get a base.
If the track brembos are good enough for you (for some its not) then get a 03 track its the lightest.
If you are plan on modifying the engine it depends on how much you are willing to go. Want a cheap 400 HP car? get a DE (revup or not) and supercharge it. It's cheap and easy.
If you are going to stay NA I would highly recommend spending more and getting an HR. Obviously your mileage will vary and SOMEONE will argue with these numbers but, typically a bolt on DE will see 260-280HP with bolt ons. You might be able to hit 290-300 with cams and some port work on the heads.
Where as an HR just needs berk HFCs and a true dual exhaust to hit 295-300
With 315ish easily obtainable with intake mods and a tune as well, and it is very possible to hit 320-330 with 3" intakes, bigger TBs and, ported and matched upper and lower plenum.
(All numbers at the wheels)
If you are going to hack it up and do whats needed for a real track car get a base IMO. And I would do an HR. The track brembos can be had for cheap, but you would be best off spending cash on a real track ready break system.
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The suspension is very well setup sans the progressive rate springs in the rear, If I could find swifts in the same rate as the compressed rate in the rear I would change mine. Combined with the seem welded chassis it is a very capable car from the get go and I can only imagine what its like when stripped.
Anyhow the point is If you want something you can buy and track without having to order suspension components right away, and the brembos are very good in short runs. You might want to consider a rebuilt Nismo.
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Thanks Nill I'll take that into consideration. Like I said this is going to be track specific since I have my truck now I can actually haul it and not worry out emissions or things of that nature......I think I'll go with the base and make a proper track car.
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