so you have the bright idea of building a track car huh let me give you some advice
wireless productions here we've been tracking the cuda for a number of years now
and we've learned a lot of hard lessons along the way a lot of trial and error
a lot of wasted money and time here's some wisdom we would give to our younger selves
number one don't do it with all the money you're gonna waste on this pile of crap
you can invest it in a stock market and buy a real race car so don't even think about it
still want to do it huh well you're going to need to take whatever little budget you have
and double that [ __ ] why in order to afford all the maintenance parts that's required
look at professional race teams they're able to build multiple cars just to compete in any event
three stick to a popular chassis with huge aftermarket support for readily available
parts this is the reason why miata's mustangs and camaros and corvettes are so popular
and why mopars especially kudas are so damn expensive
because of their rarity s2000s are also a good chassis they're getting more expensive four the
most important thing to focus on is to build for safety do not skimp on any safety equipment make
sure your brakes are in good working order have a roll cage that's actually welded in racing seats
and actual racing harnesses also get a fuel cell and most important fire suppression
system remember being injured or dead is not fun so don't cheap out on any safety equipment
look at lemons racing for example their safety budget is unlimited
5. build for reliability first and horsepower last simple is best and this is why we stick to
n a builds and manual transmissions only it's less weight also six don't go too crazy on horsepower
numbers either 400 horsepower is plenty of fun for the track and if you don't think so just ask the
150 horsepower miata or a 200 horsepower s2000 that just flew by you on the corner i'd rather
have a low powered engine that runs versus a thousand horsepower engine that's unreliable
seven stick to your game plan don't go changing engines in the middle of your build
the cuda engine plans went from a 340 small block mopar to a 572 aluminum big block with predator
heads at one point before going to an aluminum 426 gen 3 hemi which is so much more reliable
and less costly in the long run sticking in one engine saves so much time and money
eight on that point don't go buying fancy expensive parts you don't need
for the 572 engine i was building for the cuda i bought these expensive ross racing pistons
which are around eight hundred dollars a set and also an msd
one wire alternator which around 360 dollars that i never ended up using and
i haven't been able to sell yet so this just ends up as fun as being tied up
nine take out all the old wiring and rewire the entire car from scratch
brand new copper wiring is much more reliable and will save you headache in the long run
10. buy all the electronic components last such as the digital dash as some new version is always
going to come out for example this iq3 dash in the cuda was about five years old before i ever
installed it eleven don't go buying cheap mid and china parts it'll only cost you a long run
only get race proven motorsports or aerospace quality parts it'll save you time and money
and also don't buy use junk you have no place in motorsports applications
12. avoid buying too many custom parts as they are not readily as available or easy to get
stick to oem parts such as these electrical coils for the gen 3 hemi
if these go down i can easily get them from the dealership
13. research what you want to build as much as possible before committing
have a solid game plan and never deviate from it go to track day events and ask people works the
[ __ ] will never talk to you but all the cool people will give you bits of precious advice
if all else fails just copy what professional race teams in wec ta2 and gt3 do for preparation
14. tighten everything as bolts always end up shaking loose
develop pre-race checks to prepare for any track day check on oils and coolant brake fluids and etc
15 you have to be prepared to lose a car at the track at any time crashing is a
high probability remember the entire car is a consumable item and lastly 16 have fun road
racing is frustrating at most times and hardly rewarding but at the end of the day the point
is to have fun and be grateful for what we have as most people can only dream about what we do
so hustle invest and make tons of money before ever attempting any undertakings such as this
because you're gonna need a huge amount of funds if possible do everything before
you're married or even have kids the cuda has easily gone through a hundred thousand dollars
in expenses from partisan shipping and labor done to it and doesn't even have any paint
so you've been warned alright so that's it for now for wireless productions catch you guys later