djg68
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any tips for a 1995 chevy lumina with a 3.1 .its my first . I've helped with other builds never ran.
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Post by djg68 on Nov 26, 2013 8:45:14 GMT -5
Would a lumina do goodnin a figure 8?would an eclipse be good ? I say eclipse but my brother said it is to slow . Speed doesn't matter . Manueverability is . Eclipse can do anything
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Post by T-Brell on Nov 27, 2013 12:38:07 GMT -5
IMO the smaller the car the better, depending on the style of figure 8. I run barrel-style figure 8, not oval figure 8. The smaller car will have less weight wanting to push you past the turn, plus you will fit in smaller gaps to make passes.
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Post by teamdirtsi1 on Nov 27, 2013 20:55:25 GMT -5
There was a guy a couple years ago that stuffed a supercharged 3.8l into a eclipse in michigan. Now you wanna talk a fast car. Up.here the w body GM's is pretty much all we run for figure 8's and enduros.
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Post by T-Brell on Nov 28, 2013 2:18:02 GMT -5
^Do you run those purely due to strength or do you feel they are pretty quick or handle well?
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djg68
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any tips for a 1995 chevy lumina with a 3.1 .its my first . I've helped with other builds never ran.
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Post by djg68 on Nov 28, 2013 8:37:48 GMT -5
Eclipse have a ridiculous strong back end . An frame. Our figur 8 is a triple with three tires
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Post by ron17t on Nov 28, 2013 9:18:40 GMT -5
Who cares about the back end? You need a strong nose, that's the lumina.But if it's a small track the eclipse would be better on tight corners.My perferred car for small track 3 tire is an older caviler.
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Post by O4xracing on Nov 28, 2013 10:47:32 GMT -5
Either car will make a good car. They each have their own advantages and I would not be afraid to run either car anywhere. My friends and I have ran everything from foreign cars to w bodies to worn out derbied escorts and had great luck with every one of them. So I would build both. Beside if one sucks compared to the other. Keep it for a back up! You can never have to many backup cars
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djg68
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any tips for a 1995 chevy lumina with a 3.1 .its my first . I've helped with other builds never ran.
Posts: 27
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Post by djg68 on Nov 28, 2013 15:34:12 GMT -5
This eclipse has a 1/4 inch thick dump truck bumper
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Post by teamdirtsi1 on Nov 29, 2013 0:41:34 GMT -5
Mainly run the w bodies because the engines. Cant beat the power of the 3.1 some guys started using grand am for the added power of the 3.4. Then you got the durability of the front end on the w bodies. If say you build a grand am, malibu, or what not youve goot do a front steering knuckle swap. The w bodies already come with steal knuckles. You can also run a little bigger tire on w bodies than other cars makes getting through the mud a little easier. But all in all it personal preference. I like them for the durability. Can build two cars and run a full year. Ran a ford countour once and it lasted 4 races before the trans too a shot.
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