FWD Domination 2005 Options

[JMoushon]

It seems we all love a good build page, so in light of recent developements, I decided to start my own. This season is sponsored in part by KOU Motorsports, and together we intend to create a respected (feared) vehicle capable of demolishing all local competition, on the track and the street. Lofty goals, but I feel if we are not the fastest, we will be damn close.

The car is well known to most of us. White 1992 GST, ran 13.4 last year on the stock 14b and smic. That was, for all intents and purposes, a completely different car from what will be lurking about this season.

For starters, roughly 600lbs will be stripped from the car in order to arrive at a target race weight of 2300lbs. Induction is as yet undecided, we are currently test-fitting a decent sized T3/T4. If that does not put us where we need to be, the term GT35 has been tossed around as an idea. The intercooler is a custom set-up, originally intended to support all the hp a high-pressured RX7 can throw at it. It is an air/water set-up, with a 3 gallon sump, and is fully capable of dropping intake temps below ambient. I will be handling most fabrication at the current time, with help obviously from the boys at KOU. Traction will obviously be a severe issue, and we believe with the right set-up we can put together some seriously competitive 60' times. As the build unfolds, be sure updates will be many, increasing in frequency as the race season approaches. That's all for now, no point in further speculation, as the car is currently in winter street trim. As soon as we dig in, there will be updates, hopefully with pics and a dyno vid or 2. Wish us luck!

[JMoushon]

Good luck.
You do realize that awd4kicks, akamiami, natedogg, xian, and asiankid will be handing you your arse at the track?


Its a real female dog when I cant talk smak about my own cars...

To be honest, I don't consider that talking smack. With the exception of asiankid, who is on a E3-16G/550s set-up, I have no doubt that the beginning of the season will net me many tail-light viewings. But it's all about motivation. Think of the hardware that Nate, Kriss, Marcus, and Xian are running. Those are serious cars, and they will only make me want to go that much faster. We seem to stick together better than most groups, and it would seem like there is more of a team mentality than an "every man for himself" attitude. I love it. If we could cruise around 6 or 7 deep, with tthe SLOWEST car being in the 12s, I think we could do great things for our segment of the game.

So I say bring it. Give me everything you've got, because 11s are in plain view, it's just a matter of doing things in the right order and tooning. On the street, I'll be the underdog from a dead stop, on the track, we've got some tricks that I feel will put the ol' fwd in a good spot. But beware when I'm already moving, because this car will be deadly from a roll.

Everybody, pick up a wrench and get to work. It's gonna be one hell of a year.