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Originally Posted by surflvr911sc
You will definitely save money buying a prepared race car, BUT, I am just as into the journey and doing right, the way I want, as I am the end result. It does cost more, but personally I get much more satisfaction in driving my own creation than driving one built for me, and w/ the resources on this BBS the sky is the limit!
You can stay V3 w/ a 3.6 in an earlier chassis w/ exhaust, big torsion/sway bars, cage, raised spindles, turbo brakes, wheels, trans, lots of fun stuff.
The best advice was download the rules and go through the options to see where you want to be, then figure out which way to get there works best for you.
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Buying a front running car is almost always cheaper and easier than building it yourself. One of the fastest V3 cars was for sale a few months back in the POC classifieds for a very good price,
WAY less than it would cost to build and sort, it's not there anymore so I don't know if it sold or if the add just expired (if you're seriously interested send me a PM and I can give you some contact info).
As for running a 3.6 and turbo brakes in V3 - yes it can be done but I don't think it would be competitive in Cup Racing. Here is the rule:
18.1.4 Any pre-1990 vehicle in V Class may use a 1989-1994 3.6 liter engine. Car shall start with K basepoints and C2 Carrera VIN weight, and may upgrade to 911 Turbo/930 brakes.
K has 38 base points and the C2 off-track weight is 2940. Once you add in your Prepared points (13 minimum) you are at 51 - the V3 limit before you even get to any V- class modifications. If you bolt on a splitter or leading edge wing or go widebody you get bumped to V2. Most of the cars you are running against will be 400-600 pounds lighter than you, which is huge. A stock 3.6 should put down more power than balanced and blue-printed 3.2 but I don't believe the difference is enough to overcome the weight penalty. A car like this would be a lot of fun on track but I don't think it could be a serious contender for the V3/R5 championship.