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Originally Posted by danblack87
Lol, thanks guys. Appreciate all the information and help.
Would love to just buy one and drive, but it would never be the same as driving a beast of a trackday machine that I actually made myself.
Cheers,
Dan.
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You will not be able to build "a beast of a trackday machine" on the cheap.
Somewhere along the line, you will need to spend decent money.
First off, you need to define cheap. I reckon £150 for a sierra is a bargain.
BUT, with the 250bhp you want, you will need to look at either
highly tuned zetec lump £££££
Cosworth £££££
something totally different £££££ as everything else will need modding.
Once you have your 'cheap' Sierra and 250bhp engine, how are you going to stop it??
Performance cars have performance brakes for a reason.
Assuming you have the power, and the ability to stop that power, you will then need wide wheels to lay that power down on the track, more ££££, or decent tyres, again, more ££££
And even if you managed to get the above at reasonable rate, there is a minutae of things to consider, such as a propshaft that can take 300bhp.
I would be seriously impressed if anybody got a 250bhp roadster on the track (not the road, so saving shedloads on lights, IVA etc) for less than £5k.
People really need to realise that big BHP is not the be all and end all of these types of cars. If you had a 170bhp beemer, and a 170bhp roadster, I would lay money on which is most fun, and fastest around a track.
There is a reason the Caterham R500 is quicker on the top gear track of lies than a £1m Veyron.
Pick one, budget, or BHP