i got a 91 olds cutlass with a 2.5 motor. i want to try a fwd enduro, and was woundering if anyone had any usefull info on how to build the car, tires, engine durability, etc.... any ifo will be greatly appreicated

well, get the right front tire shaved, less heat, longer lasting tire, wont chunk out, keep it simple have fun, whittemore speedway is having one once a month, come on up and try it, its a blast.
also i have a fwd enduro car race ready, $500.obo. if interested. 989-942-4559

I never shaved any tires I just found used ones with no dry rot and less than a 1/4 inch of tread. Wire the fan direct with a switch so it runs all the time.

Make sure you can use the motor if it is a quad 4. Some races do not allow quad valve heads. If it is a 2.5 it should not be a quad engine. The 2.5 is based on the old iorn duke. When looking for parts for this engine most 2.5 parts will fit with the exception of the u code engine. These heads are differnt and so is the block,they are shorter to fit it the smaller cars Grand am,Cutless Calia,Ect...
If you do'nt mind the work use a trany out of one of these smaller cars,better gearing and smaller converter.

thanks for all the advise so far, someone told me to take out the heater core and air box for weight, would that be good, or should i keep it so it can also remove heat from the engine?

I removed the heater core.

no over heating problems? i leave mine in my fwd figure cars, just because the isnt much air movent, and i does help cool

Berg,

in our humble opinion, You may be better off starting with another car and scraping or selling this one. It may be penny wise and pound foolish to build this car.

read these threads from spartan on building a pony stock,,

http://www.spartanspeedway.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6

http://spartanspeedway.com/OldBoardStuff/P...eedSecrets.html

in the Midwest, the best bang for the buck is a the common, plentiful and cheap, 4 door 1995 to 1999 Dodge Neon with the 16 valve SOHC 2.0 liter engine. the DOHC engines seem to be less durable.

Or just buy one ready to race.

also read this tread on advice to a new racer,,

http://www.mstrc.com/index.php?showtopic=12956

I wired the fan into a switch after I started the car I turned the switch on and left the fan running the whole race.

For an endros the cars they are using at spartan are not the best choices because they use automatic trannys

edit
spartan uses automatics
endro winners use manuals

I didn't see any enduro's or rules on Whittemore's web site. Can you run a six cylinder FWD or does it have to be a 4 banger?

the winning car for the past few years is a 3.0 v6 ford Taurus.

Thanks......Any schedule info?

also the rules for fwd enduros and the schedule for all classes are on stickies posted on the general chat page of whittemores forum. i think either jeff or andy posted the schedule someplace here.

under Auto city's 2008 4 cylinder rules, the following listing from Racing junk .com is legal.

http://www.racingjunk.com/post/1109275/200...Mini-Stock.html

this 170 hp 6 speed trans 2003 Ford Focus SVT 4-Cylinder FWD Mini Stock is legal and would dominate.


$4,500.00
I am selling a 2003 Ford Focus SVT 4-Cylinder Mini Stock Dirt Track Racecar. The car is very fast. It has 10 A-Main wins and numerous heat race wins. I raced it at Muskingum County Speedway and Midway Speedway in Zanesville, OH. I am selling it because I am moving up next year. This is a front running car anywhere. It came stock with 170HP with a 6-speed transmission. The motor and tranny have about 27,000 miles on them.
There are many upgrades done to the car. Upgrades include:

-Fidanza Aluminum Flywheel
-Locked Differential
-Head Professionally milled .040
-Professionally Polished Head
-Cams reground by Crane Cams
-Predator ECU Programmer
(which did away with sensors and uneeded stuff)
-Special Spark plug settings
-Custom Cold Air Intake Box
-K and N Cone Filter
-4-2-1 Header (comes stock)


It comes with:
-Kirkey Aluminum Racing Seat
-Safe-quip 5-point harness
-Lots of wheels and tires
(Many different size tires)
-Extra door and 2 fenders
-Extra fuel tank
-Extra Hood
-Extra shocks and springs
-New spare radiator
-Allstar Performance Quick Release Steering wheel with racing wheel

The car still has the SVT supsension on the front. It has a nice solid roll cage in it. We moved the battery behind the seat. The fuel tank is in the stock location. We have a hatch for the back. We had it on but didnt run it because of air resistance.

It has a few donuts and such down the side but no major damage. The car has never been flipped or in any major wrecks. It is a GREAT car. The main problem we had with the car was the Right rear hub always broke. So we machined a hub out of steel so now it is solid and you wont have that problem anymore. Dont miss out on a one of a kind racecar. Thanks!

Price is negotiable
I have more pictures. Give me your email and I can send them to you.
This item is USED

holy crap, that car is legal? jeeze! haha!

when are the fwd whittemore enduros?

MAY
3RD. TEST AND TUNE noon till 5
10TH. TEST AND TUNE noon till 4
17TH. TEST AND TUNE 5pm till 9pm
24TH. OPENING NIGHT ALL CLASSES
31ST. LATE MODELS, FS, LS, 4CL, FWD ENDURO

JUNE,
7TH MODS, FS LS 4CYL.
14TH LATE MODELS, FS LS 4CYL, TAG TEAM RACES
21ST MODS, FS LS 4CYL, BIKE RACES
28TH, LATE MODELS, FS LS 4CYL FWD ENDURO

JULY
5TH. MID SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP, ALL CLASSES
12TH, MODS,FS LS 4CYL,FWD ENDURO RANDY SADDISON MEMORIAL 62 LAP FEATURE(MODS)
19TH LATEMODELS, LS,FS,4CL, HIGH SCHOOL TUG OF WAR
26TH MODS,LS,FS,4CL, TAG TEAM RACES

AUGUST
2ND,LATE MODELS, LS,FS,4CL, KIDS BIKE RACES
9TH, MODS,LS,FS,4CL, TAG TEAM RACES
16TH,LATE MODELS,LS,FS,4CL, FWD ENDURO
23RD,MODS,LS,FS,4CL
30TH ALL CLASSES SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS

SEPTEMBER

13TH INVITE TEST AND TUNE NOON UNTIL 5PM
19TH AND 20TH INVITATIONAL
FRIDAY THE 19TH GATES OPEN AT 5PM AND TEST AND TUNE UNTIL 10PM
SATURDAY 20TH RACING START TIMES TO BE ANNOUNCED.





there ya go, whole schedule.

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[quote]Grant Campau Posted Yesterday, 07:37 AM
"" holy crap, that car is legal? jeeze! haha! ""



YEP,,,and it comes from the factory with a tri y tubular header exhaust manifold.

It would be well over 170 HP with the milled and ported head, updated(cheated) cams and updated computer, Maybe up to 200 hp!!

thats why you have to severely regulate these FWD cars,,,and only allow very restrictive exhaust systems,,,the standard Focus should be legal but not the SVT...and the exhaust outlet should be 1 1/2 inches max for ALL 16 valve cars.

right now only the Neon has to run the smaller 1 1/2 outlet,,,according to the AC rules,,this SVT ford focus can use 2 inch outlet.

It is a major loop hole in AC's rules.

thanks for the schedule. Does anyone know what kind of tire pressures to run and how much caster and camber i should run?

About 15 psi Nitrogen in the left hand tires (nitrogren doesnt expand like air when it heats up) and about 40 psi hellium on the right hand tires (to help with the left side weight percentage)


Seriously tho, that all depends on how the car handles... We'll help ya with that. Heard you got the ok to add that car to our stable! Should be fun