MrBill97396

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I am struggling to make a decision on which direction to go with the Camaro. A little background, it is a 97 and is a shell. No seats,carpet, etc. the only thing in the car is the dash everything else is gone/sold. I am debating on going True Street in TTT5 and not have a street car. Or scrap the TTT5 plan and buy a car setup for it already and street the Camaro. Or sell it and be pissed off. I ask this of the guys out there that had street cars and turned them to strictly track cars and have missed the fun you can have with a street car. If I go street it is going to have to be insane HP wise, and TT5 well it will be a seasonal step. First True Street then build up to Extreme, then Limited.

pdanrichey

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Don't do what I did...you may be considered an incompetent ******* even though I did nothing wrong...? Do what makes you happy...best advice ever!

skipperbisket

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well, I'm in the same boat as yourself. I plan to run TS when I get mine done, however I that is not my main goal with it. The main goal is to run a 5.x on big tires and have fun, running TS is just something that would be fun also. good luck either way.

MrBill97396

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I am also going to have it on a 9" tire so I can run in some other events and mid 5's is the goal for the TS class.

ex-SS-ve

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keep it a street car. you will get sick of a 1/4 mile only car that you can never take for a drive legally that is

1 Bad Z

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Haha, just ask Mr powell, or Badboy4life if they would ever do it to their cars again! Those are two guys that I know who at one time had really quick street cars with all the creature comforts and then went all out drag cars with them.

Worm Boy

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That is a very hard decision. I have gone through the street car stage, then drag car stage, and back to the street car stage. There are pro's and cons of both. The best thing about a street car is you can enjoy it almost everyday. The bad thing is when you are enjoying it, you take the risk of getting a ticket for it. The drag car thing is BAD *** when your in it or out of town at a race traveling the country. Just do what you enjoy more, and remember that there is always going to be someone faster no matter which route you take.

Elite_Hot_Rod

If you decide to go the race car route take a good look at the requirements for each of the 3 classes. I think it would be fairly expensive to go from 1 class to the next and be competitive.

-PEPE-

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It's tough man...I say keep it safe and play on the track. I mean most usually start out with a street car, mod stuff, make it faster, want more, it's a fever, sometimes to the point like where I am where I wonder WTF my radio is still doing in the car...I can't hear the damn thing anyway anyway many end up with a drag car. I used to play on the street but it's nerve racking sweating about cops, most of them around here know my car and know I race at HRP. My jobs not worth losing over some BS street race. But I drive to the track, drive it to work, to car shows locally, just not crazy long distances, don't push my luck.

SSilverSSurfer

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i say thumper on a 370, at the track and street, good luck if you decide to step into the TS class

s.o.m.SS

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I'm in the same boat. I am doing suspension and mild things before I make the final decision. I don't think I want my car to be 100% track dedicated. Play around on the street from now to then. Then again I'm not shooting for a specific class either.

Humanoid

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I went too far with my car and made it suck to drive on the street. I hated the th350 trans and roll bar for daily driving. I just pulled the n20 out because I dont want to risk breaking something or having a cop eyeballing my bottle. I still have the H/C and that is gonna stay.

I hate driving a hybrid car every day. I say pick either street or race but not both.

MrBill97396

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I am leaning toward keeping the Camaro a street car for the fun and looking at buying a race ready roller. Thanks for the thoughts guys.

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Bill, just build a sick street car that you can take to the track and run a TS class if you wanted to do so

-PEPE-

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Elite_Hot_Rod

Probably not a bad idea but the T/S guys are running 5.7's, might be kind of hard to do with a street car.

deadlyz28

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i made the mistake of turning my dd into somewhat of a racecar. real loud, none comfy but almost paid off. hiding from cops sucks btw

deadlyz28

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oh and having speed bumps rip off your mufflers sucks too

SERIALPIMP

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I can't tell you what to do with your specific car,
but I can tell you its nice to have a track car and a street car,

I can't say which one I could live without, but I know I could not live without at least one of them!

Of course my track car is still streetable, but not for long.

Adam98Z

I have an ex-dd that was way more fun as a street car. I regret the huge cam, big blower build-up it got, took a lot of the fun out of driving, having to worry about so many things and not enjoying driving like you should be. I think you should do the build but make sure you still have a fun street car to drive also.