As the title states , I’ve had can ams for years and want to get into a sand car, Budget of 50k. A lot of the used cars have so many different options as far as transmission / motor / axles etc. what should I stay away from? Would love a SC or turbo car but can do a NA LS and build it later too. Any advice is appreciated.
School me on sand cars lol
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Jersey_Jeff73
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upgrading a car later gets expensive a NA Ls car typically will have a 2D trans with 930 cvs so going above 400Hp with the upgrades you do to the engine you will have to upgrade the whole driveline. The bigger trans run 934 cvs which use 33 spline axels then the hubs at the wheels need to be upgraded to run 934s. also bigger trans are a little wider so shorter axels increased cv angle the s4 srans is longer might not fit mounts will need to be fabed up. So if you are set on a boosted set up find a car that can support the extra Hp with at least a S4 or better trans
Your first car will not be your forever car. What that means is that you will not keep the car, so I recommend buying a name brand car. When it comes time to sell, you won't lose your ass as much. It's better to have more transmission, than motor. It's always been my experience to not invest money into expensive upgrades. Get your starter car, drive it and learn with it. When you feel like you know what you want, sell it and move up.
BaBaBouy
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If you get a 4 seat car pull the back seatbelts out.
wesinls
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Wait for the off season and find a car with an S4 or S5 - 50ishk is doable.
EastMT
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Have someone with sandcar experience look at it before buying it. If you don't know what your looking at it is hard to tell the difference between a good deal on a good car or a worn out car with problems. Even old guys will lie to your face. Do they have receipts for maintenance and or parts? An idea situation would be where other people can vouch for the car as being well maintained and not beat. Pay more for a well maintained car now or pay twice what you think you saved on a so called good deal maintaining it later. I was given the advise to budget 10% of the purchase price for repairs and maintenance. I exceeded that prepping for my first trip and fixing the things I found during the trip that the prior owner failed to mention.
Be prepared to spend time in the off season checking your car over and doing maintenance. In my opinion they are not a just put it in the garage when your done and fire it up next year piece of equipment like a generator.
Once you buy one you will meet some of the best guys at the dunes.
Be prepared to spend time in the off season checking your car over and doing maintenance. In my opinion they are not a just put it in the garage when your done and fire it up next year piece of equipment like a generator.
Once you buy one you will meet some of the best guys at the dunes.
