i plan on going to visit ERA in a few months. im still in the saving stages and i have a while to go. it seems that if there is a 2 year wait... that will work out perfectly depending on the ammount of deposit.
theres a few things i can say about the car when its done; it will be on the track at least a few times [road course and drag], it will be more race oriented than road oriented, the weak link will the the transaxle, the motor will be efi and most likey turbocharged, and its going to be a real pain in the a$$ to register it in CT.
i am such a big fan of turbocharging. properly sized, designed, and tuned you can have a motor that does it all- crusies nice with good MPG, runs on 92 octane pump gas, nice idle, great torque, and some serious HP. RPM is what really can damage a motor, the strength need to keep a motor together goes up exponentialy as the rpm increases. turbos do not care what rpm the motor is at if they are spooled up
the builers forum has been a great help to me already. i like the methodical approach i have seen with some of the builds. I can see things i like and some i would do differently. im very hands on and i make things work- even if it seems impossible, lol.
i have already located an audi transaxle and im going to design a motor plate- might as well have everything ready to go when the time comes, lol.
thanks,
pete