LDR working man drag radial class

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kind of off topic, but just like "budget builds" from the magazines. "How to build a strict budget 360 for 5k"....

I guess budget is individually based. Even 30 years ago, they advertised budget builds of 3k. This is at a time when my induction system was a 20 dollar TQ/cast intake from the junk yard from a maxi van. Heads would be home ported by me. Used cam and lifters a part of it. Headers were 99 dollar cyclone or hedmans.

I guess budget covers a broad spectrum.
 
318willrun said:
kind of off topic, but just like "budget builds" from the magazines. "How to build a strict budget 360 for 5k"....

I guess budget is individually based. Even 30 years ago, they advertised budget builds of 3k. This is at a time when my induction system was a 20 dollar TQ/cast intake from the junk yard from a maxi van. Heads would be home ported by me. Used cam and lifters a part of it. Headers were 99 dollar cyclone or hedmans.

I guess budget covers a broad spectrum.
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When you’re talking about cars running in the low 4’s the term budget just means a car that wasn’t built my a millionaire.
 
doogievlg said:
What about the 235 class? Is that comparable to the x275 as far as budget goes?
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The record for mx235 is in the 4.40’s I believe. I think they’re a lil more strict on the power adder rules in ultra. I also think it’s oem block too. I’ll have to look up the rules it’s beem a while, but whatever they’ve done it seems to be the closest class within reach for your average blue collar guy. Still wouldn’t be easy but I believe it’s doable
 
Ultra63 said:
The record for mx235 is in the 4.40’s I believe. I think they’re a lil more strict on the power adder rules in ultra. I also think it’s oem block too. I’ll have to look up the rules it’s beem a while, but whatever they’ve done it seems to be the closest class within reach for your average blue collar guy. Still wouldn’t be easy but I believe it’s doable
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Ultra Street - Holley EFI Outlaw Street Car Reunion VI
There’s the link for the ultra stree rules, I know it’ll be a long shot but I’m swinging for the fences and trying o build my car towards this class. I’ve loved the heads up radial stuff since I was a kid and always wanted to get into it
 
Ultra63 said:
Man I hope so, I went last year and the 2 years before that when it was in Memphis. We’re planning to go unless something comes up, just to spectate of course lol
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I’ll be there Friday and Saturday.
 
Hemirunner said:
The owner of the fox body LDR car that I built works for the USPS. The other 2400hp mustang I help with is owned by a service tech at a dealership. Both are hard working middle class guys. You don’t have to be a millionaire to do this but I’m sure it helps.
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The money comes from somewhere .. I have both those type people in my life. My x works for usps. Makes good money. But not that good. Got a buddy that is a dang good Ford diesel tech. Makes 100k year. Both these people.I speak of have nice homes and drive new vehicles . neither one have the budget for 4.20 cars ... Got another good buddy owns his own body shop. In a small town. He has a 4.70 BBC Fox body. His 18 yro son has a 4.50 67 camaro. They bring them to the track in a diesel pusher motor home and a 75k stacker trailer. Great family and good racers. And they drive new.vehicles and have a very nice home. Usps worker, tech at dealership yes make good money . but they got a honey hole somewhere.
 
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