just about to buy a 3000GTO track car

[Mtomlin]

Hi , I am about to buy a 3000gt non turbo SR 4WD track car, its already been stripped out, it has a half roll cage, two bucket seats , straight through exhaust, induction kit and slicks!

just interested to know peoples feedback on these cars, i live in Dubai where I intend to track it at every opportunity. I think its currently kicking out around the 230bhp so nothing crazy but easily enough for what i want.

I am however interested in knowing if it can be easily modified to have turbos or if theres alot of work to be done.

thanks!

[S1MMA]

Is the 3000GTO the only car you are considering as a track car?

Depends what you want really - I would probably consider something lighter, with RWD and similar/more power if you want something faster (you mention wanting to turbo it).

If you want Jap, something like a 200SX (Silvia) would also be something to consider.

[Vixpy1]

Big.. Heavy and in N/A form... Slow.

[Evil.soup]

As track cars go I wouldn't have put the 3000 in the list of best choices to be honest. It does have many of the driver aids of the evo but its a bit fat and heavy and as cars go there isn't a lot you can strip out to save weight. As for turbo charging the NA engine, I wouldn't say its worth the cost when you can just buy a turbo one for far less than the cost of a conversion.

Honestly, I would be looking for a different car all together as suggested up the page, sorry mate;)

[rsv gone!]

I just wouldn't bother with 4wd for a (dedicated) track car. It would be as light as possible, to aid power to weight, braking and wear and tear on components. And it would be simple to fix. I reckon you'd have much more fun in a stripped out MX5 or a Westy/cateram/MK Indy etc.

[Riknos]

rsv gone! said:

I just wouldn't bother with 4wd for a (dedicated) track car. It would be as light as possible, to aid power to weight, braking and wear and tear on components. And it would be simple to fix. I reckon you'd have much more fun in a stripped out MX5 or a Westy/cateram/MK Indy etc.

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[Medic-one]

I would say join the GTO owners club forum for some more advice but i see you've already just done that :-)

There's no such thing as a 3000GTO, it's either a 3000GT (UK spec) or a GTO (jap spec), and only the jap spec is available as an N/A, the 3000GT's are all twin turbo's.

Though i wouldn't go for one as a dedicated track car as that's not what their build for. My upgraded 3000GT is great fun on the track, but there are a lot of other cars out there i'd look at first for a trackcar, a few already mentioned in this thread.

[driverrob]

Medic-one said:

I would say join the GTO owners club forum for some more advice but i see you've already just done that :-)

There's no such thing as a 3000GTO, it's either a 3000GT (UK spec) or a GTO (jap spec), and only the jap spec is available as an N/A, the 3000GT's are all twin turbo's.

Though i wouldn't go for one as a dedicated track car as that's not what their build for. My upgraded 3000GT is great fun on the track, but there are a lot of other cars out there i'd look at first for a trackcar, a few already mentioned in this thread.

Ditto.
I've had good fun on the track with my GTO TT but it's not really competitive. An N/A would be sluggish.

[bmwboy320]

The GTO is a good GT car, covering ground at speed in comfort but as a track car not ideal... I adore my GTO but as a track car no thanks...