ok guys thanks im sry but when i read ur post i dont see puntctuation so i dont know what u mean thanks for the help and sry

 

well i understand u need to prepare for the ciruit Races. Iunderstand, but we have to start from some where!!Right, i mean is there anything else i should look into to see what i need to practice,things to buy,etc. well thanks again , Daniel

 

Same thing just ran through my head...





Now that you're starting in on such an ambitious project, I highly suggest you get as much resource-based information about it as possible. To be honost, for the most part what you're going to get here is opinions (much like this one), these are improtant, but you're goining to be driving, not them. That car sounds like a pretty good platform, but I would definatly spend my money on more important parts than 18" wheels. Again, this is my opinion. I hope it helps and good luck.

 

Sorry Zate, I HAD to.

 

You say buy something more important then the 18" wheels, what did u have in mind, like what is it i should buy ?

 

Make sure your brakes are up to the task. Get some good pads, SS brake lines, make sure your fluid is good. Get some good tires. Wheels can come later. Make sure you have a helmet, they wont let you drive without one. Check with the tracks/events you wanna race at and make sure that the car will pass their tech inspections.

Maybe try posting this in the Auto-X/Road Racing Forum. they can steer you better than most people in here.

 

Try to get used to the car first, then judge what you would need next.

 

Check out http://www.190revolution.net for info on those cars. They're pretty nice, and handle well. I am 99% sure that they were all N/A cars, Mercedes eventually made a couple of evolution of the car for homologation purposes; unfortunately we never officially saw the final evolution of it hear in the states.

Considering you're dealing with a car that is over 15 years old I would do general maintmance and make sure everything is in perfect working order before I started to modify anything. Go through and replace all the suspension/anti roll bar bushings, chances are they're pretty worn; this would be a good time to upgrade them to polyurethane bushings, something you'll probably end up doing at some point if you plan on tracking the car. Also check all the motor and transmission mounts, ball joints, ect. Check the brake lines; maybe replace them with braided stainless steal lines, and a higher performance fluid. The calipers could probably stand to be rebuilt as well, so you might as well replace the pads with something a little more high performance. Flush and replace all fluids (oil, gearbox, diff, coolant, ect), perform a check up and do general maintmance on the engine. I could go on and on but you get the idea. While this may not sound as exciting as 18 inch wheels and twin turbos it will certainly make the car a lot more enjoyable to drive, especially in the long run. Plus you should learn how your car handles in its stock form before you starting doing any real modifications. Get a few auto-x’s under belt and then sign up for a track day or two.

Also since your possibly buying a homologation car learn its history and what the car was built for before you start "modifying" it and potentially bastardizing a piece of history.


190 E
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/ca/...0712/benz1.jpg

Evo 1
http://www.k-t-b.de/bilder/zeus/03.jpg

Evo 2 - some may say rice, but even the gaint wing was designed in a wind tunnel for touring car/DTM racing.
http://www.classicdriver.de/upload/i...2732/img01.jpg

DTM car
http://www.pistenclub.de/amgmercedes190evo.jpg
http://www.zandbak.net/classic/92dtm/006.jpg

While the 190 E is a pretty nice car, and a somewhat successful race car, it was greatly over shadowed by the e30 M3.

http://www.benzworld.org/gallery/pic...04112153PM.jpg
http://bmw.isuisse.com/alleman/dtm89bmw.jpg

 

i just got back from a ride around in my friends, moms car(SC400)1993 that thing is quick i looked some up on auto trader and damn it has 250 hp what do u think on that? let me know.
And s14 Powered i cant get a M3 as much i would love to have one, but i cant afford that and thats asking to much ,but if u can find one for cheap let me know!?!

 

Not suggesting you get one, all that info was for the 190e, I just threw in that last part about the M3 to rib you a little that’s all...