I don’t understand what I am supposed to build. Sorry lads, but I’m gonna skip this round.
Well, I could try to build something that fits that ruleset. But uhh… The car I want to build isn’t really a muscle car, but it’s big, heavy, it has terrible power/capacity ratio, has a V8 and it’s made in the US of A.
No wait, in that case it checks out all muscle car boxes. Well, I’m off to build.
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Ok, I am throwing my Audi in the bin. This is what my girlfriends wants since we first met years ago! Too bad for her its just virtually… I’d never break up with my lovely shitbox as long as the engine runs.
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CMTs founder has retired in the late 80s and is quite bored. As he is in an impressive state for his age, he bought an old muscle car just out of a mood. It was a bargain, as it was a leaking piece of rust.
For his 75th birthday, the CMT company took it, overhauled it and made this completely rebuild car a gift to him. Of course, he wanted to see what that car can do, and he sent it with an experienced driver to a drag challenge.
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just checking on what deadline and track we are running
There aren’t enough details in the rules for me to want to enter the challenge, but I will show the muscle car I built inspired by these rules.
Shelby AC Cobra 427
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Looks are final (looks derpy as hell, I know) but it’s mechanically not ready yet.
1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88, with a souped up 403 Rocket V8.
I’ve got a thing for Delta, and I’m not sure why…
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DUDE WHAT THAT LOOKS AMAZING
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Thanks mate, that means a lot. 
I’m a bit of a perfectionist, so I’m very critical of my own work.
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It’s period accurate but still a little futuristic looking with well proportioned accents and headlights and a grille that goes perfectly with it. Nice job! You might just want to use spacers to stick out the front wheels a little.
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It’s a good thing I had my F-150 first. Although, the Mustang is the first car that has my name on the title.
Edit: Son of a …
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Trying to replicate an FF car with 6-speed auto, but I just can’t get the right 0-100 time. The real car is at 7.3, but I can’t get below 9.1, even with using a smaller body that fits the engine and weighs a little bit more. Any tips on what I can change in the trim to help this without a manual/sequential transmission or an LSD? I feel like it’s a limitation with the game’s calculations, but I’m hoping there’s still something I can change to get closer to the real world times.
Tried to change the gear ratio and max speed?
I managed 8.9, but that’s it. That’s the obvious thing to change but there’s nothing I can do. I know the fuel economy, and that’s right, top speed is also right, but 0-100 is much too slow. Any changes to the ratios raise it into the 9 second range.
Tyre size, wheel size, aerodynamics, quality sliders, you tried all, right?
I know the tire and wheel size and type (225/40r18), so those are also fixed values. It’s not a very expensive car, so I can’t go too crazy with the sliders. Aero has little to no effect on the acceleration time, mostly the fuel economy and top speed that are already good.
So I think that’s that. Sadly there are yet lots of limits at game calculations…
I’m also stuck using the 2 Series coupe body, even though the Elantra coupe is closer in style because the engine simply doesn’t fit in the Hyundai.
With these issues, I’ll just creatively change things (like adding an LSD) to get performance figures closer to the real car.
You guys realize the rules are for “muscle cars” now and not the “first car” idea, right?
Woah, when did that change?