Cudas are real cool. There is a reason alot of camaros are around - people like them!!

i like the first camero, but a cuda or challenger (seen vanishing point?) would be a little different. that said, cuda's and challengers (E bodies) are a dime a dozen at mopar shows. just pick up an issue of Mopar Muscle, i swear it seems they are required to have an E body in every other issue, which is ashame because alot of other year and makes get passed up. but like the camero for chevy, cuda and challengers are the most wanted mopar cars to restore, with the B bodies next, those being chargers, road runners and the like. i was hunting a 70 challenger for awhile, but decided people wanted too much for real rusty cars. besides my little A body will handle better, its a convertible, and will be somewhat of a sleeper. E body convertibles go for real big bucks, even in the worst of shape. so most of america might not see it my way, but i didnt buy my car with other peoples opinions in mind. i say build/buy the car that you really want. so what if everyone on your street has a camero, if youve always wanted one buy one. but if you want WOW factor at shows, do something a little different. it all depends on what you want. :thumbsup: just have fun doing it

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Cuda market just keeps growing, fewer of them --even with the popularity. Drop a Hemi into one and you have have everyone spell bound. If you want handling, go with the Camaro, easy to do but harder to get your money back.

If your going to do a cuda do something cool like this one!

Next week we are track testing a 71 Cuda with our Level I suspension, to finish dialing in shocks, spring rates and sway bar sizes. The car has a normally aspirated 5.7 Hemi making 430+ HP, a 5-speed, built 8.75 rear w/ 3.90's, our Level I brake kit w/ hydroboost and chassis st5iffening components. It is one of our engineering cars.

As soon as we finish, the Level II suspension and Brakes will go on that car and testing starts over again. Check out Dream Car Garage on Speed this week and you can see the technology we are using to develop the suspensions. They are coverig what we are doing throughout their 2006 season and every week they show more. We are completely re-engineering the Mopar B and E body cars and selling cars and all the pieces we have developed for them for whoever wants to build their own.

So we will be building CHallengers, Cudas, Roadrunners, Chargers, GTX's and Super Bees and all are being set up to handle. Our Level II stuff is basically full road race, detuned for the street. Look at the engineering section of our site and you will get a handle on what we are doing. Attached a re a couple of pics of the engineering car.

John Buscema
XV Motorsports
www.xvmotorsports.com

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John,

What kind of lateral handling numbers are you looking for for each stage ?

I'd only be guessing. We'll have hard numbers after all is done.

Having said that, the Level II should be about as good as it can be for the given vehicle. We are using really cutting edge technology and fully testing it all, including torsion tests of the chassis itself. Shocks and brakes on Level II are very serious pieces, and being fully dialed in (including the brakes for proper balance)). We'll be offering a more economy version shock for the Level II as well.

Level I is basically optimized components for a stock type suspension. Meaning all rates and shock valving are tested and dialed in.

On both setups, we are not going for all out race performance, we are keeping some streetable ride quality as well - no heim joints on our setups purposely. However, the Level II components are fully adjustable and could be dialed in for a track only car if that's your goal.

John Buscema
XV Motorsports
www.xvmotorsports.com

:thumbsup: Sent you a pm.

Jody

'Cuda

thanks guys for the responses Seems that all of us love the camaros and the cudas
my questions been answered ty again :D