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Car Tech: What Tuner Car to Get?!?!
good cars to tune
by carbuff55 - 12/14/05 12:14 PM In reply to: What Tuner Car to Get?!?! by cv4stmpersonally i have a Eagle talon tsi it comes turbo charged so its a pretty quick car stock its a 98 i recently bought it for $5000 used decent miles but over all a good car and if your gunna get a tuner get a manual theres no point in having a automatic car if u want it to be fast
some other choices:
98 toyota supra
dodge srt4
chevy cobalt ss
volkswagen golf gti
ford focus
honda civic
scion Tc
scion xa
dodge stealth
lexus 1s3000(might be pricey)
u guys need some help...a lot of help!!!
by inpersonout - 12/15/05 7:37 AM In reply to: good cars to tune by carbuff55I'm sorry, but i could not just go by letting this go by unoticed.
The cars that most of you guys are talking about are nothing any parents would give to their 16 year-old children.
Supra?! ...did someone say that a MUSTANG would cost too much insurance?
and btw...a mustang is an American Muscle car (to whoever said that a mustang is a tuner, LOL!)
Oh, and I'm more of a chevy guy..mustangs are alright, but a 1999? I'm sure there are a few good ones out there...lol, and a LOT of other ones that ppl drive cuz it's got the "Mustang" name on it, and it's cheap...don't get me wrong, my buddy owns a roush stage 3, and i agree it's very nice, but it doesn't sound like you (or your parents) can't afford something crazy..and having a fast car is a HIGH risk of auto accident for teens(hence the insurance)...i'm sure your parents wouldn't like that at all
to give you some honest advice...you're only about to get your license and your parents aren't rich, i'd figure..Have you even ever driven a manual before? it's nothing u can't get used to, but most ppl don't even learn mt at all these days! it's nice to have a dream, and make it come true...but don't try to pimp out your mom's old car. spending more money than a car is worth is not a good idea. don't waste the time and energy trying to look cool and drive fast...we have all done this(and sometimes still do)...AND we have all had friends die in stupid street racing accidents (whether it's their fault or not, they die and injur other people)...
what I did when i was 16...get whatever your parents will give you...and if it breaks down, FIX IT!..if it's an old car, i'm sure a few small projects would be fun and more gratifying. and later, go through college and get a good job...and even then, you still may not be able to get that dream car...goto college and come out driving a sweet nismo 350Z like me (parents helped me with that cuz I got a full scholarship to my university)...you should be tricking out a newer gen car that actually has a lot of potential before you even begin making mods. I was supposed to be looking for some nice stuff to do to my dash, but I saw this...just sorry.
i agree
by RetiredNavy02 - 4/26/06 5:15 PM In reply to: u guys need some help...a lot of help!!! by inpersonoutif you go out and buy an expensive car you are dumb. the first car you get should be a beater. this is only because if you wrck it (which you most likley will) you wont care as much. thats just my view
fyi
by hamptongearhead - 1/19/06 2:10 PM In reply to: good cars to tune by carbuff55just an fyi
a 98 supra in good condition costs $40,000 or more. good car to tune, not cheap at all
TUNER CARS SUCK
by stewart norrie - 12/23/05 4:00 PM In reply to: What Tuner Car to Get?!?! by cv4stmFirst off they look and sound like crap just listining to that tiny nasty sounding motor makes me pukea mussle car from the 60s would be a dream but you need tons of money and a lot of help to set one up otherwise get buy a pinto it will give lots of laffs
muscle cars
by skater_719 - 1/30/06 5:58 PM In reply to: TUNER CARS SUCK by stewart norrieyea i am sure muscle cars have tons of power, but you take that 30000 doller muscle car and put it up against a 8000$ used 3000gt and put about 5000$ into it, the 3000gt would not only smoke it in a drag race, it would handle 10000 times better then those led sled muscle cars. i also think that making your car look cool is the last thing you should do. i have an 93 integra, stage 3 clutch, flywheel, intake, coilovers, exaust headers and system, cams, and a few other goodies but it looks completely stock other than a little lower. so i'll pull up to a guy in a honda civic thats got an ugly body kit, hood scoops, and disguisting spoiler and a muffler to make it sound good. and when I hit the power he doesnt know what hit him, but hey at least he looks cool. i actually just smoked a chevy cobalt ss the other week. so for those of you who are dissin the little rice burner, most of them got more balls then any of ther other american led sleds that are 1/2 as reliable as a quality *** car. thats just my 2 cents.
you're a bit confused
by 0wnz - 1/31/06 1:03 PM In reply to: muscle cars by skater_719when you talk about a $30000 muscle car, you mean one where the owner put all that money into the looks of the car, which usually means little to no performance. However, since the base displacement of a muscle car is vastly larger than that of your integra, or most any other rice burner stock (read: displacement, not horsepower or torque), there is a higher power potential. The imports use more advance tricks, like turbos or nos, to produce more power. But since the motor of a muscle car produces conciderable power naturally aspirated, adding a supercharger, turbo, or nos will push power past anything a little rice burner 4 or 6 cylinder car can make. And modern muscle cars (mustang gt, etc.) can be made to corner quite well with the addition of some quality suspension components. You can keep your little 4 cylinder engine, I'll take the cubic inches.
really??
by skater_719 - 1/31/06 5:54 PM In reply to: you're a bit confused by 0wnzdiscplacement really does not mean anything, an engine can have huge cyl. but if the engine is of poor quality it will still be slower. example: i used to have a z28, much bigger engine than my integra, so if your statement about how discplacement is all that matters is true, the z28 should be quicker right? Wrong!!!! when i would get that peice running it was pretty quick, but if you took my integra up against it, it wouldnt even be a race. but as you say, cubic inches is all that matters, i mean, take a 450 hp, 1.3 liter geo (thier is such thing, seen them drag), and put it up against a 450 hp muscle car that weighs twice as much and watch what happens, OHH, THE MUSCLE CAR LOST TO A GEO!!!! here, thought i would do a little research and, well here ya go.
http://www.classicsandcustoms.com/search/details.asp?1=1&listing_id=13969 about a 30000$ muscle car 396 V8 375 bhp @ 5600 rpm, 415 lb-ft @ 3600 and weighs in at 3,070 pounds
or
2006 Ford Mustang V6 Standard
Horsepower: 210 hp @ 5250 rpm
Torque: 240 ft-lbs @ 3500 rpm
Curb Weight 3373 lbs
http://www.autotrader.com /fyc/vdp.jsp?&min_price=1&distance=300&dealer_id=621774&lang=en&bkms=1138749042817&end_year=2006&address=53147&make=ACURA&start_year=1982&certified=&car_year=1998&car_id=195745846&cardist=300&i sp=y&max_price=10000&advanced=&search_type=both&model=INTEG#vdptop
1998 integra about 9000$
Horsepower: 170 hp @ 7600 rpm Torque: 128 ft-lbs @ 6200 rpm
Curb Weight 2665 lbs
http://www.turbo-kits.com/integra_turbo_kits.html
stage 3 turbo, intercooler, blow off valve, and other turbo parts 4500$ GIVE IT A TOTAL OF 370HP and about 300pounds of torque
http://www.carreview.com/cat/parts/exhaust/cat-back-exhaust-systems/greddy/PRD_1060_1580crx.aspx
cat back exaust 600$ GIVE IT ABOUT 15 HP and 5 POUNDS OF TORQUE
http://www.doctorimport.com/dc_sports_header/
exaust headers 380$ and 10HP and about 5 pounds of torque
http://www.doctorimport.com/aem_shortram.html
cold air intake 120$ 10HP 5 pounds of torque
http://www.modacar.com/products/Acura/Integra/MODAPUK/pulleys.html
pulley kit 320$ 15HP and 8 pounds of torque
http://www.modacar.com/products/Acura/Integra/MODACAS/camshafts.html
cam shaft 650$ 8HP and 8 pounds of torque
http://www.optionsauto.com/products.asp?dept=3631
throttle body 400$ approx 15 HP and 10 pounds of torque
http://www.optionsauto.com/products.asp?dept=494
intake manifold 530$ approx 10HP and 5 pounds of torque
http://www.tunerschoice.com/Product.ASPX?dept_id=216&display_id=16
Nos injection kit 570$ 100HP and approx 50 Pounds of torque
http://www.tunerschoice.com/xq/aspx/paging.yes/dept_id.256/display_id.244/qx/Product.htm
stage 2 clutch 420$
http://www.tunerschoice.com/product.aspx?display_id=255&dept_id=254
flywheel 400$
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Yokohama&tireModel=AVS+ES100&partnum=955VR5ES100&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes&place=8
tires 280$
http://www.importperformance.com/store/sk-517-05-0720
cheap coilovers 340$
HP:561
TORQUE:401
TOTAL PRICE:18500
hmmm, i bet that muscle car with all of its cubic inches would still win. and when you say if you add supercharger, turbo, or nos, you would still have a lot of "rice burners" that would easily smoke you, take a look into supras, wrx sti's, evos, skylines, a few of them could smoke a muscle car completely stock for the same price, not to mention, except for the supra (rwd) they are all 4wd and could outhandle ANY muscle car. have i made my point?
Musclecar This!
by slyblackdragon - 9/30/06 9:19 AM In reply to: really?? by skater_719http://youtube.com/watch?v=UwKpDSq50WQ
and where is your cubic inch arguement now? http://youtube.com/watch?v=TpNreOJuI8g
or this http://youtube.com/watch?v=S3GiiLB1ohw
ok, so thats probably fake...but its funny!
PUKEA?
by Anna Rose Tedesco - 7/1/06 2:04 PM In reply to: TUNER CARS SUCK by stewart norriewhat the hell is that
dude...lancer
by hefaistion - 4/19/06 9:50 PM In reply to: What Tuner Car to Get?!?! by cv4stmok.....this one guy on here said something about mustangs being great.....**** them.....believe me.....i have a 2003 mitsubishi lancer and i drive in a street racing group where i live .....theres me in my lancer ......my friend in his mustang and my other friend in her mustang....believe me ....i can outrun them anyday.....i even outran my friends manual mustang...my lancer is automatic...anyway.....i bought it pre-owned...it cost about $4500....then i put about $700 into it and it hauls ass....my lancer is white with red neon underkit and ground effects...it has a huge ass spoiler. and it has a turbocharger..and new exhaust....and it outruns mustangs......i even outran a bmw on the interstate the other day....so dude ....do yourself a favor and get a lancer
sincerely ....nitemarexiii
v6
by Anna Rose Tedesco - 7/1/06 2:01 PM In reply to: dude...lancer by hefaistionyou probably outran a V6 you homo i could take any V6 in my hatch cause i can barley keep up with a V8 and my hatch has a completly built motor and lancer couldnt out run anything especially automatic the BMW probably waqsnt even trying to race you you homo
lancer?
by evenif_cnet - 7/8/06 7:06 PM In reply to: dude...lancer by hefaistionYou only put 700 into a stock lancer and you burned a mustang? Mustang gts? I really wanna know how you did that with so little money. Turbo, underkit, and exhaust should set you back more than 700.
I would suggest you get a old civic. Easy to mod, cheap, vtec. The only thing about civics is that they are too common. If you can find something more unique. I am young too and just saved up money for the past 2 years. Just brought a 240sx. It was cheap, only 1,500. Almost have enough for my project, about 1k more and I should finish it. r32 engine swap, brembo brakes, aspen white paintjob, exhaust tip. All in all I should be pushing 400hp to the wheels. Anyway, good luck.
HONDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by RetiredNavy02 - 4/26/06 5:09 PM In reply to: What Tuner Car to Get?!?! by cv4stmany one of the hondas are great. i have seen alot of preludes with sick body kits but i think a civic (1995 or newer) dropped is sick to
mercury mystique
by tom tawa - 6/19/06 3:41 PM In reply to: What Tuner Car to Get?!?! by cv4stmWow I thought i was the only 16 year old guy that owned a mystique. Where did you find all those parts for it I have looked for 6 months now for performance parts for my car and the best I have found is a cold air intake. if somone knows where to find more I would appreciate it.
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