Thread: A Good Car to be modded.

Originally Posted by 1998xGTP

SR's are gay, KA is where the fun stuff on budget happens AND LSx beat all of them

i have to disagree. theres way more potential and aftermarket for the sr20 than the ka motor. also i do agree the small block is better than both. theres a dude around here with a 77 porsche and a 4speed manual with no engine he wants 800 for. drop a sbc in that and call it a day.

depends how much you want to spend. you could buy a 3000gt VR4 and spend some money on turbo upgrades and you wouldnt be beat anytime soon. if you want something a little smaller id go with a cobalt SS/TC or SRT-4. something a little bigger, id go with a trans am ws6 or wait till the new z28 comes out. All the cars i mentioned could be bought for under $10 except the camaro, then you have a ton of money to spend on mods.

theres a vr4 for sale locally for 1500 i think it needs a ecu and a couple other little things

Originally Posted by TorqueAutoMotiv

theres a vr4 for sale locally for 1500 i think it needs a ecu and a couple other little things

even a dodge stealth TT for 2000 locally... spun a bearing, but once you fix that it'd be sweet

the stealth and vr4 both have such difficult engine bays to work in that its not even funny. i would never buy one expecting to have it easy.

Twin turbo comes with a price.

Originally Posted by JoRoW99

Twin turbo comes with a price.

how so???? i heard about and liked a setup where one turbo is always spinning for automatic boost and when the car reaches a certain speed the second turbo kicks in. correct me if im wrong please. . .

Originally Posted by Bio248

the stealth and vr4 both have such difficult engine bays to work in that its not even funny. i would never buy one expecting to have it easy.

Yeah they both look nice, but if thats the case then thats a bummer. and there both 2 door coupes.

Originally Posted by ZR1Vette09

even a dodge stealth TT for 2000 locally... spun a bearing, but once you fix that it'd be sweet

Lol i was reading your post and was like this guy has seen all the same crap as me and i realized your from KC

when i said twin turbo comes with a price i was talking about it taking up all the room in the engine bay.

Originally Posted by tazyboy28

how so???? i heard about and liked a setup where one turbo is always spinning for automatic boost and when the car reaches a certain speed the second turbo kicks in. correct me if im wrong please. . .

UHH...it doesn't work like that buddy.

I'd stray from building any kind of fast car.

Originally Posted by tazyboy28

how so???? i heard about and liked a setup where one turbo is always spinning for automatic boost and when the car reaches a certain speed the second turbo kicks in. correct me if im wrong please. . .

Thats how it is in the Supra. its called sequential turbos. twin turbos are usually the same size. the advantage is that the 2 smaller turbos spool faster and reach max boost faster than one large turbo.

it's not that it's always spinning, it's that it's smaller so it will spool faster. and this might not be the same as the supra, but i read about a setup somewhere where some of that boost actually goes to spool the bigger turbo and keep it spooled when rpm's drop. sounds like a piping nightmare to me

Originally Posted by realdiehl

UHH...it doesn't work like that buddy.

I'd stray from building any kind of fast car.

lol don't try to slide me so quick.... cuz i know i heard about something like that in a supra but i just wasn't on the money.

Originally Posted by JoRoW99

Thats how it is in the Supra. its called sequential turbos. twin turbos are usually the same size. the advantage is that the 2 smaller turbos spool faster and reach max boost faster than one large turbo.

and with that setup can u put it on any car, on certain cars, or its just only been tried on supras cuz it sounds like win!!!

I wouldnt even try it on these cars. one turbo should be plenty, but it you really want more, go twin charge (supercharger and turbo) then you will have low end boost of a supercharger and you can put a big ass turbo on because you wont have to worry about turbo lag. Ok its not actually that simple, but thats the idea.

G8 ftw

Originally Posted by tazyboy28

lol don't try to slide me so quick.... cuz i know i heard about something like that in a supra but i just wasn't on the money.

Based on the knowledge about cars you've shown me in this thread, I would just buy something fast and not mess with it.

With a newer (especially boosted) vehicle, you're going to need a lot of tuning. With more power, more parts are inclined to fail.

Without having a lot of know how...it's hard to have a fast car. If you're paying for all of it, get your checkbook out.

Originally Posted by JoRoW99

I wouldnt even try it on these cars. one turbo should be plenty, but it you really want more, go twin charge (supercharger and turbo) then you will have low end boost of a supercharger and you can put a big ass turbo on because you wont have to worry about turbo lag. Ok its not actually that simple, but thats the idea.

well, the concept is simple lol. but then again, concepts always are

Originally Posted by realdiehl

Based on the knowledge about cars you've shown me in this thread, I would just buy something fast and not mess with it.

With a newer (especially boosted) vehicle, you're going to need a lot of tuning. With more power, more parts are inclined to fail.

Without having a lot of know how...it's hard to have a fast car. If you're paying for all of it, get your checkbook out.

yeah how else am i going to learn about cars if i don't do anything hands on and learn from other ppl????