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need help!! what's a good tuner car
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scrapz
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Posted: 05/30/08
04:04 PM
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Hey guys new to the site I'm 18 and I have a muscle car I gotta buick 455 gs 1971 BADASS car but kills me on gas!! wanted to know what's a good 1st tuner car to own that I can tune and fix up nice I'm open to any suggestions and any yr and model just wanna know what's a good rounded car that can be driven everday and make it perform good?
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Posted: 05/30/08
04:23 PM
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Depends on what your looking for. My car for example gets about 23/30mpg and runs about high 11's in the quarter on a stock long block/stock ecu/fuel injectors with a basic bolt ons.
I personally recommend any stock turbo 4cylinder that isnt FWD as a nice compromise between performance and fuel costs since when off boost i get the gas mileage of a 2.0 4cylinder and can keep up with a lot of V8's.
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Posted: 05/30/08
05:09 PM
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since ur used to alot of power id gow with a mitsubishi lancer evolution 8 or 9 or an 04 suburu wrx sti. theyre both turbod and awd with just under 300 bhp.
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scrapz
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Posted: 05/31/08
06:59 AM
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Yea I was thinkin of gettin an 07 sti or a 8 or 9 series evo!but ill look into the 04 sti! what do u guys recommend just buy a used on and fix it up?u know suttin that has parts that I won't have to break my back to find!
Yea the buick has BALLS! But I want sumthin I can have fun in and get GOOD GAS! Thanx for the advice guys!
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Posted: 06/08/08
03:02 PM
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the stis get 18 mpg City / 24 mpg Hwy and the evos get 19 mpg city / 25 mpg hwy. both of them have plenty of aftermarket parts.
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pikapp15
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Posted: 06/15/08
01:37 PM
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I say go with the STi! Try for '05 though instead of the '04. They fixed a couple issues from the '04. But that's my personal preference. According to Top Gear the Sti and Evo are pretty equal.
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K20Z3
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Posted: 06/15/08
02:49 PM
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^ according to top gear they are 100% identical in performance, but they always found themselves driving the STI back to their hotel at the end of the day, and they have no idea why. I know lots of subaru buffs and they say STI's are just much more driver friendly then Evo's.
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scrapz
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Posted: 06/28/08
02:29 PM
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Hey guys thanx for the advice I actually have set my eyes on the 07 sti I was wondering what u guys think?
Or could I get a later model and make it look like the 07??
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K20Z3
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Posted: 06/28/08
02:34 PM
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Just get an 07. You won't regret it.
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bryan8
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Posted: 06/28/08
02:59 PM
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it seems like everyone here says STI, but thats if you got the cash, and "the know how"
What i have seen thats perty fun to play with and not to hard on the wallet are the mitsubishi eclips(pick one)
and the nissan 240SX, or you can go with what everyone one else seems to have, a honda..lol
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Dylan93
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Posted: 09/13/08
02:35 PM
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The Evo And Sti's Are Both Great Cars But If U Have That Kinda Cash Id Go With A 93' or Up mazda Rx-7 U Ccan Go Crazy With It And Have A Ball Driving It.
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nos103
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Posted: 09/19/08
06:54 AM
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hey my friend has a real nice 1998 honda civic DX, which we have worked on (mainly me, because I'm the mechanic and he has the $), if you can find a used one cheap then go with it, as long as its in great condition. they can go for about 5k, which leaves you with quite a bit of extra money for parts.
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