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A Tuner to Tune to a Tune
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elvrage
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Posted: 05/31/09
11:07 PM
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How to start? I'm 19 years old, I've been driving my 1999 Toyota Solara for 3 years now, bought it with 170k miles on it and I've driven it well past 200k. I have a full scholarship to the college of my choice, so I have a bit of graduation money to buy a tuner with. I want something that I can tune well enough to beat muscle cars, but I need something that's either got a 6 Cylinder block or a 4 Cylinder block...
I want something that can outrun muscle cars on the strip (after modification of course) and something with tons of aftermarket parts.. I just don't know what I should get. I've got around $10,000 to spend as of now on the car itself..
Something I don't want is a Honda Civic.
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Posted: 06/01/09
11:27 AM
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It's gonna take a good amount of money to run with the Muscle (assuming we're talkin' old school 11 second Mopars and such)
I'm not familiar with dragging a 240sx, but I know they are good tuning platforms. The MR2, Miata and s2000 are good track cars, may not be reasonable to turn them into drag cars.
You can get a 1G DSM AWD to run with the big blocks, but it'll cost a lot of money. On the bright side, the initial cost should be under $5k (depending on area and condition).
Obviously the Supra is a great platform, but unreasonably priced. Either way, if you're gonna need a RWD or light weight AWD. Most tuners make for better track cars than drag cars, considering the money it takes. I know I'm forgetting better options, some one will stop by to fill you in.
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1994 GTO Twin Turbo
nothin wrong with front-wheel drive, I just refuse to own one
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Posted: 10/13/09
11:20 AM
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If you want to get some better 1/4 miles start looking at gears(DRIVETRAIN). Besides man you got to have a decent camshaft, and ball bearing turbo (MUST HAVE FULL KIT), and exhaust work done. I not sure how much horses you get but I know you can BOOST BIG POWER by at least a CAMSHAFT. Besides everyone know about camtiming-Maybe this could help.
A Ball-Bearing Turbo
Exhaust Work
CamShaft
A performance tune chip or management system
drivetrain gears
-It might help you beat the muscles-maybe if lucky by horses?NOT LIKELY U MAKE IT-but trust me a camshaft will help the most by cheap factors. More lift.More POWER.
2000 Ford Mustang
Cold Air Intake/w Turbonator-INSTALLED RIGHT BETWEEN THE FILTER AND MAF/MASS METER SENSOR, Magnaflow Dual 2.5" Exhaust w/3" Tips, Polished EGR Valve and updated Sensor, Polished Alternator, COMING SOON CAMSHAFT.
1995 Nissan Skyline GTR R33
Parts still being installed-
HKS GT3240 turbochargers is one of them
2008 Mazda 6 I-4
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