automotive tuners

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Originally Posted by Order

I would suggest just buying a car which already has decent power and upgrading that with easier things like k&n intake, cams, valve springs, rockers, custom exhaust and headers, engine map, blah blah blah.
All that stuff is ceaper and easier than putting a big engine in a crappy car which isn't built to take power.

But even less extreme mods can hurt a vehicle.
I had a 2.5 inch pulley on my supercharger which gave me 20lbs of boost in an engine designed to take 10-12lbs.
Blew my head gasket twice before I changed to a larger pulley. I'm getting much less power now, but I'm not using it on a track, so why kill my wallet with engine problems for 380hp when it takes much less maintenance to settle for 350?

In short,
You could spend 20 grand on a riceburner tuner and it will keep up with modern mid level sports cars. Or you could spend 15 grand on a 350z which is already fast enough to make those $80,000 mercedies look silly.

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interesting except for the fact that i plan on putting about 400-600 hp
on it being as how this moter has a reputation for being bulletproof

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Originally Posted by che

I stopped reading at...



...which, unfortunately was at the end of your ridiculously informed post. 350z's are slow. So are Mercedes.

But, yeah. I don't like trucks and never have, but most are RWD so it's easily to connect the dots. Doesn't mean it's gonna hold up for long though. It's like doing a LS/Vtec swap and slapping a shitty turbo on it and hoping your engine doesn't blow on MTV: True Life I am a Street Racer.

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all platforms have their ups and downs
i chose this one because of its lightweight (the fact that i already swapped
in a fuel injected 22RE might have been a contributing factor)
if all goes according to plan it should cost about $30.000 total

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Originally Posted by cyanosuke

I know a thing or two. Should I fool around with you guys just to prove it? OF COURSE!!! Unfortunately, I scowl at Toyota and its earlier chunky, sharp-edged engines, so I think I'll step into the shadows until you guys mention something I know more about. 3.0 liter engine, Dodge Caravan, to be specific. Such a pain getting to that second head. Just how did the manufacturers think normal people were going to manage a spark plug change all the way back there? ...Ignorant Buffoons...

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dodge caravan???

This thread is actually getting funny with the personal jabs, hahaha!

Anyway, real life street racer guy, what are you driving now?
Considering you claim that a 350z is slow, Im expecting to hear quarter miles below 12 seconds, awd, custom engine maps and all that good stuff.
Im not asking so I can poke fun at your ride,
Im pretty interested in performance modding and I like hwaring people talk about their cars.

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Originally Posted by che

You're never gonna do anything with that care. You're wasting your money. IF and when you get it fixed, just what are you gonna do?

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by accident, ur right che^ i'm not gonna do anything with that care..lol in better terms--> i dont give a shit..

u can take back that "if and when" (which dosn't make sense) dude.. i've already done what ever u said ill never do.. redone inside and out = finished.. ill always find other stuff/ideas to do..

needless to say, that part of your personality sux..lol

money aint a thang. i saved a shit load by switching to geico..

check it aaaaaaoooouutt

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Originally Posted by saio

dodge caravan???

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Yeah, so whut? I didn't mean to suggest it was tune-able, I was just answering whats-her-name's challenge about there being no girls in here... *hitching up pants*.

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Originally Posted by che

I'm gonna guess you're...17?

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I'm gonna guess che's... eleventy-one.

By the way, the serpentine belt on this Dodge has finally stopped squawking. Yay! :lol: Apparently one was not supposed to use belt conditioner on it. *whoops* Those Auto Shop fools think they can mislead girls with their pseudo directions, eh? Well, I shall have my revenge!