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Discussion starter · #41 ·
was stationed there for 2 years...know all the good places to get decent stuff for a good price....ups garage is alrite, but i know a few junkyards where i can get what i want....think foster is the best though....then there is that one that is off in the boondocks....best place to scrounge for nissan parts. btw koopa, i see you alot on the zeroyon forums......im also guessing that you are on oki right now....
 
#43 ·
lol eric your right about the real estate growth in washington but its hardly doubling the value of homes every 3 years.

lol 8 series will get you laid and they are hot as hell. put some big dish wheels on it (fender space is ginormous lol) and slam it w/ ruggar (sp?) aero.

Koopa you are thinking of the "M8"... not badged in america the m8 but it was the 850 CSL and it only had ~450bhp.

pball.... vipers are slow, unless u get a 06 z06 they are slow too. You can make so many cars so much faster for so much less.
 
#44 ·
Of course a new Z06, LS7 is teh sex. I wouldn't call the SRT10 "slow" exactly, 0-60 in "under four"...plus that V10 just sounds nasty.

You're absolutely right, for $13k you can probably build an S14 that will take off faster than a Veyron or Ultima, but you're sinking all your money into the engine...by the time you do the suspension, brakes, interior, body, so forth and so on, a shiny new Z06 isn't looking that bad in comparison.
 
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mrbojangles said:
The problem is your not paying just 13k for those cars. Your paying 13k + the remainder at a generous 4.9% apr for 4-5 years. You end up paying a shit load more than what the actual sale price was. For the price you end up paying you could have a 3 rotor turbo FD3S or a legalized skyline (expamples from the import market)
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+1.....a new car is nice, but i want to work on the 240, and make it better for 13k or less....that was the jist of asking the original question....
 
#48 ·
I realize the foolishness of dropping the money on a down payment on a house or a car, I was being mostly facetious.

For 13K, personally, I'd drop in an LS with high-lift cams and a good IHE, spend the rest on suspension and interior performance/safety (seats, harnesses, cage kind of stuff). You should be able to build a pretty mean all-round beast for that kind of cash. Of course, like ^ says, it depends on your purpose; if you want to drag, more engine less suspension, if you want to drift, less engine more suspension, so forth and so on.
 
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mrbojangles said:
Purpose of the car would help a hell of a lot more than just posting the budget.

Budget your car around the purpose of it. Don't decide the purpose of your car based on the budget.
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purpose.....what the hell is that...is it an engine of some type.....i want a jdm tyte car with a bangin engine yo, so i can cruise through the hood and pick up all the honeys.....but seriously, i have some goals in mind, and if it makes anyone feel better, i just want a go fast car, with no more than 300 horses....ya know, something to have some fun with, yet look good while doing it kinda thing.....
 
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cgtdream said:
was stationed there for 2 years...know all the good places to get decent stuff for a good price....ups garage is alrite, but i know a few junkyards where i can get what i want....think foster is the best though....then there is that one that is off in the boondocks....best place to scrounge for nissan parts. btw koopa, i see you alot on the zeroyon forums......im also guessing that you are on oki right now....
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Yeah, been here 2 years. Times are changing man, your best bet is mainland. I had to pay $260 for some 5 lug hubs cause nobody wants to get rid of something they're gonna use. Foster's the last place you wanna look for a performance part. The dudes working the lot and Typhoon motors get their hands on those cars way before anyone else even looks at it.
 
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You gotta first ask what the car is going to be used for. If you're gonna drift then you're going to have to progress with your car. Drop in a stock KA, put 2g's into coilovers, sway bars, bushings, and strut tower bars. Get yourself a harness bar and a good adjustable sparco seat and maybe a wheel. Get a 2way LSD or weld the rear diff. Put good tires on your stock wheels. I like falken's.

DRIFT DRIFT DRIFT

IF you are better in a year (you should be) then do a basic SR20DET swap. Drift that 'till it blows. Rebuild it to 300whp. Then up the boost as necessary. If the car isn't totalled by now you'll be a nasty driver with a sick car.

-Brent
 
Discussion starter · #53 ·
dang that sucks...used to know 3 of the ppl that worked at foster's junkyards, before and after they moved it.....they use to hook me up to a degree, but still....hmmm, anywho, i still wanna go to oki as a vacation though......maybe go to mainland to get some parts as kinda a side trip i guess....anywho, are you marine or airforce bro...
 
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skydes said:
850's only come as automatics though right?
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wikipedia said:
The 850 (V12) models carry either a 4-speed automatic transmission, 5-speed automatic transmission, or a 6-speed manual. 850CSi model only came with a 6-speed manual transmission.
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