Woah Modding Car Looks...fully Sick?

[fane]

There is a guy from Mandurah in my club.. or thinks hes in my club rather.. who has turbo'd his lancer gli.. he has an A-pillar gauge with TWO boost gauges.. I asked him 'why 2 boost gauges?'.. and his reply was '.. coz it makes it look like it's twin turbo!'.

I looked at him and walked off..

To cut a long story short imo, if you mod a lancer you run the risk of falling into the same category. But each to their own. I'm just saying it's not something I'd do.

is that lancer green?

if so i know the whole history of that car and he didnt turbo it - it used to be a show car

but to the OP, most will agree that it doesnt matter how much sugar you put on a piece of shit it will always be a piece of shit - but its your mates money so get him to do whatever makes him happy but im guessing he wont be happy for long if he is smart

Edited November 6, 2008 by fane

[Stinky Rooster]

I can't believe no one has suggested a pulsar

Get yourself a nice clean SR powered N14 or N15, spend your P plates on learning how to drive it properly and then boost tha mofo. Or don't, but they are a pretty quick car to start with (well, quicker than a stock lancer) and one of the most rewarding cars to mod I have ever come across.

Insurance is a HELL of a lot cheaper than a skyrine too.

Other than that, +1 to everything Dan said.

[Ehgriez]

Ok lots of replies which i think are a little unjustified so I'll put my views up on the matter.

An N/A car is obviously going to be slower than a turbo guys but it doesn't automatically mean that its not worth modifying. There are different categories of racing and there is a reason for this. Alot of people are rocking N/A 4AGE Hachis, JDM Yard has an N/A K24A civic running an 11 ( i think, dont quote me on this but its either an 11 or low 12).

For your mate there are alot of options, EG civics are so damn cheap, as are CE lancers or even CC if he wants cheaper, an ae86 is always a fun and exciting option along with a KE70 which insurance is gonna cost next to nothing and so is the car.

If its his first car I wouldn't recommend getting a turbo car straight up anyway, i mean you could but you wont exactly be able to push the limits on the street without risking a hefty speeding fine.

I know people with modded lancers and there are both good and bad ones out there. I know a dude with a CE lancer dumped down on Tein coilovers, running 16x8 +4 super lights (yeah that offset isnt a typo), whos looking at doing a 6a12 mivec engine swap, for something different. His car corners faster than my skyline can ever dream of and on the street i struggle to keep up with him without breaking the speed limits. Thats a 1.5L SOHC CE Lancer. Sure in a straight line i destroy him but wheres the fun in that? Where is the driver skill in planting your foot? Theres a place in the world for small displacement NA cars, its just not on the drag strip.

Neons and big bodykits are a big nono to be honest, they really arent making your car go any faster (quite the opposite) and i personally just dont like the look of them.

13K is alot of money really, and he has a plethora of options available to him with the current car market, which i think everyone has noticed is dropping rapidly. Tell him to test drive a few cars to find one he likes because honestly its all up to the individual person.

[-Dukes-]

I recon get a magna if he must have a mistubishi... That or go pulsar, or a Suzuki.

Lancers are a chicks or gays car.

I recon a dude driving a hot pink hydi's look lest sus than a guy driving a lancer.

Evo's ofcourse are the only exception.

[Ehgriez]

Personally I'd prefer a lancer compared to alot of 33's i see running about these days.

Magnas are hard to find in manual and are way too much of a boat if the guy wants to learn how to really drive a car.

S14 Pulsar are ok but they are hampered by the fact they are in fact terribly ugly (my opinion), Swifts would be a good choice no argument there.

Hyundai's have possibly the worst connotations to them than any other car Ive heard of.

[xtc]

tell your friend if he does work...finance on a v35 or 350z na. when he does anything to it no one will say sh*t as long as its not over the top. then he/she will have the power and looks at the same time

there are heaps of riced up cars in the U.S just dont over do it in Aus.

[SN1P3R]

N13 pooosar FTW!!!

[NA_Goodness]

Unless they die 24 hrs after ownership, eh Kel?

The pulsar is pretty decent, not quick, but cheap and common. Not bad to work on one either, Ive just finished converting SN1P3R's from 1.6L carby auto to RB26... I mean 1.8L EFI manual. Easier then I thought it was going to be, honestly! And at only $500, why not?

Edited November 10, 2008 by NA_Goodness

[Nero_Tigre]

ahahah that exa is hilarious. Back to the point lol, personally i think lancers with cosmetic styling is a bit lame, i always think you nob when i see them on the street and enjoy smoking em at the lights lol. If you put some cool but sublte (so not too over the top) rims and an exahst on it, it would be an alright p plater car. There are alot of NA jap cars out there other than lancers though. What about s13 Silvia NA, 33 NA, Integra, prelude, Civic hatch and even NA supras can be pretty cheap. Anyway there are my ideas and theres alot of others i didnt list. Lol btw i can understand about the insurance, mines 2500 a year myself lol, kinda sux but id never settle for a non turbo

[jivlah]

13k is heaps, there are s13's and 180sx's going for ~14k making over 300hp. sif even consider buying an n/a.

[NA_Goodness]

^^ Agreed, but how could you do that to such a nice car? An EXA is ok because you cant make it any uglier... But an AE86?????

Why not buy an R33 GTS? They are definately not slow!! Was really fast when I first bourght mine. Sounds good, comfortable, very easy to live with.

I know a good one... 150,000kms... Rims, kit, lowered... Was at the Show and Shine on the weekend, so its a show car.

Interested?

[zonk]

get a commodore with body kit rims get them for 5 k cheap as.. then super charge it

[dan_the_man]

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