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Hey guys, I was curious as to know what the quickest car that is somewhat reliable for 10k max or under would be?

I've got a R34 GTT running 10 psi currently, but it simply isn't as quick as it looks lol.

I'm sure this has been somewhat covered before, but im looking for current prices and looking for reliability also, as in not too old. 96+?

Thanks heaps

spend 2 or 3k on your car and make it reasonably quick?

+1

You aren't going to be getting anything much quicker and still be reliable for under 10k especially if you want it to be newer than 96. If all you want is straight line speed than an LS1 Commodore with NOS will do the job and be in budget but personally I would probably stick with the R34 and save up for a bigger turbo (GT35 etc) with all the supporting mods.

Edited by *LOACH*

i learned the sad and long way that, in all seriousness, stockish non gtr skylines are pretty slow. Ofcourse they have big potential if modded, but i just dont have the money to let my car's net worth be greater than 10k.

commodore brings the fuel issue.

I guess the truth is there really isn't a stockish quick car for the 10k mark?

I was hoping along the lines of the startlet turbo, or something that might not look so great but is fast. e.g evo 5 for cheap or starlet GT, i dunno lol.

gt starlet is far from fast. even when highly modded they aren't that fast. they'll be fun, but not that fast. you have to remember that they are only a 15 second car in standard form. with lots of mods you might get into the low 13's, or maybe high 12's, but it will start to drive like shit.

having said that, i'd like a gt starlet as a daily.

Wind the boost up to 14 PSI, that should get you 200kw..

and it will also achieve the "semi reliable" aspect nicely :)

(I'm referring to how the stock ceramic turbos tend to drop turbine wheels into the cat when you boost them too hard)

thanks for all the help guys.

yeah it was always a thought that i should stick with my skyline and work it a bit more, but i guess i just cant afford to put more money into it. and I'm not looking to boost it over the 10psi limit for the stock turbo that seems to hold safely.

with the VX, fuel comes into the equation and im basically looking for a daily.

How come noone is recommending a EVO 5-6? If i manage to find one for that price mark are they not a lot quicker than skylines anyways?

because the immanence costs on them suck. I did mention for a daily, tuned LS1 is as economical as a 6, especially in a 6 speed. Think 9-12l/100 depending on the type of driving.

Would be my pick for a non POS to drive daily (that or a Silvia lol)

How come noone is recommending a EVO 5-6? If i manage to find one for that price mark are they not a lot quicker than skylines anyways?

Evos are great cars when new but if you are only looking to spend about 10k it may not be very reliable especially if you, or one of the posssibly many previous owners, have modded it.

so pretty much the options are, stick with the skyline or buy a commodore/falcon.

obviously won't be going with the commodore or falcon lol. but yeah, sorta answered my question then i guess. Pretty much i can't get anything quicker than what i have for 10k.

If you're after a daily, maybe consider an Aristo: http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/toyota-aristo-1995-14126206?base=1216&vertical=Car&cr=5&eapi=2&__N=1246%201252%201247%201282%204294962861%204294954592%201216&num=15&silo=Stock&sort=%7ePrice

Being a 2JZ, you'd be able to make it go very fast with few dollars. And it won't blow up in the process.

EDIT: the above link is just meant to be an example of the car. I have no idea if that particular car is worth buying or not.

Edited by ras1983

Wind the boost up to 14 PSI, that should get you 200kw..

You would want to hope so, My 34 GTT made 213.9RWKW on only 12psi thanks to the boys at tunehouse. That was over a year ago and haven't had a single problem at all, although i dont run it on 12psi all the time.

Edited by BeastVS

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