the older I get the more I care about the platform of the car and less about power. I think this is mostly due to track time. It amazing how with the right line through a turn a 200whp car can give a 400whp car a run for its money on the following straight. Making any car fast is just a matter of money… but you’re always going to be limited to the same slow speed through a turn regardless of power. so it just makes sense to me that I should find a lightweight rear drive platform next and perfect my driving, then build the suspension, then add power last off all.
the older I get the more I care about the platform of the car and less about power. I think this is mostly due to track time. It amazing how with the right line through a turn a 200whp car can give a 400whp car a run for its money on the following straight. Making any car fast is just a matter of money… but you’re always going to be limited to the same slow speed through a turn regardless of power. so it just makes sense to me that I should find a lightweight rear drive platform next and perfect my driving, then build the suspension, then add power last off all.
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tracktime has had a simaliar effect on my view on cars. my saturn was a blast on the roadcourse but the SHO was not at all although that is probably because it caught fire. both make me realize what a horrible thing FWD is.
because they realize that dropping $15k into a $5k car is :bloated:
Especially considering that when its done, you’ll be lucky to sell it for $10k. “Here, let me set 100 c-notes on fire because it’ll be much less time wasted, as opposed to building a car for 10 months, then driving it for 2 months before selling it”.
Budget builds (say < 5 - 8k in mods) are another story. But who stops there? Zer0Daze? Redrum? Even they grew out of it. I have NO idea how much they spent on their cars, though they never seemed to be obsessed with ZOMG 50-200 mph street racing
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I suggest if you are going to ENJOY this hobby we call cars to do this. Get a daily driver you don’t touch. Then sit down and really think about what it is you want out of a car. Plan it out. Stick to the plan, save your pennies and begin. Stick to your plan and budget. If you can add to the budget always good if not stick to the budget. Do what needs to be done. Get the car where you want it and enjoy it. Keep the fun in the hobby not the stress. If the car breaks oh well…you still have a daily to drive and get from point A to point B and on weekends occasionally point C :P.
Go back to the car when you want to not because you have to to get to work or around etc.
my honda was built on a budget, I never even had it tuned (lots of money saved there) :picard:
I parted it out and lost minimal amounts of money, it was fun, but I think all the OG honda guys are old now and career oriented. I know I can no longer stay out till 4am street racing, although it was fun
^ it was all motor when I bought it, the I put a turbo on it pwned mad heads 3 years ago, never tuned it blew the ring lands after 10k or running 16:1ish afr around vtec turnover
it was quick enough to pull all the LS1 cars around wny at the time except for Landmissle never got to run him
Wheel horse power not that faggot crank shit. That is especially different from a honduh as it will weight about twice as much and never handle half as good.
the whole deal was that you could get some serious power to weight ratio for very little money. if you could get a low 2xxx lb f-body for cheap then obviously the honda craze never would have happened.
To dispute your logic - a fast, reliable honda = $$$. You will never see any of that money again, because they have no resale value. They tend to not be good daily drivers, because you have to make sacrifices in comfort.
For the same money, I got a wrx. Comfy, quick, resale value, awd…sounds like a “smarter” move to me.
when all else fails just think to your self “Awh fuck it, We’re doing this”
