I Have $2,000 What What Would You Do
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Originally Posted by Jager
******* christ I hate this advice ^.
He would go buy a turbo if he wanted too, but you seem to forget about fees, possible issues with a new car, and the fact that maybe a nice TII in his area may be non-existent.
Its his choice what car he wants to modify, not yours. Some people maybe aren't too partial to giving up a car with no issues for one with unknown problems?
He would go buy a turbo if he wanted too, but you seem to forget about fees, possible issues with a new car, and the fact that maybe a nice TII in his area may be non-existent.
Its his choice what car he wants to modify, not yours. Some people maybe aren't too partial to giving up a car with no issues for one with unknown problems?
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calm down man, he asked for advice that was one guys advice. ![MissileSmilie Anim](https://www.rx7club.com/images/smilies/MissileSmilie_anim.gif)
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Reading needs to be something that happens more often on this forum.
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Originally Posted by big deal22
i am not sure if i am going to live in austin right after i get out of the army or dallas yet. austin does not have emission laws but dallas does. i will prob go to austin though. i like the college city environment
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This thing is still kicking I see. Maybe I should give experienced advice. When I do this all over again I will change my approach and I think I will share that.
First thing I would take all that money and restore the car. Get everything right interior exterior everything working. If it needs paint and body work get it done. Get a nice drivable reliable car. If the motor needs rebuilt id send it to Kevin and have it ported and rebuilt nicely. I would paint the motor and clean up the bay replace anything leaking anything worn.
Then if I had money I would put an EMS on it. Then go from there.
I am restoring my SA22C this way its cherry now but I want everything perfect you know it just gives you a nice car to drive each day. No sense in having a blaring loud car that looks like a beater. If something is worn replace it with an upgrade. Like if your exhaust is worn and you have to fix it might as well put a RB on there.
First thing I would take all that money and restore the car. Get everything right interior exterior everything working. If it needs paint and body work get it done. Get a nice drivable reliable car. If the motor needs rebuilt id send it to Kevin and have it ported and rebuilt nicely. I would paint the motor and clean up the bay replace anything leaking anything worn.
Then if I had money I would put an EMS on it. Then go from there.
I am restoring my SA22C this way its cherry now but I want everything perfect you know it just gives you a nice car to drive each day. No sense in having a blaring loud car that looks like a beater. If something is worn replace it with an upgrade. Like if your exhaust is worn and you have to fix it might as well put a RB on there.
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damn that sucks. see i have been away to long i hate the army damn i can't believe they have emissions in austin now. that was thing i loved about austin was the no emissions
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Originally Posted by Jager
You have an idea how LOUD that is? I have the RB presilencer with that setup and had problems keeping the noise down.
Buy a quieter exhaust or do something other then a "test pipe". Otherwise you wouldn't be able to drive the car without looking for cops.
Buy a quieter exhaust or do something other then a "test pipe". Otherwise you wouldn't be able to drive the car without looking for cops.
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screw trying to pull alot of power out of your NA get coilovers and be able to keep with cars with more power in the twisties.and do a tune up and all the other matenince that needs to get done.
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Originally Posted by Tournapart
i know, but he asked, and i said what i would want if i could get away with it. of course there are a bunch of other things i want to do, but for 2 grand, thats about it. But i do think i probably was about at the 2400 level, but you know, if you're already spending 2 grand........![Smilie](https://www.rx7club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Expect tickets if you DARED that setup and enjoy living life at 2 thousand RPM's so you aren't harassed for being a dick who couldn't keep the car quiet.
For 2 grand? I have enough modifcations that haven't even cost me $2,000 yet. I don't think you researched it very closely.
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****...if i had the consistency to spend that on my late 80's car i'd be putting a 12a turbo in my s4 (/w s5 single turbo), getting a front mount intercooler and koyo radiator... sounds like a nasty combination if you ask me, especially for daily driving.
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Well, back to the topic - 2k to spend and 2 weeks to enjoy it? Just buy a TII - you get a car that rides much faster, is lowered, has a hood-scoop and spoiler, nice rims, luxury option package and it'll meet emissions. You can't buy that level of upgrade for that price for your n/a ride IMHO. Plus it's ready to drive. God forbid you should run into a snag while making engine mods to your current ride - then you ain't goin nowhere... ~rich
Wanna keep your n/a ride? then check out camden superchargers... bolt on ZOOM
Wanna keep your n/a ride? then check out camden superchargers... bolt on ZOOM
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Originally Posted by n/a-luvr
Well, back to the topic - 2k to spend and 2 weeks to enjoy it? Just buy a TII - you get a car that rides much faster, is lowered, has a hood-scoop and spoiler, nice rims, luxury option package and it'll meet emissions. You can't buy that level of upgrade for that price for your n/a ride IMHO. Plus it's ready to drive. God forbid you should run into a snag while making engine mods to your current ride - then you ain't goin nowhere... ~rich
Wanna keep your n/a ride? then check out camden superchargers... bolt on ZOOM
Wanna keep your n/a ride? then check out camden superchargers... bolt on ZOOM
2. I've heard from people who have wasted the money on the Camden supercharger. also, from the design I see, it's a ******* joke. The video is funny, It shows the guy doing doughnuts or somthing like that. I could do the same **** with a old N/A.
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The camden unit isn't a joke. It's a sad peice of **** that should die. There is no zoom with that craptastic fuckfest of stupidity.
On another note, I drove around with a RB header, 2.5" piping to a 2.5" y and two cheap ebay mufflers for years, no tickets for me, no pissed off neighbors, no nothing!
On another note, I drove around with a RB header, 2.5" piping to a 2.5" y and two cheap ebay mufflers for years, no tickets for me, no pissed off neighbors, no nothing!
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just to let you know it isnt that hard to pass the emissions in austin . i'm a state inspector and i just did a test run on my car after i put my single exhaust on . now i have 2.5 piping all the way through with the stock main cat and the 2 pre cats deleted . and a short ram intake /cold box . i just riched it out all the way did the tsi test (2 speed ) and i passed with flying colors now yeah i dont have a port or anything but my numbers were in the teen's and 20's out of 220 which is the limit in austin (travis,williamson county). so i tried running it leaned out and it failed so bad i was in the 500 range. if anyone in austin area wants to run a test run to see where there numbers are at then let me know .
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Originally Posted by PvillKnight7
sell your car for $2000. Now that you have $4000 buy a nice TII for around $3000 and use the remaing $1000 to buy some tires/rims/exhaust/whatever for it.
DO NOT SPEND $300 FOR AN INTAKE!!
Jager- wtf are you smoking??
DO NOT SPEND $300 FOR AN INTAKE!!
Jager- wtf are you smoking??
you had the same idea as me sell it and put that money with the 2 grand and get a turbo rx7 now you can really have fun
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