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Old 08-24-2004, 07:40 PM   #1
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Good Car For Racin?

im lookin for a car to upgrade for street racin in cali. but im tryin to steer clear of integras or civics (too many on the streets). im currently lookin into preludes and supras but im open to any other suggestions. if ya no of any others that i should b lookin into that would b great. thanx.
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Old 08-24-2004, 07:49 PM   #2
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Re: Good Car For Racin?

you should deffinately go out and look for a gremlin. thats your best bet. so many mods, plus damn other street racers will think you have a damn sweet ride.
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Old 08-24-2004, 10:01 PM   #3
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Re: Good Car For Racin?

how much are you will to spend on the car alone with out mods???
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Old 08-24-2004, 11:00 PM   #4
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Re: Good Car For Racin?

How much are you looking to spend? Some good bang-for-buck cars are the Chevrolet Camaro Z28, Pontiac Trans Am, Ford Mustang GT, Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo, Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX, and Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4.
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Old 08-24-2004, 11:39 PM   #5
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Re: Good Car For Racin?

thanx for the info guys. im not lookin for a really expensive car but i can pay upto 10 grand for the car to start w/out the mods.
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Old 08-25-2004, 12:05 AM   #6
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Re: Good Car For Racin?

If you're mainly gonna drag race/street race, stick with the American muscle: Mustang GT w/ 5.0 or Camaro Z28/Trans Am. Or are you gonna do some autocross/road racing as well?
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Old 08-25-2004, 12:18 AM   #7
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Re: Good Car For Racin?

300zx tt i have seen them for under 10k
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Old 08-25-2004, 12:23 AM   #8
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Re: Re: Good Car For Racin?

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If you're mainly gonna drag race/street race, stick with the American muscle: Mustang GT w/ 5.0 or Camaro Z28/Trans Am. Or are you gonna do some autocross/road racing as well?
im mainly gunna street/drag race
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Old 08-25-2004, 01:28 AM   #9
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Re: Good Car For Racin?

Alright then, I'd say your best bet is a 98-02 Camaro Z28/SS or Pontiac Firebird Formula/Trans Am. The 5.7L V8 LS1 from the Corvette is one SICK motor, especially coupled with the six-speed manual transmission. If you wanna get a Japanese import, go with a 3000GT VR-4, Eclipse GSX, or 300ZX TT. I'd say Supra TT, but they are really overpriced and the 300ZX TT will give you more bang-for-buck. The two Mitsus are AWD and turbocharged, which means sick launches and cheap HP gains.
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Old 08-25-2004, 01:30 AM   #10
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^i adgree those are your best choices for that car you want
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Old 08-25-2004, 06:31 PM   #11
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u guys r awesome. thanx.
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Old 08-27-2004, 11:37 PM   #12
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i hope you die while youre street racing

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Re: Good Car For Racin?

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i hope you die while youre street racing

thank you, i thought i was the only one who put 16 yr old, no experienced driver wanting to be a badass. only to find out he has no skills when he smashes into a family of four and kills them all.

i guess you could always put a supercharger or twin turbo set up in a golf cart and fly tho bro.
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Old 08-28-2004, 09:30 PM   #14
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Street Racing=No.

Take it to the track. I hope you lose your license if you become a 'street racer'.
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thanx for the words of advice.
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