Stress Release

Ok. I am new here so I wont make a total ass outa myself but I want to release some stress:

Why do kids like the ones at my highschool spend 18g's on a decent japaneese sedan and then put another 8g's under the hood? :eek7: Why not just use the extra 8g's tp get a more kick ass sportscar? :rolleyes:

IMHO, I think thats a pure waste of good cash they could use to buy an old porsche 944 (about 7-8k in good condition) or 911 (18-24k in good condition) that can in my opinion beat the shit outa alot of modded ricermobiles.

Me and my dad spent 6g's on a 1974 porsche 911 and put 4g's into resto-ing it. I can dust off any of these ricemobiles at my school that they spent upto 30g's on. :thefinger: WTF were they thinking?!?!?

Aighte im done, tell me your opinions on this theory

Peace:bigthumb:

Porsche :bigthumb:

It's all about opinion. Honestly, do you really want everyone going out and buying porsche's? The ricers like the car that they own, good for them. I mean, cars aren't only about buying the absolute fastest one. They happen to prefer the car that they own. I am not saying that the car they have is one that I particularly like, but by the same token I wouldn't want everyone to suddenly like my car and go out and buy the exact same one. If everyone bought the same car, that car wouldn't be so cool anymore (think camaro, firebird). I agree that they could go faster for the money that they payed, but it's their money and if they want to rice up a rice mobile, who am I to stop them?

dude i agree but i meant to use my car as an example of a fast/cheep car. its not like i can stop them from ricing, i mean damn 2fast 2 furious just came out :iceslolan

Lol:lol:

some people don't like porsches... yes i speak the truth :redface:

anyways insurance on a porsche is killer.

30 g's?? they must have some decent speed in those cars.

Originally posted by AutoXRacer
Ok. I am new here so I wont make a total ass outa myself but I want to release some stress:

Why do kids like the ones at my highschool spend 18g's on a decent japaneese sedan and then put another 8g's under the hood? :eek7: Why not just use the extra 8g's tp get a more kick ass sportscar? :rolleyes:

IMHO, I think thats a pure waste of good cash they could use to buy an old porsche 944 (about 7-8k in good condition) or 911 (18-24k in good condition) that can in my opinion beat the shit outa alot of modded ricermobiles.

Me and my dad spent 6g's on a 1974 porsche 911 and put 4g's into resto-ing it. I can dust off any of these ricemobiles at my school that they spent upto 30g's on. :thefinger: WTF were they thinking?!?!?

Aighte im done, tell me your opinions on this theory

Peace:bigthumb:

Because not everybody is as smart as you:rolleyes:.

In all seriousness, people make their choices because.......................it is their choice. Their choices are not always good, but that's their fault. Why should that stress you? Why do you see car commercials every other minute? They want to influence people to buy their vehicles for reasons that they want you to see. Believe it or not, it works...why do you think ad execs make at least six figures a year?

Also, you might greatly enjoy your 10,000-dollar 1974 Porsche, as I know I would, but some people would find more comfort and glamour driving a 2001 model of a popular car (RSX, WRX, etc). That's their opinion.

Just as a point of reference, my 1992 Sentra cost me $1,800. Bone-stock as it is now, it is capable of running low 15's, as evidenced by the fact that I have beaten mid 15-second cars (Focus SVT, Civic Si). Another $1,600 for a replacement engine (240HP SR20DET, my stock one is an SR20DE), plus 600 dollars for the install, that's 4,000 dollars for a car that runs mid 13's. Another thousand in mods, It'll hopefully be in the 12's. That's half of what you've spent for your car, with less work on my behalf.

What I was trying to say with that last paragraph was...get off your high-horse man. There's always going to be a better deal, a faster car, etc. out there. Quit judging others and face the mirror.

I don't even know what the hell everyone else said but come on they don't put $8,000 its more like $800 tops for just a air intake and an exhaust can. Their highschool kids they don't have a lot of money, so that extra $8,000 doesn't exist.

Originally posted by DeViL
I don't even know what the hell everyone else said but come on they don't put $8,000 its more like $800 tops for just a air intake and an exhaust can. Their highschool kids they don't have a lot of money, so that extra $8,000 doesn't exist.
well where i went to school all the guys used mommy and daddy's money... so in some cases it was at least 8 g's

in my case graduating last yr... most kids dont pop in more than $500-600 in their car. usually just exhaust (no, not even an intake...) and something a lil wacky and different to the taillights


carnutt... you can make a sentra into a 12 sec car with only 3 g's in mods?? thats kinda hard to believe... the sr swap alone is about 6 g's all together.

Originally posted by mynismo

carnutt... you can make a sentra into a 12 sec car with only 3 g's in mods?? thats kinda hard to believe... the sr swap alone is about 6 g's all together.

Wrong. My friend's shop is trying to sell me an SR20DET from a JDM Pulsar for 1,600 dollars. That motor runs about 227-240HP stock. He can also sell me a Nissan Bluebird DET for 900 bucks...cheaper, but with less initial HP at 180. The BB DET is actually a better deal, because it has the same turbo as the Pulsar DET, it only has less HP because it can't run as high a boost as the Pulsar, due to a lack of intercooler. For USDM swaps, you're probably going to get an FMIC anyways, so the top-mount stock intercooler won't be too useful.

The prices you're quoting is close to accurate, but that's for RWD versions of the DET, which is what your car needs. My Sentra's FWD. Plus that price for the RWD DET is probably for the newest generations of the motor, the ones with 227 to 240HP. The ones from the S13's came with 205.

Edit: Don't forget that my car weighs about 300 to 400lbs less than your car...dropping 180 to 240HP into my car can take it a LOT further than the same power into your car. Just dropping the 900 dollar, 180HP motor alone gives it about the same power-to-weight ratio as a 2001+ Mustang GT. We all know how cheaply a stock turbo'd motor can be made to produce real HP. Another plus is that the DET is proven to hold up to 500HP stock...so no need to spend on internals...unless you plan on going really zano.

Originally posted by carrrnuttt

unless you plan on going really zano.



WEEEEE ZANO!!:killbarne

carrnutt, my insurance is 85.00 dollars a year in my car i dont see how any new cars beat that. *huzaaa for antique cars*:dogpile:

it's all in taste I think plus


some 17 yr old kid cannot afford insurance on a porshe are you :smokin: somethin???

Like he said he prolly uses mommy and daddy's money for insurance

guys i pay 85 bucks a year! 85! i work at circuit city and no i do not use mommy and dadys money to pay my insurance

:thefinger

::sniff sniff:: I smell a load of shit. :thefinger
Unless you dont have full coverage which would be stupid not to get if you have a restored Porsche.

Originally posted by AutoXRacer
carrnutt, my insurance is 85.00 dollars a year in my car i dont see how any new cars beat that. *huzaaa for antique cars*:dogpile:
yea Lady.. that's BS. i pay 115/mo and i dont have full covg. of course im 18. for a 70 yr old it may be different... :tongue:

lol believe whatever guys... when i started driving i was driving my mom's VW passat and payed 1250.00 dollors a year. Once i started driving this car, my insurance dropped because it is an 'antique' car. In california, antiques are oh so cheep :bigthumb:

i dont believe it yet, but i'll def look into it......

Originally posted by RedNeck383




WEEEEE ZANO!!:killbarne

Were you guzzling cough syrup again?:silly:

My brother has to pay 7000 a year for a 1990 integra...he's been in a couple of mishaps.

Would you rather be around riced out porsches? :biggrin2:

I personally think that would be an even bigger slap in the face then some poorly modded sedans.

Originally posted by AutoXRacer
Ok. I am new here so I wont make a total ass outa myself but I want to release some stress:

Why do kids like the ones at my highschool spend 18g's on a decent japaneese sedan and then put another 8g's under the hood? :eek7: Why not just use the extra 8g's tp get a more kick ass sportscar? :rolleyes:

IMHO, I think thats a pure waste of good cash they could use to buy an old porsche 944 (about 7-8k in good condition) or 911 (18-24k in good condition) that can in my opinion beat the shit outa alot of modded ricermobiles.

Me and my dad spent 6g's on a 1974 porsche 911 and put 4g's into resto-ing it. I can dust off any of these ricemobiles at my school that they spent upto 30g's on. :thefinger: WTF were they thinking?!?!?

Aighte im done, tell me your opinions on this theory

Peace:bigthumb:
First of all next time you wanna release some stress go beat off.
second of all 30 grand on what car??????? jesus man where do you ppl come up with these numbers????? Does everyone think that you have to spend outragous amounts of money to modify a japanese import (I assume thats what you mean by ricemobile)????? I didint even spend 8 grand on my teg and I'm pretty confident that you would have trouble with my teg. :biggrin: hell I know of a CRX that would make you cry like a little girl and that car was about 4 grand.

As for porshe's I really can't stand german engineering (no offense) But I've seen way to many problems with so many german cars. Plus there so fucking expensive, buy a chevy if you don't want a japanese engineered car. Chevy muscle will outlast the rest of the cars in its class and out class them.

Most high school kids use parents' $$ to buy their car.. parents are completely stupid, they wouldn't buy a porsche for their kid as a first car, so they buy 'em a civic or equivalent.. obviously they probably don't know what honda's are capable of :lol:

With 30K under the hood of a "ricemobile" at your high school, you wouldn't even see the back end of that car. All you'd see is a dot on the horizon. Also, I don't care where you're from or how old you are, you don't pay $85 a YEAR on insurance. I would more likely believe $85 a MONTH, and I only pay $70 a month on my civic. I like porche, I like honda, chevy, ford, and almost any car...but no geo. So don't get me wrong, I'm not hatin on you having the porche, just that you seem to be stretching the truth a little.:smile:

A lot

well the kids that but hondas and put intakes exaust and sometimes body kits on them are just looking for the attention, and tryin to be cool and do what everyone is doin. They wanna be just like the people in teh fast and the furious and get the chicks with a fast car. But there to poor and to stupid to have a fast and good looking car so this results in rice.

Now there are some kids out there (i like to think i myself am one of them), that know what they want and wha there doin. They take a car that they know about and is easy to mod, and that they. They will do the best possible mods with the money they have to get there car as fast as possible.

Also just owning a fast car isnt the same as actually building one and puting the parts on one to make it fast. Its a learning experience to mod your car in high school.

And last as other have said porches arent for everyone...





But if u wanna give me one ill take it!!!:iceslolan

im sorry if the last thred is confusing i didnt get allot of sleep last night and its late.... ill edit it in the mourning

They take a car that they know about and is easy to mod, and that they. They will do the best possible mods with the money they have to get there car as fast as possible.

Sure yer not talking about honda/acura??