3000GT info.

[ForcedInduction509]

Im looking to get a new project car and the 3000GT poped into my mind. Out of all the cars I seen in the streets this is the only one that does not require to be ricy to be nice (bodykit, neon, stickers ect.). kid down the street owns one and it makes me sad to see what he has done to the car. Anyways I been debating on wether to purchase a Vr-4 or an LS. The Vr-4 is the choice for performance straight out the box (AWD and TT ) but is it reliable? and I have heard from countless people that you have to have money (alot of it) to put on aftermarket parts on the Vr-4. LS is a on the back of my mind if aftermarket parts for the honda accord are too much. Thnx ahead of time for any info provided.

[GritMaster]

Yes parts can be kinda expensive, But you don't need to spend much to get the Vr-4 quite fast.

There's an article on a guy who got his into the 12's with just $2000 worth of mods.

Not to bad at all I'd have to say.

[YogsVR4]

The 3000 and Stealth are pretty reliable. The thing you most often hear is the syncros gonig to crap. That one is a hit or miss. Some of us have never had that problem and some of us have. If you can work on your own car, then its not all that expensive of a problem.

In general the aftermarket support for the Stealth and 3K is way behind the DSM and Honda folks. There are many things out there, but the number of manufacturers is limited.

Getting the VR4 is always my first choice (hence why I bought a couple) but its also the most complex of the line up - especially prior to 96. But, the SL looks just as sharp and is pretty solid on the track.

[G35turbo]

I bought a vr4 this OCT and it a 97 and i love my car. I just got a clutch, downpipe, boost controller, boost gaguge, Air/Fuel Gauge, BOV. That cost me a total of $1800 and i know people that did samething and they ran very easily high 12s and if your good driver and do some littler more mods you will get it in to low 12s easily.
The looks, I cant stress this enough girls love this cars. SL or VR-4. If i was u i will buy a vr4. Just when you test drive the car dont listen to the owner and drive hard on every gear and see if everything feels they way it should feel.
If you find a SL or Vr-4 just start a new thread and ask people if they can help u to look for problems in the car and were to look for them.

[ForcedInduction509]

Thanks for the info.

[Hotshot8792]

Originally Posted by GritMaster

Yes parts can be kinda expensive, But you don't need to spend much to get the Vr-4 quite fast.

There's an article on a guy who got his into the 12's with just $2000 worth of mods.

Not to bad at all I'd have to say.

$2,000? you must buy expensive stuff just to get into the 12s. I have friends who hit 12s with a homemade boost controller that cost them like 10 bucks, a $20 intake, a $20 boost gauge, and gutted their precats which didnt cost them a penny since they did it themselves. Which the total cost was $40. Of course he knows how to drive and cut a 1.7 60' so if you get the launch down with just those mods, you can hit as good as a 12.8

[GritMaster]

Ok. Well I was just using this magazine article for an examlpe. the guy ran a 12.32 :P