Where do I start?

vietxxxtasy · #1 09-04-2003, 03:10 AM

Wassup-

I'm a 15 yr. old and don't have the widest range about the technical things in a car and how to modify them and the best way to modify a car. But at the age of 15 i don't even have my license yet. As soon as i get my license i would love to get a cool ride aslo. My dream car is a street racing car. One with supercharge, turbo, nos, body kit, intake and all those modifications in my car. But where do i start? I'd love to buy a bone stock car and do every little modification on my own and learn everything at the same time. I need help buying a car. One that would fit a young teen with lots of room for modifications and easy to modify but at the same time will transform into a beast.

fatninja19 · #2 09-04-2003, 03:22 AM

Crap.. I dont even know where to start with explaining! Just read everything you can and ask questions when you cant figure it out yourself.

-The Stig- · #3 09-04-2003, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by fatninja19

Crap.. I dont even know where to start with explaining! Just read everything you can and ask questions when you cant figure it out yourself.

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vietxxxtasy · #4 09-04-2003, 12:57 PM

Well .... see. I want to get the best out of my car. But do you have any suggestion to which car would be the best starting project car for me. I'm thinking maybe a honda civic sedan, but then maybe there are other better cars that could become much more powerful then a civic. What do you think? What car would be best modified?

transamdude95 · #5 09-04-2003, 03:16 PM

omg.....

.....please don't go import......

Get yourself a muscle car!

YogsVR4 · #6 09-04-2003, 03:34 PM

You first need to decide what you need out of your car and then your budget. Don't buy a car with the intention of modding it without first knowing what you are trying to mod it into.

Since it will be your first car - learn how to drive well (takes experience) before even trying to get involved in any type of race. You'll just be setting yourself and someone else up to get injured or worse.

Not to say that you should get a nice car if you can afford one, but don't get carried away with all the techno babble about turbos, superchargers (note that you will never use both on the same car at the same time) NOS and the rest of it. Get a feel for the road - for all you know, you may change your mind and become an off-roader or rally racer and all this street racing car will be moot.

vietxxxtasy · #7 09-04-2003, 04:23 PM

I am more of an import kind of guy. I would like my ride with low down with body kit and everything. I understand that because it's my first car I don't want to do to much to it adding supercharge or turbo. Not even close to NOS, althought i would love my car to have that just to shot it in sometime here or there. Although i love import cars im not that kind of a racer type. I just want the looks and feel. Adding intake and exhaust are the first steps that i have in my so far. My budget is around 7000. I have all these plans that i would love to do to my future car. But can someone give me any just a few suggestions to what car i should start out with? Maybe on that is light weight that will become a monster on the street. I mean i'm not going to add all the modifications to my car at once. but work on my car slow over a long period of time mayb one or two years.

-The Stig- · #8 09-04-2003, 06:21 PM

Hands down.. best car EVER...

1988 Pontiac Fiero GT

I'm so not kidding.

Ok, I am.

Something lightweight... and to learn how to drive with and to build up into a 'street monster'. Hmm I don't know about the rest of you guys but i'm thinking like a 1990 Honda Civic DX hatchback. Not the worlds fastest thing, but its a good base to learn from. Then when you're ready for more power, motor swap!

RACER D12 · #9 09-04-2003, 06:29 PM

Maybe a WRX= Quick fun car with good power potential
GTI VR6/or 1.8T= Little cheaper
Audi A4= they look real mean with the right body kit
Sentra= cheap some are fast
Mustang 5.0= Cheap,fast, huge power potential. With your budget probably one of your best bets.

RicR_wana_B · #10 09-04-2003, 06:50 PM

vietxxxtasy i was just like you when i was 15... all about gettin a FAT ride and maxin it out and what not. trust me you might think that you can get a lil nipper or somthin like that and supe it up real easy. its not i thought that as soon as i got my license i would get a hella nice car and be the "monster" out on the street... no doesnt happen. its not like you can just hop in a 12 second car and go flyin down the track(and by the way im not tryin to be mean but its the truth)racing takes TIME to learn how to do but hey good luck with your first car

and the cars i could suggest for a first:
1 like they said would be a lil hatch
2 theres a maxima(dont know which model and what not) that can be made pretty fast
3 if your goin for looks too an integra or prelude is nice

but its up to you just go out and find what you like

HotBoys09 · #11 09-04-2003, 11:12 PM

Well, I'm not an import kinda guy, but since hats what your into, thats cool. For power, looks, budget, etc...get an integra or prelude. But make sure there vtech, if not your better getting something else, because even if there non-vtech you could still make em fast with engine swap and more mods than you would need with a vtech. If you get a good condition vtech integra or prelude for bout 3500-5500, an ptabout 1000-2000 o mods in it. You could easilly have a mid 13 second car,if you can drive it right. Trust me, I've done it! Good luck, and enjoy.

95civicman · #12 09-05-2003, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by HotBoys09

Well, I'm not an import kinda guy, but since hats what your into, thats cool. For power, looks, budget, etc...get an integra or prelude. But make sure there vtech, if not your better getting something else, because even if there non-vtech you could still make em fast with engine swap and more mods than you would need with a vtech. If you get a good condition vtech integra or prelude for bout 3500-5500, an ptabout 1000-2000 o mods in it. You could easilly have a mid 13 second car,if you can drive it right. Trust me, I've done it! Good luck, and enjoy.

you've done it before but spell vtec wrong not once, but 4 times

vietxxxtasy · #13 09-05-2003, 03:27 AM

Thanks everyone for replying to my thread. I wouldn't mind getting more suggestion on what car to start working on and any other suggestions like basic mods to the car.

LjasonL · #14 09-05-2003, 03:39 AM

The most important mod to any car is the nut behind the steering wheel (

I crack myself up)

Seriously, learning to drive it right will make more difference than anything. And to learn right, you need to spend time at a dragstrip with real timing lights, or an auto-x where you can really push your limits. Then if you must, take your skills back to the street.

Decoy · #15 09-05-2003, 09:24 AM

Go and check out insurance companies too. When i got my license first i wanted to have a Camaro. I found one and checked out insurance. $4000+ a year !!! wtf.. the car wasn't even worth that much. I'd be pretty much working to drive around

My friend wanted to insure a bellveder (however you spell it) $5000 for liability only.. so check with the insurance companies and even see if they let you mod. If you mod your car and don't tell them. They don't have to cover you, well some companies don't have too. That meansyou can be stuck with a hefty bill. I suggest you drive your parents car for a few years. Get use to driving and understand the road. Then you can decide whether or not you want a fast car or not. I drive a caprice, which is a 16.7 (or so)second car and i find it has a lot of power to the pedal.

Also, take any driving course you can, it can chop down insurance. It would of saved me $1440 if i was to get the camaro and insure it.

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