Might buy another DSM.

[crunchymilk55]

A friend is selling a decent 91 GSX for 1,000. All it needs to run is a fuel pump. I'm thinking about it. It's got a nice body, bad paint, and a 60k original motor. I can't decide if I would return my GST to stock, and put all the mods that fit on the GSX, or if I would use the GSX as a daily and get my GST making a lot more power. I have around 2k saved up. It was going to a wideband, cams, and paint plus finishing the 97 conversion. I could have that or another DSM. Can't make up my mind.

[E-Klips]

I'd keep the GST stock and a daily driver. Looks better plus with decent power, you lose a lot of traction.

The GSX will be faster due to the AWD, they are also lighter than 2g's. You could buy the GSX and still use some money to do the 97+ conversion on the GST, then use it for a daily driver and mod the GSX when you get more money. Its nice having 2 cars.

[G-man422]

buy it , fix the problem, and sell it for a proffit.

[crunchymilk55]

Originally Posted by E-Klips

I'd keep the GST stock and a daily driver. Looks better plus with decent power, you lose a lot of traction.

The GSX will be faster due to the AWD, they are also lighter than 2g's. You could buy the GSX and still use some money to do the 97+ conversion on the GST, then use it for a daily driver and mod the GSX when you get more money. Its nice having 2 cars.

Yeah I like this idea, but I forgot to metion the GSX for sale is an auto. That's kind of iffy for me. It would mainly be a track car, so it's not a big deal.

[crunchymilk55]

Originally Posted by G-man422

buy it , fix the problem, and sell it for a proffit.

Nah, the guy selling it a DSM'er friend of mine who could easily put the fuel pump in himself. He was just trying to hook me up cause I told him how bad I want AWD

[G-man422]

Oh, i see.

[Killa]

use the gsx auto for DD, Unless you can swap 5 speed on it, but any way, that gsx is low mile, If it good price I do say" go for it !! ".

[DragonofBC]

I say you use the GSX for your DD. You've already gotten your GST so far along that it would suck to have to start over. Not all of your parts are transferrable anyway so you'd end up having to buy some things over again. I'd sink the money into the GST. Just because it is FWD doesn't mean it can't be a track car.

[steviek]

Crunchy If you want a stock 2g fuel pump for it I'll give you mine.

[l_eclipse_l]

I don't know if you ever thought about this, but you could swap motors with that '91 and then be running a 6 bolt. Swap the 7 bolt into the '91 from your GST and then use it as a DD, and mod the shit outa the GST.

[vanilla gorilla]

My three choices:

-Buy the GSX, fix it and use it as a DD, put the rest into the GST, or save the money w/e.

-Buy GSX and use it as a drag car (the auto tranny could be built and used to your advantage), keep GST as DD.

-Dump all 2k into the GST

[xavier3jr]

Originally Posted by l_eclipse_l

I don't know if you ever thought about this, but you could swap motors with that '91 and then be running a 6 bolt. Swap the 7 bolt into the '91 from your GST and then use it as a DD, and mod the shit outa the GST.

[Blackcrow64]

Originally Posted by l_eclipse_l

I don't know if you ever thought about this, but you could swap motors with that '91 and then be running a 6 bolt. Swap the 7 bolt into the '91 from your GST and then use it as a DD, and mod the shit outa the GST.

Seems like too much work if ya ask me... A 6 bolt swap is ok, but I wouldn't when theres nothin wrong with his 7 bolt now.

[E-Klips]

If you are going to be using the GSX mainly for a track car, I would mod the hell out of that. Auto DSM trannys have been running low 10's with only a shift kit added to it. They cut consistant 1.4-1.5 60' times.

Think about this. If you are going to race the GST, you will need slicks, a better clutch due to traction and more power the 2100# pressure plate isnt going to hold it. Suspension, to lower the center of gravity over the front end to get better traction. Also add an LSD. With all that, you still probably wont see much better than a 1.7 60' time and its going to take a hell of a lot more power to run the same times.

Sure, 5spd is much more fun. But its more expensive also. I've been thinking of swapping an auto tranny in my talon instead of spending $1500 on a clutch and another couple grand for a built tranny. You can get a built auto tranny and high stall tq converter for less than $2k and wont have to do shit to it again. You dont even have to get a built tranny to run a 10 on it. The only reason I havent done it yet is because it takes more skill in driving to be consistant and run good times.

[LouieAWDTSi]

Originally Posted by E-Klips

If you are going to be using the GSX mainly for a track car, I would mod the hell out of that. Auto DSM trannys have been running low 10's with only a shift kit added to it. They cut consistant 1.4-1.5 60' times.

Think about this. If you are going to race the GST, you will need slicks, a better clutch due to traction and more power the 2100# pressure plate isnt going to hold it. Suspension, to lower the center of gravity over the front end to get better traction. Also add an LSD. With all that, you still probably wont see much better than a 1.7 60' time and its going to take a hell of a lot more power to run the same times.

Sure, 5spd is much more fun. But its more expensive also. I've been thinking of swapping an auto tranny in my talon instead of spending $1500 on a clutch and another couple grand for a built tranny. You can get a built auto tranny and high stall tq converter for less than $2k and wont have to do shit to it again. You dont even have to get a built tranny to run a 10 on it. The only reason I havent done it yet is because it takes more skill in driving to be consistant and run good times.

Hmm.. I like what he just said. hehe. There are plenty of people hitting sweet times in autos, especially the ones from the ipttrans.com DSM forums!