Dream Cars?

ok just to see what everyone's dream "in reach" car is. if you pick other then tell what the car is.

[Racing Rice]

Oh, Oh.. Its got to be the Honda Civic..

I chose other.. Im not exactly sure what my dream car is, but I do know its none of those.

[ebpda9]

i'd like a 330xi or the b4 blitzen (finally it's gonna make it to the states)

[ChrisCantSkate]

FD (3rd gen rx7)

[TonitrusEN]

i vote other because at the moment my in reach car would be a 240SX made into a silvia

99 estoril blue m3 coupe

getting one in a few months....but the ideal dream car is a porsche GT2!

of course probably couldn't ever get that....but i do have my sights set on a 996TT in about 5 years...and i'll just put the GT2 aero kit on it.

http://hondastyle.com/forums/showthr...&threadid=8370

this might be odd and i know its over priced but i always wanted an NSX... i've loved that car since i set my eyes on it way back when... ah the nsx.. hmmm

[V8killimports]

Mine dream car right now is 427 Cobra replica. If fact I hope to start building it this spring or summer. After that it would be a either a 58-67 roadster vette, or a classic import like a jag or ferarri.

[Racing Rice]

Originally posted by V8killimports
Mine dream car right now is 427 Cobra replica.

Nice, Ive got a friend building a 427 Cobra Replica. He's got all the chrome jag suspension and all. If he ever would finished it, itll be really nice.

97 twin turbo Supra

[Kyle]

WRX

[Wren57]

T-88H Single Turbo 6spd 1998 Hardtop Quicksilver Supra
T-66 Powered 2003 BMW 330Ci... imagine the auto-x ability...
And of course I wish my Highlander were manual

[ChrisCantSkate]

Originally posted by highlander
T-88H Single Turbo 6spd 1998 Hardtop Quicksilver Supra
T-66 Powered 2003 BMW 330Ci... imagine the auto-x ability...
And of course I wish my Highlander were manual

i'll believe that when i see it, we're talking reasonable wish lists.

and why the 330 over the m3?

[Wren57]

It is reasonable... plenty reasonable, at that... if only insurance wasnt such a b*tch I could pay cash for the Supra and t-88... and the 330 over the m3 because, well... do some research on the M3 engine... it is race-tuned to 333hp, fragile as hell, 11.5:1 compression ratio... not to mention heavier than the 330...

[ChrisCantSkate]

you need ALOT of mods for a single turbo to be more power efficent over a twin setup... not to mention you arnt going to autoX with a single turbo(too much lag)

[Wren57]

Oh- and the 2003BMW is fairly reasonable too... well, itd be like a 2001 but I could do it if I felt like drawing from my stock account... which I dont...

[ChrisCantSkate]

ahhh ic ok

[Wren57]

Hmm I hope you aren't trying to say going single on a Supra causes you to lose power... you TUI again? ... going single supra makes crazy power...

As far as the turbo lag in auto-x... thats why you keep the RPMs up

out of reach
98 TT supra
1995 Mazda RX-7

kinda in reach (but not really)
2003 Accord V6 6 speed
2001 Volkswagen Jetta (dont ask i like em)
2001 Civic
2003 Toyota Celica
2002 Ford Focus (one of the only domestics i like, but thats mainly just looks wise)

[ChrisCantSkate]

Originally posted by highlander
Hmm I hope you aren't trying to say going single on a Supra causes you to lose power... you TUI again? ... going single supra makes crazy power...

As far as the turbo lag in auto-x... thats why you keep the RPMs up

you need to do some more research.. if you put one turbo that big on a stock motor you are going to have horrible lag and no low end power, thus making a slower car, and in autoX you need to have good mid range power, because thats where you are going to keep the engine.. in the 60-85% rmp range of the car. you do not want any lag. single turbos are for high power drag cars. you are looking at 15k into the motor for a good running single turbo setup.

[Wren57]

Ok I will clarify a bit more-
The Supra would be fitted with the T-88H for drag/highway purposes
The BMW would have a smaller but still large T-66 for auto-x... maybe a T-66 would still be too large to auto-x the bimmer, but then I could road-course it and slaughter everyone on straight-aways...

note- the supra block would remain stock, but work would need to be done to reinforce the 3l bmw engine

I have to go with the WRX STi. Either that, or an S2000. I would love to have either.

Now, if you are talking dream cars, that would have to be the GT-R34! Skylines forever!

Originally posted by highlander
Ok I will clarify a bit more-
The Supra would be fitted with the T-88H for drag/highway purposes
The BMW would have a smaller but still large T-66 for auto-x... maybe a T-66 would still be too large to auto-x the bimmer, but then I could road-course it and slaughter everyone on straight-aways...

note- the supra block would remain stock, but work would need to be done to reinforce the 3l bmw engine

i don't know how well the 330 would take to the t-66. of course anything can be done with enough money.

but if you want to turbo, i would stick with the Active Autowerks one, or go with their new s/c kit on an e36 m3! 330 hp or so, and about 350 lb/ft torque

but for the 330, rms makes a good sc kit as well, and even dinan does too( albeit a little overpriced ).

if you want a serious auto-x car go with the e30 m3. even stock, that thing will simply amaze you!

[ChrisCantSkate]

Originally posted by foreverzz
i don't know how well the 330 would take to the t-66. of course anything can be done with enough money.

but if you want to turbo, i would stick with the Active Autowerks one, or go with their new s/c kit on an e36 m3! 330 hp or so, and about 350 lb/ft torque

but for the 330, rms makes a good sc kit as well, and even dinan does too( albeit a little overpriced ).

if you want a serious auto-x car go with the e30 m3. even stock, that thing will simply amaze you!

if you want a autoX.. get a FD(3rd gen rx7) this guy has a blown rotor(other still had 95% compression) and still beat a z06 and supra on the autocross track

[Racing Rice]

Originally posted by ChrisCantSkate
if you want a autoX.. get a FD(3rd gen rx7) this guy has a blown rotor(other still had 95% compression) and still beat a z06 and supra on the autocross track

Yes, they are great on the street because they are so light and nimble, yet boast a lot of power. They rule at the Street test that the Magazines do.

[ChrisCantSkate]

it has to be one of the best designed cars(besides cooling) of the 90's for performance. but you re arange some stuff in the engine bay, and get the air flowing through there good and can bring the operating temp down pretty quick

Originally posted by ChrisCantSkate
if you want a autoX.. get a FD(3rd gen rx7) this guy has a blown rotor(other still had 95% compression) and still beat a z06 and supra on the autocross track

true...but i still don't think it would beat a e30 m3. those cars were made for that

but i wouldn't mind having a 95 rx7....i love those cars. i'd get one if maintenance wasn't so bloody expensive.

those bi-rotary turbos are amazing...but your screwed if you have to fix something under that hood

[ChrisCantSkate]

Originally posted by foreverzz
true...but i still don't think it would beat a e30 m3. those cars were made for that

but i wouldn't mind having a 95 rx7....i love those cars. i'd get one if maintenance wasn't so bloody expensive.

those bi-rotary turbos are amazing...but your screwed if you have to fix something under that hood

i usta think that, but i talked to a guy who has one and beat on it, he's on his 3rd engine(fianlly got cooling right) and he's only spend 6k on new 2 engines and 2 new turbo and new apex seals, ported engine, and a huge aluminum radiator. i know its alot, but when you think about it, if you blew 2 engines how much would it set you back. i think rx7's problems are a little inflated to make other cars seem better. rx7's are so nible its scary, i think it will own a e30 m3, but have never seen one run, so i cant tell ya. i know that no one can tail a rx7 through twistys.

Originally posted by ChrisCantSkate
i usta think that, but i talked to a guy who has one and beat on it, he's on his 3rd engine(fianlly got cooling right) and he's only spend 6k on new 2 engines and 2 new turbo and new apex seals, ported engine, and a huge aluminum radiator. i know its alot, but when you think about it, if you blew 2 engines how much would it set you back. i think rx7's problems are a little inflated to make other cars seem better. rx7's are so nible its scary, i think it will own a e30 m3, but have never seen one run, so i cant tell ya. i know that no one can tail a rx7 through twistys.

hmm...interesting. i guess it all kind of depends on where you are too i guess. was this guy located in or near a big city?

up here there's no mechanics that could work on a rotarty system...so if you found one, he'd be expensive. but it larger places i could see the demand for that type of mechanic increasing thus bringing down labor costs.
i don't know though

as far as the e30 m3 vs the rx7....stock for stock the m3 would take it.
but with a few k in mods down to both the rx7 will probably take the m3 cause money will go a lot farther on a japanese car than a bmw...plus the rx7 is turbo'd too.
straightline: hands down rx7 though. it would be a good race though to watch the two fly through some twists though.
but from the factory few cars will handle like an e30 m3...too bad they stopped making them:(

my friend and i are twin turbo charging his m3 though....talk about a nimble beast should be an high 11s car that handles like its on rails!

just curious: do you know how much an rx7 weighs? i would assume pretty light...i know the m3 is pretty light as well.
both are great cars though...i'd have a tough time choosing one if i had to pick

[ChrisCantSkate]

1994 rx7 manual - 2858lbs (curb wieght)
1991 m3 manual 2867lbs (curb weight)
1995 m3 manual 3175 for the coupe, 2960 for the lightweight?(soft top maybe)

I want a nissan skyline gt-r or basically a euro civic just cause i would be the bad a$$ with the wheel on the other side

Originally posted by ChrisCantSkate
1994 rx7 manual - 2858lbs (curb wieght)
1991 m3 manual 2867lbs (curb weight)
1995 m3 manual 3175 for the coupe, 2960 for the lightweight?(soft top maybe)

wow...so they are damn near equal in wieght...that's pretty cool.

yeah...i wouldn't really factor in the e36 m3 into this little battle, the e30 m3 and the rx7 would both own it very nice car still though.

so i think it would be a pretty impressive event to watch an e30 m3 and a rx7 go at it...i think it would come down to the driver agreed?

and the 95 lightweight which is know as the m3 ltw...is purely a race version of the e36 m3. very nice cars....more power and lighter as well.

the ltw would be a good match too.

[ChrisCantSkate]

Originally posted by foreverzz
wow...so they are damn near equal in wieght...that's pretty cool.

yeah...i wouldn't really factor in the e36 m3 into this little battle, the e30 m3 and the rx7 would both own it very nice car still though.

so i think it would be a pretty impressive event to watch an e30 m3 and a rx7 go at it...i think it would come down to the driver agreed?

and the 95 lightweight which is know as the m3 ltw...is purely a race version of the e36 m3. very nice cars....more power and lighter as well.

the ltw would be a good match too.

whats gonna put a bit more favor on the FD is near perfect weight transfer(its technicaly a mid engine car, since the engine sits behind the front axles i believe). but i would love to see how they would match up.

Originally posted by ChrisCantSkate
whats gonna put a bit more favor on the FD is near perfect weight transfer(its technicaly a mid engine car, since the engine sits behind the front axles i believe). but i would love to see how they would match up.

e30 m3s are 50/50 wieght distribution too...same with the whole 3 series line 92-99.

so i think the only differences will come down to the driver.

have you ever driven an rx7? i want to real bad...they look like a lot of fun i love the lines too!

[ChrisCantSkate]

Originally posted by foreverzz
e30 m3s are 50/50 wieght distribution too...same with the whole 3 series line 92-99.

so i think the only differences will come down to the driver.

have you ever driven an rx7? i want to real bad...they look like a lot of fun i love the lines too!

never a FD, but i've driven a FC(second gen)

[mylittlecivic]

I want a 196? Lincoln sedan.I want a 57 chevy.I want an Integra GSR. I want this and this and that.I wonder if it will ever happen :o

my dream car.....

1999 Pontiac Firehawk, looks like the trans am but is better
or
1997 chevy s10 lowrider

1971 Hakusuka Skyline GTR - only 1500 made with the GTR badge. Downside? Do you have 20 grand?
1989 R31 GTS-R Skyline - only 800 made. And yes, in 1989 Nissan still produced the R31 bodystyle, even tho, they were making the R32. Downside? none, really, 11 grand..