Car Thread!

[Cabbs]

Go for the Megans!

I'm going to get the Megan EZ-Street since you can get them off 1xracing.com for $600, probably the best bang for your buck I can get right now. I know in the future I'll be getting a set of Xida Clubsports with AST shocks, but a $2200 setup is pretty far away. I need some seat time before I can make use of the really good equipment.

 

[Jesusfrk611]

There's a guy on my other forum that has his Miata pretty low with some coilovers. He says it's not even low enough. I think his drop looks just right for a Miata. I don't like the dropped to the ground, can't go over a speed bump look. BTW, Miatas look better with a hard top. I hate convertibles.

 

[Cabbs]

There's a guy on my other forum that has his Miata pretty low with some coilovers. He says it's not even low enough. I think his drop looks just right for a Miata. I don't like the dropped to the ground, can't go over a speed bump look. BTW, Miatas look better with a hard top. I hate convertibles.

I can appreciate a stanced-out car that's done right, but it's not something I would do myself (more concerned with how cars go around corners, rather than how they look doing it).

I'd like a hard top, but they're expensive and getting harder to find as time goes on with the Spec Miata guys welding them to their cars. Also, nothing beats a drop-top in the summer

 

[Grantofhell]

Hella-flush? I prefer Function>Form

 

[~Darkseeker~]

Just a question, because I'm curious...


Do you get Abarth cars in the states?

 

[Grantofhell]

Not without having them imported!

 

[~Darkseeker~]

ah, you're missing out

But I suppose, the more european cars you got, the less American cars they'd sell

 

[superman22x]

ah, you're missing out

But I suppose, the more european cars you got, the less American cars they'd sell

Funny guy funny guy... American cars are making some big strides. I mean, they've always been better, but now they are getting much better! The new CTS is amazing. I had a CTS coupe for a weekend. 305hp, 30mpg, smooth as can be... I loved that car. I'm going to try and get a CTS-V this summer.
And the new 2012 Regal GS... Awesome. I drove a the 2011 Regal and a 2011 Regal T(180hp and 220hp respectively), both great cars. Not as fun as the CTS because they were front wheel drive, but still fun and very comfortable.

 

[~Darkseeker~]

I kid I kid, American V8 muscle cars are about the sexiest thing on the planet. The most recent series of Mustangs and the early noughties Ford GT was a beast too. European and Japanese firms squeeze ridiculous amounts of power from tiny engines (like the Evo 8, 400 and something BHP from a 2L +turbo). American cars got the passion though, like Dodge Vipers <3. Aside from cars, Harleys are probably my favorite vehicle of any sort in terms of... just about everything.

 

[superman22x]

Eh, it's nothing to be too proud of to squeeze big numbers out of those 2L engines. I know people squeezing 1600hp out of a 4.6L Cobra engine, others have gotten 1200hp out of 4.8L GM LS series engines (truck block) with a stock bottom end. These are pumpgas engines too... Street cars, competitors in Chicago's King of the Streets competition. The nice thing about a big V8 vs little turbo engines is torque. A camaro goes down the freeway at 1500 RPM. Gets good mileage and lots of torque.

But I also know people making good power out of Japanese engines...

Here's another local Chicago car I like a lot... LSX and well... you can see the monster turbo. LSX is a 454 Big Block, without a turbo, it's easy to make 700-800hp with one and have it perfectly street friendly...