What Tuner Car to Get?!?!

The skyline is illegal to buy in the u.s. but it can be disassembled and shipped into the U.S......which im going to do sometime in the next 3 years...

A nissan Skyline in the list here also? Never knew they were so easy to find. They are... if u have more than $70,000 to import one. ROFL!!

importing a skyline isnt as expensive as you make it sound granted it is still expensive about as much as it would be to buy a brand new car but not 70,000 check out http://www.japan-partner.com/ they can give the details but it is most likely still out of a budget like this one.

When the car is Skyline R34 V'Spec I do think it is expensive. Even the company in Cali that used to bring them, went out of busniess.

Isnt that the Nissan badge for the Infiniti g35?

I've removed your post. Too many inappropriate words.

Mark

ya um i dont appreciate u doing that so ill have to ask u to put that post back up there thank u

Modify your language and the posts will stay.

You've just re-posted and used similar language. It's gone. Sorry.

You will always fall foul of Forum Policies when you use bad language, whether its acronyms, shorthand, or whatever.

Mark

i have a saturn sl1.
i can't afford a new car, but i would like to tune this one. do you know what parts i should/can use or where i could find out which ones?

As a [relatively] experienced "tuner" I'd say the best car for you used would be a 90s Honda or Nissan S-chassis (240SX). Personally I recommend the Nissan, but as a new driver, perhaps front wheel drive will be more suitable for you. In any case I should advise you that from my experience the worst thing you can do is make your first car one that you plan on modifying, there are reasons for that but since you've made up your mind its not my place to tell you otherwise so I'll help with what I can.


I do recommend you rearrange your priorities though. The best first mods you can make to your car are always suspension and drivetrain mods such as good shocks and springs or a coilover set. A car with a body kit will look very goofy without being lowered and it will handle much better on a good pair of springs. I'll have you know now your plans are not going to be close to cheap if you want to create a reliable car and not a death trap. As a fellow poster on a nissan forum of mine once said, cars can be fast, reliable, and cheap. You can have two, but never all 3. If you want the car to be heavily modified, and still be safe and reliable, expect to spend some major cash on it.

As a matter of personal taste I'm not into the so called "ricer" fads such as useless lights, scoops, and overly obtrusive spoilers and paint/vinyl schemes; I would advise you to rethink that aspect of your plans. Generally all it does is make you stand out to the point where you are going to get pulled over by the police every chance they get.

Another thing you haven't said, but that worries me as a possibility is that you might plan on racing this thing. Please, keep it off the streets. There is no such thing as a safe street race, its illegal for a reason, and the penalties are getting worse. More and more often these days if you drop into a car forum asking for advice with the intent of racing they will be extremely reluctant in helping you endanger other people. So if you plan on "racing" with this, please keep it in Auto-X or on a track.

Which brings me to my next point... Find a good car forum specific to the brand of car you pick. once you've picked the car they will be much more able to help you with your plans, including finding one for a reasonable price and knowing what to look for when you buy, as well as making modifications as you go along.

You are right. First is the audio systems, then the exterior... Just because if you are making your own car it's more pleasurable to listen a good sound while working on the car.

I have 350Z, so far I've spent 15 grand on Bolt-on go fast parts consisting of a Turbo, Engine management, injectors, intercooler, guages, complete dual exhaust W/O cats. No internal engine mods, I did get a set of 18" staggered wheels and tires for looks.

You're really boxed up with cash to be able to get all those stuffs for the mystique. YOu are practically changing building a whole car(lol). I just discovered this forum and yu guyz really share thesame goals as i do. I'm also 16 planning to get a car soon and make a lot of upgrades.

If you are lucky enough anyways, I had a someone get me
a good deal,have someone with a knack of talk go with you or maybe a gang of friends, overwhelm the dealer!They'll either throw you out or work with you.It helps when the economy ain't that great either.

OMG! I LOVE HOW U SAID TURBO TIMER AT THE END, BUT NEVER MENTIONED A TURBO KIT! OMG! LMAO!! WOW! I though people like u only existed in magazines and movies. Gotta hand it to u. U even added "NOS" into the list. WOW!

Dude, how old are you? I was reading your list of mods and quite frankly they suck and its obvious that you have no clue about what you're gonna do to this car. In your list you mentioned a turbo timer, why would you need one of those? You have no turbo to time nor did you mention adding one, not that they even make a turbo for the Mercury Mistake I mean Mystique. All I'm saying is, do your research and make sure they even make parts for the car you wanna buy and don't go over board with the exterior mods, because you'll end up being made fun of, like the mexicans, keep it clean and tasteful and I promise it will look ten times better than a whole mess of body parts.

Im 16 too i just got a 1996 nissan 300zx 5 speed non turbo all black with t-tops for $3000 124k miles..

just wondering if anyone knew a good parts site where i can get some good performence parts for cheap cause im pretty much broke now lol

very easy to find parts, easily affordable, and easily attainable

but if some ***** comes up and tells u its not a tuner because its not a Japanese car...kick him around for me

Mustangs come with as much stock HP as most of the tuners have after adding everything that costs less than $1000 (ie. Cold air intake, cams, headers, etc.). I am also hoping to get a GT so it would have even more HP. All I am planning on doing to it is maybe a sleeper body kit, something small, just make it alittle lower, add some new rims and a Ram 2 hood...other than that, performance and sound parts

Bless you for making it a "sleeper". A Mustang is not an import tuner. It is a tuner, but keep in mind you would be molesting, nay, desecrating an American Legend to realize some crazy neon-carbon-fiber-subwoofer-giant-wing wet dream on a Ford Mustang of any year (except for the Mustang II. Go nuts on that.).

But tune for sure. Get flowmaster. Glass packs. Get the V8. Supercharge it. Lower it (a little). Put bigger rims on it. Even nitrous if you must.

But please, in the name of All That's Holy, don't treat it the same as a honda civic, scion xA, mitsubishi eclipse, etc.

As you point out, the mustang STARTS with as much kick as most import tuners END with. You can get a nice one for less than 10 grand with the GT package. Add just an exhaust and an intake mod (I recommend going all out for the supercharger), and you will be a force to be reckoned with.

someone who doesn't think a car is only cool if its wing is as tall as them...if I were to do anything visually to the mustang, I would add a chin spoiler on the front, dual exhaust on back, big rims, lights and maybe neons in the trunk that beat to the music...other than that, all would be audio or performance...

Instead of wasting so much of webspace, and time, why don't you just go ahead and buy a car first and then write what you wanna do to it?

That Scion Van's the Bomb!!!!

you gotta be kidding me if you pick a scion xb for a good tuner car my buddy has one it hits 105 mph stock it doesnt have many after market parts its not meant to go fast scion created this car for show more then speed if you go with a scion the easiest to tune is probably the tC

i think scions are the ugliest things to hit the streets any one who buys one should have their eyes checked out the xb looks like a toaster on wheels any one who wanst to comment e-mail me

The Scion XB is really ugly! How ugly is it?! It's so ugly it makes ___________ look beautiful.

Have fun and fill in the blank!

im pretty sure he wasnt thinking about getting one