Which route..power or wheels.
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From: SoCal
To keeping up with your friends 360whp your probably gotta put 4-6g's into your Evo or less if you do the job yourself.
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When I was a teen and Sport Compact Car was just a budding, ricer magazine...when RJ de Vera was just starting to become a household name in import tuning...when the hottest girls around were the Remix Twins...and when Tupac and Biggie were still alive...
A wise man once told me...someone will always be faster than you. But a good looking car will be good looking, no matter what.
A wise man once told me...someone will always be faster than you. But a good looking car will be good looking, no matter what.
Last edited by Fittest; Nov 6, 2011 at 11:13 AM.
I think it depends what your goals are. I like this advice, only because I track my car a few times a year. I got tuned this spring, but since I was doing that, I did a bunch of mods at the same time. My car was not well balanced at the track...not enough brakes, too much body roll, not enough grip, etc.
So this winter I'm doing brakes, wheels/tires, and suspension.
In hindsight, I wish I had done that first. On the street, the acceleration is nice, but it was hard to use that power and be smooth on the track.
At the end of the day, do what you want. If you want to be faster than the STI, go power. I think a lot of people are calling wheels a cosmetic mod. They can also help your performance. I am going with wider, lighter wheels, so my motivation was more about performance than looks.
So this winter I'm doing brakes, wheels/tires, and suspension.
In hindsight, I wish I had done that first. On the street, the acceleration is nice, but it was hard to use that power and be smooth on the track.
At the end of the day, do what you want. If you want to be faster than the STI, go power. I think a lot of people are calling wheels a cosmetic mod. They can also help your performance. I am going with wider, lighter wheels, so my motivation was more about performance than looks.
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From: Texas
the wheels might make it look nicer to some but you won't get the respect that an evo deserves by having one that just looks nice. I have always had a car in the sleeper category. It's personal preference, go with what you like better.
The question should be, in order:
How to put the power to the ground (suspension and tires)
How to stop a big hunk of metal (brakes, tires)
How to press the limit on the first two questions (more power, engine, exhaust, intake, tune, etc)
That's how I build/mod my cars.
Please note that these are all function not form or looks. I like a sleeper.
How to put the power to the ground (suspension and tires)
How to stop a big hunk of metal (brakes, tires)
How to press the limit on the first two questions (more power, engine, exhaust, intake, tune, etc)
That's how I build/mod my cars.
Please note that these are all function not form or looks. I like a sleeper.