Where's Kareem when you need him? Yes, you did start something

 

No photoshopin!

ROAD/RACE

 

Yeah... sorry for that. Couldn't resist Gabe's sexyness...

Anyway, car has the looks and the power. I think now all it needs is some sound items. Any plans to make it a little more show Rock or are you keeping it all go?

 

i say keep it all go...the interior is gutted anyway

 

finally got my issue, and it is sad how much they bash the lancer. what they dont realize that it is also pretty difficult to tune sohc civics to more power without an engine swap. most turbo kits for civics only prove about 190-200whp, along with all the other upgrades, it would still be mighty difficult to surpass robs lancer. however, it is still pretty cool that it got in the mag, congrats.

 

How could you not resist Gabes hotness? Gabe is the ladies man at Road///Race

 

You guys need to stop bringing up price diff as an arguement. I could have bought a clean 1st gen GSX for 3k and put another 3k to make it run 11s or I could buy an 89 rx7 and and have it run 12s for under 6k total. You can take many cars that are cheap and make them run fast. Thats not really the point. You buy the car for what it is just as you might buy a porsche or ferrari even though you can make a "cheap" evo faster for less than the cost of the European cars.

 

That's so true... also they only dish out about 140-160wtq at those levels.

 

I think people bring it up due to the... "just go buy and evo" saying. It gets said way to much. Buying a cheaper car is usually easier to work with since it keeps initial costs down. All the money you invest after that is up to you and at what pace you can afford. Many can't take the dent to the wallet in order to buy speed... past buying it most can't afford to mod it after due to the payment.

I'm a 1G owner now and finding it's not all that easy/cheap to get it performing like an evo... having driven a few fast evo's at Road Race i can tell you it will be a long while before mine performs like that. But at least i'm at my pace and playing with a car i like. Lancer (non-turbo'd) owners are the same. They got a car they like/love and are just enthusiests trying to make it perform.

Getting the "baby" lancer to the points it's reached deserves respect for sure. I think that is what the article was pointing out the most. The "baby" lancer isn't that much of a baby with RRM around.

 

i hate when pple compare pricing for what u get. especially mustang guys, cause they always say with 4k i can make my mustang with this much hp. who cares how much it cost to get ur car where it is. its the enjoyment of doing it and etc. and by the way who wants a mustang anyways. i c 80yr women driven them. yes i c em drivin lancers too but lancers arn't production sports cars. i also hate car n driver "best bang for your buck" vette vs porshe. vette has more power but it will never reach the ellgence of a porshe.

 

That's for sure... the dollar and cents of a car build isn't what it's all about. The foundation started from--->end result is what it's all about. Cheap cars and cheap parts are all over and are no real challenge... expensive cars often require custom parts that result in huge investements for the gains. I say start in the middle and get the best of both worlds... parts for descent prices and a faster car that you actually wanted and can use for many years to come.

 

Besides, a mustang needs twice the horsepower to make their overweight cars go as fast as ours.

 

I hate Mustangs. They blow up too easy.

ROAD/RACE

 

that was below the belt...

Very true though...

 

ROCK, I am curious how much it would cost for someone to duplicate your performance mods(engine & other drivetrain parts). I am sure it cost yall quite a bit having to redo many parts, but now that you know exactly what is needed it should be alot cheaper to duplicate.