I like our cars just for the "different than a civic" factor... they are good cars. The lancer in my opinion is good platform for someone that can't afford a higher priced car, who needs good transportation, can't spend a whole lot.

Lancers come cheap used, have a great suspension off the bat, have a good amount of engine/suspension/style mods you can do to them, and offer something that other cars in it's class don't offer, Evom.net!

You could get another car but we are still cooler than anyother car forum out there.

Fox

 

He said he had a 200sx, not a 240. The 240's are all 2.4l in the US. What year is your 200? I love the old coupes.

I would disagree that the Lancers are glorified Civics, and I would certainly disagree that we tune them because they're a little off the beaten path. Perhaps some people do, but certainly not all of us. Anyway, you should try to take the Lancer for a drive. It won't hold back any secrets, so anythin you're gonna find out about it you'll find out pretty quickly. I like the handling, I like having more torque than a lot of 2.0 and smaller econoboxes, and I like the interior (the OZ one anyway) and exterior. IMO it's a nice starter car, but it is expensive to tune as compared to many other imports. So I guess it depends what you want/expect out of the car. If the goal is realistic, the Lancer can probably do it.

 

The tuning aspect has been beaten by now, but I would like to say that my Lancer (03 ES) has been the most reliable car I have ever owned. I would trust it to drive across the country and back without hesitation.

 

agreed. get it.

 

You are right, I have a fetish for slow cars and want to make it fast

 

I am probably the person who has tuned his Lancer's suspension the furthest, or at least in the top three... and I have to disagree. I agree that the Lancer can achieve some great handling, but it still pales in comparison to what could have been done for less than half of the price. I stopped competing in my Lancer to codrive someone's $3,000 '94 Suzuki Swift on almost stock suspension, and it handled better than my $16,000 Lancer with over $3,000 in suspension mods. The car can achieve a good deal, but its weight and high center of gravity limit its potential.

On that note, I am still using it as my daily driver and occasionally autocross it in the stock class for kicks. Still love it, and it still is a kick to drive. Just saying there are less expensive and easier cars to tune.

 

I honestly dont think its worth it. Unless you plan to put serious money into your car, adding a f/i and rebuilding the bottom end, I would look around for an old 240sx and work off that. The motor in the lancer is that of which you can find in your everyday truck or van.. It's a piece of crap. But GREAT on mpg! I would work with something that has alot more potential. Im not saying the lancer doesnt but it takes ALOT of money to get it up to the 250whp area. Try a 1st gen eclipse gsx.

 

yeah i had a metro... handled like a dream.

 

The engine is fine, and it's not that which you can find in any other production car in the US. Plus I don't know of many 2.0 4cyl engines in trucks or vans, but it's not excactly a B18 or 4g63 or anything. One thing to remember about old cars is that rubber doesn't age well. Old suspension bushings, old fuel and vacuum hoses, old fuel hoses. I wanna hear more about the 200sx though.

 

I need to clear something up, i have a 200sx not a 240sx, there is an extreme difference.

 

Yeah, and the Swift GT is basically a Metro with a more powerful engine that redlines at something like 7500 rpm. They dynoed the stock engine at 113 whp and 98 wtq That's similar to a Lancer, despite being 2/3 the displacement!!!

Maybe I'm not familiar with the 200sx, but unless it's an SUV, it's probably lighter than a Lancer, which is really a key in a starting point. You can upgrade almost anything else, but the weight is hard to drop.

 

Ok, the information about the 200sx:
Mostly stock
lowered with rims
1997
se 1.6 liter
NOT SE-R 2.0 LITER
thats about it i have the sr20de motor that i could put in there, but i wanna start on a brand new platform. Ive heard opinions about the lancer, but anyone have any other ideas for a nice platform around 4500 dollars?

 

Oh, it's a 97. I like the old coupes, not the new FWD ones. Lemme grab a pic.

240sx for a cheap, reliable platform.

The old 200sx coupes I like look like this:

 

Since you already have an sr20de sitting around, I say you go get a nice 240sx and drop that engine in there. There isn't much that can touch a tastefully tuned 240 IMO.

 

The SR20DE isn't the SR20DET. I think he's talking about the 2.0l non-turbo, in which case...