Friends Don't Let Friends Modify Cars...

[John02Hawk]

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Columns/articleId=105024 (http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Columns/articleId=105024)

The only modification that consistently produces positive results are tires. A change from original-equipment rubber to expensive gumballs will reap guaranteed thrills. If you like your car but want more from it, step up to the best ultrahigh-performance tire.

My best advice is this: If you don't like your car and want to make it better, buy something else.

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[Triepsyn]

:o

[I8ayellowcrayon]

What a homo.

I've been sprayed with gasoline, boiling coolant, super-heated transmission fluid and nitrous oxide. (The latter was more entertaining than the former.) Several have burst into flames. Throttles have stuck wide open, brake calipers snapped clean off, suspensions ripped from their mounts and seatbelt mounting hardware has dropped into my lap.

Yeah, it happens... What did you expect?

What's the use of gaining 0.2 second in the quarter-mile if the car is slower 0-60 mph? And costs $10,000 more?

Yeah, my exhaust was $10,000. Homo.

Once, after a suspension component fell off a car from a big-name tuner, the car actually handled better.

Maybe you suck at driving.

Don't mean anything against homosexuals....

[Tibby]

Originally posted by I8ayellowcrayon@Mar 21 2005, 12:41 AM
What a homo.



Yeah, it happens... What did you expect?



Yeah, my exhaust was $10,000. Homo.



Maybe you suck at driving.

Don't mean anything against homosexuals....
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"Recently, I autocrossed a pair of Subaru WRXs. One was a dead-stock WRX. The other, a tricked-out STi lowered with stiffer springs, shocks and bars and an exhaust kit and air filter. The STi is supposed to have an advantage of some 70 horsepower. Maybe the exhaust and filter moved the power up in the rev band where it couldn't be used. The lowered, stiffened STi regularly bottomed against its bump stops. When a car hits its bump stops, the spring rate goes to infinity and tire grip drops to near zero. This caused the STi to leap into the worst understeer I've experienced with inflated front tires. Meanwhile, in the unmodified WRX, I could be hard in the throttle at the same point. The result: The dead-stock WRX was at least as quick as the STi and far easier to drive. Easy to make worse, harder to make better."

Holy fuck! They actually let your dumb ass drive a WRX...Even an STi?

I thought you said Friends don't let friends drive modified Cars?

I know one of your friends put you up to driving that STi...

So you wouldn't Consider him a Friend now?

WTF!!! Die Homo!!!!!!! :cuss:

[Romeo84]

I agree with him to an extent. When you think about it most tuners get over the counter parts from Auto Zone or O'Reilly's, and change things that they shouldn't.

I say it's just as good of an article as an article saying to change everything in your car. It's just on the other end of the spectrum.

My .02


My best advice is this: If you don't like your car and want to make it better, buy something else.

Best line in the whole thing.

[I8ayellowcrayon]

As advice, its ok. But, not all of us can afford Carerra GT's...

[Tibby]

Originally posted by I8ayellowcrayon@Mar 21 2005, 09:46 PM
As advice, its ok. But, not all of us can afford Carerra GT's...
TRUE.

[TABA]

Originally posted by Redshark_Tibby@Mar 21 2005, 11:58 PM
TRUE.
agreed :2thumbsup:

[John02Hawk]

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