General rant against decline of properly modded vehicles

[anthony]

ive heard honda civics with straight pipes and they sound terrible but rb sounds great ( maybe not legal)
,if i tried that id get a vi

[doublejceballos]

gay and loud.

You honestly think that's too loud mike?
Why pay money for exhaust systems when a straight exhaust sounds better than all of them
sure there's a chance of a V.I. but you run the same chance with any aftermarket exhaust

Tell me what's gay about that.

[esh]

I guess all i can say to this is....each to their own

Exactly. No matter what car you have, there's gonna be some people that like it, and others that hate it. Your car, your money, do what you want with it.

[M13]

WRONG
Straight piped RB.
/end discussion

gay and loud.

[doublejceballos]

only have it as loud as need be. I don't care to hear you dumb-ass coming from 8 blocks away unless you have 1000WHP

WRONG
Straight piped RB.
/end discussion

[MarusGTR]

I just got smoked by a rice out civic 5mins ago..in my minivan...lol

I agree...don't half ass mod your car with the following:
- replica wheels
- fail offset/width
- china intercooler/rad
- china coilover
- china body kit
- I mean any replica parts...

Some replica wheels are cheaper and lighter than their overpriced brandnames. Like Rotas. But yeah obviously they're lighter because of the cheaper manufacturing process that makes a more brittle cast, but still, most people who know how to drive won't ever put the load on them to pop the hub.

And theres some times where theres a lot of value in replicas if you consider your choice carefully.

Of course this does NOT apply to drivetrain hardware.

BTW, china intercooler/rad, reminds me of people running "intercooler" CAIs... lulz

[Oakville]

I guess all i can say to this is....each to their own

[Tony-R32]

I agree with the orgional poster, which is why im doing my interior first and then when im done school and making more cashola i can worry about the engine.

As for the gtr bumper debate. i don't think it's "rice" putting a diff body peice on if it's from the same manufacturer and car for that matter.

Everyone wants to use honda so i'll use acura (i know they are the same) it's not rice swapping the front end of your integra to make it look like the older jdm style. They are still the same car just with diff looking bodies. Swapping the bumpers from essentially the same car doesn't make it look bad (or rice), just makes it look preferable for that driver. That bumper was made for the integra, just several years earlier, so say you can't get a 92 integra because they are all rusted to ****. You can get your hands on a good clean 95 integra, but it doesn't have that jdm look you love, so you swap the front end out to make it look like it did 3 years earlier. it's still acura parts and was meant for an acura.

Completely cool in my books.

[Nismo_line]

i dont mind the body but its the rims and paint and the kit would look alot better if it was wingless

[quadracer111]

Whats wrong with it? Paint the body kit, wing, switch out the wheels, and you're balling.

[nelsonmxmarc]

Ha no way! I used to be on pinkbike back in my trials/street days! (montreal = bigger DH fail than Manitoba..)

[Nismo_line]

anyone seen this one before? lol

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/5848492/

[quadracer111]

I put a GTR bumper on my GTS because it looks better, not because I wanted a GTR look lol.

Someone has GTR insecurity

I also didn't want the problem that comes w/ the 26 and ATTESSA (on a limited budget that is).


My preference was cheap RWD and the ability to say "I have a 2 Litre"

This....

Exact same reason for me...

I could of bought a gtr, but then I would of had to deal with a mediocre gtr to get me around every day...

[M13]

I put a GTR bumper on my GTS because it looks better, not because I wanted a GTR look lol.

Someone has GTR insecurity

I also didn't want the problem that comes w/ the 26 and ATTESSA (on a limited budget that is).


My preference was cheap RWD and the ability to say "I have a 2 Litre"

[Nismo_line]

if someone said i had a gtr bumper on my gts and said its ugly as hell then i wouldnt care what they say because its still a stock nissan skyline product