So for those who know me might remember that I had a nice black 2nd gen GSX. Well, a "nice lady" totaled it a couple of weeks ago (long story short, she had right of way but I KNOW she was speeding well over 15 mph over/not paying attention at the same time, so it's 75 me/25 her responsibility).
What's done is done, but now I need a car. My two current considerations consist of a new Yaris (hatch or sedan, w/e), or another AWD DSM. Question is, what would you do? You can all find what a Yaris looks like, but the DSM I've been looking at is my friend's 98 GSX.
75,000 miles, 1 owner, no rust. Everything about this car is immaculate, but he's decided that it's time to move on with his life and free up some assets. As a favor though he said he'd sell it to me for 8-9 grand. General mods are a fully built stroker (2.3L) engine, ACT2100 clutch, T3/04E 50 trim on a bolt on manifold, etc. etc. Only thing this car may or may not need is a tranny if I decide to get serious about it.
As of now it's flowing 52 lbs/min of air. For you non-turbo people, that's a retarded amount of airflow and is enough to support ~a450 whp when tuned. IIRC last time he dynoed it the car made 410 on a Mustang dyno, so there's more power to be made.
As for the Yaris, it's under warranty and gets ~40 MPG. I can't decide, so weigh in and let me know what YOU think.
What's done is done, but now I need a car. My two current considerations consist of a new Yaris (hatch or sedan, w/e), or another AWD DSM. Question is, what would you do? You can all find what a Yaris looks like, but the DSM I've been looking at is my friend's 98 GSX.
75,000 miles, 1 owner, no rust. Everything about this car is immaculate, but he's decided that it's time to move on with his life and free up some assets. As a favor though he said he'd sell it to me for 8-9 grand. General mods are a fully built stroker (2.3L) engine, ACT2100 clutch, T3/04E 50 trim on a bolt on manifold, etc. etc. Only thing this car may or may not need is a tranny if I decide to get serious about it.
As of now it's flowing 52 lbs/min of air. For you non-turbo people, that's a retarded amount of airflow and is enough to support ~a450 whp when tuned. IIRC last time he dynoed it the car made 410 on a Mustang dyno, so there's more power to be made.
As for the Yaris, it's under warranty and gets ~40 MPG. I can't decide, so weigh in and let me know what YOU think.