would you guys buy this?
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RE: would you guys buy this?
He's got a good size mod list and support system in place...I would.
500hp for 11k, that's not bad IMO......as long as he can tune it to run correctly with those injectors.
Not to mention, I would need to know how the motor is running...i.e. knock count, I'd need to hear the motor run tuned since it's cammed, etc. If all those were in order, then yes.
Those mods are well in the $7K + range, so if that car was bought at a stock price of $3K..........
500hp for 11k, that's not bad IMO......as long as he can tune it to run correctly with those injectors.
Not to mention, I would need to know how the motor is running...i.e. knock count, I'd need to hear the motor run tuned since it's cammed, etc. If all those were in order, then yes.
Those mods are well in the $7K + range, so if that car was bought at a stock price of $3K..........
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i would have said yes until he said that it was an AWD conversion.... that just screams future problem to me... i probably wouldn't pay anymore than about 8 for it. 500hp is all good but if the drivetrain is rigged and won't hold than... no. and besides i wouldn't wanna buy a PHC (Pre Hooked up Car) i like to do my own work.
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i don't completely agree with that statement. my Eclipse was running better than ever before. if i were a guy only going off of looks i would have never gotten rid of that car. but b/c i was looking for HP.... i just had to let it go.
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RE: would you guys buy this?
There's really nothing wrong with a conversion. Both the GS-T and GSX are the same but the drivetrain. The unibody is the same. The weight difference is from the drivetrain.
There is a center bracket for the driveshaft that is replaced from the donor GSX, aside from that, there's no structural integrity issue. The bracket isn't even an issue. Everything lines up guys. I do understand your concerns about that though, I'm just saying......
It may ease you, it may not, I just want to be sure you guys aren't saying that because y'all feel that the car or drivetrain parts will fall out from under the car during a hard launch or any other time and to fill in the facts. It hasn't on me.
It's a bit overkill on a FPB28 but, I've done 6500rpm launches on it and the drivetrain is still there. I do a lot of 5k launches on it with no issues either. Again, I'm just saying....
There is a center bracket for the driveshaft that is replaced from the donor GSX, aside from that, there's no structural integrity issue. The bracket isn't even an issue. Everything lines up guys. I do understand your concerns about that though, I'm just saying......
It may ease you, it may not, I just want to be sure you guys aren't saying that because y'all feel that the car or drivetrain parts will fall out from under the car during a hard launch or any other time and to fill in the facts. It hasn't on me.
It's a bit overkill on a FPB28 but, I've done 6500rpm launches on it and the drivetrain is still there. I do a lot of 5k launches on it with no issues either. Again, I'm just saying....
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There's really nothing wrong with a conversion. Both the GS-T and GSX are the same but the drivetrain. The unibody is the same.
There's really nothing wrong with a conversion. Both the GS-T and GSX are the same but the drivetrain. The unibody is the same.