Most Tuneable, on a Budget
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Off the back of the "cheepest way to 1000bhp" thread got me thinking..
If I was to hypothetically have up to around £5k burning a hole in my pocket for initial purchase price, with a view to modifying the car over the course of, say a year or so without having to re-mortgage the house to cover costs. What would be the best option to choose in order to go it alone and build a serious track car with substantial bhp in my shead?
For the record, I'm not scared of the spanners but certainly no technical wizz either.
I'm thinking maybe Evo 4/5, impreza, R33 Skyline etc..?
Cheepo Sierra Cosworth? (Hard pushed to find a decent base car at that price)
Early Audi S4? (Can potentially be pricy for mods and may need a fair bit more technical forethought)
For the record, reliability shouldn't be too much of an issue, would be handy to get to the track and back but that's about it.
Your thoughts?
If I was to hypothetically have up to around £5k burning a hole in my pocket for initial purchase price, with a view to modifying the car over the course of, say a year or so without having to re-mortgage the house to cover costs. What would be the best option to choose in order to go it alone and build a serious track car with substantial bhp in my shead?
For the record, I'm not scared of the spanners but certainly no technical wizz either.
I'm thinking maybe Evo 4/5, impreza, R33 Skyline etc..?
Cheepo Sierra Cosworth? (Hard pushed to find a decent base car at that price)
Early Audi S4? (Can potentially be pricy for mods and may need a fair bit more technical forethought)
For the record, reliability shouldn't be too much of an issue, would be handy to get to the track and back but that's about it.
Your thoughts?
I would go with a sapphire cossie.I had one many years back and they are far cheaper to tune than the more recent evo/subarus.They are also incredibly easy to work on even if you are a complete novice with the spanners.I had mine in bits and back together several times and im a builder by trade!
Stage 1 tune (270 bhp) was only £180 back then and a full exhaust and k+n would only cost you about £250.
Cheap as chips by todays cars/prices.
Stage 1 tune (270 bhp) was only £180 back then and a full exhaust and k+n would only cost you about £250.
Cheap as chips by todays cars/prices.
Nedzilla said:
I would go with a sapphire cossie.I had one many years back and they are far cheaper to tune than the more recent evo/subarus.They are also incredibly easy to work on even if you are a complete novice with the spanners.I had mine in bits and back together several times and im a builder by trade!
Stage 1 tune (270 bhp) was only £180 back then and a full exhaust and k+n would only cost you about £250.
Cheap as chips by todays cars/prices.
Having had years of experience of both I would say it's quite the opposite. I also find that you only have to tune a Japanese car once.Stage 1 tune (270 bhp) was only £180 back then and a full exhaust and k+n would only cost you about £250.
Cheap as chips by todays cars/prices.
ManOpener said:
2JZ-GTE (Mk4) Supra is the default "most tuneable", IMO. The straight six motor is hewn from solid diamond- there are tales of 700-800bhp cars still running standard pistons and conrods.
Similarly the 1JZ-GTE in say a soarer would be a good starting point as well, cheaper outlay initially tooGarryA said:
Saab 9000?
Bam! Sorry if I sound at all fan-boy-ish (I'm not see their faults too) but the bang for buck with these is huge.
They're cheap to buy, well built, light-ish (compared to modern stuff) and can see 300bhp/330ft/lbs with just breathing mods and nearly 500bhp without needing to open the engine.
SMcP114 said:
Nedzilla said:
I would go with a sapphire cossie.I had one many years back and they are far cheaper to tune than the more recent evo/subarus.They are also incredibly easy to work on even if you are a complete novice with the spanners.I had mine in bits and back together several times and im a builder by trade!
Stage 1 tune (270 bhp) was only £180 back then and a full exhaust and k+n would only cost you about £250.
Cheap as chips by todays cars/prices.
Having had years of experience of both I would say it's quite the opposite. I also find that you only have to tune a Japanese car once.Stage 1 tune (270 bhp) was only £180 back then and a full exhaust and k+n would only cost you about £250.
Cheap as chips by todays cars/prices.
I never once felt like i was up to messing with the evos engine and as for a scoob flat 4.......forget it!
+1 to the Saab vote. 9000 or NG900 will cost bobbins for a good one, and the rest of the budget will get you lots of power with funds over for a newly-sorted chassis. What you are left with is an eminently practical 5-door hatch that gets the stealth vote, and is a huge and reliable giggle.
(I put over 120Kmiles on an Abbot-ised NG900, with the boost turned up further subsequently, with nothing untoward arising. Gave it away 4yrs later at 210K when it still used no oil and romped through the MOT)
(I put over 120Kmiles on an Abbot-ised NG900, with the boost turned up further subsequently, with nothing untoward arising. Gave it away 4yrs later at 210K when it still used no oil and romped through the MOT)
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