what will be the next big thing for the import scene?

[JDMrequired]

what's next? the growing import scene has been through changes in it's short existence. the ever popular drag racing scene has had better days(though it will never die). rallying was experimented with but isnt as successful with the mainstream import scene. Now, drifting has taken over the scene, although it was unknown to most americans until a year or 2 ago, it is the fastest growing sport for imports.(it's practically a household term)

Luxury tuning is becoming more & more popular in Japan. but what is next? maybe we will see more grassroots motorsports? perhaps gymkhana will become popular in America as well. who knows? but whatever is next, i'm ready for it(that conclusion sounded lame but idc)

[DerrickT]

puting your car back to stock from "JDM" to make it "clean" lol.

[Julio]

what's next? the growing import scene has been through changes in it's short existence. the ever popular drag racing scene has had better days(though it will never die). rallying was experimented with but isnt as successful with the mainstream import scene. Now, drifting has taken over the scene, although it was unknown to most americans until a year or 2 ago, it is the fastest growing sport for imports.(it's practically a household term)

Luxury tuning is becoming more & more popular in Japan. but what is next? maybe we will see more grassroots motorsports? who knows? but whatever is next, i'm ready for it(that conclusion sounded lame but idc)


I dont know whats next...

But I think your sig is wrong.. I think VTEC was 1st introduced in 89 then it came out in the NSX in 91.. I dont know, I dont own a honda.. But I do have vtec fluid in my solara i need to check.

[thepolecat]

APC everything- and perhaps this for Americans...
http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/content/104475.jpg

[ATK_Designs]

Xformers - Imports in disguise.

[cactusEG]

4G63's in civics

[JDMrequired]

Xformers - Imports in disguise.

thats a good idea. i cant wait until my car turns into a robot

[OneSlow5pt0]

umm.i hate drifting,and dont really like drag racing......maybe auto X will get big,idk..it be better than drifting though

[JDMrequired]

APC everything- and perhaps this for Americans...
http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/content/104475.jpg

......i'm not sure what this is but i want it. :thinking:

[IndianStig]

next big thing is gonna be lifted subbies and evos for offroading................




discuss

[Revmaynard]

I think GRM, I know alot of people who are going to be entering in '08 and '09 for their first time.

[GTScoob]

I think GRM, I know alot of people who are going to be entering in '08 and '09 for their first time.
Entering what?

I think the next big thing will be twin-scroll turbos becoming more mainstream and everyone finding ways to put VTEC heads on subarus. Drifting will keep getting more popular, then idiots will start doing more of it on the street and the police will start cracking down on them. I expect that its going to be much harder to modify cars with upcoming emissions regulations.

Honestly the next stage of import performance is likely to be people tweaking hybrids. Electric motor attached to a turbocharged small displacement gas motor.

[Sammich]

circuit racing

[JDMrequired]

I expect that its going to be much harder to modify cars with upcoming emissions regulations.

Honestly the next stage of import performance is likely to be people tweaking hybrids. Electric motor attached to a turbocharged small displacement gas motor.

yeah i've put thought into the modding of hybrids as well, since they really are the future of the auto industry......eventually though, cars will drive themselves.

[OneSlow5pt0]

hydrogen RX-8 FTW......still waiting for it to come out though..maybe next year

[thepolecat]

Muscle cars again FTW- BIG, heavy, nasty power makers

[JDMrequired]

Muscle cars again FTW- BIG, heavy, nasty power makers

.....i'm pretty sure that i said "import scene" not muscle cars, but they r comong back in style

[AnthonyF]

circuit racing

turning right circuit racing

[thepolecat]

the Japanese will start making muscle cars- Big hot v8s

[AnthonyF]

^^^ arent they already doing that? the lexus now has a huge V8. europeans started makin big ass V8's out the ass. now the Volvo has one.

[zakkkaliscious]

^^^ yep look at the new supra and skyline v8 and Twin turbo v6.

[OneSlow5pt0]

japan has jumped into exotic with the new NSX and Supra..both sporting V10s

[Turbodude06]

We need some V8 Vtec motors, I wonder what that sounds like when Hittin that V-attack.......

[JDMrequired]

We need some V8 Vtec motors, I wonder what that sounds like when Hittin that V-attack.......

oh hell yeah!!!....& some more RWD Hondas.

[AnthonyF]

We need some V8 Vtec motors, I wonder what that sounds like when Hittin that V-attack.......

actually Dodge is creating (created) a 2008 SRT-10 SOHC Vtec. the viper gens have been on push rod from 92-06. They did not make '07 vipers b/c they were retooling for the '08 VTEC's. :goodjob: 600 w/ smog equipment on.

[JDMrequired]

actually Dodge is creating (created) a 2008 SRT-10 SOHC Vtec. the viper gens have been on push rod from 92-06. They did not make '07 vipers b/c they were retooling for the '08 VTEC's. :goodjob: 600 w/ smog equipment on.


Dodge can't call it it VTEC. They have 2 get their own form of valve timing lift electronic control.

Honda:idb:s Dodge

[AnthonyF]

Dodge can't call it it VTEC. They have 2 get their own form of valve timing lift electronic control.

Honda:idb:s Dodge

......WHAT?:thinking: own form?? they already do retard. You expect them to use the same 4cyl vtec system for a v-10?

now if your talking about the name. they do. but in the end, just like toyotas VVT-i it's the SAME FUCKING THING

[HeLLo iM iZzY]

Its all about who can put the biggest and baddest engine into the smallest car.

k20 Minis, Civette, 2JZ/Ls1 240s, catch my drift?

[AnthonyF]

Its all about who can put the biggest and baddest engine into the smallest car.

k20 Minis, Civette, 2JZ/Ls1 240s, catch my drift?

yup. "your creativity is only as big as your wallet" these days

[OneSlow5pt0]

im still waiting for Mazda really to go for it and put a 26B in a sportscar....can only dream that the RX-9 might be

[JDMrequired]

......WHAT?:thinking: own form?? they already do retard. You expect them to use the same 4cyl vtec system for a v-10?

now if your talking about the name. they do. but in the end, just like toyotas VVT-i it's the SAME FUCKING THING

hey hey hey. no need 2 be rude. the original is the best anyways. Honda

[AnthonyF]

hey hey hey. no need 2 be rude. the original is the best anyways. Honda

lol. somebody has to make it better tho. :lmfao:

[JDMrequired]

lol. somebody has to make it better tho. :lmfao:

can't be done. just live with that fact. the only similsr system that has come close to VTEC is the MIVEC system found in Mitsubishis.

[GTScoob]

im still waiting for Mazda really to go for it and put a 26B in a sportscar....can only dream that the RX-9 might be
lol. I dont know anybody else who rides rotors as hard as this guy. Do rotary motors give you orgasms? Any thread about anything and you somehow manage to throw in a comment about some stupid ass limited production 20B or a 26B that I've never heard of but probably sucks just as much as every other rotary.

I say in the future somebody might perfect a rotary motor, but then again its not going to be anyway fuel efficient and they'll realize that they might as well use a modern V8 for much better all around performance. If rotary motors were the future everybody would be using them, its just a niche motor. Flat-plane V8 >>>> any rotary motor ever.

The next big thing will be the trickling down of solenoid actuated valves for infinitely variable timing and ridiculously high redlines. Should be just as revolutionary as fuel injection.

[OneSlow5pt0]

lol. I dont know anybody else who rides rotors as hard as this guy. Do rotary motors give you orgasms? Any thread about anything and you somehow manage to throw in a comment about some stupid ass limited production 20B or a 26B that I've never heard of but probably sucks just as much as every other rotary.

I say in the future somebody might perfect a rotary motor, but then again its not going to be anyway fuel efficient and they'll realize that they might as well use a modern V8 for much better all around performance. If rotary motors were the future everybody would be using them, its just a niche motor. Flat-plane V8 >>>> any rotary motor ever.

The next big thing will be the trickling down of solenoid actuated valves for infinitely variable timing and ridiculously high redlines. Should be just as revolutionary as fuel injection.

26B is a 2.6L 4 rotor that makes 700HP N/A.it was banned from le mans....


and most the time,im just joking with shit.cause i know how much yall hate them


and thiers a hydrogen RX-8 coming out,so no need for gas milage

[JDMrequired]

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The next big thing will be the trickling down of solenoid actuated valves for infinitely variable timing and ridiculously high redlines. Should be just as revolutionary as fuel injection.

Brilliant!:cheers:

[.EB.]

hey hey hey. no need 2 be rude. the original is the best anyways. Honda

u will never convince him any other way than honda. he is a smart man.:D

[Elbow]

Next big thing will be Time Attack, VIP styling has gotten its feet wet, but things cost too much for it to be huge. Time attack as support events at drift events, then the other way around ;)

[Turbodude06]

can't be done. just live with that fact. the only similsr system that has come close to VTEC is the MIVEC system found in Mitsubishis.

But no Vtec hits like honda's twin cams do, I've have yet to see it.....

[greasemunkey]

supras, sti's. evo's and all cars with a moderately high out put will begin to devalue or probably have over 150k miles reaching 18-25 year old's price range and will be bought and bring new levels of power, new parts will be out by then and civics and eclipses will be "old school" in the next 10-15 years maybe less, that's what i think... oh and all japenese tuners will be so jdm that they live in japan and then usdm will become popular

[Nissangeek]

supras, sti's. evo's and all cars with a moderately high out put will begin to devalue or probably have over 150k miles reaching 18-25 year old's price range and will be bought and bring new levels of power, new parts will be out by then and civics and eclipses will be "old school" in the next 10-15 years maybe less, that's what i think... oh and all japenese tuners will be so jdm that they live in japan and then usdm will become popular

I've always kinda wondered if USDM would ever become popular in Japan or Europe. Might be kinda funny converting a Silvia into a 240. lol.

[JDMrequired]

i think that USDM integras will be desired in Japan just like we want JDM shit

[greasemunkey]

i think they are getting into the lowriders now, seen a couple video's where they seem really into it

[JDMrequired]

lowrider isnt part of the import scene though. its a whole nother subculture

[hXc007]

i predict somebody will find a way to fit a ferrari v10 into a civic lol :D

[Humphrizzle]

lol. I dont know anybody else who rides rotors as hard as this guy. Do rotary motors give you orgasms? Any thread about anything and you somehow manage to throw in a comment about some stupid ass limited production 20B or a 26B that I've never heard of but probably sucks just as much as every other rotary.

I say in the future somebody might perfect a rotary motor, but then again its not going to be anyway fuel efficient and they'll realize that they might as well use a modern V8 for much better all around performance. If rotary motors were the future everybody would be using them, its just a niche motor. Flat-plane V8 >>>> any rotary motor ever.

The next big thing will be the trickling down of solenoid actuated valves for infinitely variable timing and ridiculously high redlines. Should be just as revolutionary as fuel injection.

i believe the rotary engine is one of the best, unfinished inventions in cars.

It's a gorgeous concept. I just wish more cars would be rotary powered.

Until then, i'll stay with Honda.

[superboost]

I've always kinda wondered if USDM would ever become popular in Japan or Europe. Might be kinda funny converting a Silvia into a 240. lol.


It is, but not in the way you'd think. LS1 powered camaro's are quite popular there.

[OneSlow5pt0]

i believe the rotary engine is one of the best, unfinished inventions in cars.

It's a gorgeous concept. I just wish more cars would be rotary powered.

Until then, i'll stay with Honda.



:cheers:

[JDMrequired]

maybe japanese tuners should just trade us all of there cool shit in return for some USDM cool shit..............it would be better than the Versailles Treaty

[TheGrillMan]

Muscle cars again FTW- BIG, heavy, nasty power makers


yeahhhh

::glares at chevy::

[JDMrequired]

VIP styling has gotten its feet wet, but things cost too much for it to be huge.

agreed. VIP is getting bigger & bigger in Japan. they have some ballin cars over there. I saw a VIP RX7 with candy apple paint, mad clean interior with like 20" chromes.........& it actually looked good.

Again, like simontibbett said, time attack & grassroots are growing in popularity along with ameteur drift series.

[Fr33way]

maybe japanese tuners should just trade us all of there cool shit in return for some USDM cool shit..............it would be better than the Versailles Treaty

Is that because that was with Germany? 404: relevance not found.

[Fr33way]

blahblah

You do understand that you have zero credibility as VTEC debuted in 1989 right? If even the NSX WAS the first car with VTEC, THAT debuted in 1990.

[JDMrequired]

You do understand that you have zero credibility as VTEC debuted in 1989 right? If even the NSX WAS the first car with VTEC, THAT debuted in 1990.

as the 91 model. cars come out a year before their model year.........ur not the 1st person 2 question me on my sig.......i should probably just erase it because its starting 2 get annoying.