Tuner Starter Car

[Deke]

Does it have to be an import? If you want something fast and cheap how about an older 5.0 Mustang? Not sayign that they are great cars or anything, but you can make them really fast for pretty damn cheap. Also they have a pretty traditional setup and would make a great car for learning how to wrench. [Puts on flame suit]

[Z32redondo]

Does it have to be an import? If you want something fast and cheap how about an older 5.0 Mustang? Not sayign that they are great cars or anything, but you can make them really fast for pretty damn cheap. Also they have a pretty traditional setup and would make a great car for learning how to wrench. [Puts on flame suit]

Actually this would be the best way to go now that i think of it. V8's respond very nicely to mods and a 5.0 would be fast. Or something like a Irok-Z would be nice. If you can find one with a 350 you will be set.

[B3AST]

Does it have to be an import? If you want something fast and cheap how about an older 5.0 Mustang? Not sayign that they are great cars or anything, but you can make them really fast for pretty damn cheap. Also they have a pretty traditional setup and would make a great car for learning how to wrench. [Puts on flame suit]

only problem with that is I'm 16 and a Mustang especially with a v8 is going to be hell on insurance(and gas) so I'd rather start with a motor thats just a wii bit smaller than a 5.0L V-8 LOL

[Deke]

only problem with that is I'm 16 and a Mustang especially with a v8 is going to be hell on insurance(and gas) so I'd rather start with a motor thats just a wii bit smaller than a 5.0L V-8 LOL

Haha, true. I didn't consider the insurance factor. My first car was a 68' mustang with a 302 (aka 5.0L), and the insurance wasn't too bad (although I also didn't have full coverage). It definitely helped me learn a lot of the basics.

Since you're looking for a smaller engined car (which really probably is a smarter choice) I'd reccomend basically what a lot of other people said. The civic, eclipse, and 240 would all be good cars for learning how to tune. They all have an enormous aftermarket parts selection too.

[secondgencamaro]

Does it have to be an import? If you want something fast and cheap how about an older 5.0 Mustang? Not sayign that they are great cars or anything, but you can make them really fast for pretty damn cheap. Also they have a pretty traditional setup and would make a great car for learning how to wrench. [Puts on flame suit]

A Fox-body would be a good one. Also, you could get an earlier Fox and skimp out on the emissions BS. If you were to go for an 80s Camaro, either get one with a 350 to start or plan to swap the motor because 305s are junk.