Fuck your hondas, V8s are where it's at....

[gtsxtt]

Fuck V8s, waste too much gas. Also a rule of mechanics is that the less moving parts a machine has the more reliable it is. 4cyl FTW.V8 guys need to sink the same amount of money into their suspension to keep up with lightweight 4 cylinder cars as we do to make our 4 cylinders keep up with their v8s. i guess its what you want, but i like to be able to drive my car somewhere else besides a straight line.

[FasTech]

Fuck V8s, waste too much gas. Also a rule of mechanics is that the less moving parts a machine has the more reliable it is. 4cyl FTW.V8 guys need to sink the same amount of money into their suspension to keep up with lightweight 4 cylinder cars as we do to make our 4 cylinders keep up with their v8s. i guess its what you want, but i like to be able to drive my car somewhere else besides a straight line.

You drive a Saturn, your opinion does not matter.

[gtsxtt]

You drive a Saturn, your opinion does not matter.

So you knowing that I'm right are upset, you drive a mustang and you know how it is it must piss you off pretty bad that my POS 4 cylinder car hasn't failed in 9 years and that I could probably out handle you in a 4 door grandma car with leather.

[David88vert]

Fuck V8s, waste too much gas. Also a rule of mechanics is that the less moving parts a machine has the more reliable it is. 4cyl FTW.V8 guys need to sink the same amount of money into their suspension to keep up with lightweight 4 cylinder cars as we do to make our 4 cylinders keep up with their v8s. i guess its what you want, but i like to be able to drive my car somewhere else besides a straight line.

Please show me that rule.
Also, how long do those 4 cyls last when they are making 3000 hp? Oh yeah, THEY CAN'T!
How many 4 cyls make the entire length of the Daytona 500? NONE - they can't even make it to the starting line!

There are more V8s made in the 1960s still running than 4 cyls made in the 1970s. That's a whole decade up on them!

[Double_0_Rusty]

Please show me that rule.
Also, how long do those 4 cyls last when they are making 3000 hp? Oh yeah, THEY CAN'T!
How many 4 cyls make the entire length of the Daytona 500? NONE - they can't even make it to the starting line!

There are more V8s made in the 1960s still running than 4 cyls made in the 1970s. That's a whole decade up on them!

I've never heard of that rule either, as I was a professional tech for Nissan and Chevrolet. Ive been working on cars since I was a kid with my dad, now I do it for a living. V8's will always be king on engines, no doubt. Ive owned a very quick, (see the keyword QUICK) but it'd still get raped by my truck.

[Jdm94Coupe]

Ive owned a very quick, (see the keyword QUICK) but it'd still get raped by my truck.

quick what?

[Double_0_Rusty]

quick what?

I was too ashamed to say it......


HONDA

[collins]

Wonder how much money went into that. not under 300k lol

seriously? LOL damn you're delusional!

I love how these threads have turned into people posting Youtube videos or pictures of cars that aren't their own...


Evil Goat and David88vert are the only ones with any credibility in this thread.

~waits for the hp per liter debate to be brought up~

Edit: Dammit!!! Didn't see David's post above.

hey, echo, dont give me no shit! i'm just now finding this thread

this thread is a complete fail lol..anyone can buy a V8 and claim to own a Honda. Have fun paying for that gas too, ohh and by the way, this is IMPORT Atlanta last time i checked

yet the founder of IA owns a vette. congrats.

I just think its funny that my girls car shits on most stangs/cameros..yet, yall are still so butt hurt? It's funny as hell to me that a girls daily easily hangs with the big boys, over compensation for something maybe? still have yet to figure you guys out. I feel sorry for that pocket too, but I'm sure ya'll are some ballers lol.

i highly doubt your girls car EASILY hangs with the "big boys." how about you grow up a bit and buy a real car.

so apparently all v8's come fast from that factory?? i dont think so most are typically not, to get most of them going you need a set of heads and a cam which is how much? you could easily spray on our economy motor for cheaper and be faster,

you guys are killin me! do you have any idea how much MORE spray a v8 will safely take over a honda? you can up the jets two fold.

so now my car is fake?? after you have how much money left from buy your heads and cam? yeah dont think so

its really not as much as you might think. i only paid $150 for my cam

Me (FG2 197bhp, 139tq) vs 25th Anniv Mustang (190bhp, 220tq) Si is stock, has around 4000 miles on it. Mustang had intake, headers, cat back exhaust, I have no idea how much that would affect the stock numbers on the V6 Mustangs. Both cars have 1 passenger. Mustang loses by several lengths. Let the Import vs Domestic flames commence haha............
correction it is a v6...with i/h/e......vs stock what............shazaammmmmmmmmm bitches

hooooooooooly shit you gotta be kidding me! btw, go race a NEW v6 stang and let me know how that goes for ya lol

Fuck V8s, waste too much gas. Also a rule of mechanics is that the less moving parts a machine has the more reliable it is. 4cyl FTW.V8 guys need to sink the same amount of money into their suspension to keep up with lightweight 4 cylinder cars as we do to make our 4 cylinders keep up with their v8s. i guess its what you want, but i like to be able to drive my car somewhere else besides a straight line.

really? because my 6.0 gto gets 29mpg on the highway and i've been beating the shit out of it for 95k miles and its been great. next argument?

[SLOWR/T]

Fuck V8s, waste too much gas. Also a rule of mechanics is that the less moving parts a machine has the more reliable it is. 4cyl FTW.V8 guys need to sink the same amount of money into their suspension to keep up with lightweight 4 cylinder cars as we do to make our 4 cylinders keep up with their v8s. i guess its what you want, but i like to be able to drive my car somewhere else besides a straight line.

I bet to differ. I owned a RX7 and they have ALOT less moving parts than a 4 cyl and that statement doesn't hold true.

To add to this thread. Yes 4 cyl (hondas) can make power and are fun but in the end a V8 will make more reliable power than a 4 cyl. End of story

[OG-Skinny]

Fuck V8s, waste too much gas. Also a rule of mechanics is that the less moving parts a machine has the more reliable it is. 4cyl FTW.V8 guys need to sink the same amount of money into their suspension to keep up with lightweight 4 cylinder cars as we do to make our 4 cylinders keep up with their v8s. i guess its what you want, but i like to be able to drive my car somewhere else besides a straight line.

This whole statement is bullshit.

You DO KNOW that a v8 vette can get up to 36+ mpg right? 4cyl average 30-40..

The REAL mechanical rule is, the more efficient the motor, the better it runs. The lighter the vehicle, the more efficient the motor can run. Big (NOT THE BIGGEST) motor in a lighter car will generally be a better option.

Case in point, my LS swapped EG gets about 37mpg on the HWY. I drove THE SAME EXACT CAR with a heavy, 2.2L H22 and got 41mpg. The transmission ratios were almost identical too so don't try to take the ratio route. Take some physics and statics classes next time you wanna talk shit.


Next, Anything FACTORY made for a performance V8 car will have considerably better suspension, brakes, tires, etc. to handle the "sporty" aspect of the vehicle.

Bottom line, no matter what car you buy, you will probably spend more time and money upgrading it to the standards of a brand new reasonably priced sports car.

[Evil Goat]

The 4g is very rarely the problem, its the fact that Mitsubishi and Chrysler combined efforts to make a vehicle. Thus resulting in them being pieces of shit. Everything outside of the engine bay is gonna break. Even all the shit people associate with the 7 bolt is way exaggerated. But plenty of people have well built DSM's that are street driven, running 10's or less, and reasonably reliable considering the amount of mods done.

That being said, if I'm going in a straight line, I'll be in a Cobra.

aint that the motherfucking truth! my 1g dsm was a dream under the hood....ran 13.0's on nothing but a evo3 big 16g and 3" exhaust....but goddamit i broke some dumbass $10 part everytime I went to the fucking track....i took 2 yrs of that bullshit and practically gave that car away to get it out of my driveway....not to mention every person who works at a mistubishi dealership in this town is a complete dumbass....I was told I don't know how many times that they didnt make 1g turbo cars, or when i landed a copy of the mistubishi parts system on cd i would take them the part #'s i needed so it would be idiot proof and somehow 4 seperate times I ended up with the wrong damn parts....i ended up going to the local dodge dealer and cross referencing my parts to chrysler laser crap and paying about 15% more just to get away from the idiots at mitsu

p.s.....it's a lot easier to push weight than pull it....if you take two identical cars, in a fantasy world i know, only difference being fwd vs. rwd the rwd car will edge out the fwd car....

[alpine_aw11]

aint that the motherfucking truth! my 1g dsm was a dream under the hood....ran 13.0's on nothing but a evo3 big 16g and 3" exhaust....but goddamit i broke some dumbass $10 part everytime I went to the fucking track....i took 2 yrs of that bullshit and practically gave that car away to get it out of my driveway....not to mention every person who works at a mistubishi dealership in this town is a complete dumbass....I was told I don't know how many times that they didnt make 1g turbo cars, or when i landed a copy of the mistubishi parts system on cd i would take them the part #'s i needed so it would be idiot proof and somehow 4 seperate times I ended up with the wrong damn parts....i ended up going to the local dodge dealer and cross referencing my parts to chrysler laser crap and paying about 15% more just to get away from the idiots at mitsu

p.s.....it's a lot easier to push weight than pull it....if you take two identical cars, in a fantasy world i know, only difference being fwd vs. rwd the rwd car will edge out the fwd car....

Yup. They are certainly a handful. Very addictive cars though, no matter how much someone hates their DSM they will always tell you they're one of the most fun cars you'll ever drive. I can't wait until I can get a shell and totally rebuild one with updated parts that won't break every 10 seconds.