Subject	same reason people buy crapped out JDM cars
Posted by	vorpalZ on September 04, 2013 at 9:36 AM
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In Reply To	so I just did an NA to TT swap... posted by fuzzymonkey on September 03, 2013 at 02:56 PM
Message	because it 'appears' cheaper than finding a good shape LHD to start with. I can count on one hand the number of clean, maintained upgraded RHD JDM cars I've seen, vs the horrors that are dripping, leaking, dog-tracking, smoking, body parts hanging off, interiors destroyed, engine bays filthy and hoses ripped... How do these cars pass inspection and get tags? /rantyrant MY Zs ARE HYBRID VEHICLES, THEY RUN ON GASOLINE AND MONEY "I expressed no attitude, I'm correcting you. If you don't like it, try not to be wrong next time. Now you're getting attitude, and if you don't like that you should grow a thicker skin.” - TriniTT 14:04:16 12/22/12 ”Exhaust doesn't produce horsepower” - VERTTZ 13:17:22 06/26/12 I'm off to wax mine and go for a drive now. - BigTDogg (MA) 07:17:08 07/17/09 times change, people change, but the Z32 still kicks ass. - apudapus 16:46:02 06/15/07 I was more wondering how you set your climate control to 22* lol, it would be that fastest freezer on wheels! - Briscoe'sZ32 (NJ) 23:15:44 02/05/07 You have *got* to be getting a cut from B&B :D - SeedyROM 15:24:29 08/16/06 What do you think B&B stands for? - YugoBernie (NoVA) 15:57:09 08/16/06
Follow Ups	so I just did an NA to TT swap... - fuzzymonkey 14:56:23 09/03/13 Ever tried selling an NA lately? - i_s_64 15:11:14 09/03/13 2nd. I have done several in the $ 2000 / $ 2500 range. - z32z 15:28:07 09/03/13 I guess you re-use the 20+yr old harness, injectors, turbos, - ConVerTT 20:43:03 09/03/13 Thats for us that cant help but to have the best. (n/m) - LivinTheDream 21:26:33 09/03/13 Not really. - SimaYi 14:17:44 09/04/13 I agree with that to but not everyone needs or feels the - LivinTheDream 22:14:52 09/04/13 I never reuse the OEM harness. Injectors and turbos - z32z 15:05:58 09/04/13 Unless it was a Vert, slick or 2+2. (n/m) - Schmeal (NV) 15:46:40 09/03/13 wtf fuzzydude, you did my auto to 5 speed swap! (n/m) - elcid 16:38:12 09/03/13 your car is 40000 miles, garaged, mint red interior - fuzzymonkey 18:08:12 09/03/13 DIY is reasonable. paying someone is lulz. (n/m) - Antihero 17:13:13 09/03/13 I say the same thing every week at work. Customers spend $7k - dogpile 18:59:39 09/03/13 I figure in the MR2 world that beggars cant be choosers - LJZTT 20:38:25 09/03/13 We get cars that are downright scary. I'm not talking just - dogpile 06:46:34 09/04/13 There is a decent one for sale up here. I was considering - ConVerTT 16:09:58 09/04/13 sorry, I was implying that it would be a turbocharged V6 - LJZTT 10:45:26 09/05/13 Still a poor decision based on money spent vs power gained. - dogpile 18:41:27 09/05/13 I've got three under my belt. All were done with front clips - ChaseGrayTT 19:06:12 09/03/13 Meh. Two VerTTs and a SlickTTop here, plus a whole lot - ConVerTT 19:34:47 09/03/13 One more thing ... - ConVerTT 20:55:18 09/03/13 Well said (n/m) - ali300zx 21:18:09 09/03/13 Some NA's are clean enough to warrant the TT swap - Zu4ea 21:38:46 09/03/13 Excuse my typos. I was typing excitedly. (n/m) - TTZ2NV(EPTmotorsports) 02:04:53 09/04/13 You might be in the wrong business if you can't answer that - TTZ2NV(EPTmotorsports) 02:03:11 09/04/13 i know exactly why, and its not any of your reasonings - fuzzymonkey 03:59:05 09/04/13 Why would you boost an NA block? - ChaseGrayTT 07:33:56 09/04/13 Sigh. You are wrong! - ConVerTT 09:29:40 09/04/13 The key is, that it's tuned and it wasn't done half-assed. (n/m) - MixManMash 10:03:36 09/04/13 To each their own - ChaseGrayTT 14:58:59 09/04/13 If it ever fails, I'll just drop in a TT block ... - ConVerTT 15:55:50 09/04/13 sorry, believe what you will, boosted NA engines work just - vorpalZ 12:37:22 09/05/13 High compression + boost is very responsive. - xpwarrior 11:21:38 09/04/13 Agreed (n/m) - ConVerTT 12:03:40 09/04/13 same reason people buy crapped out JDM cars - vorpalZ 09:36:49 09/04/13 because racecar (n/m) - Invader 15:22:44 09/04/13 why? becuase TT slicktop ") (n/m) - SuparexTT 12:35:55 09/05/13
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