RWD Drive suggestions

Muffin` said:
For 5k?
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Yup, as we've all seen, prices have fallen through the floor for pretty much everything.

This is currently up for 5xxx.

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=382115

A very high spec car at a truly good price. That car will be immensely quick.

/Edit: Not sure if non members can see the For Sale section, if not let me know and I'll try and get the details + pics copied over. Basically its a black S14a running 350bhp.
 
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Due to unforseen financial circumstances i am forced to sell my pride and joy 14a.

This car has been maintained with no exspense spaired by myself and the previous sxoc owners. some may recognise this car as rob.b's.

I believe this is one of the finest examples around for this price with around 7k's worth of performance parts. @ £5700 its a bargain and very quick with 317bhp at the wheels!

1999 V 200sx s14a Touring 94k FSH
stage 2 tune
taxed till march
MOT'd till august
oil changes every 3-6k
Manual
Black
cream Leather
loads of history and reciepts
original owners wallet and spare keys
300bhp on low boost setting and 350bhp on hi

ENGINE

Apexi safc mapped
Gready boost controller with bluetooth steering wheel button for hi and low boost switching.
recon garrett gt28rs turbo
heat wrapped stainless manifold + down pipe
full blitz nur spec system matched to hks superdragger back box heatwrapped and decatted and flames nicely
k and n induction kit
z32 airflow meter
Nismo 555cc injectors
walbro fuel pump
grade 8 cold platinum spark plugs
Apex FMIC
front mount 16row mocal oil cooler with thermostat
oil filter relocation kit
blitz turbo timer
oil temp and pressure gauges
oil changed 2k ago with silkolene pro r 15w50
lightened flywheel
exedy paddle clutch

CHASSIS

18 " ultralite nurburgring with 236/65r18 front and 265/35r18 rears
rolled arches
350Z front brake conversion!
brembo calipers and discs
ferrodo fast road pads front and rear
goodridge braided brake lines
5.1 dot brake and clutch fluid change
lowered 40mm on eibach springs
whiteline anti roll bars front and rear with drop links and bushes
adjustable driftworks rear camber arms
apex camber bolts
full recent 4 wheel laser alignment with print out

INTERIOR

cream leather in good condition
autogauge oil temp and pressure gauges
nismo gear knob
S15 silvia steering wheel- realy sets interior off
alpine head unit with ipod interface
sony xplod 8" sub and amp
Hella HID headlight conversion


BAD POINTS

rear shocks could do with replacement, perfect excuse for coilover conversion
n/s/r wheel lip kerbed
slight wear in engine mounts, upgrade to nismo mounts ideal £89.50
nsf wing has large stone chip which has lifted panit and bubbled up, been quoted £100 for this
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Id say 2nd gen rx7.

Very similar to the 3rd gens, just a lot less money. For £4.5 k you can get one with a rebuilt engine, a bigger turbo (plus supporting mods) and a respray.

will out handle bigger cars and good for 300+ bhp :D
 
Muffin` said:
Theres a bit more to it then weight, I'm sure it could be made to handle better then an MX-5, but, at what cost, 10k like the one above spent? :eek:
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I just went by the largey bargey that you wrote, its not really a large car and 1260kgs isnt barge like. It is a GT cruiser and therefore rather on the soft side of sporty, if thats what you meant.
 
Bear said:
I just went by the largey bargey that you wrote, its not really a large car and 1260kgs isnt barge like. It is a GT cruiser and therefore rather on the soft side of sporty, if thats what you meant.
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Aye, I'm not comparing it to a 7 series, but an MX-5.
 
Which would make the 7er an ocean liner by comparison :p

Either way though an S14 is hardly barge like compared to an MX5, its only 200kg or so heavier and much more powerful.
 
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Saph cossie - some real bargains out there as people need to sell and struggling to shift them. Or an R32 GTST mate just bought one for £2800 :eek: and its really not too bad (until it goes wrong.)
 
Mx-5 without a doubt. The 200 is an option but imo the mx would be the better car as it has a better chassis to begin with, I found a standard Mx-5 more 'fun' to drive than a modded 200. The S13 is less bargey than the S14/a but they're prone to rust.
 
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silane said:
Mx-5 without a doubt. The 200 is an option but imo the mx would be the better car as it has a better chassis to begin with, I found a standard Mx-5 more 'fun' to drive than a modded 200. The S13 is less bargey than the S14/a but they're prone to rust.
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S14's are also prone to rust :( As an owner of a s14 I'll not try and claim it's not bargy but even in fairly standard form it's still fun on a track and a lot faster than a mx5. However 200's are that cheap now that for 5k you could have one with coilovers, uprated allignment bits (more important than the other suspension mods) and about 300bhp easily that'd be much quicker than a similarly priced mx5 on track and road.

A caterham 7 style car would still be much better for track work though.
 
Thanks for all the suggestions, I will pass them along :)

We've been speaking today, he wants something that looks half decent as well if he buys a standard car and has decided to move away from kit car as his dad has just sold some land around his house that had a large shed/garage on where he would do the work. He also decided he doesn't want anything too big.

I think he is leaning towards the RX7 due to its looks and size, he thinks the MX5 is a girls car however one of our work friends was a member here and remembers 'freefaller?' having a 1.8 turbo'd one.
 
RX7 is a nice car, but I hope he has room in the budget for fixing it and rebuilding the engine, since the rotor tips are basically a consumable.
 
Lum said:
RX7 is a nice car, but I hope he has room in the budget for fixing it and rebuilding the engine, since the rotor tips are basically a consumable.
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I was aware of the engine rebuild every 40-60K miles, not sure of the cost though.

It is something he will be looking into along with the suggestions in this thread :D
 
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