Originally posted by redslert
FWD on a light car with power like that won't do much anyway, you'll just get yourself plenty of wheel spin and bad tyres
I disagree. Don't forget that of all the platforms, FWD gets the least drivetrain loss (ie the most power to the wheels), if a FWD/4WD/RWD has the same engine.
One example is when ppl put the TX3 turbo engine in their normal FWD lasers, and instantly are in the 14s brackets. Pretty good for a FWD.
Another example is the Integra Type R - a FWD car which handles great around the track. Don't think that just because a car has decent power, and is FWD, that it won't cope.
Originally posted by Isaaq
what do you all think of the Toyota Soarer? More and more I've got a thing for these cars. The 1JZ-GTE engine is flexible, torquey and has great scope for modifications (200-240 rwkw is easy). What else? Luxury interiors, people think it's a Lexus and it can be had for less than 15 grand.
Firstly, the engines aren't that torquey I've found. They are TT, but the turbos aren't sequential, so I found them to be pretty sluggish. Also, Soarers handle like crap (also the bane of the 300ZX).
The best luxury features are only available on the Lexus V8 (not the TT Soarer).
Imo, if your priorities are performance (you were talking about modification possibilities for the Soarer) or handling, convert your car to SR20DET and you'll never look back. There's no way you can compare a land yacht with a good engine (Soarer) to a real go-fast car that handles well too (S13 SR20DET).
If your priority is comfort/luxury, go for the Soarer (or preferably the V8 SC400, even though it's performance is rubbish, the features are so much better than the Soarer's).