Prophet Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 My 1st time out to see every1 was last saturday . I drive a '94 probe GT with no mods all stock .Its burgundy and black , 5 speed . Soon to have intake and exhaust... don't really know where to start .....any suggestions I'm open to them at the moment . I haven't been to the track yet to get any quarter mi times but i do plan to. Is there any1 else here with a probe gt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Originally posted by Prophet: any suggestions I'm open to them at the moment Start w/ a better platform. "A house is only as good as its foundation." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Posted June 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Whats wrong with the probe ? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 lol Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Posted June 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 So is 15's low 16's very slow on quarter mi? Isn't the civics and integras fwd too. My probe has a Mazda engine ; Mx-6 , 626 has same engine thats in my probe gt. I see my car is not considered powerful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils Advocate Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 OMG PROBE. Buy a motorcycle, homeboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mudbutt Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 I think what people are trying to say is that the car is the wrong platform to modify. You are starting out with strikes against you. It is fwd, yes civics and integras are too, that doesnt make them much better. However, they have the advanage of a huge aftermarket of cheap parts. You CAN make a probe fast, but by the time you are said and done you couldve spent less money and had something that performs much better, be it straight line or corner carver. RWD or AWD is a much better way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Posted June 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 well... I like being stubborn...for the time being I will modify my probe, then i'm goin for a 3000gt vr4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash1647545504 Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Withought digging deep into your pockets, Nitrous is going to be your only bet at ever sseeing anything close 13's. Strat with an intake and exaust. Don't spend a fortune on an intake, you will see about the same gains with a $50 kit as you will with a $200 kit. And shop around for what exhaust (I don't know what the prob guys prefer). And then throw on a basic wet nitrous kit, and you will have about the potential you will reach without getting into spending big bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils Advocate Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 jebus, a probe and then a VR4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Posted June 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 yea i love vr-4's just to deep for my pockets right now ....until later My probe will do ... i only paid 800 bucks for it smile.gif So any money spent is not to much and All service records were with the car and manual spare factory key and keyless entry . Only downside it had 215,000 mi on it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black ITR Guy Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 Originally posted by Prophet: Only downside it had 215,000 mi on it . holy shit man id almost rock the prob stock and try to find a project car to work on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 So you goal in life is to step to a even worse platform? A vr4 in a heavy slow car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Posted June 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 i like the look of the vr4 , and its either gonna be the vr4 or the Supra. i saw a really good price on a '89 turbo supra for only 2600.00. The vr-4 will just be for looks ...but aren't the mustangs pretty heavy themselves? Which is heavier vr4 or mustang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash1647545504 Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Originally posted by JEEENKINNNS: moostangs have 4 more cylinders.. You're comparing apples and oranges.Mustangs have 2 more cyl than the VR-4... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 vr4 is heavier by quite a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GSRchick714 Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 HAHA...I used to have a Probe - keep it as your beater and buy something else to mod - seriously. Especially if it has that many miles on it Oh...Welcome! smile.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Originally posted by Crash: Mustangs have 2 more cyl than the VR-4...you mean vr6? I was talking about the mustang gt's.. -brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black ITR Guy Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Originally posted by GSRchick714: HAHA...I used to have a Probe - keep it as your beater and buy something else to mod - seriously. Especially if it has that many miles on it Oh...Welcome! smile.gif great integra minds think alike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Originally posted by copperhead: you mean vr6? I was talking about the mustang gt's.. -brianUhhh, 3000GT VR4's are twin turbo V6 AWD heavy cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Posted June 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 I plan on swapping the engine out for a klze motor, and i don't want to have another integra on the road...to many as is... civics too.. i wanted to be a little different with the probe. check out probeaddiction.com they have some real nice and fast probes there. thats where I have to buy my parts almost nobody else carries probe parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Posted June 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 oh btw ...nice integra smile.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GSRchick714 Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 Originally posted by BLACK ITR GUY: great integra minds think alikesmile.gif Prophet: If you are planning on sticking with the Probe - good luck and don't get discouraged! smile.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 Probe = cheap, semi-reliable daily driver. Leave it at that. VR4 = Heavy, semi-reliable, expensive to mod/fix, and not really great at any one thing. Ok, AWD helps you launch...but it's heavy, don't really need it. 1/4 mile track times aren't great because of the parasitic loss of the AWD and the weight slowing you down. Take it out to a roadcourse, you are destroying brakes and trannies. It won't even keep up with stock 240sx's because, again, its too heavy. As for the Probe idea...at over 200,000 miles the engine is going to be too tired to handle any kind of upgrading. It will either need a solid rebuild, or a replacement if you plan on doing anything more than an intake and exhaust. An intake really won't help you out at all, just get a decent drop in filter. An exhaust probably won't help you out either. Increasing exhaust diameter decreases backpressure. Backpressure builds up low-end torque. However, a lack of backpressure does help top end, which is not something that would help you in the least with a street car. Keep the low end torque for leaving stoplights, leave your exhaust alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old dirty bastard Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 I remember 2 probes I would like to see again the fuckers kicked rocks up on my car on I70 find them and bring them 2 me oh yeah welcome to the board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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