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I know we have a huge fan base of LSX guys on here but I also know we have a small percent of import guys. This is for all the non crappy ricer cars, and for the tasteful built imports.

 

What type of car?

 

What mods?

 

Whats the car going to be built or is used for?

 

What are your goals with the car?

 

 

Ive been having long conversations with a few friends and wonder why ohio lacks a real big import drag racing scene like out West or East. Just wanted to get an idea what cars here is or will be doing.

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1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX

rosses with eagles, port and polish, shep trans, 23psi, all supporting mods.

strictly a toy/drag car

goal is 11.99 1/4 mile...went 13.0 at the shootout but it was HOT and it isn't tuned and hadn't been on the track in 4 years

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Everyone's seen and/or heard about my cars. Here's the gist though:

 

What type of car?

1992 Lexus SC300

 

What mods?

Single turbo, fuel, MAP ECU, etc.

 

Whats the car going to be built or is used for?

Angry street car that will see track time

 

What are your goals with the car?

Break the 500whp mark, learn to drag race with it

 

What type of car?

1994 Toyota Supra

 

What mods?

Single turbo, fuel, MAP ECU2, RPS 6-puck clutch, 272 cams, etc.

 

Whats the car going to be built or is used for?

Angry street car that will see track time

 

What are your goals with the car?

Eventually build a car that I can make a run at a 9-second 1/4 mile pass with and then go from there

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Here ya go!

 

What type of car?

1992 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4

What mods?

You name it its on the car

Whats the car going to be built or is used for?

Street Sleeper, drag beast

What are your goals with the car?

when i go with a bigger turbo high 9s trapping 140+

 

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What type of car?

 

1988 Mazda RX7

 

What mods?

 

Ford 2.3t swap, basic bolt-ons

 

What's the car going to be built or is used for?

 

Street car toy, hopefully track time at Nelson Ledges/Mid-Ohio/Auto-X - Beat Derek, :p

 

What are your goals with the car?

 

Get it running smooth, figure out the suspension, and enjoy it. Later down the road I may go solid rear and big turbo if I get bored, we'll see though

 

 

I'm not really partial to imports or domestics, I've owned and modded both, but this is my biggest project to date and I'm getting excited as its nearing completion.

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I like drag racing, but honestly it's never been high enough on my priority list to build a car for it. There are just other things I like more. I also don't think the percentage of imports is as small as you might think.

 

What type of car?

95' BMW M3

 

What mods?

TCKline S/A Coilovers, GC Big front sway bar, intake, exhaust, upgraded MAF and injectors. Bunch of little stuff like short shifter, some poly bushings, adjustable camber arms/plates.

 

Whats the car going to be built or is used for?

Daily Driver during the non-winter months, sometimes track (HPDE) car.

 

What are your goals with the car?

I wanted a car that would be reliable enough to drive every day yet still built well enough to DRIVE to the track, track it, and DRIVE home. I was able to do that just fine, I just haven't tracked it in a while.

 

What type of car?

93' Mazda Rx7

 

What mods?

GC Advance Design D/A coilovers, Upgraded front sway bar and Widefoot mounts, Custom front strut tower brace, Big front brakes with 2-piece rotors and Willwood superlite calipers, Stock twins at 13-14psi, PFS SMIC, PFC, 850x4 injectors, full 3" exhaust, coolingmist water injection. Bunch of little stuff like upgraded intake temp sensor, adjustable rear toe links, short shifter, ACT clutch/flywheel etc.

 

Whats the car going to be built or is used for?

On a regular basis it's basically my replacement for my motorcycle. Hell, you smell like you've been riding a bike after getting out of it. :p ...so, mostly weekend car and track car.

 

What are your goals with the car?

I've tracked the car and will continue down that path, it can hang with some of the faster guys at the tracks (911s, Z06s, Evos) where the M3 would unfortunately have it's lack of motor hold it back a bit. I can make a lot more compromises in this car in favor of better track performance and not have it bother me as much as if the car was my daily like the M3.

 

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What type of car?

****************94 RX7

What mods?

****************LS ONE CONVERSION, FULL SUSPENSION,NITROUS,ETC ETC

Whats the car going to be built or is used for?

****************MY CAR CAN RUN AT THE TRACK,AUTO-X, AND ROAD COURSE ALL IN THE SAME DAY.

What are your goals with the car?

****************MY GOALS ARE TO STOP BREAKING SHIT

 

 

DONT WANT NONE

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What type of car?

-2005 Mazda3 Sedan

What mods?

-Intake, motor mount, springs, sport struts, wheels and high-performance tires, etc.

Whats the car going to be built or is used for?

-Autocross mostly.

What are your goals with the car?

-To modify the car to compete within the ST class in the SCCA but still be livable as a DD.

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What type of car?

 

Subaru Impreza WRX

 

What mods?

VF39/HUGE TMIC/3inch down&up/IPS Motorsport catback/Modded stock injectors 823cc/walbro 255/JDM STi RA v6 Tranny/LC-1/Stage 4 Clutch/HPS HAWKS/20% tint/Thorne Special Sauce/TurboXS Hyrbid BOV/Kartboy shifter combo/ CAI Intake / Halman MBC / E85 / Truck Bed lining

STi Springs / Tokico d-spec / Outrigger bushings / TiC Clunk Killer RACE / whiteline steering bushings / Trailing arm bushings / Tranny bushings

 

Whats the car going to be built or is used for?

I really enjoy playing in the dirt but I tried to build it with versatility in mind, With its current setup it can be used at autocross / Rallycross.

I do drag race my car on occasion and it does not do that bad 12.9 last time I was out. It's not my primary concern but I can atleast have a good time doing it.

 

What are your goals with the car?

Daily drivable

I really would like to see 350whp off the current setup after a few more minor mods.

In the near future it should have a 2.5 added to the mix along with a larger turbo. My goal is 450whp on 93 500whp on e85.

 

 

Current #'s

93 dyno 300/282

E85 dyno 333/335

Last 1/4 12.9 @ 106 on 93

 

I really enjoy my car even though I really wish I had a daily driver at times because of the noise. I've put allot of money into it much more then I could have if I would have done some parts of it right the first time. Over all I feel the car is a awesome street machine, I have descent handling braking and more forward acceleration then most street cars.

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I am amazed one them LSX boys hasn't chimed in to crash the import thread haha.

 

What type of car?

2001 Honda Prelude SH

 

What mods?

Dc header/AEM V2 intake/ws-2 exhaust/ p-spec short shifter/msd wires w/bosch plugs/ oil catch can.

 

What the cars going to be built/used for?

It is my DD that I just want to learn from and have fun with

 

What are your goals with the car?

Boost, boost, boost. Question is S/C or Pssshhhhh?

Any and all opinions welcome.

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What type of car?

 

2009 Volkswagen GTI 6 speed

 

What mods?

 

None

 

Whats the car going to be built or is used for?

 

Daily Driven street car and road course car

 

What are your goals with the car?

 

R32 brakes all around with SS lines, caliper bushings and HP+ pads for street (second set of rotors and track appropriate pads for track)

 

Coilovers and RSB

 

Lightweight wheels and sticky tires

 

LSD

 

Short shifter and shifter bushings

 

Power mods after my powertrain warranty expires (60k miles....54k to go lol)

 

Mods should come decently fast next year after I graduate from OSU in December.

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What type of car?

1990 Nissan 300zx N/A -> Twin Turbo

 

What mods?

'95 Twin Turbo motor

Borla Exhaust

Downpipes and Straightpipes

Intake

UD pulley

DXD clutch

ECU tune

Coilovers

Upgraded sway bars, tension rods, and control arms

 

Whats the car going to be built or is used for?

Mainly just a cruiser, but autoX has worked its way in to the mix

 

What are your goals with the car?

A comfortable car that I can drive when I please, but can still hold it's own on the track. Power is right around 350 to the wheels which is good enough for me, just the brakes and intercoolers need attention.

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What type of car? Evo 8

 

What mods? intake, exhaust, reflash, 6puck, springs, gauges, taillights

Whats the car going to be built or is used for? Fun car, used for whatever

 

What are your goals with the car? Get cams in, get actual tune, and when I buy a new DD (prob a Suby), shoot for the moon ... if I get into the atmosphere I'm sure I'd be happy. Or yikes ... sell Evo buy C6Vette, not sure.

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What type of car?

- Fastest 07 Subaru 2.5i on the planet(lol)

 

What mods?

- Built sti block, rotated 35R, 6-speed, every bushing ever made for the car, act clutch, 04 WRX seats, auto climate control conversion, 04-05 tails, no scoop, no wing, FMIC, custom intake mani, perrin unequal length headers, ect ect.

 

Whats the car going to be built or is used for?

- Drag, maybe some time attack in the future.

 

What are your goals with the car?

- Make it so bad ass it makes me forget about getting another Evo! Maybe 500hp or so. It is 420 awhp at 19lbs. Need to get back on the dyno.

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There hasn't been the domostic/import issues that there were 5 years ago. There seems to be a better understanding of the build/use and the rice factor has fallen off a lot from where it was.

 

Until this shows up:

 

 

What type of car? Evo 8

 

What mods? intake, exhaust, reflash, 6puck, springs, gauges, taillights

 

 

TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED MODS!

 

:p

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What type of car?

 

09 Mini Cooper S

 

What mods?

 

PnP Chip, M7 Intake, bov, H&Rs, new wheels, some gauges,and various other cosmetic mods

 

Whats the car going to be built or is used for?

 

Daily, and really want to get into autoX

 

What are your goals with the car?

 

Ive got plenty more mods on the list, from boost tubes to exhaust, and maybe coils someday. I know itll never be a rocket but its pretty much a go-kart and thats the fun part.

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Car?

'92 Toyota MR2

Mods?

Overweight Z32 wheels, intake, adjustable shocks

Usage?

A lot of Autocross, Daily

Goals?

Little more suspension work, would like to have it as a dedicated track car

NO 1/4 MILE!

 

 

Car?

'87 Toyota Supra Turbo

Mods?

Drop springs, shocks, BOV, Intercooler, (sill rebuilding, low budget here)

Usage?

Well, planning on 1/4 mile, autox, track day, and drifting.

Goals?

Have fun, not break a lot and to have an all around car for everything.

 

Oh, and to add to your original post, there probably is not a big import drag racing scene b/c FWD cars are not built for drag racing physically. Obviously they still race them once they jack the rear of the car way up to keep the weight transfer in check.

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