99 GSX vs 96/97 3000GT VR4

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3S

You would be silly not to.

[Steeltwo]

don't you have to take off the intake mani to change plugs in a 3s?

or was that just a inside joke on their forums that my noob ass never got?

[AJ]

don't you have to take off the intake mani to change plugs in a 3s?

or was that just a inside joke on their forums that my noob ass never got?.

NO joke, but on Swanny's setup it's a 20 min job. Stock, not even close.

[CDeutsch]

I'll never need a car that runs any faster that mid to high 12s on race gas.


If that's your goal get a 3S. You won't regret it at all.

The trick is to find one in good condition with not too many miles. To give you an idea. I sold mine with 140,000 miles for $5500 + $1500 for the Volk rims. The guy has dumped in over $5000 in mods and maintanence (shocks, tranny, clutch, exhaust, valve stem seals) trying to get it into "excellent" condition.

[CDeutsch]

Also, why 96/97? They use two different spoilers those years. Ones a hoop and the others the flat, active areo spoiler. Do you have a preference?

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Wanna buy a white 99 GSX?

[AJ]

Also, why 96/97? They use two different spoilers those years. Ones a hoop and the others the flat, active areo spoiler. Do you have a preference?
No preference at all, 96/97 is due to the loan. I won't be able to go any older than that for a car. And a 98/99 with low miles in good shape is probably gonna be 20K + and that's more than we'd want to spend on a used car.

[AJ]

Wanna buy a white 99 GSX?
I think you need to ask Barton that question when he moves back up. He's the one with the white car fettish :)

[niterydr]

I've owned both, and I perfer the 3s.
They are very solid cars if well taken care of. When my car was nearly stock, it was low low 13's and I drove it everywhere for 30k+ miles.

[Pushit2.0]

If your looking for a 12 somthing, and a nice ride, I would take the 3/s. You should be able to get to that with basic bolt-ons. I hope you do not plan any rally cross events with a stealth/3000gt.

~John