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]

Originally Posted by 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?

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

[CDeutsch]

Originally Posted by DSMStyle

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]

Originally Posted by 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?

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]

Originally Posted by ecoli

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

[AJ]

Originally Posted by Pushit2.0

I hope you do not plan any rally cross events with a stealth/3000gt.

~John

Nope, but I think swanny should give it a shot.

[DSM_421]

I'd go with the 99 gsx.

But personally I think 1g are so much better looking then 2g.

[A//// Guy]

Get a 3S!

[JET]

I am sure you would be very happy with either one. Timing belt job on the 3S is a whore, so try to find one that already has that done if you go with the 3S. With the dsm you can have friends help with any maintenance for probably the price of beer and pizza, the 3S will probably have to go into a shop. Both will hit 12's with very little work.

[howslowcanyougo]

Whatever you do, think LONG and HARD before ever buying either model with an Auto unless you plan on making a lot of power to make up the overhead and can afford all the supporting tranny work and mods.

Right now, after all the crap I had with my Tsi Auto I'd take a Ford Feista if was a just a manual.......

[AJ]

Originally Posted by howslowcanyougo

Whatever you do, think LONG and HARD before ever buying either model with an Auto unless you plan on making a lot of power to make up the overhead and can afford all the supporting tranny work and mods.

They don't make the TT 3S in an Auto, so we are safe there. And we've done the AT DSM thing, 17 sec 1/4 miles where mroe than I could take. AT is for the DD.

[howslowcanyougo]

Originally Posted by DSMStyle

They don't make the TT 3S in an Auto, so we are safe there.

News to me?

Atleast Mitsu made the right move there!

And so just WHY OH LORD did they make a AWD DSM in a Auto?

[awd-drifter]

Hey, i hear those VR4 Spyders are a hell of a ride but its a 2 ton car.

[SlowWhite]

Originally Posted by DSMStyle

I think you need to ask Barton that question when he moves back up. He's the one with the white car fettish

Don't tempt me..... (how much?)

[97gstchick]

get something in the same class but alittle more rare that way it's different

why not get a 99 vr4

or even a spyder vr4 hotttnesssss

look at that stock wing of the 99


my ex had a red one.. one night we're going threw the street races and some ghetto kids thought we had a ferrari! lol We heard them saying "oh shyt look it's a ferrari!" and I look around like where? The group of kids are pointing at the 3si LOLOLOL silly homies