i have decided to get a itr, its gona cost me more money then i want but ohwell...first off what starting mods do you fellas suggest? im basically gona ge a itr bone stock so any suggestion is helpful. ALSO my friend say i can get a itr like a 96 with 60kmiles on it for 17000...is this about right?

heeheehee i cant wait to get it im so excited

 

my opinion is get the car first, learn how to drive the car (im not trying to say that you dont know how to drive) and go from there. Most people, including myself will say go with i/h/e first.

 

get the best security you can get for the car. example alarm and clubs and wheel locks. long story short. protect your investments. dont do like me and learn the hard way

 

I take back my post of i/h/e first.....you should first get security...a lot of security.

 

well i live south of chicago...and not so much of a demand for type r around here...not as many stolen...but yes im thinking about buying a tiger to put in my back seat mwhahaha from all the stories i heasrd about ppls itr bein stolen the only safe place for a itr to be is in a garage hehe...

ps: is there a BIG difference between front wheel and rear wheel drive? all my life ive driven rear wheel only so i dono

 

there is no such thing as a 1996 itr.(in the states anyways)
only 1997-2001 here. and price anywhere between $15000-23000. (i.e i paid 17K for mine with 30K miles) driving school.
oh, and i wouldnt do any mods besides brake pad and fluid upgrade before i tracked the car. it WILL outdrive you. its so much fun though. good luck.




[Modified by chomp_on_this, 9:03 AM 6/10/2002]

 

Enjoy the car first, but get a 2000 or 01 for the PY, Its been rumored that they have 30 whp more then the rest.

And as for an alarm try this out I have it and it works VERY well : http://www.compustar.org

 

well 00 or 01 is a bit out of my price range....im lookin to spend 15000 go as high as 17500 and i doubt one of those yearsfits in the allowed price range

 

yellow = 30hp
R stickers =20hp

 

This is an enormous topic that can't really be answered well until you decide what you plan to do with the car. Do you want to race in a series? Do you want to mod for respect and pride? Do you want to mod to learn about how your car functions? Each of these has a different answer.

Generally speaking most mods are extraordinary investments for incremental gains. A Comptech Ice-box + intake is $300 for ~2-3 horespower. Light wheels for around $1800 may take a couple of tenths off of a 1/4 mile time. You are probably not going to notice much difference with your car until you have spent around $3-5k in mods. Its worth thinking about. Just my 2 yen.

 

first thing first.

enjoy your car stock.

it will make your mods so much better.

 

Might I add there are no '99 models too!

 

 

There is if he wants a Canadian car.