I inherited a 94 Del Sol Si.
My granparents have an emotional attatchment to the car and are giving me appx $20,000 to put in it and make it special.

Im not sure I even know which route to take at that point. I know Im going to do a lot to the brakes and suspension, but the engine? Swap? Boost? Both?
Itll be an occasional street car and I'll want acceleration/low-mid range torque over top speed/high end power.

Opinions please..

 

Lie to them and instead add the money to your college fund.

 

I can't tell if you're being serious with this nonsense or not. YOu would think after the cold reception you got over in the FI forum you would have let it drop and do some searching on your own.

Come back when you have a specific technical thread and not a "How do I spend my money?" thread.

 

A retirement fund was suggested previously.

 

Specific technical question.
Should I start with swapping or boosting?
If swapping, what engines to consider.
If boosting, and recomended brands to start with.

 

Not specific.

That's an opinion poll.

 

Give me 5 grand of that and I'll do all your research for you.

Give me a break, 20k for a Del sol...give it a tune up and fresh coat of paint and put a down payment on a house

 

Sounds like you just don't know anything..
I'll wait for other responses. Thanks.

The money is going in the car, as per the wishes of my grandparents.

 

We know quite a bit. Baiting for spoonfed information isn't going to gain you the desired result. It might just get your thread locked.

 

Please visit the FAQs sticky. It will help you make the initial decisions until you develop more specific questions.

 

Wow 20k to spend on a econ sh@t box.

Buy a house or save it do anything with that money other then spend it on a POS.

 

Bad start. Keep in mind that you have come to us for advice.

 

OP you're the one that has 20K to spend and are going to use it to build a Del Slo and we are the ones who don't know anything?

lololololol

 

Your grandparents are either mentally challenged or trying to make up for a lack of being around when you were a kid or some...

For the motherf'ing love of God, take the money and open an IRA, ROTH IRA or some other type of retirement account with Vanguard and put it on a 90/10 Index/Bonds split for the next 20-30 years. You will finish with $600k+ and you can take that Del Sol and burn it.

 

take the $20k and put it in the glove box, then drive the car off a cliff.

 

I'll sell you my 94 del sol for $20K.
Built LS vtec type r head.

 

Take $5k, build a bitchin' B series, invest/save the rest.

 

Put the 20k into a short-term investment and drive the del sol until you have more knowledge about cars and what your goals are for a 20 year old vehicle, then withdraw some the money and build it.

Take your time and try to make smart decisions, not everyone has grandparents that have the means to hand their grandson a car and 20k. Spend wisely Grasshopper!

 

"here's a car... you know what, take 20k to keep it running, too"

even if this is true, i doubt they want to see you rape it like most people do to these cars. Fix it if the thing breaks, otherwise just drive it and live your life.

InB4nextthread"Iblewmotorandmygrandparentsaregoing tokillme" Bored on your day off of work troll?

 

thread didn't get locked yet...i'll have my say then, keep it get a s2000 or a more respected car. those cars are ugly as **** at the very least get an integra w/jdm front.. you're not impressing anyone kiddo.

 

Is this thread serious?

 

Put the minimal amount in to keep it running, keep it stock, and maybe slap good body work/paint job on it for $1000 or so. Don't live for your Honda like a lot of idiots do who spend 75% of their money on their car and the rest to eek by in life.

 

No.

 

Spend 2k of it on a turbo kit I'm selling!

And s300 and fuel setup also

 

This thread was just asked somewhere else and he didn't like the answers he got so he reworded it and got the same results again. Hope u listen to the comments and make the right decision.