>from what i got from daves statement is if you want to go fast why waste
>your
>money on a base model when you could just buy top of the line.
>i do understand your points too. i know an se with the same mods will never
>be as fast as an ser but an se can still be a fast car.sure we have to
>spend
>more . i feel his statement really down
>plays the ga16de cars.
Keeping in mind that I haven't read the article in question, it sounds like
Coleman has a valid point. I drive a GA16DE-powered car and I love it, but
if not for my school loan debt, I would have an SER of some sort. It is
simply a matter of economics in the long run. For example, to get to 200HP
at the wheels in a GA-powered vehicle would require at least $6.5K, probably
much closer to ten grand. In an SER, you would drop $4K on a HotShot turbo,
have 200HP (or more) at the wheels with a much greater margin of safety and
reliablity. Furthermore, if you want big HP, closer to 300 or beyond, you
would be looking at such extensive work on the GA that you would be
*utterly* foolish not to just buy an SR20 and do a swap, unless you are
explicitly trying to prove a point and don't mind spending the money.
If you want an honest-to-god high performance vehicle, you should start with
an appropriate platform, end of story. If you just want a fun zippy car,
then a base model is probably adequate. The GA16DE family of cars is in the
latter category, and without a massive investment of time, money and
engineering, will be hard-pressed to enter the true "high-performance"
arena.
JWolfe
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