Where are my auto enthusiasts?

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(05-18-2022, 09:03 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Yeah, the Honda's rusted like crazy...not as bad as early Nissan's (Datsun).  The one car that really seemed to handle it all well was the early RX-7.  They are inefficient and cost a ton to repair (and they fry a lot of exhaust pipes) but I really loved the 13B Rotary.  I had an 84 GSL-SE that was silver and it was a great runner.

Those cars were so simple in their design, lightweight, and revved forever....

I apologize if you already said, but what is your VW project?

I just got the radio for the Sunbird.  Pretty cool, as it looks like the same basic radio that they came with but has different lighting to match interior lights and bluetooth.  Can't wait to get it in and see how the speakers are.  It's funny....my Camaro is spotless, has more than double the horsepower, and a blast to drive, but I find myself farting around in this little turbo vert....Must be nostalgia.  

I kinda mentioned it....I got a turbo Jetta for my wife a few years ago. It was the four banger turbo with 5 valves per cylinder. Absolute blast to drive. Slapshift automatic, 17" wheels with 40 series rubber stock, had the winter package with leather, Monsoon stereo, really nice little car. With an upgraded turbo, downpipe, and intercooler, you could get some serious HP out of that little jewel. In those days, all you had to do was buy a VAGCOM patch chord for your laptop and get full access to the ECM to tune it for free. I've seen those tiny cars with excess of 700HP on the web. They were around 200 HP stock, I was gonna try for 300-350 HP, and beef up the suspension a bit , but the wife had other ideas when she smashed it into the barrier wall on I-75 a few years back.