Performance parts... To buy or not to buy?

[EPyarisdriver]

yeah I feel you frownonfun. My stock yaris is killing the tegs civics, crxs, and keeping up with the suped up v6 accords and even the mazda 3 speeds. not to mention a rx7. for it having a 1.5L it pulls pretty hard and when i put some money into it its gonna be great. For now everyone loves to hate on the Yaris but slowly turning them into believers. I love my Yaris!!

Oh but back to the question... MOD IT!!!!!!

[Mazdaspeed419]

Originally Posted by EPyarisdriver

yeah I feel you frownonfun. My stock yaris is killing the tegs civics, crxs, and keeping up with the suped up v6 accords and even the mazda 3 speeds. not to mention a rx7. for it having a 1.5L it pulls pretty hard and when i put some money into it its gonna be great. For now everyone loves to hate on the Yaris but slowly turning them into believers. I love my Yaris!!

Oh but back to the question... MOD IT!!!!!!

Did the other cars know you were racing?
You cant be serious guy. Your STOCK 106 hp motor with a 0-60 time of 10.7 seconds is pulling on nothing. reference: http://www.7daycarreviews.com/blog/1...al-performance
Especially not a speed 3, with 263 hp and a 0-60 of an average driver of 5.9. Dont get me started on the rx7, even if it was the lowest model rx7 ever made, it still had a 146 hp motor with a 0-60 time of 6.8. Your yaris isnt turning anyone into a believer, and only making you look like a ricer. people like you are whats wrong with the automotive community, and whats makes true imports look bad. your STOCK yaris is nothing but a grocery getting gas saver. And before you say anything about me not knowing the car, Im a toyota salesman, Ive probably driven more toyotas than you would ever want to. I dont even like hondas, but i bet they even pulled on you without knowing they were racing. your that annoying guy that comes up to people revving your engine, then redlining and struggling to keep up with us as were only cruising normally. then when we happen to slow down you drive by with the four ways, coming back to boards like these to tell everyone how you can :keep up with the speeds of a speed 3.

[frownonfun]

Originally Posted by Mazdaspeed419

Did the other cars know you were racing?
You cant be serious guy. Your STOCK 106 hp motor with a 0-60 time of 10.7 seconds is pulling on nothing. reference: http://www.7daycarreviews.com/blog/1...al-performance
Especially not a speed 3, with 263 hp and a 0-60 of an average driver of 5.9. Dont get me started on the rx7, even if it was the lowest model rx7 ever made, it still had a 146 hp motor with a 0-60 time of 6.8. Your yaris isnt turning anyone into a believer, and only making you look like a ricer. people like you are whats wrong with the automotive community, and whats makes true imports look bad. your STOCK yaris is nothing but a grocery getting gas saver. And before you say anything about me not knowing the car, Im a toyota salesman, Ive probably driven more toyotas than you would ever want to. I dont even like hondas, but i bet they even pulled on you without knowing they were racing. your that annoying guy that comes up to people revving your engine, then redlining and struggling to keep up with us as were only cruising normally. then when we happen to slow down you drive by with the four ways, coming back to boards like these to tell everyone how you can :keep up with the speeds of a speed 3.

for the record i don't really disagree with you. but the way you came across was still kind of annoying. but, yes, i doubt a stock yaris is beating anything in a straight line. on an auto x track it could be a different story but honestly i don't know because i've never done it. i suppose a big part of autocross is how skilled the driver is. so i suppose if that's what he was referring to than it's possible he's running comparable times.

also, for the record, with enough time and money i suppose any car could be a "race car". but then how much of the original car still exists is another question entirely. there's plenty of camrys in nascar that i'm sure pull pretty frickin hard but then again they aren't really even a camry now are they.

so what do you guys think... after how much modification does a car stop being whatever model it is? just curious.

[annn]

Very true!

My brother has a 1000 hp 1970 nova but as far as what's left factory ahhh the outer body shell .

[Midnight Drifter]

Originally Posted by EPyarisdriver

mazda 3 speeds. not to mention a rx7.

The last 3-speed Mazda was the '94 323 with base automatic transmission (4-speed OD was optional), and those were slow as shit. So were the SA22C's and FB3S'. What's there to brag about?