What have you done to your vehicle lately?
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Car came stock with a 5.4L supercharged V8. Originally stated at like 480hp was the fastest 4 door sedan of 2003 (first production year).
For a car that started life as 70K+ auto they are a bargan at the sub 15K mark. I paid 11,500 with 94 thousand on the clock. With a pulley and a tune they are a blast to drive and have over 500 to the crank.
In typical German car fashion, they require quality maintenance with good parts and the constant thought that it will zap a thousand dollars if you don't talk nice.
I can cheat by in that I work at the MB dealership so I have access to parts at cost, the full special tool catalog and the fact that I have been working on them for 18 years.
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Texasgordo
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Cool car Spurs.
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This is 100% why I cannot bring myself to buy foreign, especially German cars. Even during the warranty period, I have better things to do with my time than to be in and out of the dealership for frequent "routine" service. I'll keep driving my Chevy that only needs service in the off chance something breaks.
I honestly fail to understand how it can be a "quality" car if it requires that much attention to keep from shitting the bed.
I haven't done anything, but I did go to MonsterJam yesterday. Same as last year, I get home and start looking at lift components lol.
Now I want to step up to 8" and 38s on 16s. I always try to steer clear of trends. Even my current 20s are classic 8-hole style
I do still aspire to get s bigger turbo/sticks/fuel and run a 12.99 or better on big tires. But that's not a minimum $5k and guaranteed transmission destroyer
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Now I want to step up to 8" and 38s on 16s. I always try to steer clear of trends. Even my current 20s are classic 8-hole style
I do still aspire to get s bigger turbo/sticks/fuel and run a 12.99 or better on big tires. But that's not a minimum $5k and guaranteed transmission destroyer
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You ever seen a dirt road?
yeah I don't know any actual spots. I used to just hit the construction zones but there are houses there now. My fronts are getting down there too, and procomps arent aggressive to begin with. I'm just a pussy and afraid I'd get stuck
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That’s half the fun.
As well as the part of the story that you will remember forever.
texasnurse
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When I had my Toyo MTS I had to work to get stuck; leaving it in 2wd till rear tire buried to the rim(16) and then putting it in 4lo and walking out. Good Times, I miss that truck!
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Another "Boulevard Cruiser" only dirt is in a construction zone. Oh well, different strokes for different folks.
There's a gentleman here that hasn't checked in in an awhile that swapped out an Audi power plant with a Chevy LSX. Nitro fueled, Ford 9" rear end. It's a plain 4 door sedan in black. The only thing that'd make it plainer' would be a "Baby on Board" sign.
I'd like to see one these German cars scoot. Everything around here is $500 Honda civics with a 2.2liter out of the Honda preludes. With decent tires up front. The little crap boxes can pull a 12 second 1/4 mile with nothing more but an engine swap. Then there's the newer Honda accords with turbos. The rest is loud muffler Mustangs with an exhaust note that sounds exactly like, 'Give me a ticket because you can hear me hotdog it from three miles away".
I'm surprised TGT doesn't have a car and or a truck club.
There was never any indication that car existed, at least in his garage. Houston has a pretty live car scene, and I was pretty well uh "involved" with the LSX scene specifically, and I never heard about that car anywhere but here. To be clear - I don't believe it exists.
There IS one LS swapped Audi A4 I'm aware of that actually made it to the running stage (nowhere near Houston), and many other projects that were abandoned.
There IS one LS swapped Audi A4 I'm aware of that actually made it to the running stage (nowhere near Houston), and many other projects that were abandoned.
If you are referring to Alex, you won't be hearing from him.
to be fair, I only wheeled during or after a good storm.
my main desire with this truck is torque and hp. But I do love the look of a big lifted truck. Far from a mall crawler, but I wouldn't consider myself an avid wheeler.
Ultimately I'd love to run a 12.99 on the biggest tire I can source. From what I can tell, if I downsize to a 16" rim, it limits me to the p-metric equivalent of a 38x14 (385/70r16) in a toyo. Interco makes some 40s but then that defeats the purpose of having streetable power.
I have spoken to a guy with a turbo/fuel combo that I have my eye on, and he ran a 12.93 on 40s. So it's attainable. He got bit by the race bug pretty hard and ended up removing the lift and I think lowering the truck
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gotta love the w211 AMGs. although those long tubes are grossly overpriced.
Awesome bang for the buck right now. The CTS-V is tons faster for a lot less mod money, but right now the purchase price is still sky-high.
Would love to get my hands on a w211 355 wagon.
When I did some transfers with you last year I remember talking about the w202 n/a e55 swap... that'd be another fun little sedan.
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Because, his last perma ban was permanent.
