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LOL!!! this is some funny stuff!! A few of you seem to have a good grip on reality. However alot of you should move to fantasy Island so that your dreams can come true. Out handle a Cobra or Vette! HaHaHa!!!!! Outrun either of those cars! HaHaHa!!! LOL!!!! :rolleyes:

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Sorry, but you can bite me.
heheh... Truth hurts doesn't it.

...but why don't we go back to comparing apples to oranges like you like so much... :rolleyes:


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LOL!!! this is some funny stuff!! A few of you seem to have a good grip on reality. However alot of you should move to fantasy Island so that your dreams can come true. Out handle a Cobra or Vette! HaHaHa!!!!! Outrun either of those cars! HaHaHa!!! LOL!!!! :rolleyes:
I dunno about you, but I take great joy in running down significantly "faster" cars at open track events . . .

and back on topic, both nitrous and turbochrging an originally N/A engine will decrease engine life, BUT proper tuning of the system (either type) can significantly minimize the accelerated wear effects.


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[b]Sorry, but you can bite me.
heheh... Truth hurts doesn't it.

...but why don't we go back to comparing apples to oranges like you like so much... :rolleyes: [/b]
I don't hear anything resembling truth coming from you. What crawled up your butt, anyway?


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Everyone is talking about comparing a turbo or s/c 'tour to a vette, or a z28 or a stang or whatever. For some of us, car insurance is an issue, a cobra will have SIGNIFICANTLY higher premiums than a Contour, SVT or otherwise, same with the z28 etc.

I give people willing to build a 1/4 tour a lot of credit, they are helping create an aftermarket we all (well not the trolls) can use. And as stated it's not something you see every day.

Plus, if you were zipping down the highway with a bright red vette in your sleeper tour who do you think is going to get stopped... 'nuff said for me. I'd love a vette or a 2003 cobra but I'm trying to be practical.

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1) I would not buy a Mustang, Transmaro, or a Vette. Don't like them and find them boring and common.

2) I love the way my Cougar looks, handles, and that it is not a car that has been built by someone in every small town across the country

3) I wanted to be different and not build the same cars the rest of the sport compact guys are building

4) Turbocharging my car was worth the money spent and the 5,000 miles I drove there and back to have it done.

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No matter how well the kit performs there will always naysayers saying it is not worth it. Take any automotive enthusiast no matter what they drive and look at the money invested into the car. No modified car is a good "investment" if you are looking for a return when you get rid of the car. Enthusiasts modify cars because they enjoy building their cars and making their car different than the guys across the street. After having my car turbocharged I am damn near addicted to driving the thing and it makes more power than it did on nitrous and it makes that power all the time. If you are a cdw27 owner and love your car and plan on keeping it for awhile this kit is worth it. It takes an average car and makes it something special. Blowing the doors off the Mustang down the street is a great feeleing when they have no idea what was coming and all of a sudden they are looking at your tail lights. Anyone can go to a dealer and write a check for a fast car but it's the enthusiast that takes a car he/she loves and takes it to the next level.

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Anyone can go to a dealer and write a check for a fast car but it's the enthusiast that takes a car he/she loves and takes it to the next level.
So the guy who spent $130K on a 911 Twin Turbo isn't an enthusiast, but if he opts for the Gemballa tweaks for another $20K, then he's an enthusiast?

Sorry, but this arguement's about as valid as those idiots who turbo a GSR engine in a 91 Civic and then try to justify the costs. To each his own I guess. I like the security of a warranty.

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Anyone can go to a dealer and write a check for a fast car but it's the enthusiast that takes a car he/she loves and takes it to the next level.
Well said and I couldn't agree more.


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[b] Anyone can go to a dealer and write a check for a fast car but it's the enthusiast that takes a car he/she loves and takes it to the next level.
Well said and I couldn't agree more.[/b]
Well the big question is. How far are you willing to take it to the next lesson and is it WORTH it.


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I like the security of a warranty.
Warrenty is nice but for the guys that like to work on cars and modify them they assume the risks that come along with it.

Also about the Porsche comment.

No doubt there are enthusiasts in that market and if I made their kind of money I'd be modding out a much more expensive car. It's all about living within your means and working with what you have. Not everyone can afford to drop big dollars on a $50k + car so they build what they can afford.

Arguing the point with you is worthless. If you were an enthusiast that worked on your own car and went to the shows or track week in and week out you'd have a different viewpoint. You are looking at car enthusiasts from a Charles Schwabb viewpoint. You ALWAYS loose out when you put money into a car but you can definately have fun along the way. When you get into the scene like I have it becomes more than a hobby and more like a lifestyle. I have formed business releationships and personal relationships with people all over the country as well as ceo's of aftermarket companies. If I never built my cougar I would have not gotten to see what I have going to shows all over the country.

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