"Nick Has an Exocet" (nickallain)
08/19/2016 at 23:33 • Filed to: None
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"Nick Has an Exocet" (nickallain)
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What car has the best aftermarket tuning community/parts availability?
I’m thinking it’s probably a toss up between the Honda Civic and the WRX/STI because of the lower buy-in price. Am I missing anything?
crowmolly
> Nick Has an Exocet
08/19/2016 at 23:34 |
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Mustang Fox.
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Nick Has an Exocet
> crowmolly
08/19/2016 at 23:36 |
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I think that was more true 10 years ago. After hearing how scarce Cobra parts have gotten, I’m not so sure. I would have thought people would have stepped up to make OEM direct fit Cobra parts (like Farah’s steering rack).
PowderHound
> Nick Has an Exocet
08/19/2016 at 23:37 |
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Anything with an American v8
lone_liberal
> Nick Has an Exocet
08/19/2016 at 23:38 |
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67-69 Camaro. The STI is an amateur next to a first gen Camaro when it comes to performance parts.
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crowmolly
> Nick Has an Exocet
08/19/2016 at 23:39 |
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Well, if we want to be generic then I’d say Mustangs in total. Their aftermarket is monstrous. Both big business and boutique.
The 302 engine alone is all over the place. Same with the T5.
OPPOsaurus WRX
> Nick Has an Exocet
08/19/2016 at 23:40 |
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F-150 a lot of the performance bits can be carried over from models sharing the engine. There is offroad stuff, street stuff and then if you count work customization - ladder racks, tool boxes (both you could are increase the capabilities of the truck)
Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> Nick Has an Exocet
08/19/2016 at 23:40 |
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Jeep. Yes off road stuff is more expensive but parts are so easy to find.
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crowmolly
> lone_liberal
08/19/2016 at 23:41 |
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You also get the SBC/BBC aftermarket rolled up into that.
Urambo Tauro
> Nick Has an Exocet
08/19/2016 at 23:41 |
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I wasn’t into Mustangs ten years ago, so I can’t comment on that. Nor am I familiar with other aftermarkets to accurately judge who’s the best.
But I still think Fox/Sn95 (’79-’04) Mustangs is a good nominee.
mazda616
> Nick Has an Exocet
08/19/2016 at 23:41 |
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Jeep Wrangler
Ford Mustang
Subaru WRX
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
Honda Civic
Any of those have a plethora of stuff to choose from. The Civic’s popularity as a “tuner” has waned in recent years but there are still quite a few.
Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes
> crowmolly
08/19/2016 at 23:43 |
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I like this answer much better than civic or wrx.
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lone_liberal
> crowmolly
08/19/2016 at 23:43 |
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Exactly, plus all of the people who build the parts to put an LS in them and then the whole LS aftermarket.
S65
> Nick Has an Exocet
08/19/2016 at 23:47 |
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S13 or Flathead Ferd
TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> Nick Has an Exocet
08/19/2016 at 23:51 |
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Mustang. Miata. Both have many dedicated companies that only make parts for them.
Also DSM’s still have a bunch of stuff out there
TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
> Nick Has an Exocet
08/19/2016 at 23:53 |
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Fox bodies and Hondas. With the Hondas, you don’t even need the after market some times. Want a 4wd civic? Take the drive train out of a CRV. Bam. One of my coworkers is putting together a Chump Car Civic and he’s bought four of them for parts. Don’t thinks he’s spent 1200 bucks on the cars them selves.
As for the Fox body, (Mustang, Fairmont, Thunderbird, etc) the aftermarket has whatever you want to make a Fox into what ever you want. Or, like my father, put the guts of a Fox into whatever you want.
Frenchlicker
> Nick Has an Exocet
08/19/2016 at 23:54 |
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That is true currently. I would have no clue how crazy it is if it weren't for an ex coworker that was fox crazy.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> mazda616
08/20/2016 at 00:11 |
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The problem with the Civic is the ones every one wanted to mod. 88-00 are all 16/23 year old. Part of the reason they were so poultry was you could swap parts easily from any Honda of th era. The Civic remained basically the same for 12 years with the same basic classic design, plus The Intgra also had interchangeable parts you could put in your cheaper Civic. But now the Civic just isn't the same.
Zohaibman72
> Nick Has an Exocet
08/20/2016 at 00:11 |
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I honestly think its the Civic. It’s just so popular with kids because the older gens are simple and alot of people I know learned what they know on those generations (1995-2000 6th Gens). They have tons of parts, they got a Type R, and come in hatch, coupe, sedan and si. Sure alot are riced out but they are just incredibly easy to find parts for.
notsomethingstructural
> PowderHound
08/20/2016 at 00:18 |
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This.
Yes, there’s a lot of tuner support for Honda engines but rear ends/transmissions/diffs/etc it just doesn’t even compare.
AfromanGTO
> PowderHound
08/20/2016 at 00:39 |
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Not Aussie cars with American V8s! The parts were scarce to begin with.
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AfromanGTO
> Nick Has an Exocet
08/20/2016 at 00:41 |
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C5 Vette, Mustangs, or F bodies.
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PowderHound
> AfromanGTO
08/20/2016 at 01:15 |
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Anything*
Sweet Trav
> Nick Has an Exocet
08/20/2016 at 11:21 |
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1. Mustang.
2. Any old Ford or Chevy Truck, seriously open up an LMC catalog
3. Camaro
4. GM A-bodies (GTO, GS, Chevelle, Monte Carlo, Cutlass)
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Sweet Trav
> lone_liberal
08/21/2016 at 07:24 |
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And the fact that you can buy a new one in a crate.