Nice thread, some even nicer rides! Since I'm new here and a car/motorcycle FREAK, let me introduce myself by my rides. I'm poor, so here are my not so trusty steeds and my trusty daily driver:
Daily driver: Abarth Punto Evo with the factory EsseEsse pack (165 to 180 hp upgrade with remap/intake/exhaust, 18" wheels, lower suspension with Koni FSD shocks, Brembo BBK with floating discs at the front), Sabelt composite hard shell seats... only options I didn't take were leather and the automatic wipers/lights w/ cruise control pack. Who needs that anyway? It's running closer to 200 hp / 235 lb/ft and weighs 2.400 lbs wet so it's pretty frisky for a 1.4. Same engine as the Dodge Dart 1.4 turbo, by the way, but with a way more aggressive mapping and shorter gearing. Nice SQ system in there (Factory HU - Mosconi 4to6 - Ground Zero GZPM60SQ/GZUK165SQ front - JL 12w3v2 - going through a variety of amps now to find the best match, mostly old school Phoenix Gold, Adcom and Audio Art), intend to compete next year.
At Spa-Francorchamps (no, I will not pay 50 euro for a photo of myself):
Childhood "want" project: 1991 Honda Prelude BA4 (B20A9 engine), rare colour and even rarer: factory leather interior! I know of only a few worldwide that survived with factory leather. This was my DD for a year and is now on a long road of being prepared for rust removal. Simple, '90s era correct but effective SQ comp. winning system in there as well (Alpine HU - Morel speakers - Phonocar sub - Soundstream MC300 and SPL Dynamics amps). Scored really good on imaging and tonality, lost a lot of points on install. Granted, deservedly lost a lot of points there. OZ wheels, custom stainless exhaust, BC Racing coilovers ready but not installed yet.
Big HP project, dead in the water: 1994 Saab 900 Turbo. Gunning for 450 hp on the stock block, not too difficult with these cars (Trionic 5, B204L block takes it). Broke tranny/diff still on the stock T25 turbo (maybe 250 hp?) about 3-1/2 years ago, been parked since. Contemplating dropping the engine into a 9-5 estate or 9-3 convertible with a broken engine but good tranny.
Simple system: Pioneer - Dynaudio - Phoenix Gold, no processing in terms of time alignment or EQ though.
Bikes: 1998 Ducati Monster 600 Dark - never boring, always broken. 2000 Aprilia RSV Mille - never fails to impress when in a hurry.
Now you also know exactly
why I'm poor.
