Ok /o/. Let's play a hypothetical game.
I will give you a car and you have to explain how you would modify it to make a performance variant the factory could've made. This means no changing the drivetrain unless it's been proven capable of supporting it. So if a car was FWD and no variant of it was ever offered with anything else, RWD or AWD is out of the question.
You're also only allowed to use engines from engine families know to fit in that chassis with little to no modification.
Remember, the idea here is a performance variant the public actually would've bought.
Your first mission is a TRD version of the 1995-1999 Toyota Tercel.
Starlet GT drivetrain.
>>15215356
what else?
An engine alone doesn't make a performance car.
>>15215314
Transverse 4AGE and trans from an AW11
Stiffer struts+springs all around
Larger rear sway bar
Quicker steering rack
Reworked sportier body styling
Bolstered seats
EZ.
>>15215387
Replace the 4AGE with the Starlet GT's 4E-FTE 1.3L Turbo and that's a good recipe. The Tercel is just a Starlet coupe/sedan anyways.
Next mission:
US market 2004-2008 Chevrolet Aveo hatchback.
Turbo it
>>15215422
Turbo it
>>15215422
my friend has one. its a piece of shit that is falling apart at less than 60,000 miles
Heres a hard one.
citroen BX 14 fastback from 1990
>>15215470
Turbo it
>>15215444
>>15215426
>lets make it fast in a straight line and nothing else!
>>15215470
they made a group b rally varient, it was shit. but still had over 300bhp and awd
>>15215422
Throw it in the fucking trash.
>>15215448
Met an old guy with one. He sold his Buick to buy that shitheap. Of course it was his wife's idea.
>>15215422
2.0L engine from a Suzuki Reno. Drops right in.
turbo manifold and a turbo from an Opel Astra OPC. Same engine family.
The Aveo forums have found that coilovers for MK2 VW Golf's work
brake upgrade kit for a 1989 Opel Kadett
How can we make the ZX-2 fast, /o/?
>>15215709
Put it on a trailer and have it pulled by a rocket car.
>>15215709
Swap the engine for the one from the Ford Focus SVT. Should drop right in.
rear disc conversion from a 91-96 Escort GT
struts/shocks from an Escort ZX2 S/R
>>15215314
Sway bars, strut brace, better engine, 4 piston disc brakes in front, 2 in rear, stiffened chassis, bilsteins, no power steering, sparco seats, twin disc clutch, dual exhaust, spoiler, wider tires
>>15215499
Shamefully there's only like 6 of those available
>>15215709
we convert it to a RWD platform.
Really just re-pop the old Sierra/Murkur thing.
Install turbo charged duratec/zetec what ever the fuck.
Call it the ZX2 RS
Then make after a year a RS500 that spit out 500hp for shit n giggles.
>>15215709
Isn't that on the same platform as the Mazda 323/Protege/Familia? If yes, 323 GTX or GTR drivetrain. AWD and a 1.8l turbo i4 with 185hp or 210hp, and potential for even more.
>>15219697
can't do that. The Escort/Mazda 323 never offered RWD.
You COULD do AWD though.
>>15219897
Sorry I can't follow rules.
Using GTX-GTR 323 box wouldn't do it any favor if trying to push some power. They found there limits on stock boost if driven hard.
So that leads me to go full retard, using that 3.4ltr v8 from the Taurus and find a manual transmission to handle it for a laugh.
>>15219942
>Sorry I can't follow rules.
into the trash all your ideas go then.
Find another thread fucktard.
>>15219951
>no fun allowed
Alright fagg/o/ts, next up is the critically panned Suzuki Esteem WAGON
GO
>>15219972
see posts regard Mazda gtr/gtx 4wd drive line due to one model of that generation of Suzuki I think came with 1.8 Dohc Mazda engine.
>>15219992
Jesus, how many Mazda engines did Suzuki use?
>>15219996
enough.
>>15219999
That's the one thing I don't get about Suzuki, Honda incorporates what it learns from motorcycle tech into its engines, Yamaha was contracted regularly by both Toyota, Volvo and Ford for cylinder head/engine designs, but fucking Suzuki never did this with their vehicles, I understand that they made reliable engines usually, but why in the fuck couldn't they make an engine that put out power like a Yamaha designed or Honda engine? It's like Suzuki was the perennial under-achiever when it came to auto engines
HOW TO MAKE TWINGO FAST ?????
>>15220013
Good question, who know. But they did make some oddball performance cars tho. Early swift/cutlass that had a GTi version that was bit of goer.
Maybe they saw no sense to fight for market that already had so many options?
>>15220039
Then why entire the auto market at all if you don't attempt to compete? It's a colossal waste of capital, another question is why didn't Kawasaki entire the auto world?
>>15220046
>another question is why didn't Kawasaki entire the auto world?
I dunno. I'm still waiting for John Deere to pull a Lamborghini on us and start building sports cars.
>>15220046
Well, they may not compete in performance class. But they do compete with the Vitara/Escudo/Jimmy in the small 4wd vehicle that is capable off road.
As for Kawasaki, they build boats and trains and other interest things so I can see why they don't do cars.
>>15220027
veeate
>>15220138
OP said a factory performance cars. That was a $75000 custom monstrosity.
Stay fucking reasonable.
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>>15220162
I know, it was meant jokingly.
Pic related, however, is pretty legit. Clio 172 engine swap.
You could also go for the 1.4T from the Renault 5(GT) Turbo.
