Mainly money, or buy a chevy...

'86 Elcamino, 350, 700r4, 3.73
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'94 Toyota Pickup, 22RE shaved head with a hot cam, 5sp 4WD, 31" Mud Brutes. The box in the passenger floor board is actually the new shaved head and cam before it got put in.
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And my sometimes daily driver, depends on the occasion, 2006 Kenworth, Caterpillar diesel, 1500gpm pump.
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Here you go, 2006 STi - 100% stock, mods not really required :mdr:

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Here is 2 out of 4 of our current stable, though these two happen to be my two favorites.

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The closer is our 06 BMW M5 SMG. We got it at the end of January this year. It was a CPO. No mods - it's already unbelievably fast...every time I drive it I can't believe a 4000lb sedan can move like it does (not just acceleration though, handling and braking are impeccable as well).

The further one is my personal daily driver, an 04 G35 Coupe 6MT. I actually just got it back from the dealership for its 60K service, and she runs much better now. They basically replaced every fluid in the car and cleaned all the fuel injectors and what not. She has a few mods. Slotted front rotors with semi-race pads, cool air intake, lightweight pulleys, engine damper mount, rear strut bar, sway bars front and rear, dark tint. The car came stock with Brembo brakes front and rear.

Our other two (not pictured) vehicles are a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 w/ 5.7L Hemi and a 2002 Honda Accord V6. The Honda is stock while the Ram has a K&N drop in inside the stock air box.

The truck has to be one of the most deceiving vehicles I have ever driven. You would never think a large, 5000lb truck would be fast at all, but even with just 2 gears to its 105mph limiter, it'll easily keep up to my G35 which has almost 4 gears to the same speed and 1500lbs less weight...

That M5 is an absolute monster, I'd be very impressed if anyone posts a stock car that will touch that!

I'm getting an M35 as a 'sleeper' project for my wife (who will drive it without any clue) that will get many well hidden but easily activated enhancements

That would be taking a step backwards.:lol:

96 Grand Cherokee, The only child I'll ever have. All mods and work performed by me including body and paint except the green tweed interior. Sound is all JL-Audio and Focal,every bulb in and out is LED except Headlamps which are Xenon's, Motor stock except a Chip,K&N tube and filter,Aftermarket tube header and single 3" exhaust with Cat delete. I'm rolling on 20's,Thinking about a set of solid chrome 22's ?

That's volvos for ya.

You're talking the 5.9 gasser in your Dakota, right? To get to 400 in that would likely need a full performance build, including a stroker to increase displacement. The 5.9 Cummins can get there almost with only a programmer.

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Here's my daily driver hot rod. Its a 06 Toyota Tacoma with the X-Runner package (18"wheels, body kit, suspension etc) 4.0 6cyl with 6sp. Lighting is making it look orange on my camera phone for some reason though. Its stock excpet for the black headlight mod, B&M shifter, and sound system.

He's actually got the 5.2 gasser, what we really need to know is if its a Magnum or not and what fuel injection system he has. If its multiport instead of throttle body, 300 crank hp might be possible with headers, a hotter cam, rockers, and a little ecu tuning. Some aftermarket heads on top of that should take you over 300 crank hp no problem. Check out some dakota sites, there's a bunch and have alot of info.

my current toys

2006 mazdaspeed 6, my daily driver
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standback ecu,turbo inlet pipe,cai,hks bov

1998 integra gsr
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ctr pistons,itr rods,ported head,skink2 pro stage 2 cams, skunk2 intakemanifold,skunk2 68mm t-body,dc sports 4-1 header,RS-R cat back,hondata s200,password jdm intake,
no ps,no ac,no hvac


1990 talon TSi drag car
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500whp 8.5-1 compression,hks 272 cams,forged rods and pistons,3 inch turbo back exhaust,TMO,FP red,frontmount,msd dis2,coil on plug,and alot more

1996 stealth rt
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really old pic, garage queen, it has track lite rims now and its wingless, was over 500hp but slowly going back to stock afer i went through 3 transfer cases

that covers most of mine, i have afew more if anyone wants to see them

2000 monte carlo ls v6 3.3L
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I remember a article I read years back about guys getting 600+hp out of those Talons and Eclipes,scary horsepower for such a little car. 10sec 1/4's are a reality. Impressive stuff.

Lets see....

I have a 02 lighning, 02 supercrew, 00 zx12r, 97 mark vii, 86 big block f250, 67 fairlane, and I think that is it right now. Lightning is black, supercrew is white, bike is red, lincoln is white and the fairlane is in pieces. I had a few mustangs and few other lincolns and a big body 78 bronco, but those are gone. Had about half a dozen bikes in the same number of years. Full size cars are work, just getting them to drive right everyday can be a challenge. Never had a new car, too cheap for that...

Every vehicle listed so far are all nice rides !

I whole heartedly agree to a point, I can easliy afford new but I'm old school. My method of thinking has always ben that anybody can finance a sweet ride, but building one yourself is the way to go. The other side of the coin is; I have restored,painted,customized at least 13-14 personal cars/trucks over the last 25years and I have sworn to myself that my Jeep is the last. To much dam work,I'm buying new next time ! I'd rather have payments than break my nutz at home.