b210in Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 well my neighbor down about a block from me just bought a 2006 mitsu evo. it's bonestock minus a filter and a nice and loud blow off valve. he came to my house to show it off to me and to see when i would line up my vet against it. Well i said to him, forget my vet becuase my b210 is better than his car in at least three ways. man did he get pissed. we bet a twelve pack of miller chill on this. i told him that my car has better gas milieage. he conceeded and agreed. that's one. the b 210 has smaller dent in the wallet that his car. i have less than a grand in my car and he still owes twenty something. he reluctanly agreed, that's two. the last one is where the argument is. i told him my car has better moddability than his. he disagreed. i argued that my 1974 b210 is smogg excempt and that basically i can put a rocket under the hood and i will not get a ticket. he already got pulled over for having his loud ass blow off valve, and while the chp checked the blow off valve they also checked everything else to make sure it was legal to drive on the road. what's even more creepy is that they also checked to see if it was the stock turbo. he also argues that they make a ton of aftermarket parts for his car and therefore his car is more moddable. who's right me or him. if you agree with him, then help me think of something else that my car is better at than his. Quote Link to comment
CharlieBucket Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 so did you race? this more of a who's is more moddable in california! i assume your there when talking about cops checking for stock turbo's. well there are def. more evo parts out there for purchase, i can't find anything for my b210. but didn't you do a v8 conv. in yours? so i don't know the answer but i would like to know who bought the beers! i think the 210 is better because you never see another while driving it. at least i never have. Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 emissions exempt means you don't have to get checked but you are legally supposed to keep the stock engine and all emissions items in good working order. The 'ability' to swap an engine is not moddability. Any car can be modified by a good machine shop and fabricator weather or not there is aftermarket support. So that's pretty null. You'd be better off with a new argument. Your car is less likely to be stolen in downtown LA?? :D Your car's value remains the same or increases with inflation while his loses value for many years to come. Quote Link to comment
hang_510 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 if you agree with him, then help me think of something else that my car is better at than his. depreciation (what bleach said) yours is going back up :lol: while his will plumet towards zero. will it still be on the road in 30+ years? not likely! id say he owes you a 4pak of zima :P Quote Link to comment
b210in Posted May 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 that's right, my car is less likely to get stolen. forget zima's, that's girl beer. Quote Link to comment
fiveNdime Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 he also argues that they make a ton of aftermarket parts for his car and therefore his car is more moddable. who's right me or him. if you agree with him, then help me think of something else that my car is better at than his. I think he is right. Simply because you didn't state "Legally" in your question for him. You both could strap a rocket to it, but legally is a different story. He has more after market parts available for his car, which leads me to he wins. Bummer for you, but thats how I see it. on the second part of the quote, I would argue that after market parts are cheaper for your car, or that your car is easier to work on.....or something to that nature. Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 i would tend to think that he wins in amount of bolt on parts but you win for creativeity and originality not to mention potential and if he still dissagrees show him these Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 ......on the second part of the quote, I would argue that after market parts are cheaper for your car, or that your car is easier to work on.....or something to that nature. Not only easier to work on but easier to fix! Your car quits and is on the side of the road. 1/ You check for spark: Yes? go the 2/ No? check points, set? got power?, wires, cap, coil OK? 2/ Got gas? Yes? go to 1/ No? check carb, inline filter plugged? mechanical pump? If you have gas and spark it will likely run. Less complicated... less to go wrong... easier to figure out.... easier to fix on the side of the road. Try this with his car. Everything is sensors and ECU. Fuel injection, electronics, computerized. Good freekin' luck even guessing what's wrong without a lap top. Quote Link to comment
datsunfish Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Is the car with the v8 the car in the bet? If so,as is you have a v8 which is most likely a GM..?whatever,there may be more modifications out there for that than an evo which could lead to your technical win. Tons of bolt on over the counter domestic aftermarket shit.Think as is.:cool: Quote Link to comment
stilltwisted Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 (1)you own yours, if you both sell your cars tomarrow you will get -x-dollars for yours ,his is worth less than he owes,,,(2) if you do live in calif then INS is way cheaper for yours,,, :D(3)it takes an real man to to drive a car thats Unique ,any one with a fica score of 400 can get a usedcar off a lot at 16% intrest,,(4) if he wants a car with so wow factor tell him to import an early evo like an evo3,,theres so ammo!!!! ;) Quote Link to comment
kiznook Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 is moddable a word? Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 is moddable a word? when I was made a moderator of this site that proved that I was moddable. :cool: I'm also adminable. Quote Link to comment
CharlieBucket Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 wow i never saw the car finished. saw the thread where you ask if you should put the v8 in. nice work, looks really tough too. so what did you fill the bumper hole up front with. got any closer pictures of that? i'm not sure who wins the bet, but i love your car. Quote Link to comment
b210in Posted May 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 the car in the picture is not my car. i have not even started my car yet. my v8 will go in next tax season. i will probably just split the twelve pack and call it even stevens. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 you have a v8 which is most likely a GM..?Nah, a GM small block is too wide to fit a Datsun. That's a Ford 5.0. Fits right in between the Datsun strut towers. Quote Link to comment
b210in Posted May 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 i would tend to think that he wins in amount of bolt on parts but you win for creativeity and originality not to mention potential and if he still dissagrees show him these man, i'm really diggin this car, minus the trailer hack job on the hood and ghetto paint job. it looks like a little dragster. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Nah, a GM small block is too wide to fit a Datsun. That's a Ford 5.0. Fits right in between the Datsun strut towers. Not so much the width, I think, as the Ford has the distributor in front. No firewall bashing. Fords are lighter too, a really big plus. Quote Link to comment
b210in Posted May 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 the width is almost the same. the small block chevy is 20 inches across on it's widest point. the advantage to the ford small block is that the sump is in the front of the engine and therefore it's easier to retain the stock b210 steering. chevy's have the sump in the rear. Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 the car isnt mine its on craigslist found the link in a thread on here and had to save the pics they were just to sweet as for finishing up the panel where the bumper used to sit it looks just like a piece of sheet metal as for the "trailer hack job on the hood" i agree i personally think a shorter airfilter would have been better then it would have go under the stock hood and yeah ford motors the distributer is in fron so its eayier to do a tune up and such but im a chevy guy myself so i would run chevy if i did this Quote Link to comment
racerx Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Well it's a matter of opinion...base on the criteria your posted then your car wins but if you ask about creature comport, speed, HP then maybe his. The wild card is obviously ego..in other wards whose ego is bigger.:D BTW, there's an AB616 for California, that legislators are trying to pass and if this passes nobody wins. This got killed ahile back and some numskull is trying to get it to pass again. Quote Link to comment
racerx Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Nah, a GM small block is too wide to fit a Datsun. That's a Ford 5.0. Fits right in between the Datsun strut towers. yep..check out where the distributor is at, Chevy's usually have theirs at the back of the engine. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 Try and fit a Chevy V8 into a B210 with stock strut towers -- I dare you! Then you'll see how width matters. That black B210 sure sold fast ... the only B210 I've ever loved :-) such a cool car. Quote Link to comment
babywolfz Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 if u line up a completely slammed b210 with the works on it and an evo together... i would rather or WILL head over to check out the B210... Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 To get really rediculous, the Buick 455 distributor is in front, the weight would probably flatten every coil in the front suspension [but what a noise!]. Quote Link to comment
djmoreron Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 can your b210 do this? just looking for a reason to post the vid. i like the b210 more. besides, insurance in california for the evo is outrageous, since all young guys buy em up and crash em. i think it was #1 on some list of wrecked cars a few years back. Quote Link to comment
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