The coupe I bought recently came with the full z1 touring catback. And I've decided I want a new exhaust. Will be selling this one, it's still in excellent shape. I want a quieter exhaust. Maybe a smidge louder than factory, but not a ton. Vqs do not sound good loud. At all. Leaning to perhaps the revel medallion?
Volume is hard to judge unless your actually there so if anyone has any input I'd appreciate it.
What do I need to run e85 in my 05 g35? Obviously a tune. Do these need a new pump? Injectors? And does someone offer a reasonable canned tune? Or good enough to datalog remotely?
Where I live 91 is not good fuel. It's almost never 91. Usually closer to 89. 87 is usually around 85. 93 just plain doesn't exist. But I've had multiple cars tuned for e85 and we have consistently good e85 here. It's also less than half the price of 91. So I want to switch.
I'm not concerned with max power. I bought this because it's fun to drive and different. Fast it is not.
In the southern usa. Have about 13 or 14k to spend. I've had a lot but want something new to me. I need it to be reasonably reliable and I'm not willing to buy an automatic. Stick shift only.
I tried a 9th gen civic si. I wasn't a huge fan of fwd. It's the only one I've tried and I've never had one. It wasn't the worst, but I didn't really love the fwd aspect. The way it accelerated and pulled through turns. The rest of the car was fantastic. Extremely eager. Felt much faster than it is. Very engaging.
I tried a 2013 brz. The way the car felt in turns and the way the weight transferred and all was great. I like rwd. The acceleration however was slow at best. Boring really. I'm sure it was faster than it felt, but it felt very lazy and much slower than I think it is. Gearing maybe. But unless it was actively turning it was sorta boring. The civic is pretty identical and felt much faster and more eager. The rest of the car was good.
I like Miatas but I want back seats, even little ones. My kids are young. They will fit. And I rarely have them in my car instead of the family car. But I want the option.
Have considered a g35/g37. Have considered a Hyundai Genesis coupe but unsure if I want to buy a Hyundai.
Give me suggestions or input please. I'd love to know what y'all suggest.
I live in Oklahoma. Highway is abundant. Curves are not. Despite this I am considering a small momentum car. Namely an nc Miata or an frs/brz. I have a wife and family but we have a family car, this would be my personal car.
Stick shift is non negotiable for me. My budget isn't exact but I don't really want to spend much more than 15k. I drive over 1000 miles a month for work alone so gas mileage isn't a deal breaker but is an upside.
I've always wanted a Miata for whatever reason. My choice would be an nc car with the LSD and 6 speed.
The toyobaru is a little more capable on the highway it seems. Little more powerful. Maybe less reliable. Though my wife's Subaru has been superb.
A cyclone mustang wouldn't be a bad option either. Heavier and less nimble, but way faster and more powerful, more comfortable and capable, and ironically gets the best gas mileage of these three. But I've had several mustangs.
All these choices are slow. I'm not after speed. My current truck is faster than all these options. And I've had fast cars. A twin turbo coyote mustang, blown 3 valve, blown fairlady, puck clutch/downpipe/e85 WRX, etc. Lots of other cars. Currently I have an Ecoboost f150 rclb tuned to e30.
In my search for a different type of fun, which car would y'all recommend for my use case?
Thanks