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Scared out of my mind to buy one without an Eaton. KB/Whipple guys enter please
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<blockquote data-quote="black 10th vert" data-source="post: 12999943" data-attributes="member: 65729"><p>No different opinion per se, only that you follow some of the advice already given by trying to get a good feel about how the previous owner maintained and used the car, as well as looking into the history of how many owners it had, doing the obvious Carfax stuff, etc. Also, as mentioned, get a compression check done, and if you actually buy it, take it to a reputable tuner to be sure it is running safely and efficiently. My biggest fear at this point is the age of these cars means that most of them will have been through multiple owners by now, and some of them may have been younger guys that hammered the car badly, or that the car may have been seriously modded, raced, and then de-modded to sell (which happens a lot with these cars mainly because the mods are worth more separately). When I mentioned "younger guys" (18-25, or so), that is not meant to offend anyone because I know we have a lot of members in that age bracket now that the prices have come down a bit, but generally speaking that age bracket tends to be rougher on cars due to general lack of knowledge, experience, and sometimes immaturity which leads to a need to "show off" because of insecurity. That is something to be judged case by case, though, just like the cars themselves because I have known several guys in that bracket that were more mature and mechanically knowledgeable than guys in their 40's! My last piece of advice is to get one tuned at a moderate psi range (generally not exceeding 18-19 psi) so that it can run on straight 93 octane. Anything that needs meth injection, or Torco to run is NOT something you will want as a DD, as that will get old quickly, and could lead to more of those issues you fear. Something in the 12-15 psi range with a TS will be really fun to drive and as reliable as any Eaton inmo as long as the supporting mods are correct, and of course - tune. In the end, you are going to be the one looking at the car(s), and since you have owned one before, you have the advantage of knowing what the car should have, how it should drive, and be able to judge overall condition based on that knowledge. Don't fear buying a modded one, though, because I feel that is the best value going if it was done right. ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="black 10th vert, post: 12999943, member: 65729"] No different opinion per se, only that you follow some of the advice already given by trying to get a good feel about how the previous owner maintained and used the car, as well as looking into the history of how many owners it had, doing the obvious Carfax stuff, etc. Also, as mentioned, get a compression check done, and if you actually buy it, take it to a reputable tuner to be sure it is running safely and efficiently. My biggest fear at this point is the age of these cars means that most of them will have been through multiple owners by now, and some of them may have been younger guys that hammered the car badly, or that the car may have been seriously modded, raced, and then de-modded to sell (which happens a lot with these cars mainly because the mods are worth more separately). When I mentioned "younger guys" (18-25, or so), that is not meant to offend anyone because I know we have a lot of members in that age bracket now that the prices have come down a bit, but generally speaking that age bracket tends to be rougher on cars due to general lack of knowledge, experience, and sometimes immaturity which leads to a need to "show off" because of insecurity. That is something to be judged case by case, though, just like the cars themselves because I have known several guys in that bracket that were more mature and mechanically knowledgeable than guys in their 40's! My last piece of advice is to get one tuned at a moderate psi range (generally not exceeding 18-19 psi) so that it can run on straight 93 octane. Anything that needs meth injection, or Torco to run is NOT something you will want as a DD, as that will get old quickly, and could lead to more of those issues you fear. Something in the 12-15 psi range with a TS will be really fun to drive and as reliable as any Eaton inmo as long as the supporting mods are correct, and of course - tune. In the end, you are going to be the one looking at the car(s), and since you have owned one before, you have the advantage of knowing what the car should have, how it should drive, and be able to judge overall condition based on that knowledge. Don't fear buying a modded one, though, because I feel that is the best value going if it was done right. ;-) [/QUOTE]
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