thanks your sharing. ya you are correct, i plan is will lightly mod example intercooler and break caliber, air filter, cos i hear that this car very engine very high temperature , right? so maybe i wil mod the intercooler move to front. i plan to buy the car owner is my friend, so i know is still virgin never mod before. recently i found a airtrek sell very cheap just around RM35k only 2003yr. but havent get contact the dealer/owner yet.Bro biao, do you plan to modify the Airtrek to get more juice out of it?
Let me share my story. When I bought my Airtrek, I was telling myself that I will not modify it. What more you need when you already have 240hp (well, that's the rating in the catalogue). Then when I drive it after some time, you'll feel that the car isn't really that fast.
10 year old Airtrek Turbo with no modification at all (untouch ya) with normal maintenance only will give you the most of 150-160whp. If condition is superb, maybe 170whp. Lugging that over 1600kgs chassis, 0 to 100 means around 9 secs. It's bullshit in the catalogue says 6.5 secs. Even lightly modded (exhaust, air filter and raised boost) Airtrek with stock internals and turbine will give you around 7 secs.
Morale of the story, unless you're really good and discipline NOT to touch it, then find a completely stock one. But I tell you, it's not going to be easy. Family type that owns those car, mostly have sold off cos it's too old. People who buys it are younger ones which for sure, modify it.
If you plan to be injected with poison by us here (hehehehe), it's OKAY to get a lightly modified one from the members here. Less worry, condition of our treks mostly are better than any car daelers claimed completely stock ones.
FYI, there are also quite a few members demodding the car back to stock just to sell... so your stock one, is it really 'virgin'? ... :)
because i have friend is hardcore racing member, he have share his experience to me also. he suggest me buy stock car better, cos he say we do not know the mod owner how their driving style.
why i choose 2003 yr model because of budget.