a4avant Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Want to make sure any cars I look at are unmodded examples - I'm always hesitant to buy something that's been modded, because you never know how well the work was done (not to mention it's a good indication the car's been thrashed!). Could any of you with GT's or spec.bs take pictures of your stock engine compartment and suspension setup? The larger/more angles the better! Also, what are some of the telltale signs the cars have been modded? I know to look for heat shields, turbo/downpipe, intake, cat, etc., but is there anything in particular I should be keeping an eye out for? EDIT: '07s/'08s that is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LGT-NY Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a4avant Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 not saying I'm not going to mod it myself - I just don't trust a 1-2 year old car that's been modded and is already up for sale. Either they've had problems, thrashed the car badly and wanted it gone, or were awesome to the car and I get free performance mods. Option 3 doesn't outweigh option 1 and 2 for me - so I'd rather pick one up stock and do any modding myself. I'm sure I can tell if there's a mod already on the car - that's easy. But if somebody tried to put it back to stock before selling (and got lazy and forgot/couldn't find a heat shield or something similar), it can be hard to tell if you're not used to looking at that particular car. And lord knows I don't trust dealers to tell me the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LGT-NY Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 If you knew how many stage 3 cars were parted out and sold as stock you'd crap yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWDxBOOST Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 how about you post pictures of what your looking at and we'll tell u if its modded....therefore saving us time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LGT-NY Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 There's an idea. You do the foot work honky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a4avant Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 If you knew how many stage 3 cars were parted out and sold as stock you'd crap yourself. Yep, that's why I'm worried Especially on a spec.b if I end up with one, figure they're a lot more likely to be modded than a 2.5GT. Oh, for sh*ts and giggles, this is the "spec.b" I found nearby http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=22&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-spec.b|E-ALL|M-_45_|H-|D-_410_|N-N|R-250|I-1%2c7|P-PRICE+descending|Q-descending|Y-_2008-2007_|X-popular|Z-20910&aff=national&paId=303362264&recnum=3&leadExists=true You think they wouldn't show the 5eat and the 2.5GT badge on the back... Unfortunately, most dealers post crap pics, so not sure how much help these will be - http://images.cars.com/supersized/DMI/4910/12197.10.jpg Figure if I find some pics of a stock one and know what parts to look for, I can ask the dealers to take pics of specific areas before I even bother showing up. Really don't feel like driving 4 hours to find out the car's clearly been modded/parted out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LGT-NY Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 That second link looks bone stock. But Like I said, you never know. The only way to be completely sure is to buy new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWDxBOOST Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 looks stock as a rock to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LGT-NY Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Wait!!! I recognize that engine!! That's the guy who had the GT40R with the stock tranny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a4avant Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 Wait!!! I recognize that engine!! That's the guy who had the GT40R with the stock tranny. Oh Snap! Dodged a bullet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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j255c Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Wait!!! I recognize that engine!! That's the guy who had the GT40R with the stock tranny. what's wrong with the stock tranny everyone says its good for 400wtq 06 TB EVO IX SE stock turbo monster subaru hater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonts Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 what's wrong with the stock tranny everyone says its good for 400wtq :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleM Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I dunno, that top mount looks to be in perfect condition. How many miles does that car have? I bet he had a huge front mount the whole time he owned the car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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