Popular Post Vintage Grumble Posted January 10 Popular Post Posted January 10 I got myself a new daily, one thats a bit more fun and engaging then the current. Its also quite possibly the greatest car ever made. Its so ridiculously fun to drive, it will make blood seep out of your japs eye. As is its zippy as shit, handles better than any other factory car I've even driven, its also actually quite comfortable and is very frugal on gas. An exceptional package (much like myself) that is criminally underated. I fucken love this thing. The vehicle in question is a 2020 Suzuki swift sport, shes a 6 speed manual and powered by the best of the K series engines (not the gay honda one 😉) the mighty K14C. Factory power of about 137hp, super torquey and because turbo, very easy to get a decent whack more power and talks out of with some tasteful bolt on mods. Now, I hear you thinking to yourself "calm down VG, its just a gay little nana car, and just a daily" and you're not wrong, but I'm going to share this journey here with you as I do plan to waste a bunch of money making this little nugget into a masterpiece of "sad old man in a midlyfe crisis trying to return to his youth by building a try hard boy racer spec car". Oh, and the reason for the name growler, my first car (first equal with an LH torana) was a first gen swift, and because I was a teenager I put a fairly loud exhaust on an otherwise std car and it was quite loud and had a growl to it, and my mates named it the growler, with the added dimension that its also a slang name for a vagina and thats humorous. Amyways, enough of that bollocks, I give you The Growler pt2: 10 2 1 Quote
Vintage Grumble Posted January 10 Author Posted January 10 Now, plans include, but are not limited too: New down pipe with high flow cat Cat back exhaust Cold air intake Aftermarket intercooler BOV because idiot Lowering springs Wheels/tyres ECU tickle up That should net about 170/180hp, with more talks coming in even earlier, which will be nuts as they are quite rapid standard, handle amazing and have excellent brakes, and only weigh 970kgs. And a screenshot from a video of one I quite like the look of: (minus body kit on the body kit and wing) 6 Quote
Vintage Grumble Posted January 10 Author Posted January 10 P.S. these things have no business being as amazing as they are standard, I went out on some local twisty roads last night, and I honestly dont think my 86 on semis could keep up with it. Amazing. But nothing is perfect, the only issue I have found so far, is that as a lanky gentleman, the rearview mirror is mighty low and really obscures vision out the front. BUT I found a place in OZ that makes stumpy mounts for Jimnys, as its also an issue in them, So now I just need to make sure they are the same. My bro in law just purchased a Jimny so will compare with his and order if same same. 5 Quote
xsspeed Posted January 10 Posted January 10 Welcome (back?) to new school shitboxes.co.ng VG I totally bought my NISMO (note) for none of those midlyf related issues either Bit more tunability in these than the note, I did consider at the time but note was closer to shitbox price point lol 3 Quote
CUL8R Posted January 10 Posted January 10 ^ @ Alex , no the Swift Sport are 5/114.3 Was about to say they look good with R33 wheels on them.. Quote
mjrstar Posted January 10 Posted January 10 4 minutes ago, CUL8R said: ^ @ Alex , no the Swift Sport are 5/114.3 Was about to say they look good with R33 wheels on them.. Or evo 8 wheels. Note these don't have a spare wheel, but there is provision for one and it does its, bit makes boot space about 40mm shallower if your fit the full size alloy. Wife really likes hers, it's orange and black and auto. 2 Quote
Willdat? Posted January 10 Posted January 10 1 hour ago, yoeddynz said: Are these 100mm pcd? I saw this listing you may be interested in: BBS Evo X MR 18x8.5 +38 5x114.3 Forged Wheels https://www.trademe.co.nz/5717730755 1 Quote
xsspeed Posted January 10 Posted January 10 1 hour ago, mjrstar said: Note Yes? A note does also have space for a spare and can fit a full size one with no compromise to already minuscule boot space so is clearly superior 3 Quote
Vintage Grumble Posted January 10 Author Posted January 10 In my 28 year driving career, the only time I have ever had a flat tyre, was when I blew two tyres on the same pothole, rendering my spare useless anyways. Plus I dont want to weigh down my new race car with a full spare 😉 2 1 Quote
xsspeed Posted January 10 Posted January 10 I bought some super light rim from Japan for the sole purpose of being my spare. Naturally I still removed it for drag day, because racecar 1 2 Quote
mjrstar Posted January 10 Posted January 10 4 minutes ago, Vintage Grumble said: In my 28 year driving career, the only time I have ever had a flat tyre, was when I blew two tyres on the same pothole, rendering my spare useless anyways. Plus I dont want to weigh down my new race car with a full spare 😉 The sidewall delete on these is pretty easy on today's potholes as there isn't much sidewall to start with. I too have not had a flat in a bazillion years but wife being stuck between hamilton and rotorua with no spare turns into a time consuming inconvenient kind of day. 4 Quote
xsspeed Posted January 10 Posted January 10 Also im sure you have seen but there is a truck load of hks gear for these, rip your wallet on buyee 1 Quote
Mof Posted January 10 Posted January 10 5 hours ago, yoeddynz said: Cool car vg ❤️ It's the new k11? 😈 1 Quote
yoeddynz Posted January 10 Posted January 10 Can't compare. Will never be as cute, classy, cheap or dependable. I wish we'd kept ours 1 Quote
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