how tuners work Options

[akamiami]

www.howstuffworks.com then select tuners.

My favorite quote "Once the right engine is bolted in, another decision has to be made -- turbo or super? " I asked myself the same question when I bolted in my engine.....

Interestingly enough, I found absolutely no mention of DSM's, Evo's, or even Mitsubishi. I guess the dsm isn't as much of a 'tuner' car as a scion or oh god...Focus....they actually said focus....

[JBone]

Unfortunately, Ricers are being more confused with tuners as the years go on, thanks to the F & F movie. I encountered it earlier this week... with DSMers even. I was at a car show Sunday that had both import and domestice, new and old. There were more domestics, but the imports/ sport compact cars were there to make a presence. There was a kid in with a SRT-4 revin' his stock car to almost redline so people could here is stock exhaust and BOV. Then, I spotted a few 2G DSM's, an Evo, and 2 massively turbo'd Civics. I thought to myself, I should go check 'em out and see what's what. Welll, unfortunately, the first one I talk to is a kid with a 2G GS-T and a few mods. I hear him talkin' to other people about listenin'n to blow off valves and how other car's BOV's sound in other cars. Out of all those import buffoons I talked to one kid who had a seriously well built GS-T. One... out of about 7 or 8. 12.5%... of import "tuners." Not good.

Just my take on it.