I GOT SPONSORED - help me pick parts

[XFreeRollerX]

Some retarded strike of luck this car sponsorship company has replied to an application I put in to have my 07 Versa sponsored for parts

I am offered basic parts for free to start, until I start attending larger shows then they send things like free suspention kits and custom body kits

Can this be too good to be true?

The basic list of parts I can choose from right now:Race tubeinterior lighting kitShort shifterDry flow filter (already have)Spiral Seiries Coaxial Speakers (???)Mr Grille Billet Grille High performance Engine coolant Glow Shift Gauge with tripple pillar pod (??)

I gave them info for my application fee which was like $90 but I told them I did not want to pay a dime until I get approved for my free stuff...however they require I pick one part to receive for free....IDK what to pick though

Also, the website http://www.carsponsorships.com, anyone know of it or have experience with them?

[DReAmZ]

hey man i hear alot of negative feedback on them. i got accepted by them as well.

[XFreeRollerX]

hey man i hear alot of negative feedback on them. i got accepted by them as well.

Should I pull back?

I dont like the idea of promoting things... im rather skeptical about this whole thing

[biggie]

Yeah, I'll go ahead and say it: Run away with the swiftness of the wind!

[XFreeRollerX]

Yeah, I'll go ahead and say it: Run away with the swiftness of the wind!

Does this mean get my money back or go for the sponsorship?

[2dr_sentra]

The basic list of parts I can choose from right now:Race tube

High performance Engine coolant

High performance engine coolent? seriously?

wtf is a Race tube?

[XFreeRollerX]

High performance engine coolent? seriously?

wtf is a Race tube?

IDK either thats why im rather iffy about it

[xtremeversa]

i got sponsored by them... get out beore they take your money! its a joke. i met a couple other people who got sponsored... theres a LOOOOT of hidden catches that they dont mention ANYTHING about....

[Urq]

You did not get Sponsored you git SCAMED!There are two different company's out there doing this and they give you free stickers to promote there buisness that just takes your money.Hope you did not give them any yet????

[1_Sleek_Versa]

What no Flux Capacitor in the list of mods??????

[Red Devil]

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeah. Run away and be glad they somehow didnt get any credit info. Anyone who'd want to sponsor a Versa to "show off" is up to something. Usually for sponsorship you've got to fill out a big app. It usually entails minimum amounts of shows you need to go to, e.t.c.

[Nismo V]

Well let's see were to start, first it's nice to hear you are working towards improving your car.. Now to answer your question always pick function and quality parts from trusted manufacturers.

Now I have seen cars that are sponsored by carsponsorships.com as well as having friends that I personally know being featured in major movies work with them as well and they are doing just fine.

But the only thing that may be hard for you is gaining more sponsorships for major parts like Body Kits, Custom Audio/Video Equipment and Paint, the basic stuff like lite tubes, air filters, grills are all inexpensive you could buy yourself. Most of the cars you see in major car shows and magazines have been done by tuner shops and car clubs that are marketing for major parts vendors, so they have already vested a good amount of cash in those vehicles to be Show and or Race ready.

Your position with carsponsorship.com is simple they give you a list of Parts vendors to choose from you pick a part then you do research getting show info the vendor can use to market their products for future shows..

Or you can do what most of the people that don't want to do promoting do, take a product discount and get some stickers from the manufacturer, they usually are the ones looking to make a big parts score and come up short.

Now that said like everything in life you have to work for what you get.. nothing is free bro..

Last don't be discouraged by some individuals "Red Devil" about your car... and to think he drives a Versa

[Red Devil]

So because I drive one means I cant give him my honest opinion?

I mean seriously, "Racing Tube"? "High Performance Coolant", you're kidding me. I have a Versa for saving gas and being a daily. I have my 300rwhp for modifications and hoonage. Better to mod a car that you dont make payments and dont have a warranty than to have a warranty voided by some half arsed mods.

[Nismo V]

Wow! someone is sensitive why discourage someone when they are asking for help. You should think what were his posted questions. To better get my point read.

His questions to sum it up were,

1) was the offer to good to be true2) which part should he choose from the sponsors3) did anyone have any experience with carsponsorship.com

Didn't see were you answered any of those, also it would be nice to see you not hating on a fellow Nissan owner for once..

Oh yeah if you don't know something it is good to ask ex. " High Performance Coolant" like the one Red Line Oil makes Water Wetter "Super Coolant" which is track proven.. but you already knew that right? check the teams they sponsor that use the product on the link below.. 27yrs experience counts a little too don't you think?

http://www.redlineoil.com/motorsport.asp

You can read up on race tube here,

http://www.killerglass.com/sto...th=65

[Red Devil]

Watter Wetter is a coolant additive, not a stand alone coolant. The "Super Cool" is just normal water plus the watter wetter additive. You add it to antifreeze, not the pre-mixed 50/50 stuff. I should know, since I use it in my 240 during the summer. The "race tube" really has no point being on a Versa. It's not necessary because the Versa isnt a high performance machine.

In my first post I cleary mentioned that it seemed too good to be true. If carsponsorship wants to show off a Versa, I thought it was too good to be true, "yeeeeeeeeeeeeeah. Run away and be glad they somehow didnt get any credit info. Anyone who'd want to sponsor a Versa to "show off" is up to something." Thats where I mentioned that it seemed too good to be true. I never once insulted the guy or even was referring to him.

I dont think he should choose any of those parts. When you're "sponsored" you basically become the companies monkey. You are required by the company to go to events or be in magazine articles. They just dont throw parts at you and let you drive around for free.

Like I said, I never "hated" on the guy. Never once did I ever mention any malice towards him. I think you need to back off and realize I'm just expressing my opinion about this. Calm down and stop taking my comments out of context.

[Nismo V]

Anyone who'd want to sponsor a "Versa" to show off is up to something.Did I take you out of context? So is being sponsored a bad thing.. most pro race teams are sponsored "bunch of monkey's"

As far as the Red Line product goes it was an example of what a coolant products are out there that work good to know you used it.

Question have you been to any major carshows or races? If you have then you know that the types of cars representing any manufacturer is very diverse and almost any car can become a show or race car it's all about determination and money.

Your 240 is 18 years old a lot has been done from a aftermarket stand point to enhance your vehicle over that time til now. While on the other hand the USDM Versa is only going into it's third year of production. Which gives plenty of parts manufacturer's r&d team's time to find what will and will not work for this car.

Oh yeah as far as Hating goes I choose to say that because you always have a negative response to any Versa modifications remember this is a Versa forum most people on here are looking to get the most out of their Versa one way or another.. better gas milage, perfomance or looks, here is the definition of Hating and Haterade,

Hating; When one puts down the success or fortune of others due to jealousy.

Haterade; a figurative drink representing a modality of thought. those who consume it are themselves consumed by the negativity which with they speak.

Learn to use the pro's and con's of a situation... life is not always so negative.

Don't be hatin' bro..

[Red Devil]

I'm jealous?

Sorry, thats not true. I'm perfectly happy with my Versa the way it is. I am happy with my 240 as well. When people ask for an opinion, I'm going to give it, wether it be positive or negative. The fact of the matter is I dislike the school of "Let me add a giant wing, chinzy body kit, neon lights, fart can, e.t.c." thought.

Race team sponsorship is a whole different game. Sponsoring for car shows and other similair things are different. It's like comparing Apples to Oranges. And yes, you took me out of context. No where did I mention a "bunch of monkeys". I said you become their monkey. Go to this amount of car shows, do this amount of that, e.t.c. Actually, it's more like you're their whore when it comes to a "show car" sponsorship.

BTW, I didnt know you were a psychologist. I didnt know I was so negative that my anger and hate has consumed me. God, how does my girlfriend put up with my angry buying of nice things for her, angry taking her out for dinner, and other angry things I do for her.

The Versa was not built for heavy modifications. The transmission cant put up with even a moderate increase in power. The engine is built for economy, not power. The frame is made for everyday driving, not heavy cornering. Yes, someone with too much time and money could modify a Versa for this purpose, but all that money would be better spent towards a more capable car.

The Silvia was a car designed to handle decently and with a sporty, turbocharged engine. Unfortunately they didnt bring the SR20DET over and gave us the KA24 instead. Luckily the SR20 is a direct drop in and is easily modified. It is easier, cheaper, and you get better results from modding a 240. Even with a turbo kit, CAI, exhaust and other mods, the Versa only puts out 175hp and then gets transmission issues. An SR20DET with similair mods can put out in the mid 250-270whp range.

A 240SX is a completely different car with a completely different design/purpose than a Versa. The 240SX has only recently received a lot of attention in the aftermarket recently. 4 or 5 years ago, you couldnt find jack for a 240SX. More people were interested in the Honda, RX-7, Supra, e.t.c. The 240 was the black sheep of the tuning world. Then came the first SR20 swaps. Drifting started to become popular and all of a sudden, BOOM! Now everyone has an SR swapped 240. Even RB26 swaps are becoming commonplace.

Please, dont try to "educate" me on these issues. I have a lot more experience with modifying cars than just wiring in some dorky lights and adding an ugly looking body kit.

All of this because someone thinks my opinion to be too harsh. Why don't people just ignore it, make their own posts and continue taking the interwebs so seriously?
Modified by Red Devil at 9:25 PM 10/11/2008

[ds08versa]

If they offer free blinker fluid im in

[Nismo V]

By the way you talk it's as if you had done r&d work before on a Versa before..

Had to throw in the gf.. classy bro.. real classy..

As far as drifting goes it's been around a while.. Keiichi Tsuchiya made the first drifting vid in the late 70's.. just the US didn't catch on to drift until the late 90's, as far as the 240 goes I have seen some monster built ones... as well as some weak ones too..

Race team sponsorship is just an example of how far sponsorship can be taken and what options can be used to improve a car.. Example this months Ride magazine has a FX35 that does a 12.7 sec @ 110mph and guess what it's sponsored and he doesn't race it at the tracks all the time.. it's a show car that can race when needed.. I guess open wheel racing, drag and nascar must be the biggest "whores" since they wear the most stickers and are always racing for their sponsors...

I wouldn't think of trying to educate you I stopped playing with crayons long ago

To the rest of the versa members the best versa is your versa your way your style..

Check out one of my friend's ride you'll see what I mean about what can be done to a car..

Here's a link feature title is "Blue Meanie" http://www.carbon8mag.com/issue/2008/september.php

[Red Devil]

Wow, and you call me negative? I'm not going around trying to insult someones intelligence by saying, " I stopped playing with crayons long ago".

Once again, a race sponsorship is different. Take F1. Sponsors really dont do much as far as parts or products. You dont see Marlboro giving free parts to Ferrari or Dupont giving the #24 team free spoilers. Sponsors usually pay for the opportunity to have their brand/products pasted on cars that get global attention. You wont see a Bridgestone sponsored car using Goodyear tires though. Thats more of a contract thing. With "show car" sponsorships you need to do X amount of shows to keep getting free parts/products. Like I said before, it's like apples and oranges.

Yes, drifting was very popular in Japan. It really started as a way to get understeering race cars to take turns better. It was prevelant with the KGPC10 GT-R race cars of the 60's and 70's. I assumed you knew a lil bit about drifting to assume I meant the US when it came to the popularity boom comment I made.

You also seem to make it that I dont know the quality of some 240's out there. Yes, there are many flavors of 240 out there. Everything from a half arsed SR swap to full blown Twin Turbo LS1 builds that do 9-10 second in the 1/4. You can make anything go faster if you throw enough money at it. The important thing is the cost to gain ratio.

That FX35 you mention is moderately fast, but if it cost them over $10,000-$15,000 to get there, is it worth it? You can get a 240 for around $1000-$2000 dollars. Add in about $5000-$7000 dollars in parts and tuning and you can get a car to do 11 second 1/4 miles. Take the base price of the FX35, not to mention if you void the warranty on it, combined with parts and inevitable failure of some components and you realize, it's not worth it. It all comes down to a vehicles potential and if it's worth it to make said vehicle do something it wasnt intended to do.

I never make such claims about doing R&D on a Versa. I used common sense. The Tiida/Versa is marketed and built as a car that gets compact car mpg with a midsize interior space. It's not built to be thrown around. The transmission problems were made aware by the original turbo Versa creator/owner, Fox marketing.

I think you seriously need to layoff. I expressed my opinion and answered the OP's question. I never brought personal attacks into this, you did with your smarmy comments in your first post, naming me specifically. I don't know what your issue with me is, since you've been trying to argue/insult me since Russianbulls topics. You seem to want to pick a fight or argue with me just to argue. You seem to want to argue with me, but get over it. This problem/issue you have with me is getting old.
Modified by Red Devil at 3:20 PM 10/13/2008

[lazeballz]

[marleyfan]

Why don't you guys take it outside. On second thought keep it in here. I enjoy a good virtual fight.

[Red Devil]

The thing is, I wasnt trying to start any fights in my original post. I was just answering the OP's question.

[Skim302]

I'm jealous? Even with a turbo kit, CAI, exhaust and other mods, the Versa only puts out 175hp and then gets transmission issues. An SR20DET with similair mods can put out in the mid 250-270whp range.

Modified by Red Devil at 9:25 PM 10/11/2008

Actually the turboed V was pushing 260whp if I'm not mistaken.

[Red Devil]

My mistake. Either way, it's not really worth it to heavily modify the Versa that much. You'll get premture failure of the majority of parts, the engine wasnt built for boost, and you loose the streetability and good gas mileage. Not to mention the warranty voiding. Well I guess we cant really get back on topic. Someone decided to derail that train a few posts earlier. Although, I guess I'm being too negative. Time to be positive.

Super Duper Happy Bunnies Prancing Merrily Through A Babbling Brook made of Sunshine and Rainbows and Newborn Babies Happy Thoughts.

[Skim302]

My mistake. Either way, it's not really worth it to heavily modify the Versa that much. You'll get premture failure of the majority of parts, the engine wasnt built for boost, and you loose the streetability and good gas mileage. Not to mention the warranty voiding. Well I guess we cant really get back on topic. Someone decided to derail that train a few posts earlier. Although, I guess I'm being too negative. Time to be positive.

I totally agree. If I ever had enough money to make the 260whp I would buy a car with 360whp stock .