As far as the 08 goes, it’s not that bad if you really look at it. You can still do 2 wheel burnouts at a stand still with the front wheels pointed straight and steering wheel. Donuts and drifting isn’t bad just start off with a burnout and point the wheels whichever direction you intend on going and pump the gas pedal and voila you got it. A buddy of mine let me test drive his 2012 USB stock ISF and I could tell the car felt a lot different prior to the 08-10. You can always swap the diff out to the OS giken or the Torsen 2010+ LSD. But since I don’t go to the track much it makes no sense for me to dump money on a differential change unless the ELSD would ever fail (*knock on wood*). To help the suspension part out you’re better off getting coilovers BC racing or better or even the Swift springs upgrade with better struts to help the handling. Recently I had changed out the springs to the Swift’s for my 08 and totally noticed a huge change in the car’s handling compared to the stock springs. Front struts are still factory Tokico and rears were upgraded to Bilstein since stocks were rusty and old. It’s all a matter of personal preference in this matter on the years. Any ISF is great just get familiar with it and be the boss behind the wheel!

Does the GSF shift just as fast as the ISF? A lot of the reviews put down the shifting speed. I wanted a GSF for a while, but their rarity and price pointed me toward the ISF.

The totaled part does worry me. I try to put parts on that i can easily pull off and resale or put on another ISF. I’ve built and blow motors before, not interested in doing that here. This is another reason that I don’t daily it.