My next mod should be?
4/4/05, 06:55 PM
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I got some extra cash, now my problem is deciding on a performance mod or a body mod. Here are my options:
1) Bassani x pipe, I can put this on myself.
2) Window tint, Are the cops going to bug me now?
3) Passport Radar detector.
4) Headers, what a job, will require engine mounts too. I could do this if I had access to a lift, I do not. :notnice:
5) Rear window louvers. Do not go for the side ones. IMO
6) A schwinn, gas prices are going up!
1) Bassani x pipe, I can put this on myself.
2) Window tint, Are the cops going to bug me now?
3) Passport Radar detector.
4) Headers, what a job, will require engine mounts too. I could do this if I had access to a lift, I do not. :notnice:
5) Rear window louvers. Do not go for the side ones. IMO
6) A schwinn, gas prices are going up!
4/4/05, 07:18 PM
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Originally posted by 38special@April 4, 2005, 7:58 PM
I got some extra cash, now my problem is deciding on a performance mod or a body mod. Here are my options:
1) Bassani x pipe, I can put this on myself.
2) Window tint, Are the cops going to bug me now?
3) Passport Radar detector.
4) Headers, what a job, will require engine mounts too. I could do this if I had access to a lift, I do not. :notnice:
5) Rear window louvers. Do not go for the side ones. IMO
6) A schwinn, gas prices are going up!
I got some extra cash, now my problem is deciding on a performance mod or a body mod. Here are my options:
1) Bassani x pipe, I can put this on myself.
2) Window tint, Are the cops going to bug me now?
3) Passport Radar detector.
4) Headers, what a job, will require engine mounts too. I could do this if I had access to a lift, I do not. :notnice:
5) Rear window louvers. Do not go for the side ones. IMO
6) A schwinn, gas prices are going up!
4/4/05, 07:22 PM
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Well, I know Stainless works long tubes will net you atleast 20hp. Of course you'll need a tune to follow. Michael Freedman on here installed his on jack stands. I have their headers on order as we speak. I went ahead and picked up some motor mounts, but I recently heard that they are not needed for the Stainless Works headers. This is what I've heard. I don't know first hand. I'm replacing mine regardless. If that's not for you, I'd do the tint as well.
4/4/05, 08:15 PM
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Originally posted by Blazing Saddles@April 4, 2005, 8:06 PM
None of the above. Get some 4.10's
None of the above. Get some 4.10's
What he said!!The 4.10s are the singlest biggest performance improvement you'll make on a cost-effective basis.
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4/4/05, 08:19 PM
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Yes, you can run cats with the Stainless long tubes.
I didn't mention the 4.10's due to him not mentioning it. They are correct though. You'll REALLY feel the gears over anything else. I haven't lost any MPG to them or shifting issues at all. When I say shifting issues, I'm talking about city driving, stop and go's, etc. My car is a daily driver and the gears make it a real hoot!
I didn't mention the 4.10's due to him not mentioning it. They are correct though. You'll REALLY feel the gears over anything else. I haven't lost any MPG to them or shifting issues at all. When I say shifting issues, I'm talking about city driving, stop and go's, etc. My car is a daily driver and the gears make it a real hoot!
4/4/05, 08:21 PM
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Headers dude! I put JBA long tubes on in my garage with only front jack stands, a floor jack under the oil pan and my wife to help. Did the job in 5 hours without any trouble. Timeslips from the track prove everything as does the sound.
4/4/05, 08:53 PM
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If I had to chose from your list, I'd go with the x-pipe. Adds some HP, as well as an awesome sound. Great mod. But I might also get 4.10's before I even got the x-pipe. If I could turn back time, I'd have put my 4.10 gears on much earlier. Now I'm stuck with no extra cash and no gears.
4/4/05, 09:32 PM
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How did I know that you would pick the schwinn!
I do not think that I will get gears at this time.
dhof303
Your wife helped you? Good choice in a bride if you ask me.
How did I know that you would pick the schwinn!
I do not think that I will get gears at this time.
dhof303
Your wife helped you? Good choice in a bride if you ask me.
4/5/05, 09:06 AM
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I just ordered a C&L intake today. I already have a DS Predator so I am all set. I also tinted my windows yesterday. I have spent about 900 dollars in "mods" to my car this month. My tax returns will cover most of it. The gov't funding my modding habits, gotta love it!
4/5/05, 12:13 PM
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Can't ask for anything better than that. Unfortunately for me, I've spent close to 2 grand in mods the last few months, and will be paying the government around the same amount this month. :notnice:
Unfortunately for me, I've spent close to 2 grand in mods the last few months, and will be paying the government around the same amount this month. :notnice:
4/5/05, 12:23 PM
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Originally posted by max2000jp@April 5, 2005, 9:09 AM
My tax returns will cover most of it. The gov't funding my modding habits, gotta love it!
My tax returns will cover most of it. The gov't funding my modding habits, gotta love it!
I sincerely hope you really don't understand it that way.
4/5/05, 03:28 PM
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Originally posted by MedVader@April 5, 2005, 1:26 PM
I sincerely hope you really don't understand it that way.
I sincerely hope you really don't understand it that way.
4/5/05, 10:13 PM
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Originally posted by 38special@April 5, 2005, 10:19 PM
max2000jp
You will love the C&L. Since you own a predator, Will you get the C&L tune?
max2000jp
You will love the C&L. Since you own a predator, Will you get the C&L tune?
4/6/05, 08:12 AM
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I knew that I should not have put the schwinn option up there.
wild stray, I worry about window squeek with tint. It keeps me from pulling the trigger. Some would say that with proper exhaust that if I can hear the window squeek, then I did something wrong.
X-pipe looks doable. I figure that I will remove the pipe from the cat and cut it to length for the bassani short x pipe. Then mount it back. Should be easier than cutting the pipe from underneath the car.
wild stray, I worry about window squeek with tint. It keeps me from pulling the trigger. Some would say that with proper exhaust that if I can hear the window squeek, then I did something wrong.
X-pipe looks doable. I figure that I will remove the pipe from the cat and cut it to length for the bassani short x pipe. Then mount it back. Should be easier than cutting the pipe from underneath the car.