presto_z

iTrader: (12)

there should be a sticky somewhere (not sure where for all free mods) there is more then one cat. that free or almost free mods would fall into so if there was to be a sticky where should it be


list of some free and almost free mods

port stock throttle body
throttlebody coolant bypass
descreen maf
free ram air mod
wire mod
paint calipers
interior painting
fixing yellowed headlights
whistler mod
clear side markers
hatch fix
window etching
mirror etching
polishing anything
fernco mod
!CAGS mod

berger panel and ceta bumper???should these be included???
should egr mod be included since blockoffs are needed???

and each mod should be linked to a page showing a description and how to
list any i missed, thats all i can think of off the top of my head

BIG_MIKE2005

iTrader: (116)

Well first they need to cost no money at all which half of the mods you have listed require a trip to the store.

presto_z

iTrader: (12)

if you read what i wrote you would have seen this


notice it says "and almost free"...... ALMOST being the key word

i did this to help the low budget car owner improve their rides without hurting their wallets

99camarosupersport

iTrader: (6)

I count a <$10 mod as a free mod.

Drill mod
Free ram air
BitViper short antennea mod
VHT nightshades on tail lights

i know there is a few more i'm missing...

seth webster

iTrader: (7)

Whats the hatch fix, whistler mod, and wire mod????

presto_z

iTrader: (12)

everything i listed is under 10 bucks except for the berger ceta and egr...that is why "????" are by them... i think ceta could be done for under 10 and you can make your own blockoffs for prolly nothing

Louie83

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With less than $10, I can hand a stripper a 1 dollar bill 8 different times, and still have enough left over for a pack of skittles. Doesn't sound so "free" anymore now does it?

99camarosupersport

iTrader: (6)

Whistler is where you turn your headlights a light black by cooking them basically. Wire mod is where you can hide all of the wiring under your hood to clean the engine bay up alot. Do a search on the hatch thing, i've seen it before but i can't recall off the top of my head.

99camarosupersport

iTrader: (6)

Yeah i made block off plates out of an old license plate i had laying around, they work great. Similar things could be used.

99camarosupersport

iTrader: (6)

What in the hell are you even talking about? Skittles and strippers WTF? Obviously $10 technically isn't "free" but if you're on a budget and wanting to improve your car, i seriously hope you can shell out ten bucks.

presto_z

iTrader: (12)

it is very common for fbodys that the rear hatch wont pop up enough to fully unlock, so you have to keep hitting the release and lift up the hatch at the same time...this can be fixed by "piggybackin" the stock spring with a 5/8 x 2.5in spring picked up at any hardware store......whistler mod is for camaros only, where you paint under the lense of the headlight, very common and many people prefer over halo headlights just search and you will find multiple how too's....and wire mod is rerouting all the wires in the engine compartment (on the pass. side in between the fender well and engine compartment greatly cleaning up the bay...just search for that one too

Ace$nyper

iTrader: (8)

omg....

LOL!!!!!

seth webster

iTrader: (7)

Hey i apreciate that. I def need need to do that Hatch mod because ive had that problem since i bought the car. I thought i was going to have to buy new hatch shocks.

300bhp/ton

Pretty much all of these are already posted.

Maybe try actually reading some of the sticky's?

BTW - Most of the free mods are a TOTAL waste of time, especially the performance orientated ones.

And come on polishing, as a mod?????

You must be having a laugh. That's just general car maintance.

presto_z

iTrader: (12)

as i see it if you only gain 5 hp its worth it.... 5 hp is 5 hp and eveylittle bit helps.....and polishing is more the general maintance....maybe polishing your wheels.... but thats not what im talking about......and yes pretty much all of these are posted but not everybody knows all these free mods... im just trying to help eliminate alot of hassel, but i guess not everybody can appreciate it

99camarosupersport

iTrader: (6)

Yeah polishing is definately not under the category of general maintance. I'm assuming he's talking about under hood polishing to sharpen things up a bit. I agree alot of the free mods are a waste of the time, and things like de-screening your MAF could even be dangerous, but when you're broke and want to mod the car just doing the littlest thing can satisfy you or give you something to work on for a day when your bored etc.

presto_z

iTrader: (12)

i was talking about underhood polishing, and yes descreening the maf can be dangerous so u decide on wether you wanna do it or not, i did it with no neg. side effects but it is good on high hp applications and w/ running dryshot....

free mods - a day of boredom = satisfaction

300bhp/ton

But they are already in the sticky's and quite evidently people don't read them, so sadly making a new sticky won't be of any help.

As for every 5bhp, well that would be fine but the majority of the "free" mods you are looking at ZERO - 1bhp gain. And what's more some carry risk where you can actually end up loosing power.

IMO the best free mods are:

-Ported TB
-Bump stop mod (throttle body)
-FRA (but not for drag racing, as it just will not help)

Understanding the how and why is important. You need to know what the car does stock and why it does it. Then you need to understand what the mod you are performing is, what the expected gain should and how it's achieved.

300bhp/ton

Care to expand on that? As in why it is good?

presto_z

iTrader: (12)

most write ups include pros and cons...or atleast should
and i think more then 1 hp can be added by free mods....many people prefer ported stock tb over $400 aftermarket ones, there have been dyno results showin 6hp on tb bypass and free ram air mod im sure does something at speeds over 60 which are nealy impossible to show on a dyno since you arent moving


as for the descreening
on applications w/ 500+ hp you need all the air you can get

and for dry shot it will prevent the screen from iceing up and blockind flow