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Old 03-20-2004, 04:39 PM
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Should i plan on saving for some nittos... or should i get a lid or some other bolt on????

Im thinking of getting some nittos and selling my POS tires
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A shifter (pro 5.0/lss) is a nice cheap and easy bolt on. SFC's? Save your pennies for a rear IMO.
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WWWWHHHHOOOOOAAAA... My bad. If you don't have a lid yet get one!
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You need a lid.
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tsp lid for sure. or any lid you can get your hands on. they all work about the same. do all the !free mods you feel like.

nitto's are definite plus, but remember they last maybe 5000 miles then start to suck in rain (if you get any). So if you do alot of miles the can rack up quick on replacement tires.

i'd say the 555R dr's were the best first mod, no more laying drag all over the place, well until i got my second round of mods (cam/all boltons), then the nitto's dont seem so hot after all

if you can find a cheap tuner, you could probably gain 10-15whp easy too with a great tune..

if you wanna drag race (at the strip) nitto's are by far going to give you the best bang for buck. Sad watching fbody's on street tires pulling crappy times spinning down the 1/8th mile.
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does MTI still have that GP going on for 100 bucks?
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Yeah get a lid and do the free mods....take the rest of the cash and hit some dragstrips!
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you could get a nice rim......or.......you could get a lid like everyone else said, up to you, that rim would look sweet though
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Originally Posted by ws.6kid
Should i plan on saving for some nittos... or should i get a lid or some other bolt on????

Im thinking of getting some nittos and selling my POS tires
Lid and a $30 cutout. With money to spare.
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just save the $200 and some more loot to get some used LTs. if u dont want to do that, look around for a used lid or some 3.73 gears.
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Get the lid.
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Lid, filter, $8 dollar Fernco bellows. Also, I would do the !baffles mod......helps up top.
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cut-out from QTP
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Free mods, a lid and the cutout
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I say the lid. Also, a little more money and you could get the BGRA. I have been told its one of the best bolt-ons for us WS6 boys
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LID!!!
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get some lowering springs, eibach pro kit to be exact.
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Originally Posted by ws.6kid
does MTI still have that GP going on for 100 bucks?
Ended on the 15th.
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I remember in the 70's when someone said "Buy a Lid" they were talking about getting some weed for the weekend!

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nobody thinks he should just save the $200 and wait for a good set of used lts?



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