Who has the LEAST amount invested in their car for the amount of mods they have?
#24
Hmmm interesting thread.
My p.o.s
Car with 62,000 miles $2500
Ebay fender $40
Paint for fender and bumper $175
SLP lid, P&P tb, Jet hot coated mac mids/SLP ORY, SLP Loudmouth, 3:73 richmond gears, UMI suspension parts/lower control arms/PHR/subframe connectors, Wolfe roll bar, 17x9/17x11 ZR1's, suede seat inserts, aeroforce interceptor gauge, SS hood (not put on) and topped off with an A.I.R tune.
Instead of listing every price I have about $2400-$2500 in **** so you figure im in $5000 so far and im now at 92,000 miles and shes still going strong except for a chipped pinion gear the other day but I just bought another rear for $50 so now im at $5550 lol.
You guys have done alot to your cars for the money you spent though.
My p.o.s
Car with 62,000 miles $2500
Ebay fender $40
Paint for fender and bumper $175
SLP lid, P&P tb, Jet hot coated mac mids/SLP ORY, SLP Loudmouth, 3:73 richmond gears, UMI suspension parts/lower control arms/PHR/subframe connectors, Wolfe roll bar, 17x9/17x11 ZR1's, suede seat inserts, aeroforce interceptor gauge, SS hood (not put on) and topped off with an A.I.R tune.
Instead of listing every price I have about $2400-$2500 in **** so you figure im in $5000 so far and im now at 92,000 miles and shes still going strong except for a chipped pinion gear the other day but I just bought another rear for $50 so now im at $5550 lol.
You guys have done alot to your cars for the money you spent though.
#25
....and I thought I got a deal!
I've had mine almost a year since I picked it up for $6,250 with 70,000 on the clock. She came with a lid and I hacked the muffler off as soon as I got home. My first time taking her to the track left me with a 13.4 @ 104 and a 2.0 60ft.
Since then I've added:
Pacesetters, ORY, Sweet Thunder: Around $600 brand new
Sold cats for $140
Double Diamond Subframes: $207
Ported Throttle Body: $100 (Completely impulsive waste of money)
17x9.5 & 18x10 Z06ers with tires: $450
Mods: $1,216ish
Total: $7,467
Not bad, but I thought I was doing much better. I've got two things coming in the next two weeks. To date, my best time is a 12.9 @ 106 with a 1.9 60.
Eibach Sportlines: $100
3.73'd rear end: $250
I'll be at around $1,573 in goodies and $7,815 total.
Not bad for a full exhaust, wheels, tires, springs, gears and those other odds and ends. I might put my speaker box and stock wheels up for sale to subsidize a bit of this.
I've had mine almost a year since I picked it up for $6,250 with 70,000 on the clock. She came with a lid and I hacked the muffler off as soon as I got home. My first time taking her to the track left me with a 13.4 @ 104 and a 2.0 60ft.
Since then I've added:
Pacesetters, ORY, Sweet Thunder: Around $600 brand new
Sold cats for $140
Double Diamond Subframes: $207
Ported Throttle Body: $100 (Completely impulsive waste of money)
17x9.5 & 18x10 Z06ers with tires: $450
Mods: $1,216ish
Total: $7,467
Not bad, but I thought I was doing much better. I've got two things coming in the next two weeks. To date, my best time is a 12.9 @ 106 with a 1.9 60.
Eibach Sportlines: $100
3.73'd rear end: $250
I'll be at around $1,573 in goodies and $7,815 total.
Not bad for a full exhaust, wheels, tires, springs, gears and those other odds and ends. I might put my speaker box and stock wheels up for sale to subsidize a bit of this.
#26
When did you buy the car though? Thats got a lot to do with the purchase price of the car itself. I bought my car over 5 years ago for $13,500 with 17k miles which wasn't bad at the time. The same car is probably worth $7k these days. So of course my $ amount spent is going to be a lot higher because of how long ago I bought the car, compared to someone who bought their car last year for dirt cheap.
#27
Car - 3500$
Cammed LS6 - 1800$
Pushrods - $100
Headers and exhaust - 600$
Baseline tune - $100
Injectors - $300
Fuel pump - $150
Dunno performance wise, but I think its good bang for the buck.
Cammed LS6 - 1800$
Pushrods - $100
Headers and exhaust - 600$
Baseline tune - $100
Injectors - $300
Fuel pump - $150
Dunno performance wise, but I think its good bang for the buck.
#28
bought my car with all mods in sig done for $17k but the best was may last ta. 98 TA 6 speed car, had cam and LTS when i got it for 12,300. Drove it for a year and put 14k miles on it and sold it for 12,300. Only put a set of plugs in it, changed the oil, and gas.
#29
When did you buy the car though? Thats got a lot to do with the purchase price of the car itself. I bought my car over 5 years ago for $13,500 with 17k miles which wasn't bad at the time. The same car is probably worth $7k these days. So of course my $ amount spent is going to be a lot higher because of how long ago I bought the car, compared to someone who bought their car last year for dirt cheap.
#30
i've gotten some really good deals on parts. i always thought i had a good mod per dollar ratio goin on hahah. i lurk the classifieds for good deals constantly.
springs/shocks/swaybar-$45 total
magnaflow catback-$50
lid-$40
ssra-$50
ported throttle body-made $15
adjustable lca's-$60
msd's and ngk's-$50
all mods in sig cost me less than $800. buncha bolt-ons and almost full suspension for about what the springs/shocks alone cost hahah. installed everything myself too.
springs/shocks/swaybar-$45 total
magnaflow catback-$50
lid-$40
ssra-$50
ported throttle body-made $15
adjustable lca's-$60
msd's and ngk's-$50
all mods in sig cost me less than $800. buncha bolt-ons and almost full suspension for about what the springs/shocks alone cost hahah. installed everything myself too.
#31
I paid $7k for my car. It already had some work done to it, including a full exhaust and a stall. I did a bunch of free/cheap mods, a little weight reduction, and put a set of summit stars with used slicks and skinnies on it for a total of probably $750 including an oil change with royal purple. It went 12.1 on the motor and I'm confident it will go 11.9 in the spring. I need to replace the posi-unit though.
#32
I paid $7k for my car. It already had some work done to it, including a full exhaust and a stall. I did a bunch of free/cheap mods, a little weight reduction, and put a set of summit stars with used slicks and skinnies on it for a total of probably $750 including an oil change with royal purple. It went 12.1 on the motor and I'm confident it will go 11.9 in the spring. I need to replace the posi-unit though.
It sucks to buy a car, and have the track closed. I don't really want to mod it before getting a baseline.
To be honest the car is fast enough as it sits, but for some reason, I'll still throw money at it to make it faster.
#33
you've got some awesome mods though, like that 9" and the ms4, two items on my list for this summer
#34
I've upgraded a few things but at one time I had Pacesetter headers, ORY, SLP Lid, and Loudmouth catback with $6500 invested on the nose including car. Not many mods I know but when I got it the car it was completely stock - the catback.
#35
Not me.. i spent 25 grand on a car with practically NO resale value... i mean who wants a full tilt Pro touring, leather interior, custom stereo, paddleshifted 450 rwhp LS1 powered 79 malibu???? talk about stupid
#37
car- 7000
all mods, heads, cam, LTs, xpipe, chambers, ported 90/90, weight reduction, nitrous kit, dyno tune, draglites, race seats, pin on ws6 hood, 410s, Vig 4k stall..-5k
going back to track in Feb. im shooting for a 7.0@95 on motor... and low 6s spraying..
right at 425 to the ground on motor.. dont know on nitrous..
all mods, heads, cam, LTs, xpipe, chambers, ported 90/90, weight reduction, nitrous kit, dyno tune, draglites, race seats, pin on ws6 hood, 410s, Vig 4k stall..-5k
going back to track in Feb. im shooting for a 7.0@95 on motor... and low 6s spraying..
right at 425 to the ground on motor.. dont know on nitrous..