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Old May 10, 2011 | 05:30 AM
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Hello Everybody,

I was just wondering to get some of your input on what are some of your best performance Mods you have done to you car. Preferably 98-02 from everything to brakes, suspension, engine mods, drivertrain, makin it Hook-up, Stereo. Let me know maybe we can figure out what's more profitable and what to simply skip over.
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I can hear a banjo playin in tha background while those little ones be runnin up and down tha dirt roads.
Gawd, please forgive this here poor soul fer ax'n mod questions in dis general maintenance & repair sub-furem.
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Originally Posted by airpower326
Hello Everybody,

I was just wondering to get some of your input on what are some of your best performance Mods you have done to you car. Preferably 98-02 from everything to brakes, suspension, engine mods, drivertrain, makin it Hook-up, Stereo. Let me know maybe we can figure out what's more profitable and what to simply skip over.
Well if you're looking to drag race it, it'd be different than if you were looking to street race it, and that would be different than if you were looking to auto-x it, and that would be different if you were planning to daily drive it, and that would be different if you were looking to show it.

What is your ultimate goal?
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....shut up tornados are BEAST... right? ......umm.... hello.....*crickets*
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Damn guys my bad for posting a general question in the general maintenance section. Won't happen again so chill.

To the guy who posted seriously. I was looking more towards auto-x or street. If there is possible overlap in those areas. Thanks for the reply head hunter
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Whoa...calm down man were just messing with ya. Are you asking for 10 of each or just 10 of the top for each?
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Exhaust, gears, shocks and springs, brakes need attention, tires, and fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror!
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Good shocks gotta be close to one of the best mods
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Gears, IMHO best bang or the buck......
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Exhaust, gears, Stall(for A4), shocks, springs, intake, LCA's w/relocationg (if you have wheel hop), sway bars, subframe connectors, cam.
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I was going with the 10 top of everything combined. If you want you can brake it down into category that's cool. But its awesome seeing some opinions come out. Thanks a lot guys.
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I have one in my garage. Dunno how it got there either.
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My factory stock 1998 WS6 was boring after a awhile so I saved some money and dropped in a single fully built forged 427ci.............best single mod I ever did.

Made a huge difference, especially seat-of-the-pants feel.

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My factory stock 1998 WS6 was boring after a awhile so I saved some money and dropped in a single fully built forged 427ci.............best single mod I ever did.

Made a huge difference, especially seat-of-the-pants feel.

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That's an expensive single mod.
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Well there's different ways to go - Best / $ spent or just Best Overall

Best / $ on the Auto is probably a stall followed by Gears, maybe Nitrous
Best Overall is probably a Fully Built LS7 Stroker

If I had unlimited money but could only buy 10 things to put on my car, I'd probably go about it like this:

1. Forged Stroked LS7
2. Fully Built 4L80E with 4000 stall converter
3. Built Moser 12 Bolt with 4.11's
4. BMR Level 2 Suspension Package
5. Subframe Connectors
6. 10-pt Cage
7. Strange Brake Package
8. QA1 Shocks
9. Steel driveshaft with DS Loop
10. Slicks

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I have one in my garage. Dunno how it got there either.
mail it to me, i put on craiglist
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Originally Posted by Head Hunter
Well there's different ways to go - Best / $ spent or just Best Overall

Best / $ on the Auto is probably a stall followed by Gears, maybe Nitrous
Best Overall is probably a Fully Built LS7 Stroker

If I had unlimited money but could only buy 10 things to put on my car, I'd probably go about it like this:

1. Forged Stroked LS7
2. Fully Built 4L80E with 4000 stall converter
3. Built Moser 12 Bolt with 4.11's
4. BMR Level 2 Suspension Package
5. Subframe Connectors
6. 10-pt Cage
7. Strange Brake Package
8. QA1 Shocks
9. Steel driveshaft with DS Loop
10. Slicks

^^lol dream list!!
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