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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 10:48 AM
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Definitely go some bolt-ons. LT's, ORY, catback, cut-out, etc. Also, if that is your car in your DP, i would definitely get rid of that spoiler lol..
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 11:13 AM
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first off congrats on the purchase and hell if you like the spoiler keep it....its ur car noone elses and if you end up selling it then it would be the new owners decision....i personally do think the stock one looks better....but anyways as far as some mods to start i would say a set of Longtubes, catted Y-pipe, i have the magnaflow catback and love it but u can go watever route u want on that....you can get the magnaflow catback for bout 450 460 shipped and a set of black painted Pacesetter LTs from about 250 i believe at certain places....and an SLP cold air kit or as stated before just cut the bottom of the airbox out....thats what i did and i still have to put on my LTs and ORY....i will end up putting on a set of magnaflow high flows and make it bolt on so i can swap out for the straight pipe in its place....

also is it an M6 or automatic?? cause either will show much different ways to upgrade and put the power down then
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by pontiac1998
first off congrats on the purchase and hell if you like the spoiler keep it....its ur car noone elses and if you end up selling it then it would be the new owners decision....i personally do think the stock one looks better....but anyways as far as some mods to start i would say a set of Longtubes, catted Y-pipe, i have the magnaflow catback and love it but u can go watever route u want on that....you can get the magnaflow catback for bout 450 460 shipped and a set of black painted Pacesetter LTs from about 250 i believe at certain places....and an SLP cold air kit or as stated before just cut the bottom of the airbox out....thats what i did and i still have to put on my LTs and ORY....i will end up putting on a set of magnaflow high flows and make it bolt on so i can swap out for the straight pipe in its place....

also is it an M6 or automatic?? cause either will show much different ways to upgrade and put the power down then
i second the magnaflow but get ceramic coated if you can... also do some free mods, the drill mod if you have a M6 is one of the greatest things i ever did to my car for driveability since mine is a DD.
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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well the spoiler looks ten times taller in the pic than it really is. look at the pic of my signature, it looks a lot better. plus i bought the car with it on there and i really dont want to buy a new one
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by NeedaV8foundation
i second the magnaflow but get ceramic coated if you can... also do some free mods, the drill mod if you have a M6 is one of the greatest things i ever did to my car for driveability since mine is a DD.
Tell me more about this drill mod. I know what it is, but you really like it? I gotta check out your car sometime. Naperville woot woot!
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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my car is an automatic by the way
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by THE-ZCamaro99
my car is an automatic by the way
Well if you ever do want to focus a little more on racing a high stall converter can do some pretty magical things for an A4.
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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dude don't let everyone get you down about your wing. If you like it keep it. don't care what others think. That wing makes your car unique from alot of the other camaros out there. there is a guy in my home town that has glued pvc pipe, dryer duct work, and alot of other stuff from a home fixit store to his car. It looks like a Mad Max/Back to the Future car.Many people make fun of it but it is an extension of his personality and shows his creative side. For that alone I give him my admiration. Do what you want and compromise for nobody. i think it's a good looking car and yes the rear pic does not due the car or wing justice. Welcome to Ls1Tech and enjoy.
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 08:51 PM
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texas speed true dual setup with pacesetter longtubes. they will hear you comin
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by nick123
texas speed true dual setup with pacesetter longtubes. they will hear you comin
Mmmm..> I like the [loud] sound of that.
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Hamrdown
dude don't let everyone get you down about your wing. If you like it keep it. don't care what others think. That wing makes your car unique from alot of the other camaros out there. there is a guy in my home town that has glued pvc pipe, dryer duct work, and alot of other stuff from a home fixit store to his car. It looks like a Mad Max/Back to the Future car.Many people make fun of it but it is an extension of his personality and shows his creative side. For that alone I give him my admiration. Do what you want and compromise for nobody. i think it's a good looking car and yes the rear pic does not due the car or wing justice. Welcome to Ls1Tech and enjoy.
thanks man you seem pretty cool. I'm gunna have to change that default i guess though haha
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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k i think i changed it now
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 11:22 PM
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k maybe not
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 11:31 PM
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thanks for everyones help, i think im going with the pacesetter TL's with the magnaflow catback. I'm thinking about getting some cutouts too. It probably wont be for a while since im in school and cant really work as much with all the college homework though. Maybe a summer project
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 12:02 AM
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ok so i just got on summittracing.com and checked out prices. For pacesetter LT's and Y-pipe, and Magnaflow Cat-back the total comes to about $900 or so. But i'm probably going to have to save up for them one at a time and change them out all at the same time.
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 12:40 AM
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I would start with an airlid and the catback first. then go to lt and y pipe. air lid normally cost $100 and should always be the first mod.
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 12:44 AM
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also I raced a guy back in the day and we had exactly the same mods . The only difference was that he had a lid. We were neck and neck but as soon as we hit about 40mph he started pulling away and I couln't keep up. The next day I ordered a lid.
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 10:14 AM
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well i already have a K&N air intake system that came with the car. the filter is looking pretty bad so I'm deffinatly going to have to get a new one soon.
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 10:18 AM
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if you go to my profile and look at my pictures you can see the K&N setup
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 11:00 AM
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If you do get cutout's, electric is the way to go! Because my buddy has one and is manual and I would just get sick of it having to put it on and off and on and off!!
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