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Oct 24, 2005 | 09:29 PM

Mac3188

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I need some kinda direction here

I still can't make up my mind in what to do. This car has 107,000 miles on it, is my daily driver, runs beautifully, shifts nice, and is very strong. Should I go for the bolt on mods? Cam? Total rebuild? I got 6 grand coming to me in January, I'm 17 and a senior. This is quite the dilemma.

Oct 25, 2005 | 07:57 AM

Chris 96 WS6

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IMO, do bolt ons until its time to rebuild the motor.

17 yr olds don't need to get in over their heads with multi-thousands of dollars heads/cam package. Before you know it you'll be needing a rear end and a transmission, etc. etc. etc. It never ends.

So my advice is stick to bolt ons that can easily transfer over to a new motor later.

Oct 25, 2005 | 07:59 AM

ls1wannabe

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go for bolt ons for rate now, you can easliy have a full bolt on car for less than that, and you may should be able to have a nice cam in it to just don't blow all the money

Oct 25, 2005 | 06:38 PM

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yes go for the bolt ones and maybe a cam but really how long do you want these car and how much do you want to put into it

Oct 25, 2005 | 06:47 PM

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Do your suspension,CAI,Headers and Wheel and tire upgrade(94 stock wheels look like ****)

Oct 25, 2005 | 07:54 PM

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Yep, that's what I'm doing. Then when I get out of College I'm gonna do a rebuild and turn her into a beast, but there cars respond very well to bolt-ons you will be happy with it. I would say do Cold Air first, K&N, SLP and a few others make good ones and are decently priced. Then do exhaust, headers, y-pipe, catback or whatever you like. Maybe some Subframe Connectors, springs and shocks, strut brace to help out in suspension. And for sure a wheel and tire upgrade, I'm so tired of my rims it's crazy but until the money rolls around I'm stuck with them. You can do whatever you would like first and all the bolt-ons don't need to be completed, just do what you like and worry about the re-build later. No since spending the money before it's needed, espically when your 17. Later on you will have more money to do more things with it and your mind will probably change a million times on your goal for the car... good luck and welcome to the boards, a lot of great info around here.