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Old 11-24-2019, 04:31 AM   #4
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Tyres

Intake is a waste of money

Even with a big budget, for intake, a drop in filter would be as far as I go.

I would start with handling mods, but shop smart, don't buy anything that will be replaced down the road.

Alot, and I mean alot, of modifications available are not required, or, there are are other ways to achieve a certain goal, as stated above, swaybars are one way, me, I wouldn't, and didn't change my swaybars, I went with different dampers and springs to achieved my desired result, both modifications will allow you to tweek the handling characteristics, but both do it differently.

Tuning solutions, there's a few, some go OFT, I went Ecutek

Exhausts, when NA I went decatted OEM header and cat back and got great results, other went a different way and got typical results, but with a diffetent sound.

The questions you need to ask is "what do I want from my car", track, street, hard parked stupidity, from there work out a budget, your budget will dictate what mods you get, hopefully the mods you get show a reward.

The other thing to look at is your local rules and regulations, modifications and emmisions for your area can also dictate what you do.

Read every build thread, don't spend 1 cent on mods till you do.

Have fun, and stick to your budget.

Oh, and adding 8 psi makes these things awesome fun, totally screws the budget, but awesome fun.
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