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Old 02-11-2008, 10:04 AM
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I have just over $1500 in my "car fund account", should I get a set of fairly inexpensive wheels, or:
  • AAM ECU Flash
  • Hotchkiss sways
  • 4.08 Final Drive

Current mods are in my sig.

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Old 02-11-2008, 10:09 AM
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if you order the gears you might as well get a lsd to go with it. that will be about all your money gone but worth it.
Old 02-11-2008, 10:09 AM
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Can you spot me $20 till payday? Appreciate it.
Old 02-11-2008, 10:11 AM
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Get the sway bars and i take some track lessons. That would really fun cause you would get a bunch of track time and see exactly how far you can push your car.
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gears
Old 02-11-2008, 12:29 PM
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Show or Go. Pick one and do it.
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dont half *** anything, if you get rims get good rims not some cheap rims (trust me i know from experience)...and dont get a reflash until you have all your performance parts you want on. I would say go with the sways or FD, its all up to you and what you want to do. Do you autocross? then get the sways...do you drag? then get the FD
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Decent wheels & tires will be more than $1500.00 no, go with the Hotchkiss sway bars, they will make the most difference especially on the track
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There is such a thing as speed and style.... but I personally would go for the wheels. 'Cuz I like it hot.
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FWIW I suggest you think about where the car is and what you want from the car. My philosophy is to build from the ground up. I started with suspension FIRST; then bodykit; wheels; interior; and (when I had the cash) the engine. Focus on ONE area at a time and you will avoid wasting money. Focusing on one area at a time prevents buying a parts that you replace later because they don't fit with parts bought later on. For example if you buy a popcharger then later get a F/I system you will have to replace that piece with whatever your kit is using. If you decide you want to go F/I ( as I did) then only buy engine parts that will not have to be replaced just because you are doing F/I. This approach minimizes wasting money (IMO).
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Originally Posted by z350boy
If you decide you want to go F/I ( as I did) then only buy engine parts that will not have to be replaced just because you are doing F/I. This approach minimizes wasting money (IMO).
QFTMFT. I bought a PopCharger back in the day. 24 hours later, I lost $20 because I decided to go FI




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