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Upgrades? :)
Hey guys! I recently just did my first mod to my Z (Tein street basis coilovers and new rims) and I'm addicted! I want some new upgrades and I wanted suggestions. Any useful upgrades or anything you guys suggest! Thanks you 
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+1 (!!!!)
I recall as a kid with S30s (and hot rods before that), I wanted to do what all the cool kids did (whatever it was).
But then when I decided to go racing, I learned that there was a decided order to doing things. And this was not all about building to go fast, it was building to a set of rules (in my case, the SCCA GCR). Safety equipment, class restrictions, etc.
From that, I figured out that this applies equally for street driven cars. What exactly do you want to do? There's the stance crowd, there's the I-don't-care-what-my-car-looks-like-so-so-long-as-it-can-pull-a-G set, the racer crowd (be it auto-x, W2W, trials, hillclimbs, drags, whatever). Or somewhere in between....
So ask yourself (and answer yourself HONESTLY):
- How is the car driven (or intending to be driven)?
- How much do I want to spend?
Once you know this, then you can expect some spot-on suggestions from the people who use their cars similarly.
On that note, my suggestion (disregarding ANY of the above): Performance Driving School. And no matter how good a driver you think you are, go in with an open mind and you'll learn even more.
You want to get the most out of your car, stock or otherwise, this is the ONLY way. BEST automotive investment I ever made for sure.
<Stepping off soapbox now>
I recall as a kid with S30s (and hot rods before that), I wanted to do what all the cool kids did (whatever it was).
But then when I decided to go racing, I learned that there was a decided order to doing things. And this was not all about building to go fast, it was building to a set of rules (in my case, the SCCA GCR). Safety equipment, class restrictions, etc.
From that, I figured out that this applies equally for street driven cars. What exactly do you want to do? There's the stance crowd, there's the I-don't-care-what-my-car-looks-like-so-so-long-as-it-can-pull-a-G set, the racer crowd (be it auto-x, W2W, trials, hillclimbs, drags, whatever). Or somewhere in between....
So ask yourself (and answer yourself HONESTLY):
- How is the car driven (or intending to be driven)?
- How much do I want to spend?
Once you know this, then you can expect some spot-on suggestions from the people who use their cars similarly.
On that note, my suggestion (disregarding ANY of the above): Performance Driving School. And no matter how good a driver you think you are, go in with an open mind and you'll learn even more.
You want to get the most out of your car, stock or otherwise, this is the ONLY way. BEST automotive investment I ever made for sure.
<Stepping off soapbox now>
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+1 (!!!!)
I recall as a kid with S30s (and hot rods before that), I wanted to do what all the cool kids did (whatever it was).
But then when I decided to go racing, I learned that there was a decided order to doing things. And this was not all about building to go fast, it was building to a set of rules (in my case, the SCCA GCR). Safety equipment, class restrictions, etc.
From that, I figured out that this applies equally for street driven cars. What exactly do you want to do? There's the stance crowd, there's the I-don't-care-what-my-car-looks-like-so-so-long-as-it-can-pull-a-G set, the racer crowd (be it auto-x, W2W, trials, hillclimbs, drags, whatever). Or somewhere in between....
So ask yourself (and answer yourself HONESTLY):
- How is the car driven (or intending to be driven)?
- How much do I want to spend?
Once you know this, then you can expect some spot-on suggestions from the people who use their cars similarly.
On that note, my suggestion (disregarding ANY of the above): Performance Driving School. And no matter how good a driver you think you are, go in with an open mind and you'll learn even more.
You want to get the most out of your car, stock or otherwise, this is the ONLY way. BEST automotive investment I ever made for sure.
<Stepping off soapbox now>
I recall as a kid with S30s (and hot rods before that), I wanted to do what all the cool kids did (whatever it was).
But then when I decided to go racing, I learned that there was a decided order to doing things. And this was not all about building to go fast, it was building to a set of rules (in my case, the SCCA GCR). Safety equipment, class restrictions, etc.
From that, I figured out that this applies equally for street driven cars. What exactly do you want to do? There's the stance crowd, there's the I-don't-care-what-my-car-looks-like-so-so-long-as-it-can-pull-a-G set, the racer crowd (be it auto-x, W2W, trials, hillclimbs, drags, whatever). Or somewhere in between....
So ask yourself (and answer yourself HONESTLY):
- How is the car driven (or intending to be driven)?
- How much do I want to spend?
Once you know this, then you can expect some spot-on suggestions from the people who use their cars similarly.
On that note, my suggestion (disregarding ANY of the above): Performance Driving School. And no matter how good a driver you think you are, go in with an open mind and you'll learn even more.
You want to get the most out of your car, stock or otherwise, this is the ONLY way. BEST automotive investment I ever made for sure.
<Stepping off soapbox now>
Last edited by RUNWDVL; Dec 11, 2014 at 02:53 AM.
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