OFFICIAL "What Mods Should I Buy for my Coupe?" Thread

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May 24, 2010 | 05:52 AM
  #946  
before you put your wheels try lowering the car first
or your gonna be 4x4 style
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May 24, 2010 | 07:59 AM
  #947  
Quote: wow you just made my day haha thanks for the info. Any input on whether I should remove my small OEM spoiler?
I would leave it for now and save up for a strafe trunk with the molded flared out lip spoiler on it
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May 24, 2010 | 09:24 AM
  #948  
Sounds good thanks!
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May 24, 2010 | 10:11 AM
  #949  
Quote: Wow that's a lot of engine mods all at once LOL. Personally, I prefer to do one at a time so that I know exactly what I'm getting from each mod (it also helps to pinpoint any issues or problems that come up as well). If you are going to put that many mods in at one time, I would highly recommend that you get a tune right after to get the most out of them.
Yes, I prefer one at a time also, but mine is b/c of "woman" constraints. She would kill me if I spent that much loot at once, especially if it were for my car. Even though she drives a 06 Qx56 and her car payment is a little more than double mine, I wish I could take that extra $400 a month and use it for my G. Damn women!
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May 30, 2010 | 06:36 AM
  #950  
high flow cats or test pipes? Also, aftermarket y pipes or leave'em stock?Is the Osiris tune worth the money? My friend is just trying to maxed out the stock motor w/o using forced induction and nitrous. He's just trying to get the most for his money...w/o spending $5k+ on a f.i. kit just to get 350whp on pump gas.
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May 30, 2010 | 07:21 AM
  #951  
Quote: high flow cats or test pipes? Also, aftermarket y pipes or leave'em stock?Is the Osiris tune worth the money? My friend is just trying to maxed out the stock motor w/o using forced induction and nitrous. He's just trying to get the most for his money...w/o spending $5k+ on a f.i. kit just to get 350whp on pump gas.
If you want your car to pass smog than go with the cats. A tune will work best when you have some breathing mods to go with it. Good luck trying to get any real power out of a N/A setup. An aggressive set of cams w/springs combined with breather mods and an ECU reflash should give decent gains but will probably be around $3-4K, and nowhere near 350whp.

You bought the wrong car if you're looking for cheap power, should have gotten an Evo or STI.
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May 31, 2010 | 04:23 AM
  #952  
Quote: If you want your car to pass smog than go with the cats. A tune will work best when you have some breathing mods to go with it. Good luck trying to get any real power out of a N/A setup. An aggressive set of cams w/springs combined with breather mods and an ECU reflash should give decent gains but will probably be around $3-4K, and nowhere near 350whp.

You bought the wrong car if you're looking for cheap power, should have gotten an Evo or STI.
That's wat I told'em...
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May 31, 2010 | 07:07 PM
  #953  
So just got a 2003 6mt g35 about a month ago and now I have 1300 dollars in grad money.. Car has mirror tint, injen intake and exhaust, and still has the stock 17 inch chrome rims.. Where should I go with the 1300 dollars? also my brother in law said he would do any 1 thing to my car for me for free because his buddy owns a shop, what should I get him to do? Thanks for any help!
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Jun 1, 2010 | 07:43 AM
  #954  
Quote: high flow cats or test pipes? Also, aftermarket y pipes or leave'em stock?Is the Osiris tune worth the money? My friend is just trying to maxed out the stock motor w/o using forced induction and nitrous. He's just trying to get the most for his money...w/o spending $5k+ on a f.i. kit just to get 350whp on pump gas.
Yep, spend the $5k on N/A mods and get close to 300 whp, but spend $6-$7k on a vortech, jwt twin turbo, stillen supercharger, oh yeah, You could get 350 whp no prob. Also lots more torque. Oh yeah and a wicked sound that makes others wonder if they should even try to take you.

Better yet tell him to check into the do it yourself sts rear mount turbo....Only like 5 k for entire kit and you can hook up yourself, then you do not need to waste money on exhaust either. You get about 350 whp and 400 ft lbs. Sound is crazy sick. http://www.ststurbo.com/
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Jun 1, 2010 | 07:50 AM
  #955  
Quote: So just got a 2003 6mt g35 about a month ago and now I have 1300 dollars in grad money.. Car has mirror tint, injen intake and exhaust, and still has the stock 17 inch chrome rims.. Where should I go with the 1300 dollars? also my brother in law said he would do any 1 thing to my car for me for free because his buddy owns a shop, what should I get him to do? Thanks for any help!
$1300 = decent wheels, but w/o tires. Maybe used wheels and tires. Otherwise, with that much you could do a nice injen exhaust to go with intake and have your buddy install it. You should enough left over for a motordyne spacer. Or I really like the new motordyne shockwave vdx2 dual exhaust, you can not go wrong with motordyne, ex-rocket scientist turned VQ35 guru, this guy knows his air flows and everything, expect motordyne products to be top quality. Just a little over your $1300, but at least you can get FREE install from buddy. http://www.motordyneengineering.com/index.php?cPath=2_9
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Jun 1, 2010 | 10:48 AM
  #956  
Quote: $1300 = decent wheels, but w/o tires. Maybe used wheels and tires. Otherwise, with that much you could do a nice injen exhaust to go with intake and have your buddy install it. You should enough left over for a motordyne spacer. Or I really like the new motordyne shockwave vdx2 dual exhaust, you can not go wrong with motordyne, ex-rocket scientist turned VQ35 guru, this guy knows his air flows and everything, expect motordyne products to be top quality. Just a little over your $1300, but at least you can get FREE install from buddy. http://www.motordyneengineering.com/index.php?cPath=2_9
See if I didnt already have injen exhaust like I had said thats where I would be going with it.. 1300 is like right down the middle in terms of wheels w/o tires and im thinking maybe i should use my brother in laws offer for that? idk what im gonna do. any other opinions?
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Jun 1, 2010 | 06:51 PM
  #957  
Sry, thought I read, injen cai. I would have said wheels but in another thread some guy was saying it looks "rice" to put "cheap" wheels on a G. And by cheap he meant anything not $2500 w/o tires.

Get your head lights done up and stretch the money, hell you could do a body kit and have your buddy paint and install.
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Jun 1, 2010 | 11:02 PM
  #958  
yeah im thinkin im gonna go headlights.. do black anzo headlights look good on the g? sorry kinda a noob to this
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Jun 5, 2010 | 02:52 AM
  #959  
So i got a 2007 6MT coupe, OB. I love it, and can't wait to start working on it. i dont wanna mess with the engine just yet, so what exterior mods do you think would look good on my car?
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Jun 5, 2010 | 02:55 AM
  #960  
Quote: So i got a 2007 6MT coupe, OB. I love it, and can't wait to start working on it. i dont wanna mess with the engine just yet, so what exterior mods do you think would look good on my car?
get coils/springs.
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