thx every1
i'm going for the plenum spacer and clear corners as of now, but i'll def keep ur suggestions in mind!

 

polishing you should really think about it, i mean its a lot of work but its a good time consuming fun mod.


I got the intake for 60$ btw! get the deals buddy.

 

+ about 9 to Joe Camel for summing up what you should be doing.

 

Before you get the spacer, make sure all the engine maintenance has been done. And in a couple years you will need new tires, don't forget about the cost of an oil change every 2-3 months, and the CEL might light up down the road. Just named a few.

Cars are expensive without modifications.

 

great deal, where?
and that looks real nice, wat exactly do u need to polish something (i'm a complete newbie)

 

The Z-tube and Pop Charger are more than just sound mods. They're a great combo to go with the plenum spacer. And last time I checked, clear corners were not a performance mod (unless you count a racing stripe as a peformance mod). But I would say skip the spacer and clear corners and only get a Z-Tube/K&N filter. That car has 280 hp, which is plenty at your age. Use the money for maintenance. BTW, who's paying the insurance? I KNOW that's not going to be cheap.

Don't know about the "make money" thing since it's been a while since I was getting summer jobs.

 

I'm 18 like Janik. Bought my car with my money. You have lots of time a head of you to mod so don't worry about getting it done quick. I don't tell my parents what I am doing with the car, either they won't notice or they will tell you it looks good. (unless it's a 5 foot wing) They won't make you return something you already installed.


Sell drugs.

 

get a z-tube and K&N drop in filter. I think HKS has a drop in filter too.
Also +1000 on fvcking the girls at school! highly recommended!

 

Way too funny, but you're on the right track. 155- enjoy your youth, be responsible, and don't get caught up in the whole "I've got to have this or I'm not cool" mindset. You have an awesome car, and the thousands you could spend modding it could be saved for way more practical uses; college, repairs(which you will have on an almost 7 year old car), insurance, and of course girls.

Good luck with your new baby, I've owned a bunch of different cars and the G is my all-time favorite. FTMFW!!!!!

 

Haha! Be careful with that my friend just got his house raided.. Cars no good to him now lol.. Anyways tell your parents the mods help with gas mileage and so on, most parents are oblivious and naive (most).
If you look on the internet you can get an idea of what kinda jobs teens get but there is actually a job market for us, lots of jobs like bustboy and stuff is more exclusive to our age group. Work at a carwash or go change oil their all easy jobs that teens are defienently used for commonly.

 

I wouldn't work at a place like burger king. They don't pay enough for what you are doing.

 

Seems like you gotta lot of different responses about your subject. My 2 cents would be it's totally up to you on what you want to do. If you want to mod performance wise, I say wheel and deal with forums with classifieds like this one, craigslist.com, auction sites. Some items like a intake tube off of a 350z hardly wear out so buying used is a smart thing to do. You get the same exact results without paying retail top dollar just because you wanted it "new."

First and foremost though, do an oil change and spark plugs, tranny flush and replace rear differential fluids because if they are old and you begin to rape your car a bit, something will go wrong or something might wear out enough for it to break on you sooner than it should.

But if you want affordable performance, stick with the basics: intake, nissan 350z intake tube, different y-pipe for exhaust, more free flow exhaust - you can sometimes drive behind dealerships and dumpsters yank thrown away exhaust pipes off a diesel truck because they sit at least 3" in diameter and have some shop weld them together to form the shape of your stock unit - now you have a bigger downpipe for your turbo setup later-later down the road. Sometimes you might find expensive performance tires, still with good tread sometimes behind a BMW or Mercedes dealership or tire shop - a lot better tire than what your car probably has right now, free just need mounting and balancing and now you have more grip on the track.

I hope I gave you some ideas now on where to go, it's all on whatyou want to do. Take caution when girping stuff out of dumpsters though, sometimes asking a mechanic to take old tires stacked up on their lot may save you a trip to juvy. Most of the time they wont care anyway but it's better than not asking and get caught red handed.

You have a nice car for being only 16. Take real good care not to wreck it, pick up a lot of fine bitches in it and good luck to whatever you do.

 

+1 Im not sure how laws are in the states but its a slap on the wrist if you get caught here.

 

An 03 sedan does not have 280hp. I wish lol

 

^+1
my parents do kno a bit about cars, and if they don't, they know plenty of mechanics
my car has about 40k miles for the record, it's not exactly ancient and things aren't falling off just yet :P
+1 on not telling the parents too
thx guys
idk bout selling drugs, the market's competitive enuf @ my school w/o me
and i'm workin on the girls too
again, thx for all ur input every1