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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 08:25 AM
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500 bucks burning

hey all

so i got $500 to burn
what should i get....

i have GT Spec; lower tie bar, strut tower bar, subframe brace, rear trailing arms...RacingBeat MSP sway bars, AWR endlinks f/r...Tockico HP struts,Tein S-Tech springs...SSR Competition 15x6.5, Dunlop FM901
motor, brakes and all else...bone stock

i don't "stop-light drag"(or drag race period)
mostly drive in the canyons around my house
i want to boost (no more than a bar) w/turbo,e-manage & profec E-01 in the future, so shortblock will be adressed on a differnt turbo specific motor

any suggestions
Old Apr 14, 2006 | 08:50 AM
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screw performance...talk to Katskinz about spending that $500...

leather looks GOOD in a protege
Old Apr 14, 2006 | 12:14 PM
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either use the money to pay down the car or put it towards your turbo fund so it won't look so intimidating.
Old Apr 14, 2006 | 01:16 PM
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ooh katskinz me likey...the chrome lip on the SSRs isn't quite enough so i'll save
up for 20s and really show what i'm about...

well i own the car (paid for)
but putting towards the turbo is a good idea

can i chrome the turbo
Old Apr 14, 2006 | 01:42 PM
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you can jet coat it and give yourself some extra power (efficiency).
Old Apr 16, 2006 | 10:04 PM
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...great

but seriously, i thought maybe a clutch and flywheel(fidanza) combo
or AWR motor mounts

something like that
or is that the kind of stuff that makes little real-world difference
Old Apr 16, 2006 | 10:23 PM
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if you want a clutch/wheel combo let me know. I'm getting ready to do another big SPEC group buy.
Old Apr 16, 2006 | 10:24 PM
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You could get an e-ram electric supercharger and still have 200 dollars left to spend on led squirters, diamond plate floor mats and underseat neons.
Old Apr 17, 2006 | 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by pass the peas
You could get an e-ram electric supercharger and still have 200 dollars left to spend on led squirters, diamond plate floor mats and underseat neons.
Now that is money well spent IMO!
Old Apr 17, 2006 | 11:03 AM
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you can send $1 to Happy Dude, 742 Evergreen Terrace. Don't delay! Eternal happiness is just a dollar away!
Old Apr 17, 2006 | 03:45 PM
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hahaha!
Old Apr 17, 2006 | 06:07 PM
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i'll send $2
...i didn't list it but i already have the diamond tread floormatts,9" tach on the dash and
i'm also saving up to do the 5sp to auto swap 'cause the REAL dragracers all use
automatics my uncles got a nova with an automatic and its fast, real fast

Roddimus: what are the SPEC flywheels...steel,alu, weight yada yada... some people say the fidanza is
too light can that even be true, what kind of money we looking at here


hey...
...maybe i'll change the neon under my car from blue to green, like green money or envy
for all u suckas
Old Apr 17, 2006 | 08:07 PM
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SPEC is all aluminum and I believe it's 9lbs. Too light? nah. It's quick on the rev though!.
Old Apr 18, 2006 | 08:29 AM
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ok
cool
i'll PM you about the group-buy
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