What did you start off with first (performancewise)
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What did you start off with first (performancewise)
I am just wondering what everyone started with first on their cars with performance. I know my car needs a new paint job and a little bit here and their but that isn't that big of an issue. I rather start putting some money to get it beefed up a bit . Now I am wondering where you all started and where you ordered your parts from, ect. I have about 100-200 dollars per week I can spend from each cheap give or take how big my check is. Also I almost forgot to mention my car is a 12a manual.
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next month will come full racing beat exhaust!!!! Can't wait. It's sort've a mandatory upgrade because my stock exhaust is rusted out and i will be registering the car soon.
Hey, it's probably the best problem on my car!
Hey, it's probably the best problem on my car!
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yup my first upgrade was the racing beat exhaust, but this was after a full tuneup of course. Like stated there is a long thread exactly like this. Anyways my following upgrades have been: Removed rats nest, Blaster 2 coils, Holley FPR, Carter fuel pump, (need an aftermarket carb next got one used? PM me thanks), all sorts of goodys. These cars are so much fun! I just can't wait till I can get mine to be a well rounded sports car, thats my overall goal with it.
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my first upgrade was to get rid of all my emission crap and i chucked the ac... then i replaced the exhaust with a rb header 2 1/2 straight pipe all the way back to a straight through muffler.. then i replaced my points dizzy with an electronic one and went to second gen direct fire ignition..
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Hmmm, with a wife and three boys money's a little tight. So my list pretty much went from what was cheapest first;
All the tuneup stuff (cap, rotor, plugs, wires, air filter, oil change)
Rat's nest removal
2nd gen ignition
Mechanical secondaries
Clean, clean, clean, clean everything!
Racing beat exhaust
more cleaning...Meguire's paint cleaner, followed by wax does an awesome job
Re-wired my headlights and added relays (much brighter now)
Carb rebuild
Electric fans
Pulled off a bunch of unneeded stuff like cruise, ac, cold start injection thingy, all kinds of stuff came off the carb, pretty much if I didn't need it then it came off...
Bunch of other stuff I can't remember right now...
All the tuneup stuff (cap, rotor, plugs, wires, air filter, oil change)
Rat's nest removal
2nd gen ignition
Mechanical secondaries
Clean, clean, clean, clean everything!
Racing beat exhaust
more cleaning...Meguire's paint cleaner, followed by wax does an awesome job
Re-wired my headlights and added relays (much brighter now)
Carb rebuild
Electric fans
Pulled off a bunch of unneeded stuff like cruise, ac, cold start injection thingy, all kinds of stuff came off the carb, pretty much if I didn't need it then it came off...
Bunch of other stuff I can't remember right now...
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Oh yeah, you mentioned that you needed a paint job. Well, my advice is to get the car perfect mechanically first. Exterior and paint should be last on the list, after your finished leaning on the fenders to work in the engine bay and stuff like that.
A lot of people go for the looks first, but get the car right before you do that. Clean it and wax it, but save the paint for last. Just my two cents....
A lot of people go for the looks first, but get the car right before you do that. Clean it and wax it, but save the paint for last. Just my two cents....
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Originally Posted by Kentetsu
Hmmm, with a wife and three boys money's a little tight. So my list pretty much went from what was cheapest first.
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yeah, i'd start out with saving for a few months and get a nicely ported motor. then go from there. cause you're gonna get all other parts for your stock engine...... not feel enough power.... decide to rebuild and port your motor.... have to get more parts to run the ported motor to the fullest....have to sell the other parts for a big loss from the stock motor...... wish you just got the ported motor in the first place.
good luck on however you do it.
good luck on however you do it.
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First thing I did,9 years ago was start breaking smog laws with a RB exhaust and headers.I finally got tired of the smog test "re-fitting" and went TII to keep clean and powerful.My N/A engines got pretty potent though, before the EFI/TII swap.
1st engine...Stock 12A,RB exhaust,light flywheel,MSD direct fire.Fun,simple but blew an apex after the leak of death reared its head.My only blown engine.
2nd engine...Stock 84 12A,same exhaust,Yaw Nikki,light flywheel/stronger clutch,MSD.Super responsive with that carb,ran better and had more throttle response than any engine since.
3rd engine...76 13B 4 port,Yaw Nikki,light flywheel,RB exhaust,MSD.That was a pretty fun and simple setup,really good torque but milage sucked and smog was still and issue.
4th engine...Stock 87 TII.2.5" exhaust/downpipe,MSD,S5 turbo,14psi.Fast, but stressed.The engine lost a water seal after 6 months,it was already a wounded junkyard engine with 80K.Still ran good though!
5th engine...My current streetported S5 13BT,TO4b,FMIC,light flywheel,MSD,14psi with an ACVR.Much safer and EXTREMELY reliable.
1st engine...Stock 12A,RB exhaust,light flywheel,MSD direct fire.Fun,simple but blew an apex after the leak of death reared its head.My only blown engine.
2nd engine...Stock 84 12A,same exhaust,Yaw Nikki,light flywheel/stronger clutch,MSD.Super responsive with that carb,ran better and had more throttle response than any engine since.
3rd engine...76 13B 4 port,Yaw Nikki,light flywheel,RB exhaust,MSD.That was a pretty fun and simple setup,really good torque but milage sucked and smog was still and issue.
4th engine...Stock 87 TII.2.5" exhaust/downpipe,MSD,S5 turbo,14psi.Fast, but stressed.The engine lost a water seal after 6 months,it was already a wounded junkyard engine with 80K.Still ran good though!
5th engine...My current streetported S5 13BT,TO4b,FMIC,light flywheel,MSD,14psi with an ACVR.Much safer and EXTREMELY reliable.
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ehh, i would say get all the supporting mods first. (header, full exhaust, etc..) then save for a rebuild and nice port because if you get the port and build first, then it will still be slow because you dont have anything to complement it. so this way, having already the goods you can still enjoy what you have now while you save.
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