~$10k. Engine, turbos, clutch, PFC, brakes, Profec B, alarm, tuning. Basically everything in my sig.

 

Haltech
Exhaust
Turbo Kit
Shifter ****
misc parts
Intercooler
Intake
Wheels & tires
4 sets of plugs and 6 oil changes
wires, coil
two bovs
dual stage boost controller
Blitz dc boost gauge

Ide guess somewhere between 5-10k

not including the price of the car, which I purchased in march

 

Ive spent alot on mine over the past year. I have rebuilt the engine, new turbos, and the rest of the money went into suspension and related areas. My thinking is if i can make it outhandle most FD's then when i add HP i will be dam quick.

That so came out wrong but i dont want to change it. Brain no workie right now

Tim

 

Who spent a lot on your car?

 

$400 R1 oil coolers. That's it

 

I don't really wanna add it up but when I bought it, in late July 2002, the only mods were the shocks and springs. See sig below:

 

Power FC/Commander, tuning, HKS Bov, Hks Twin power, AVC-R, ACT Clutch, FMIC, 1300cc inj., Supra fuel pump, new water pump, Greddy elbow, Koyo Rad... Too much Id say & now my twins are going and I want to go with the GT35/40...

 

2-3k on mods
3k on new paint job
4-5k on major maintainance and difficult to install parts

kind of sad when i break it down because ive spent so much just getting the car in good running condition and not so much on modding it

 

I have never totaled it all up but a new engine, clutch, flywheel, catback, aluminum radiator, downpipe, shocks and springs, wheels and tires has got to put me in the 5-10 category. Reading that list really hurts deep down in my bank account.

 

How much do you drive your car?

 

i bought my car 4 years ago, so that $21k doesn't count, but i've put in over $25 in modifications/labor. about $19k of it in the last 6 months. i would say just about everything, but then you find out more stuff you need/want. i'm almost in $50k i guess. just taking it one modification at a time, well, trying to at least. i pick it up today finally, i havn't been able to drive it since my motor went out in april, but now i'm tuned and ready to really drive it again. too bad its snowing...

 

approximately 2631USD for 6apex i broke and changind back from single turbo to stock twins

 

New engine, DP, MP, Cat back, boost controller, gauges, underdrive pully kit, vacuum kit, blitz intake, springs. so in the $5000-$10000 range

 

Used to be daily but now 2-3 times/week. Does buying another daily car count? Then add about $8k for my Ram 1500. Spent $350 on it on various maintenance and about the same on our Elantra for a full brake rebuild (springs, shims, caliper rebuild, new cryo rotors, EBC greens). Little mother will stop on a dime now

Didn't really spend any money on the FD when I drove it daily except for mods and fixing broken interior pieces. (Lost the trans when I first got it but that was over a 2 yrs ago.) One mod leads to another and next thing you know it snowballs out of control

Decided this year to instead buy a rental property ($18k). Saving to do the same next year. Between these, the rental income will subsidize my 7 'habit' and allow me to get whatever mods I want with no out of pocket. Decided I can't stand (or afford) having debt anymore

 

Engine Rebuild, Rotor Houseing, Porting, AST Clutch, Flywheel, HKS BOV, Greddy Relief Valve, RE V-Mount IC/Rad/Cold Intake/Battery Kit, HKS Coilovers, Wideband, AEM ECU, X-Drilled Rotors, Short Shift Kit, Alum. AST, Defi Gauges, RE HID Kit, RE Scoot Hood)
10+ K...
And I might be forgetting some things... and others I'm doing myself, like Polishing all the Intake parts on it... etc.... I did my own Polyurathane Motor Mounts, and 90% of the stuff in that list is going in as we speak.. as part of the rebuild....

 

Daily driven for 7 years.

In the last 12 months I bought some 18" rims($1,700), which forced me to buy Coil-Overs(rubbing)($550)

Then my coolant seals started to fail. I bought Mazda Reman($2,195) and sent it Pineapple for a street port, Oil mods and upgraded coolant seals($1,400)...and costs skyrocketed from there.

PFC/Commander ($988)
Datalogit ($285)
Tech Edge WB O2 ($430)
1300 cc injs. ($400)
Koyo Radiator ($330)
Evans coolant ($125)
ACT S/S Clutch ($470)
Water temp guage ($20)
Motor R&R ($1800)
5000k HID's ($340)

And the car still has issues! Fuel leak, boost issues, Emissions (can't pass CA smog legally), needs tuning(timing)

Damn, I better get back to work, so that I can pay for all this ****....

 

12k this year - it adds up fast

 

Hmm... About 12K this year. That doesn't count getting hit a few times in the for-sale section for over 2K.. oops!

**** it... As long as I spend more on my car than I do on my beer it's clear sailing.

 

JUST BOUGHT MY FD 3 MONTHS AGO,AND I HAVE SPENT
AT LEAST 2 GRAND IN MODS {THERE IS MORE TO COME

 

HOW DID I KNOW YOU WOULD SHOW
UP IN THIS THREAD EVENTUALLY...

 

hmmmm lets see, i think i spent a grand total of about 20 bucks total on a manual ball and spring boost controller and vaccum hoses.

wait, do tickets and tires count (i can/have gone thru a set of tires in about a week hehe)?

 

 

Engine + Install $3,500.00
Plugs $32.00
Wires $30.00
Car cover $20.00
RX6 Turbo Replace $1,783.81
Datalogit $318.00
ignition coils $100.00
WB-PCB $15.45
WB-Parts set $31.05
WB-Parts Radio Shack $165.00
WB-Oz Kit $70.00
dataq datalogger $31.18
WB-Oz DIY-Display $50.00
Border Headlight & paint $145.00
Temp Gauge $70.00
Tablet Laptop $170.00
disk drives for laptop $80.00
Plastic for gauge panel $10.00
buy used bose equip$70.00
B&M short shifter $105.00
Smartire System $190.00
Engine Torque Brace $60.00
shock tower brace $100.00
replace eye bushings $15.00
02 sensors $240.00
JDM Armrest $100.00
vinyl repair kit $6.00
silicon hoses $35.00
replace wheel sensor $58.00
FC Commander holder $35.00
Trailing Arms $100.00
wheels & Tires $809.00
Oil Drain Plug & Washer $2.73
alt/water pump belt $48.00
HP laptop $175.00
Bose amps $24.00
WBO2 Kit $207.00
7 057 sensors (2) $75.00
egt stuff $232.00


Total Expended: $9,334.22

 

THAT WAS A NO BRAINER......BUT FOR REAL IM
SICK OF SUPRA FORUMS MY SUPRA IS ALL BUILT
UP SO I CANT REALLY DO MUCH MORE TO MY SUPRA

SO I WILL BE BUGGING YOU GUYS {HOPE YOU DONT MIND ~ JOHNNY

 

I have to say I'm a bit shocked by the results of the poll so far. I didn't think it would be so heavily weighed towards the high end of the scale, I should have just made $0-$2000 its own catagory! Clearly FD ownership is an expensive addiction, all you would-be owners consider yourself warned!