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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 03:21 PM
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What was your first modification?

What was your first mod?
Also, what do you recommend as your first modification?
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 03:22 PM
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radiator
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 03:51 PM
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Re: What was your first modification?

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What was your first mod?
Racing Beat dual tip stainless catback exhaust and K&N filter for stock airbox.

Also, what do you recommend as your first modification?
Reliability mods and radiator ducting (run a search for both).
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 04:06 PM
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Cat back and intakes.
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 04:21 PM
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Down pipe.
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 04:22 PM
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Boost gauge and M2 downpipe on the same day.
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 04:38 PM
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humm...
actually it will be rims and tyres for me.

i m thinking of downpipe then suspensions next.
coz i dont need that much power anyway.
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 04:48 PM
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Boost gauge. Without a doubt, this should be everyone's first mod.
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 04:57 PM
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downpipe, then boost gauge

was so @#$^ happy to figure out i only had 7psi
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 05:02 PM
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downpipe, boost gauge, and high flow cat
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 05:49 PM
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downpipe and radiator
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 06:11 PM
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@TRUST RX7

Definitely Downpipe and hose job (coolant). The vacuum ones will follow the rule "Never fix a running thing", although as important as the coolant ones...

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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 06:39 PM
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Downpipe.
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 06:53 PM
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Downpipe and boost gauge.
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 07:10 PM
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Originally posted by Chameleon
Downpipe and boost gauge.
Same..
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 07:14 PM
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ast removal, boost & water gauge
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 07:15 PM
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FIRST mods = DP and guage/pod. No question. Just wait until you pull that POS 50-lb thermal reactor out from under the car and hear the turbos sing with a DP.

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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 07:41 PM
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purchased my RX7 with a blitz nur spec exhaust already on it. My first purchase was a PFC, commander and Datalogit. Then got an AVC-R, AST and other reliablity mods
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 07:45 PM
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clean car... then radiator
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 08:36 PM
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Air seperator tank upgraded to alum. or stainless steel model.
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 08:51 PM
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First mods (or anything changed from stock) for me were:

Bonez downpipe & hi-flo cat along with the GReddy Power Extreme catback.

I had the "rusted, falling apart, stock catback" syndrome and decided to just do a full exhaust upgrade all at once.
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 09:13 PM
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 09:17 PM
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 10:04 PM
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Bonez downpipe & hi-flo cat along with the GReddy Power Extreme catback.
No boost controller? Living on the over 10psi-spike-edge there, didn't you Mahjik?
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 10:06 PM
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Boost gauge, then downpipe, then intake.
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