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Old 02-27-2009, 04:28 AM
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probably my ebay exhaust. it's 3" so it's too loud, and with silencer in it sometimes sounds like its farting. i mean the sound is decent but i rather have saved up for a better exhaust with smaller piping.
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Carbon fiber GTM exhaust cap doesnt fit perfect and its like paper thin not what i was expecting for 200 bucks
Old 02-27-2009, 06:32 AM
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[QUOTE] engine torque damper...biggest waste of money yet and didn't do crap.
Old 02-27-2009, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by ThuG LyFe,Feb 27 2009, 05:28 AM
probably my ebay exhaust. it's 3" so it's too loud, and with silencer in it sometimes sounds like its farting. i mean the sound is decent but i rather have saved up for a better exhaust with smaller piping.
Look at it this way...At least you're that much closer for boost.
Old 02-27-2009, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by ans2k,Feb 26 2009, 09:49 PM
um the x-brace, worth crap, save the money get coilovers
the thing about the xbrace is it's really meant to stiffen up the chasis over uneven pavement. you'll see a huge improvement in this case, but don't expect too much as far as improved handling on good streets or tracks.

that being said, it's definetly worth it unless you drive around on tracks all day long. my cusco rollbar essentially does the same thing....and i've notice a big difference on bumpy, canyon carving roads i like to hit up.
Old 02-27-2009, 09:05 AM
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Buying an Intake, Torque damper, 2 different exhaust, 2 extra headers, a cheap strut bar that i later on bought a different one. Buying a high-flow cat. Spending a lot of money at a shop that did the work for cheaper labor only to find out later that they didn't know wtf they were doing.
car being tuned at a place that didn't know what they were doing.

In the end its just better to save your money and just buy the BEST of that part for your car and make sure you Won't be getting Forced Induction later in life. cuz once you go boost all those N/A parts are a big waste of $$$
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Originally Posted by DeadZero,Feb 27 2009, 01:05 PM
In the end its just better to save your money and just buy the BEST of that part for your car and make sure you Won't be getting Forced Induction later in life. cuz once you go boost all those N/A parts are a big waste of $$$
I disagree, because everyone may not want to go FI, so if you enjoy modding the car it's not always (and normally never is) about ROI. I plan on buying a header this summer but still don't know if I am going turbo or S/C. The trick is buying the parts that work either way, like a good Catback, testpipe, and suspension first.
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Powdercoating wheels for the first time. Didn't get the color I wanted and paid way too much.

Tein Flex - took it off after 3 days.
Old 02-27-2009, 09:34 AM
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^ tein flew Wow I ran there setup on all different vehicle and loved it.
but to be honest havent tried it on s2k but still Flex.
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Originally Posted by Crackerballer,Feb 27 2009, 10:27 AM
I disagree, because everyone may not want to go FI, so if you enjoy modding the car it's not always (and normally never is) about ROI. I plan on buying a header this summer but still don't know if I am going turbo or S/C. The trick is buying the parts that work either way, like a good Catback, testpipe, and suspension first.
nahh thats not true. At first i didn't want anything to do with FI. then again this is my first sport car and i wanted something faster. But one thing lead to another and i wish i just saved up and went big and got it done right the first time around and saved money


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