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Old 03-27-2008, 04:26 PM
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hey guys.. as most of you know, we are getting a tax return and a rebate.. mine should be around $900..

(which fckin rocks!)

so i have lately been thinkin.. HOOD!!!.. but also been thinkin more power.. (after i met a guy and his cobra who had 930 to the wheels on pump gas!!.. wtf.. )

so some things that i want to do.. tell me which ones you do in my situation..

currents mods are:
-hurst
-C&L
-SCT x-cal
-bassani catted x
-cutouts
-18x9, 18x10 bullits nitto 555's 245/45/18 and 295/45/18
-tinted tails, and fogs, and smoked clear corners
-SOS pillar pod, air fuel gauge, fuel pressure gauge
-Xenon window scoops

dyno'd at 291.HP and 311.TQ (this was before the highflow catted x and cutouts.. hopefully i gained a few there)

so im thinkin atleast one performance mod to get me over 300.. and some appearance.. but you tell me..

*-UD pulleys - ~$250
-Eibach Pro kit and alignment - ~$250 (from a friend)
-GT500 spoiler - $150
-CDC chin spoiler - ~$350
*-Roush Front Fascia - ~$800 (including paint)
*-Cobra R hood (cowl only, no louver lookin thing) - $400 (wouldnt be painted right away)
-magnaflow magna-packs - ~$600?
-Sequential tails - $125
-Side scoops - $150

(*=what i been wanting to do)
what would you do out of that list with $900????....

heres the most current pics of my car..







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Old 03-27-2008, 04:43 PM
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Drop the sucker and put a exhaust on. Thats what i did first to my car.
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Old 03-27-2008, 04:47 PM
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*-UD pulleys - ~$250
-Eibach Pro kit and alignment - ~$250 (from a friend)
-GT500 spoiler - $150
-CDC chin spoiler - ~$350

That comes out to a grand, $900 or a thousand it's pretty much the same
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Old 03-27-2008, 04:49 PM
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*-UD pulleys - ~$250
-Eibach Pro kit and alignment - ~$250 (from a friend)
-GT500 spoiler - $150
-CDC chin spoiler - ~$350

That comes out to a grand, $900 or a thousand it's pretty much the same
+1 will change up the look of the car nicely! what CDC chin spoiler were you thinking of? naturally my vote is for the aggressive
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Default RE: ~$900 in tax returns/rebate.. is this how i should use it?

All of those sound good, but your car is already so beautiful.

How about a Shaker?
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I would do the pullies & magnapacks you want.
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ok i think i am deffinately going to drop it, and do the rear spoiler..

about the front.. not sure yet.. bc i want to do a new front eventually.. maybe a roush.. so for chin spoiler.. i think ill just pick up a gt500 chin from the dealer for 50 bones.. and call it a day on the front end.. that would leave me with $450 to spend.. and would probably do the hood.. bc i lovee the way those things look.. but then again.. maybe the pullies would be better right now.. i dunno..

but after seein that cobra.. its stance was awesome.. i love how the *** end looks on that body.. (04').. so the gt500 rear spoiler and a drop would help me on that..

and if i can get this hood from a buddy (already painted, but black with flat black super stripe on the hood..).. only thing is that its the cobra R 2000 (the one wiht the wierd louver thing on it.. )

so who knows.. cant wait tho!
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Drop the sucker and put a exhaust on. Thats what i did first to my car.
really considering the pro kit.. and about the exhaust.. that end is prett much covered for right now.. cutouts wiht high flow cats pretty much = open headers!
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I've been considering a meziere electric water pump. Supposedly picks up ~11rwhp for about $300 and cools better to boot! You get most of the hp pickup you would get with a full set of udps w/o losing your alternator charging ability. Important to me with 1500w sound system...
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Old 03-27-2008, 05:24 PM
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And oh yeah, if you go with the lowering kit better throw in some caster/camber plates ($300) and new adjustable panhard rod (~$200) and also if you have a one-piece driveshaft either adjustable lower ca's or upper ca (~$300). That's what is holding me back from lowering, having to swap out most of my freakin' suspension components (not to mention spending at least $1000 to do it the right way).
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