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Favorite Modifications

Postby trigun402 » Thu Dec 12, 2013 6:07 pm

What are your favorite modifications that you have or planning to do on your vehicle?

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby frankist » Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:11 pm

Lighter flywheel was the best mod!

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby LongGrain » Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:37 pm

best thing i ever did to my car back when it was driving was the 4.77 final.

now I have to say the cage. I love having a cage..

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby AllenPDX » Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:49 pm

A very inexpensive and great mod is the shifter bushing. It is such a small thing, but transforms the car for the better.
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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby trigun402 » Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:38 pm

frankist wrote:Lighter flywheel was the best mod!

What do you mostly use your vehicle for?
LongGrain wrote:best thing i ever did to my car back when it was driving was the 4.77 final.

now I have to say the cage. I love having a cage..

Why do you love having a cage?
AllenPDX wrote:A very inexpensive and great mod is the shifter bushing. It is such a small thing, but transforms the car for the better.

Aftermarket? Or just replacing an old one with an OEM one?

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby SidekickChuck » Thu Dec 12, 2013 9:44 pm

ITBs. Absolutely in love with how ITBs sound. So much so, that a louder exhaust is not something I want as it will take away from the ITB snarl. Just happy with an hks hi-power, de-cat and Silk Road header.
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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby LongGrain » Thu Dec 12, 2013 9:51 pm

trigun402 wrote:
frankist wrote:Lighter flywheel was the best mod!

What do you mostly use your vehicle for?
LongGrain wrote:best thing i ever did to my car back when it was driving was the 4.77 final.

now I have to say the cage. I love having a cage..

Why do you love having a cage?
AllenPDX wrote:A very inexpensive and great mod is the shifter bushing. It is such a small thing, but transforms the car for the better.

Aftermarket? Or just replacing an old one with an OEM one?



its just always something I've wanted. always having to sit out on tandem parties and stuff because I didnt have a cage sucked. And imo, having a cage to me means that you are committed and settled down with that chassis, as it's such a permanent/can't-go-back modification.

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby Jimmee1990 » Fri Dec 13, 2013 5:03 am

My favourite modification so far is a toss up between my fixed back Sparco and the short shifter I modified. The seat is awesome as you can throw the car around as much as you like and not have to worry about bracing or sliding out of the seat you can just drive, and the short shifter because I'm quite tall and with the seat where I like it the gearknob was always too far away and I had to lift out of the seat a little o change gears, now with it moved back makes driving so much more fun.

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby trigun402 » Fri Dec 13, 2013 7:19 am

SidekickChuck wrote:ITBs. Absolutely in love with how ITBs sound. So much so, that a louder exhaust is not something I want as it will take away from the ITB snarl. Just happy with an hks hi-power, de-cat and Silk Road header.

What kind of ITBs are you running? Also, how different is the exhaust noise with your modifications?

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby trigun402 » Fri Dec 13, 2013 7:20 am

Jimmee1990 wrote:My favourite modification so far is a toss up between my fixed back Sparco and the short shifter I modified. The seat is awesome as you can throw the car around as much as you like and not have to worry about bracing or sliding out of the seat you can just drive, and the short shifter because I'm quite tall and with the seat where I like it the gearknob was always too far away and I had to lift out of the seat a little o change gears, now with it moved back makes driving so much more fun.

How did you modify your short shifter?

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby Ava92 » Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:11 am

+1 for info on the modified shifter? I have the same problem the shifter feels too far once my legs are comfortable. Too tall for the car by like 1-2 inches.

As for me i love my recaro SRDs and bilstein coils (ae92)

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby idreamofdrifting » Fri Dec 13, 2013 2:46 pm

my SSR Dori Doris......
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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby trigun402 » Fri Dec 13, 2013 3:34 pm

idreamofdrifting wrote:my SSR Dori Doris......

Fancy, fancy. Are they still chrome or did you paint them? xD

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby AllenPDX » Fri Dec 13, 2013 6:48 pm

trigun402 wrote:
frankist wrote:Lighter flywheel was the best mod!

What do you mostly use your vehicle for?
LongGrain wrote:best thing i ever did to my car back when it was driving was the 4.77 final.

now I have to say the cage. I love having a cage..

Why do you love having a cage?
AllenPDX wrote:A very inexpensive and great mod is the shifter bushing. It is such a small thing, but transforms the car for the better.

Aftermarket? Or just replacing an old one with an OEM one?


T3 (technotoytuning) replacement. 25 dollars on their site.
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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby idreamofdrifting » Fri Dec 13, 2013 8:51 pm

trigun402 wrote:
idreamofdrifting wrote:my SSR Dori Doris......

Fancy, fancy. Are they still chrome or did you paint them? xD


strictly OG.

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby frankist » Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:08 am

trigun402 wrote:
frankist wrote:Lighter flywheel was the best mod!

What do you mostly use your vehicle for?

currently just street use, until I dial in the suspension a tad more, then it'll primarily be used for open lapping days.

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby burdickjp » Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:19 am

blacktop 20v swap.

Really brought the chassis to life.
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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby Deuce Cam » Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:48 am

This is a tough one. Probably the Quaife steering rack for me.

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby carbd7age » Sat Dec 14, 2013 1:36 pm

I love my gigantic short shifter.
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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby trigun402 » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:24 pm

burdickjp wrote:blacktop 20v swap.

Really brought the chassis to life.

Stock blacktop or did you do anything to it?

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby trigun402 » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:25 pm

Deuce Cam wrote:This is a tough one. Probably the Quaife steering rack for me.

Why a Quaife steering rack?

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby trigun402 » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:25 pm

carbd7age wrote:I love my gigantic short shifter.

How gigantic is gigantic? :?:

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby Deuce Cam » Sat Dec 14, 2013 3:05 pm

trigun402 wrote:
Deuce Cam wrote:This is a tough one. Probably the Quaife steering rack for me.

Why a Quaife steering rack?


I like the short steering ratio on top of the manual rack feedback - makes the steering feel kind of like a go-kart.

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby carbd7age » Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:14 pm

trigun402 wrote:
carbd7age wrote:I love my gigantic short shifter.

How gigantic is gigantic? :?:

8" Craftsman pry bar handle where the shift knob should be. It comes up juat above the center of the steering wheel. It's a TRD short throw shift so it's actually really tight and the overall shift throw is a little less than the stock shifter. Also I have a Techno Toy Tuning shifter bushing.
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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby Jimmee1990 » Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:08 pm

trigun402 wrote:
Jimmee1990 wrote:My favourite modification so far is a toss up between my fixed back Sparco and the short shifter I modified. The seat is awesome as you can throw the car around as much as you like and not have to worry about bracing or sliding out of the seat you can just drive, and the short shifter because I'm quite tall and with the seat where I like it the gearknob was always too far away and I had to lift out of the seat a little o change gears, now with it moved back makes driving so much more fun.

How did you modify your short shifter?


Firstly I had to cut and twist it around as I have a T3 short shifter and it leans to left, my cars RHD. Then I just put the bend on more of an angle so it leans more towards the rear of the car.

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby trigun402 » Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:00 pm

carbd7age wrote:
trigun402 wrote:
carbd7age wrote:I love my gigantic short shifter.

How gigantic is gigantic? :?:

8" Craftsman pry bar handle where the shift knob should be. It comes up juat above the center of the steering wheel. It's a TRD short throw shift so it's actually really tight and the overall shift throw is a little less than the stock shifter. Also I have a Techno Toy Tuning shifter bushing.

Should of paid more attention to your username, I saw the picture you posted the other day.

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby Coupe_619 » Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:23 am

my favorite mod on my 86 has to be my Megan coils they make my car look and drive way better.

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby broncanus » Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:07 am

so far my sr5 hatch is 20v, trd 6k/4k, rebuilt front suspension, manual steering.... but the thing i cant wait for is ditching this sr5 rear and getting lsd. bought an lsd gts rear for it once but it got stolen while i was putting the 20v together :(

so my favorite mod im planning for is lds and shorter rear
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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby trigun402 » Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:13 am

broncanus wrote:so far my sr5 hatch is 20v, trd 6k/4k, rebuilt front suspension, manual steering.... but the thing i cant wait for is ditching this sr5 rear and getting lsd. bought an lsd gts rear for it once but it got stolen while i was putting the 20v together :(

so my favorite mod im planning for is lds and shorter rear

How did it get stolen?

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Re: Favorite Modifications

Postby SidekickChuck » Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:12 am

trigun402 wrote:
SidekickChuck wrote:ITBs. Absolutely in love with how ITBs sound. So much so, that a louder exhaust is not something I want as it will take away from the ITB snarl. Just happy with an hks hi-power, de-cat and Silk Road header.

What kind of ITBs are you running? Also, how different is the exhaust noise with your modifications?


Car has ae111 20V ITBs and a T3 Mani.

As I mentioned, the exhaust is not that loud. The engine has HKS 256/264 cams, so it can sound a little different, but not much. The noticeable difference is the ITB's. The sound they make when sucking in air is much different than a standard setup as you probably know. Doesnt affect the exhaust tone too much. Thats up to the SIlk Road header and exhaust itself. The HKS Hi-Power is not known to be a screaming exhaust, but to me its just right as I prefer to hear the ITBs over the exhaust anyhow. I just dont prefer the angled fart can out the back, and would prefer a clean dual tip to compliment the rear runfree bumper.
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