For or Against... Modifying your vehicle

[niky]

naks... ex-Sentra boy ka rin... had an SR20 Sentra... but it was more of a straightline car... my old "racer" was a Sentra FE with whiteline springs, gas shocks and Potenzas... it was the "trip to cavite" car. Funny how I didn't just put all those mods in the same place. :lol:

The RS replaced both of those... not as fast as an SR20 or a turbo GA16, but does everything I want of it. Touge battle, anyone? :lol: :lol: :lol:

[pajerokid]

Originally posted by ghosthunter
yup... a stock Toyota MR2 spyder or Honda S2000 makes a lot of sense. hehehe

Exactly. A 30-something Marketing executive can't show up in places in a 2LOW to GO 1600 sedan.

[ghosthunter]

Originally posted by the_wildthing
Mr ghosthunter, pasakay naman. Daan tayo sa Cavinti-Luisiana-Lucban... Di ba AE111 din yan? Want to feel the diff. from stock.

mukhang may luluwas ata dito ah!

[ghosthunter]

Originally posted by niky
naks... ex-Sentra boy ka rin... had an SR20 Sentra... but it was more of a straightline car... my old "racer" was a Sentra FE with whiteline springs, gas shocks and Potenzas... it was the "trip to cavite" car. Funny how I didn't just put all those mods in the same place. :lol:

My sentra had the ga16de engine but I was able to upgrade it with a b14 turbo kit modified to fit my car. And its also a straight line drag car when I had it setup then. Suspension was lowered with eibach sportline springs I had shipped from the US. I also had a lot more stuff done from engine electronics, fuel systems, ignition upgrades, stage 1 clutch kit, etc.

I also had a couple of 12 inch subwoofers in the backseat. Its really fun doing a couple of runs down the 1/4 mile with a CD of TOPGUN playing loud! Makes you feel like Maverick getting launched from the carrier flight deck. ;)

Getting sentimental about my old car..... if I had enough money, I might try to build up a Sentra B13 with a SR20 w/ NOS or SR20DET engine for a fun weekend car.

[FrankDrebin]

Originally posted by mazdamazda

but right now, am more in favor of stock-is-good. heck, i have yet to see a vehicle go faster than me in the expressway.

Hindi pa kasi tayo nagpapang-abot. Or sa sobrang bilis ng TD42-powered Hilander ko eh hindi kita napansin. Hehehe. :D

*charing!*

[niky]

Originally posted by ghosthunter
Getting sentimental about my old car..... if I had enough money, I might try to build up a Sentra B13 with a SR20 w/ NOS or SR20DET engine for a fun weekend car.

Isn't that what all Sentra bois dream of?

Di ba halatang pro-mod ang mga Sentra and Civic owners... kaya yan ang mga binili? :D :D :D

[ghosthunter]

Originally posted by niky
Isn't that what all Sentra bois dream of?

Di ba halatang pro-mod ang mga Sentra and Civic owners... kaya yan ang mga binili? :D :D :D

nope... when I first got the sentra (back in late 1991), there was totally no stuff for it except air filters, headers, muffler and mags. Everything else I had to find on my own. Thankfully the internet was matured a few years later.

[niky]

Well, it's the dream now...

Actually, my original dream was to take a Maxima CA20 and stick it in... but then sanity grabbed me by the balls... :D :D :D

[knicks1204]

ako po, ung typical na modifications lang.. tulad po ng rims & tires... sound set-up.. palit ng headlights, signal lights, park lights... basta ako po, pag may extra money every month, saka po ako nagpapalit ng mga bagay-bagay.. pero pag wala, eh di.. next time na lang... heheh.. :D

[notEworthy27]

basta it would do something to improve my ride's performance everythings ok. the only setup that i'll be doing other than that would be the sounds. cosmetics come in last.

[edzzz]

sound set-up, mags, tires, suspension, leather seats, pure cosmetics that will enhance the look not look ricey though.
minor engine mod like CAI, platinum plugs, HT wires are fine.

am not for the extreme mods, di naman ako kakarera eh. Just to give my car somewhat personality or myalter ego....

"stock=yawn" hehehe astig!

[mazdamazda]

stock=yawn?

hehe... depende yan sa car...

like, a stock bmw 325 isn't yawn for me. and yet it can flog most boy racers out there - especially in the twisties.

depende rin yan sa driver. what's with all the mods if you can't drive you car fast?

[wrecker]

i read that article sa top gear... for me both arguments make sense... i think its a matter of preference

to each his own

[ghosthunter]

Originally posted by mazdamazda
stock=yawn?

hehe... depende yan sa car...

like, a stock bmw 325 isn't yawn for me. and yet it can flog most boy racers out there - especially in the twisties.

I was able to out-race an black old BMW325 on ortigas ave. Of course, my car had a turbo pa then. Feels really nice. ;)

[mazdamazda]

Originally posted by ghosthunter
I was able to out-race an black old BMW325 on ortigas ave. Of course, my car had a turbo pa then. Feels really nice. ;)

as i also said... driver dependent rin yan... hehehe... :D

was also able to do that (in my stock 323) in NLEX. he didn't have the balls to go over 140kph. but he sure does accelerate fast!!!

wait... black old 325? hmmm... maybe we are talking about the same car here... ganyan na ganyan ang naka race ko... yung model yata before the e36.

[ghosthunter]

Originally posted by mazdamazda

wait... black old 325? hmmm... maybe we are talking about the same car here... ganyan na ganyan ang naka race ko... yung model yata before the e36.

Could be, I've seen him often along Ortigas Ave or within the area in San Juan. Its the 80's style body, if you know what I mean. No window tint.

[empy]

the E30 3-series (not the M3) is a pretty slow car by today's standards. a Civic SiR could outrun it with ease, assuming it was stock.

of course, in its day it was one of the top dogs.

[Bogeyman]

I'm for modifying the ride, as long as it's within reason and good taste.

Andaming mga tsikot sa daan na pwede nang gawing sampayan yung likod, o kaya nagmumukhang kariton dahil sa exag na spoilers. Yung iba naman, sa muffler ang topak. Pag pinaandar na tuloy yung oto, akala mo padating na ang Titanic.

Pati yung mga kotse na sangkaterbang racing stickers ang nakadikit, stock naman ang setup. "Ows, talaga? Sponsors mo lahat 'yan? 'Lul."

[Rediesel]

nope, been there done that, ain't worth it.

I'd rather buy a car with a bigger engine to satisfy my need for speed.

[nugundam93]

true, no replacement pa rin talaga for displacement, unless you have a perfect forced-induction setup for a smaller engine. :D

still, modding is a way to personalize your car, to show people what you are.