Car Modding, pano simulan? pls help

**bobo_d_wiseman** · March 11th, 2005 12:18 PM

what's N/A upgrades? di naman ako karerista, a simple intake-headers-exhaust setup ok na.. how about the brakes sir ghosthunter? mga magkano upgrades nun for my ride? what can i do with my brakes at suspension? (ayoko ng lowered)...

o yea, guys share naman your modding experiences! ano sinimulan nyo i-upgrade, how you did it and where you had it done...

salamat!
(na-eenjoy ko tong forums na to ah!)

**ssaloon** · March 11th, 2005 12:23 PM

n/a or naturally aspirated... just like what you said, I/H/E, port and polish, robore/restroke, blueprinting of engine, etc. ang kabaliktaran naman ng N/A mods yung forced induction e.g. supercharged or turbo ;)

**ILuvDetailing** · March 11th, 2005 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by bobo_d_wiseman

what's N/A upgrades?

N/A = Naturally Aspirated. Well if you want to go faster, you also have to stop quicker, hence the brake upgrade. The suspension part is for the handling and cornering. Do you want a performance, visual, or audio upgrade? Or a little bit of everything.

**ghosthunter** · March 11th, 2005 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by bobo_d_wiseman

what's N/A upgrades? di naman ako karerista, a simple intake-headers-exhaust setup ok na.. how about the brakes sir ghosthunter? mga magkano upgrades nun for my ride? what can i do with my brakes at suspension? (ayoko ng lowered)...

I think the other guys answered these already...

o yea, guys share naman your modding experiences! ano sinimulan nyo i-upgrade, how you did it and where you had it done...

when I was new to car modification, my first ever mod for my sentra was replacing the stock wheels to a set of Rota 15 inch mags (three spokes) and matching tires. This was followed by lowering springs, strut bar, air filter. Later I had some subwoofers (with isobaric box),amplifier, active cross-overs and a discman.

After that, I went into street drag racing either at White Plains or Libis, so the isobaric box went out and I just had a panel and free-air subwoofer arrangement. The engine got Torquemaster sparkplugs, hi-tension wires, MSD 6A igniton controller, APEXi Super AFC, Stillen Fuel Pressure Riser and a BuddyClub shiftlight. The exhaust got a similar treatment with 4-2-1 headers, 2 inch exhaust piping, free-flow resonator and muffler. Most of these I had done either at Nodalos or Fremuff. These list of performance upgrades happened over two years since I had to research (either locally or abroad thru the internet) and save up to pay for these stuff.

Somewhere along the performance upgrades I was doing, I also had a sunroof installed for the Sentra. It was kinda cool driving around but under the noon day sun, the optional sun-shade was really important. I got this from Ziebart/Carsavers and they installed it in one afternoon. The downside of having an aftermarket sunroof is degraded by car's stiffness by a small bit. Not that big a deal when going drag racing but might be a problem if overall handling is an issue.

**SubaruSti** · March 11th, 2005 01:19 PM

Basic upgrade,exhaust system. High flow air filter. cold air intake, pero d maganda ang cold air intake kasi hindi nagbaburn ng tama ang fuel mo kapag cold air ang pumapasok sa engine mo. pero yung ang basic upgrade,exhasut system,high flow airfilter,or cold air intake.

**SubaruSti** · March 11th, 2005 01:21 PM

Tsaka nga pla pre,synthetic oil. platinum spark plugs,performance ignition wires. simpleng upgrade,but it does a lot.

**bobo_d_wiseman** · March 11th, 2005 09:42 PM

iluvdetailing, performance ang habol ko as ive said sa first message.. pero a lil improvement sa sounds wont hurt, yoko lang ng thumpping bass at sobrang mayabang ang dating...

ayoko na parang ricer ang dating, i find it "trying hard" e japanese compact car lang naman, matic pa..if i wanna race, ill get a real sports car..(dreamcar, 74 corvette stingray)
gusto ko lang ma-reach ang potential ng ga16de, saka magkaron ng power/speed edge sa normal stock cars.

sa looks, ok na yung simple lang, no logos, no badges, no stickers, mesh-wired front grille at dark tint. a few scratches, is ok...parang sleeper ang dating...hehe.

i guess eto nalang gagawin ko for now:
simota air intake tube + KNN cone filter
nodalos 4-2-1 headers
2" piping with flexible pipes at freeflow resonators
freeflow muffler
high tension wires
platinum spark plugs
sa brakes, any ideas?

sa muffler issue, ayoko ng nakalabas ang malaki at makintab na tambutcho, mas ok ang design pag scub, pero mawawalan daw ng torque pag walang muffler?? any other way na maitago ang muffler? pwede kaya iklian ang piping at nasa loob pa konti ang muffler?

yun lang..salamat sa suporta!

**ILuvDetailing** · March 11th, 2005 09:46 PM

Have you considered installing a turbo? baka mas makaka tipid ka in the long run.

**bobo_d_wiseman** · March 11th, 2005 09:51 PM

sabi ng iba, ok lang ang scub, very low air restrictions, drawback daw e, maingay...

sabi naman ng iba, mawawalan daw ng torque sa higher rpm pag scub..di daw magdudulo pag nasa high gear na, pero mabilis pag unang arangkada..

sabi sa nodalos, kung ayoko raw na kita ang muffler pwede daw after headers, 2"piping ,tapos dalawang muffler na freeflow, tapos end pipe na..(or something like that, basta sabi nya dalawang muffler sa loob..) ok na setup na kaya yun? how will it affect the torque issue?