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Old 04-26-2004, 07:23 PM
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40 buck mod

Is there any mod that you can get for 40 bucks? If so what?
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Old 04-26-2004, 07:38 PM
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Like a performance mod? Nothing that will get you an increase in performance. And if anybody says otherwise, they're scamming you.
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Old 04-26-2004, 07:39 PM
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Take your pick...

Front Strut Tower Bar:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33591
$8.25 + $15.99 shipping


Front 20th Anniversary Edition Door Sills:
http://www.courtesyparts.com/secondtier_a33.html
$32.02 + shipping

Sylvania SilverStar Headlight Bulbs:
When on sale at WalMart
About $35 for a pair

If $40 is all you have, I would recommend saving for more. If you waited a bit to get $40, wait a little longer until you get to $80, then $120, and so on. This way, you have a good amount of money to spend on mods instead of little things here and there. And if you're really strapped for cash...you might actually want to think about saving your money for more worthwhile things than car mods.

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Old 04-26-2004, 07:44 PM
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This might be a stupid question but, is a strut bar worth it?
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Old 04-26-2004, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ticko
This might be a stupid question but, is a strut bar worth it?
Not a stupid question.

A front strut tower bar does not really give noticable performance with regular driving. It comes more into play when doing higher-speed turns.

The better bar to get is the rear anti-sway bar, but that's at least $110 + shipping and up depending on the brand you get.

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Old 04-26-2004, 10:38 PM
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get a MAF adapter and a filter. or get stickers...improve your horsepower greatly!!..jk
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Old 04-26-2004, 10:49 PM
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Drop Resistor mod Free!!!
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I've used it for 20,000 miles No Problems
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Old 04-26-2004, 11:05 PM
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gutter intake LoL
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Old 04-26-2004, 11:32 PM
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Cheep and works better then any other CAI out there!!!
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Old 04-26-2004, 11:39 PM
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make your own B-Pipe. It may not give that great of a performance mod but I heard it will make your car sound a little bit more aggressive. All you need to do is cut out your resonator which is after your cat. You can rent a pipe cutter from autozone for a fully refundable $25 and the pipes and clamps itself shouldn't run more than $25 tops.
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Injen knockoff for $39.95

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=38634
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Old 04-27-2004, 05:19 AM
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I've been looking at this knock-off on Ebay too. Something just bothers me about it. How can they sell this for $40 when an original is like $225. They had to cut corners somewhere. I know someone mentioned that the filter is garbage, but I have to wonder about the other parts. Not to mention I'm a little scared away due to the MAF problems on the 2K3.
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Old 04-27-2004, 05:26 AM
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Getto Air Box!
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I've been looking at this knock-off on Ebay too. Something just bothers me about it. How can they sell this for $40 when an original is like $225. They had to cut corners somewhere. I know someone mentioned that the filter is garbage, but I have to wonder about the other parts. Not to mention I'm a little scared away due to the MAF problems on the 2K3.
I have one of these as well as a PR CAI, a knockoff PR CAI and a couple of others. The filter is crap for sure but filters are cheap. The clamps are SS and the rubber connecters are ok too.

The quality is there and its is only a bent piece of pipe, pretty hard to screw anything up. I dont plan on using any of them, I am making my own out of 3" aluminum tubing.

They are cheap because there is no R&D, just copy the original and get them made in Taiwan for $10 and sell them on Ebay for $40.
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I kinda want to get the side clear out lights. But i cant find the fronts on ebay.
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Old 04-27-2004, 07:45 AM
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Ok i just bought rear clear corner lights, now i need to find the front ones from ebay, any help thanks!

~Sorry for double posting, didnt mean to.
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Ok i just bought rear clear corner lights, now i need to find the front ones from ebay, any help thanks!
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