I have had my 01 for just over a year now and have finally decided to put a little money into it. My new parts should be here any day now. i have ordered:

AEM V2 cai
Progress sway bar
B&G shock and strut system
oem spoiler

While the car is in the shop i am also having my headlights/roadlamps fixed, debadging the A-C-U-R-A, and the paint touched up

if any one has any opinions or advice on what i have or what i should do next let me hear them, good or bad

 

very good start on the mods.

the next step could be headers, rims and pulley

 

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Nice! Everything i wanna do, except for the spoiler---Already have that! My next is gonna be the B&G setup. Goodluck with the install!

 

thanks i cant wait to get it all on. everything should be here by Wednesday then i have to take it to a shop 2 hours away where it will stay for a few days

 

not at a bad start at all


maybe some springs or coilovers should be in the future

 

He already has that covered with the B&G shock and strut system ^

 

Where did you get original spoiler and how much? I'm debating between original and M5.

 

I found it on Ebay it was around $155 shipped

 

haha aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand good call

 

i still cant decide oem spoiler or lip m5 but u went a good way njoy

 

Me neither ^ lol except I'm more torn between the M3 and M5

 

I just did the B@G shocks /springs (excelerate's site) And The car handled alot better after the upgrade and was still very comfortable ride, not harsh at all. Then about 2 weeks later I added the progress RSB (heeltoe's site) and now the car handles GREAT.
Turns i used to take at 40 im now taking at 60-65 with no problem. I had a CAI put in like 8 years ago so i dont remember how much it helped out ( I do remember it made the car sound \allot sweeter) I also got a option lightwiegt pulley recently and I THINK it helped a little.. Next its headers for me (im torn between megan and dc sport) and then I'm done with mods ( i would like a m5 lip spoiler but want the color to match) I really dont like the oem spoiler.

Can i make a suggestion... I would buy new sway bar links (for the back at least) cuz when taking off the stock RSB u are gonna kill the OEM links (the way they are made u need vise grips to hold one end when unscrewing the other) I went with MOOG sway bar links off rockauto they where like $80 for all 4 shipped I belive..

You are making some great choices I did alot of research when doing all this to my car.
In parts you are looking at about $700 for B@G/Progress and MOOG..

R u doing the work yourself?
Good luck!
U will not be dissapointed!

 

AEM v2 is a waste of money, way too overpriced for not much benefit, get front and rear sways, the rest sound good

 

i have already planned on getting the moog links but i appreciate the advice

no i wont be doing the work myself i would like to but i am not experienced enough to be confidant with my abilities
maybe next time though

 

i heard front sways arent that good. not much bang for the price and it kinda counteracts the rear sway causing more oversteer or understeer? i forgot which one.

 

You're thinking of understeer btw =)
Well, the stock bars are hollow, and normally the upgrade bars purchased are solid and a tad beefier, it isn't an OMGZ difference, but most people do it anyways when going all out on suspension. Coupled with springs/shocks/or coilvers and STB/USB/RSB it makes for a really good working system. I wish they made a rear strut for our cars..just to help chassis rigidity

 

i am also thinking of painting my wood grain inside. i was thinking red, ivory, or maybe something close to ssm

anyone care to throw in you r

 

You can take the woodgrain pieces out and sand em down and paint them any color you want


I took all mine out and did black along with the shiftgate and maplight


I think I have some pics....

 

so what color would you paint them

keep in mind my car is NBP/Ebony

 

Could somebody please photoshop the three colors i mentioned so i could see which i like best

 

I would say black em out if anything for your NBP.

Otherwise...might come across as

 

Great start...Post pics once u r done and good luck..
What r u doing to ur Headlights/Roadlamps?
Perhaps u can consider LED's for the entire interior or u can go with PIAA bulbs.
Cost is minimal but will give an awesome effect.

 

I think if your going to do anything to ur headlights I would get the 03 head lights and possibly the 03 rears but thats just my opinion

 

Im having the roadlamps bulbs replaced and one of the housings may need replaced because there is some liquid in it

The headlights are going to be wetsanded i also want to clear them but i will probably do that myself

I really want the 03 tails so if anyone knows where i can get some or just wants to trade for some 01's let me know

 

I think the OEM spoiler makes the rear of the car look shorter, which I like.

Definately post pics of your progress.

 

so i took my car to the shop and now i have some doubts. i chose the shop because i had heard good things about the work they do but when i got there it was just some old man and when i started telling him what i wanted he kept repeating what i said wrong and when i mentioned that i wanted moog links for my rsb he said "what is a mood and where do i get it?" now i am afraid he is going mess up the car

 

Why dont u order the parts and just bring it to him they will charge up the wazoo for parts..


www.rockauto.com all4 moog links where like $80
www.excelerate.com or heeltoe for the rsb is $130-$150 depending on which one, then just hand him the parts and show him where to put them!

 

i brought all the big parts but he really didn't sound like he knew what i was talking about

 

I'd try finding someone who's worked on our CL's before. They'll get the job done 30% quicker with zero screw-ups. Sure it may be a lil more $ but who knows what you'll pay if some wackjob mechanic touches your ride after the fact.

I happened to FLUKE out meeting a guy at the DLR who's worked on 100s of CL's and TL's and done plenty of comptech supercharge systems on these cars so I just bring it there and tell him to hook my BABY up. Price is secondary, quality is primary!... I learnt that from my last car, it went to several different shops all of which did there own screwups so none of the shop could figure the car out.

That's the last place you want to be lol.

remember... most of the time if you "buy cheap u buy twice"