I Made this thread to post pics and to get advice on new possible mods.

So far i got tien s.tech springs and tokico hp shocks on katana rc10 rims.

My new wheels are 235/40R18 +45 offset

pics from when she was all stock






Pics after i got the springs and shock










Pics of the new rims:










And heres some pics i took with my gopro:







Let me know what you think, any suggestions on mods?

 

03 tails / headlights
Something with the grill .

 

Like painting the outer chrome edge of the grill? You know where i could find 03 head and tail lights at a good price?

 

Junk Yard, Black Market,

 

You can paint the headlight housings , or if you're interested in mine I'd trade you with cash on your end.

 

I think i might just paint the housings and clear corner it since im gonna be taking the headlights apart anyways. Im tight on cash, i have to get a transmission flush and new timing belt done before anything else

 

Get rid of the pinstripes! maybe color match the grille? the outter wings? Like mike said... Um.. Those wheels look TOUGH btw! Nice job! Um... Window tint maybe? Check mine out. I started from the same thing you have

 

im gonna be painting the housings, should i just use black spray paint? should i use a clear coat or go without it?

i was thinking of getting a UR lightweight pulley, could anyone suggest one thats good quality that isnt ridiculously expensive?

 

get The Ralco underdrive Crank Pulley.

 

Headlight isnt foggy its just the lighting



Debadged my car



Badges left scratches in paint, going to be repainting car soon anyways
Also gonna be reapplying the "A" emblem. Adhesive was coming off



My moms ride, its kinda dirty
Her Mods: CAI, Exhaust, Lowering Springs, Rims and low profile tires







Some interior shots of my CL





Pic of engine bay

 

Coming along nice .

 

i got a question about intakes, i do have a CAI but its an ebay and the part that keeps it steady snapped due to a bad weld(not sure what its actually called).

would i be better off going with a name brand CAI or should i go with a SRI for half the price also a name brand? i also hear the SRI has better sound but then again the CAI gives better performance. would the performance be noticeably less at all if i went to lets say a AEM SRI instead of a ebay CAI?

 

Just have An Exhaust Shop Fix That Weld. And Cai > Sri

 

true that, im also thinking of getting an exhaust. i see some people say that a full exhaust wouldnt give to much power gains at all except with headers. what would you recommend me doing for just better over all sound? i do plan on getting headers eventually when i get enough money but for now im just going for looks and sound. not planning on making this a track car or anything

 

Rather have cold air be brought into your engine than hot air from a short ram.

 

cut Out Your Mid Muffler And weld In A 14" Magnaflow muffler. that Will Give You More Of A G35 Sound.

 

Thanks for all the helpful advice, my mid muffler is out already so ill just get me some magnaflows

 

In my opinion I think you should try to go lower. Get an full lip kit, tint the windows. You should color match the mud flaps, I think it would give it a cleaner look. I just bought the same car completely stock, and I'm planning to do these things to it and more.

 

im fine with the amount of tint i have, id rather spend my money on other things. my rotors are really bad so im gonna get some nice ones soon after i do my timing belt and transmission flush.


i just did a seafoam treatment to my car, Heres the video!

 

Heres some pics, didnt get to take a after pic with everything back on but i will tomorrow







Seperated





Sanded and primed





Painted black





Headlights on. Gonna be cleaning them up tomorrow

 

too late now but most people who go through the hassle of separating headlight is it remove that hideous orange diffuser.

also id order some chrome turn signals/parking lights. they still blink amber but when off they look chrome. great job though

 

Not bad. Modding on a budget.........

 

i was planning on taking the diffuser out but after i got the housing painted i decided to keep it on. it actually doesnt look bad with black housings. looked awful with chrome housing though.

i do plan on changing out the bulbs all over my car at some point but money is tight and i need to spend it on other things that i NEED and not on what i want.

pics of the finished product will be uploaded a little later today.

 

Lookin good man! Cl is coming along nicely! Love the color! Honestly if you wanna make some noise. THIS IS JUST AN OPTION.. Loose the mufflers. I have everything stock except for an intake (AEM Sri) Willing to sell if you wanna buy it? since im parting out my car now..If not thats fine but like i was saying just do the muffler delete and have them weld on pipes to make it look nice and have them weld the stock tips back on.. I paid 70 bucks and IT ROARS. No rasp or anything.. All i get is compliments! Sounds vicious from 2000 to 4000 rpm and then the intake takes over around 5500? I think but together they sound great! Like i said just an option. I was on a tight budget aswell while modding the cl.. Considering im only 16.. But if you want i can put up a vid if you want?

 

Im think im gonna just get a magnaflow resonator and magnaflow mufflers put in.

Cant wait to get that intake from you.



Put some new bulbs in the running lights

Before






After

 

New bulbs 10x better. I removed my bulbs for years before I installed HIDs

 

The bulbs made a HUGE difference and look so much better. gonna be cleaning my car the posting pics of some new stuff i did today!

 

Nice whip, that's awesome that your mom is into mods

 

yeah it is haha. so is my dad, he did all the work on my moms car for her.


washed my car and took some pics


Painted my grill

 

Looks good. What's next?

 

Well, i just bought some drilled and slotted power stop rotors and ceramic breaks today because my rotors are so warped and worn as well as rusted.

They should be here sometime early next week

 

There was mositure in the headlights so i had to reseal them.

Figured i might as well take the diffuser out anyways

 

i just found out that the intake i thought was stock in my car was actually a comptech icebox. correct me if im wrong here

 

Yup, looks like it. lol

 

well im definitely taking my ebay CAI off and putting this on then

 

Bought a new filter and cleaned the inside of the comptech box and then installed it

 

Reset my ECU and it seems much more throttle response.

 

how did you reset the ECU? unplug the battery?

 

I removed fuse #13 on the passenger side of the car for 10min. then put it back in and had to do the idle relearn procedure

 

put my new rotors and ceramic brake pads in





Just finished the bed in not to long ago and they definitely have more stopping power than stock