duckhunt

So I will have 2g's to blow in a few months. Im struggling with the decision of buying a new rifle or spending that money on mr type s. If I do decide to spend it on my car what mods do you guys suggest first?

I was thinking

Tein SS ~ 1080
New atlp J pipe whn it comes out I figure ~ 400
New Rv6 I think he said ceramic coated pre cat deletes I figure ~300
then the UR stock pulley ~200
maybe if I can squeeze a bit more money out AEM V2 CAI ~300


What u guys think?

greco9885

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if i can redo everything this is what i would do:

rv6 pre cat delete and race pipe
atlp jpipe
aem v2
throttle body spacer, and gaskets
aspec kit

duckhunt

You would do the spacers before the UR pulley? And im not really looking to put on a body kit though I must admit from the few pics ive seen I think I might like the a spec bumper though im not quite sure. I really want the tein ss so I can lower my s#$@.

greco9885

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its not really a body kit. its just the lip kit

and i forgot to put the pulley in there lol.

duckhunt

Lets say I cop the tien ss, j pipe, precats, pulley and cai

What do you think would be a decent install price?


I would love to hear other peeps suggestions too. When they wake up I guess.

greco9885

iTrader: (1)

tein ss - 4 hours
precats + j pipe - 1 hour
pulley - 1 hour
cai - 1 hour

depends on where you go and what their labor rate is. figure atleast 400

but honestly, you can put them all on yourself except the tein's. where do you live? maybe theres some local people that can help you

duckhunt

I'm in az and am totally looking for some car homies. I really would love to put as much on as I could but I'm a real newb and have only a few tools.

1fsthatch

you honestly can install it yourself there are some great DIY'S in here just search a little

i quickly found this link for you https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/3g-tl-garage-faq-3g-tl-newbies-553554/

Majofo

What's difficult about putting in Tein's?

alexSU

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invest??

















jk

duckhunt

^ lol invest and stay stock. Pffffttttt.

ILLustriousUA6

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drop should be 1st on the list, no matter what.

duckhunt

Yea thats why I really wanted to include the teins in my money spending craze. I noticed that the teins allow changable ride height. How far have some of you guys lowered your cars?

KaMLuNg

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personally, i would do the navi conversion...

ballinfizzle89

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+1

vipernj

roth ira long term/ 401k

Trew

iTrader: (1)

I WOULD GET SOME BIG BALLA VIP WHEELS! (not)

bukxanger

go on a vacation with some friends!

Majofo

:gheyhug: .. :gheyfight

sorry.. jmo.. lol..

duckhunt

Lol everyones telling me to not put it into my car. I thought friends dont let friends drive stock.

Majofo

I would save at least half of it.. I'm a firm believer of putting away 10% of your pay for savings then another 10% into IRA / retirement savings / stocks / self directed 401K (LLC)..

Maybe cut your $2k into $750 or $1k for mods.. then ask yourself what you want.. performance / aesthetics / sounds / exhaust.. There are a lot of good thrifty mods that you could do.. besides the money you save may pay off future repairs - CV joints, shocks, head gasket, tranny

vipernj

they dont hahaha, but we've all already made the mistake of modding!! Go to take flight lessons, or go sky diving, or go to vegas man... I'm two years older than you and that is what i recommend... if not, then coilovers, stage 3 exhaust, painted calipers and LEDs...

Excelerate

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What year is your TL? What kind of mileage do you have? What are your goals? Performance or aesthetics?

spiike

I agree. Invest it instead of dropping it on a perpetually depreciating asset. With the market rebounding, I bet in a half a year you could get both. =)

duckhunt

07 type s 50k miles and performance first

vipernj

the car is gorgeous by itself bro..... invest, or go on vaca or do something fun,believe me! I've wasted over $50k on 3 different cars that couldve gone to my mortgage! But like I said, if cars are you poison then have fun.. Just consider other things as well.... Like a vacation home or something cool

Timb227

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LOL had my laughin for a couple minutes here...good times on azine...
Def do tein ss... I dont have the money for that, but from what i've seen/ heard, its the best you can get and do

Majofo

Bad ass ride that sounds like ______ nada?

exhaust buddy..

cheap mods - remove mid muffler swap resonator with a Dynomax res.. race pipe.. maybe spend a little dough on an ATLP jpipe. This way you get some performance and a nice exhaust tone.

Save the rest...

duckhunt

Maybe Ill just get the raven black inspyre ron jon wheels and the tein ss. Im going to spend 2k on something Im going to med school so I'm not too worried about my fiscal future. Ill just add performance parts to it as I scrape up money along the way. I dont see the serious need to buy a slightly smaller version of a rifle I already have.

Majofo

Are you Brian's younger brother?? ... lol...and if you didn't know.. Brian is another Azine member, headed for med school , who has a troll of Aziners following his mods..

duckhunt

No I dont know anyone here yet. But Im definately going to get those RJs. Buy some wheels, then sell my type s rims and wheels. I wonder if anyone here would be interested in taking them off my hands.

Majofo

Eff yeah.. You may get almost a grand for them..

duckhunt

Lol Id poo myself if I could get 1200. I would totally include shipping. Damn how much would shipping 4 rims and tires cost lol.

Majofo

lol.. I cut the 1.2k.. thinking.. hmm.. please remove foot from mouth.. but you could seriously make back money especially if you have at least 50% tread left.

duckhunt

Yea I would throw that money toward the tein ss then. Im excited to get started. Prob within a few months.

jjashaa

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why spend so much on Tein SS when you can save a few hundred and get basics.

then you have like $400-$500 to spend on something else.

beast5319

+1^ dude, I would get some cheap but good looking wheels (19" ftw) and then spend some on a j-pipe,mid muffler delete, and a race/test pipe and then save the rest!

duckhunt

I wanted the tein ss because it gives me more control. They are hella expensive though but I do like to have the best shit. I told myself the last thing I would get would be rims but I fell in love with the RJs.

Nbp type s with raven black inspyres ftw. Shit it's in a whole nother ftw arena. It's fta (fight to annihalate) I prob spelled that wrong LOL.

Majofo

ftw = for the win
fta = fast turn around / for the average


what I think you meant and well understood here..
FTMFW = For The Mutha Fu*king Win


Inspryes are nice.
Tein SS can't go wrong.
Post up when you finally decide.

andyc123

If your in for performance, why bother with the drop at over 1k? That's lunacy! If you're already familiar with your cars performance, go for the J-pipe, intake (AEM V2), and exhaust, then lower it/add rims later. You'll pretty-up your car quicker later, but there's nothing that can replace horsepower. Make your car faster, and it pleases you every time you're behind the gas pedal....... imo