Just thought I would ask around and see what everyones choices were for their first upgrades on their j's. Whatever upgrades you made at first while keeping your j a N/A.
"It's called reading! Top to bottom, left to right... a group of words together is called a sentence. Take Tylenol for any headaches... Midol for any cramps."
header, intake,exhaust, and motor mounts are the most common mine were these things and then i was tuned with hpt not very common for a near stock motor but i did see alot better performance..... then came the turbo
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Intake and engine mounts. Then a S/C.
Tinkles
2003 Cavalier 1SV
Bagged and Blown
intake, motor mounts, short shifter, header, exhaust, trans mounts, lowering springs, struts, strut bar, S/C setup. i think it was that order.. dont remember.. i was HP tuned N/A after i was lowered with all the bolt ons too.
12.33 @ 111.67 mph [Oct 2009]
Dyno'd on 08/02/09 - Mustang Dyno:
327.6 WHP 333.6 WTQ [10.1 AFR]
the ebay air intake...currently tore down for ported head, HO mani with tb, secret cams, and header. and all new gaskets.
one day a turbo!
intake, throttle body and eventually a new built motor with exhaust
RIP JESSE GERARD.....Youll always be in my thoughts and prayers...
warm air intake, motor mounts, cold air intake, hpt, s/c, header, trans mounts
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my carDomain updated 5/8/09 Goal to be forged by Labor Day!
On the 01...Eco swap w/ forged internals and all block goodies, turbo cams, 60trim turbo, walbro 255 fuel pump, a few autometer gauges, 03+ front end swap, koni yellows w/ ground controls, enkie rsv 17's, eibach sway bar kit, etc, etc...and all that in
1 weekend.
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4 Cams...32 Valves...5 Liters...This Could Get Fun!
is there a preference to the eco over the LD9 these days?
"It's called reading! Top to bottom, left to right... a group of words together is called a sentence. Take Tylenol for any headaches... Midol for any cramps."
Yes the ld9 is still a potent engine but the eco has the after market and the better oiling system,
No the LD9 is just as good as the eco, only difference is more aftermarket toys lol, but thanks to PJ more and more going to the darkside
"As I lay rubber down the street, I pray for traction I can keep, but if I spin and begin to slide, please dear God protect my ride." -Amen
K&N air filter, magnaflowcat back exhaust, Short ram intake.
WAI, upper/lower mounts, beryillium ignition springs, oooooOOOooooohhh...nothing for 5 years, then recently header, 2.5" exhaust, tri flow camshafts, 2.4L intake man, 32lb injectors and soon getting Hp tuned and BDK if Clayton ever has time to install it for me.
Don't buy from MANTAPART!!
There is no easy ways to get HP, no magic box or gizmo... And if you get more hp, there's no way to make your car still behave and sound like a stock one. More hp usually makes your car louder, more vibrations and harder to drive...but still people hope or think maby there's some magic way to have it all, comfort, stock sound and drive.
Header, cat-back ,intake, msd coils/wires, 1.6 roller rockers, ported head, chromoly pushrods, 56mm tb, a/c removed, blown up back to stock w/ exhaust.
Soon: turbo, full build.
"A car just isn't a car without a little blood, sweat, and beers." -- Shadowfire
My first mod was a cool air intake....
Then a full exhaust
Then a bunch of other crap like better tires / wheels, guages, a shift light, front and rear strut bars.....some cosmetic crap..... stuff like that...
Then secret cams.....
Now I finally have the transmission fixed lol
Next up will be an MSD swap, motor mounts, and better suspension when finances allow.
Then eventually a tune and forced induction of some kind hopefully
I haven't started on mine, but I'm just going to do the pulleys for performance (Bring some life into the 3.1 without changing the way the car sounds). I'm going for a few other simple mods, but a 17 year old car needs more TLC than modification.
2010 Honda Fit LX
