LOL, im reading this, and im currently turbocharging my car, and i've bought forged internals to build up my car so i can run 12's, i can still stop while im ahead but im not going to...

Im trying to make you guys that had spent alot of money feel better lol...

Cuz i know that im going to spend alot of money into a car that if i sell, im not even gonna get 1/3 of it back... but im still gonna do it...




My CarDomain!!! --- http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2543660

Oh to say how much i've spent so far...

My car brand new from Island Chevrolet: $15000 something...

What i have on already:
Bodykit, paint job, tail lights, light bulbs, sounds, strut bars, CAI, exhaust, License plate

About $3500

What i have spent but havent installed:

Turbonetics t3t4 turbo,
jdm intercooler,
hks bov,
injectors,
the rest of turbo stuff...

About $2500

so i've spend about 21000 bux so far and i havent installed the turbo yet..

and i also have a friend that his uncle owns a shop that helps me with EVERYTHING...

ALL in USD...




My CarDomain!!! --- http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2543660

5000, INCLUDING the car itself ha ha ha ha



M90'd Built LGO-15 PSI
http://webstarts.com/quadper4mance

too damn much, i know that



1989 Turbo Trans Am #82, 2007 Cobalt SS G85

" Its a hobby not an investment " that what I tell anyone who asks. You don't make money on hobbys.
You make money on investments.

$12,000 - purchased car new w/ GM employee discount
$ 3100 - Hahn Stage II kit (Sport Compact Only)
$ 175 - Suspension Techniques springs (Jegs)
$ 100 - Eibach Sway bar kit (ebay)
$ 150 - TTR Mounts
$ 65 - Fidanza short throw (ebay)
$ 350 - Lotek pod and Sport Comp II gauages
$ 450 - Faulikn Azenis RT615s 225/50/16
$ 175 - Windows Tinted
------------------
$16,565 est.

Oh gosh, John your gonna make me relive memories on how much ive spent lol.. All US dollars.

Polished Garrett GT3071R - $1100.00
Hot temp coated CCfab turbo manifold $210.00 for mani, 80 for coating
Hot temp coated 3" downpipe- 50.00 for coating
3" catback exhaust - 240.00
QTP exhaust cutout - 90.00
HKS SSQ BOV - 167.00
Greddy Full Auto Turbo Timer - 50.00
30X8X3 Intercooler - 100.00
Hot temp coated dump tube -50.00
Tial 44mm Wastegate- 300.00
NGK TR6 spark plugs -meh
GTP Walbro 255 In tank fuel pump- 130.00
650cc Injectors- 160.00
Camaro IAT screw in sensor- 12.00
2" and 2.5" Polished Charge pipes- 300.00
HP tuners
Team Green LSD Insert-200.00
AEM UEGO Wideband -300.00
Boost gauge- 44.00
All custom nylon wrapped sleeving on all the wires

Z24 Swap Complete!! 1999 2.4L DOHC installed
Ported and polished head- 650.00
3 angle valve job
deck shaved
SS valves- 200.00
bronze valve guides- 100.00
GM Keepers and Retainers- 50.00
Mantapart stiffer valve springs- 200.00
ARP headstuds- 80.00
Cometic .030 NA headgasket- 70.00
Clevitte lifters- 200.00
Secret Intake cam 200 degrees @ .050" with .360- free
Secret Exhaust cam 200 degrees @ .050" with .375 - free
56mm HO TB - free
Powdercoated red HO manifold- 80.00
2.2 External wire conversion-
MSD Blaster Coils - 90.00
Accel AFPR- 45.00
Fuel pressure gauge in the fuel rail - 15.00
Block deck shaved - 500.00 for whole block work
block bored .020
blue printed and balanced
crank polished and lightend
JBP high flow oil pump- 100.00
Wiseco 9:1 pistons - 500.00
Eagle H-beam connecting rods- 300.00
New GM main bolts- 50.00
Clevite 77 rod and main bearings- 80.00
TurboTechRacing Polished upper solid mount - 90.00
Carcustoms lower mount- 50.00
2000 starter- 20.00
JBODY lightend crank and alt pulley- ?
Yank 3000 stall torque convertor- 200.00
Hayden Tranny cooler- 50.00
CF res cover - 45.00
CF brake fluid cover - 30.00
Polished alternator- 20.00
Polished fuel lines- free
Polished tranny lines-free
Polished IDI cover- 20.00
all new seals
new gaskets
new hoses etc
Removed a/c system
GM bypass pulley.- 45.00

Suspension/Wheels/Brakes:
TEIN basic coilovers with 2" lower springs in the rear- 854.00
18" Nexo M-20 gloss black - 1200.00
Baer 13" front brake kit - 1100.00
Neon rear disk conversion(in progress)
F-Body 2.5" ARP wheel studs- 12.00
2 5/16" wheel spacers for the front
1 5/16 spacers for the rear wheels
Rksport front upper strut bar
Rksport Front lower subframe bar
Vibrant rear upper strut bar
Addco rear sway bar
GM stock front lower sway bar
Poly urethane control arm bushingsm
Polyurathane Swaybar Endlink Bushings.
.
Exterior:

VIS CF Invader hood - 450.00 ALL BODY WORK AND PAINT WAS ABOUT 2000.00
Shave everything
shaved meaning handles
locks
and antenna
Import fighter front
Import fighter sides
Custom Soundspeed Type 2 rear(fins taken off)
Celica spoiler
Toyota 95-99 tail lights
crystal clear headlights and corners
side marker lights painted black
6000k HID's

Now I have a headache












~2014 New Z under the knife, same heart different body~
______________________
WHITECAVY no more
2012 numbers - 4SPD AUTOMATIC!!
328 HP
306 TQ

HAHAHA, I love this thread! It shows how well throw mone yinto the burning [parts trash can jsut to go faster. Boo-Yawh!

2002 Cavy LS - 9,200$

Engine/Performance
AEM CAI - 230$
RK Magnaflow dual catback + install - 500$ (soon to be replaced, yey)
Custom dp/exhaust piping with cat + flex - 275$
Welder for exhaust - 200$
Charge pipes - 90$
Interooler - 150$
Garret T3/T04B turbo - 400$?
HP Tuners - 500$ then another 150$ to upgrade to HPT Pro
HKS SSQV BOV - 225$
Tial wastegate - 250$
Turbo Mani - 110$
Tulloes Tech electronic boost controller - 300$
Golden eagle vac mani - 50$?
JBP Turbo cam - 100$ (thanks pj <3)
Stainless steel oil feed and return lines - 40$ for both?
Oil filter sandwich - 25$
Boost Gauge & pod - 60$
Cobalt SS injectors/harness - free.. sorta... (upgraded the SS to 42 lbers and now needs 60lbers)
Spare 2200 motor - free... needs a lil TLC

Exterior
Clear corners - 50$ (gone)
Black corners - 13$
Painted headlights - 5$ for paint
Shaved fiberglass trunk - 60$
Cobalt SS wing - Free thanks to owning one so you could say 23K
Window tint - 230$

Sound System - 1,600$

Suspension
Front & rear strut bars - 50$
Stock Jbody suspension - priceless

...Probably missing a few things, its hard to pull everything together when ya think about it... o-well

Approximatly 5700 so far, 14,800 with price of car... and I have alot to go...

I, like Owen, can't get exact but my build, including the car, is approaching $25K USD. I bought the car for $11,679 after taxes.



I used to race cars, now I race myself.
5K PB: 24:50
10K PB: 54:26

This thread makes me feel good. I've spent a lot of money on the car, but not nearly as much as many of you.

so it looks like most of the people with heavy mods are in that 10-12k area in motor work alone.

i dont feel as bad anymore

Quote:

" Its a hobby not an investment " that what I tell anyone who asks. You don't make money on hobbys.
You make money on investments.

true. its just your interest in hobbys change after awhile..


http://www.myspace.com/15102113

12.5@116 2.0 60ft

9,000 for the car
Mr7 200 another 100 to get them and 200 for lugs and tires.
Aluminum control arms 250 including poly bushings
sway bars 300
Bear decela's 150\
hawk pads 75
Knowing i can stop when that honda pulls out infront of me Priceless.
Or
Seeing the look on the kid who drove from mass to race in his 2 door civic lose to a 4 door cavalier in front of all his buddys. Priceless.

3 - 2.4L 2.4 motors - 1500 bucks
2 - 5 speed transmissions 2400 new
1 - Eco swap - 3500
1 Saab turbo kit 2500 new
1 rksport body kit 1500
1 evil eye hood 300
1 roll cage 250
1 baer big brake upfront 1100
1 baer rear disc 850
1 tein ss coilovers 1400
3 new wirirng harness from gm 1500
4 18" tires 1100
4 18" wheels 950
1 magnaflow exhaust 400 bucks
1 2.5 custom exhaust with hiflow cat 300
1 paint job and body work 2450
1 wideband Aem 250
6 autometer guages 400ish
1 black cat cluster 300
1 set gm seat covers new 350
1 set gm seat covers used 100
1 nitrous system 425
1 gm supercharger ecotec 2800
1 pacesetter header 200
1 pacesetter header ecotec 200
1 Ho intake for 2.4 100 bucks
1 ported head for 2.4 250 bucks

I have just about as much money spent in mods as the cost of the car, which was around 15 000 CAD... but I suck at getting good prices...

I'm actually just about to put a stop to the spending of money on this car, I barely put 3000 miles a year on it since I moved out and now live in the city, it's a plenty fun car already and I have bigger projects to spend money on...



14.083 @ 99.746 mph GMPP s/c intercooled on drag radials.

with the cost of the car, im in for about $35k. unfortunately no real performance mods......yet

Lets see for me on my 01 Z24.

Car was $17,000 (this was what I financed, so I paid more)
Body kit I have $700 in.
Wheels $500
Brakes $currently $100, but have put about $300 into different brake set-ups
Suspension $340
Performance mods $2484 (this includes just recently getting HPT, and my Clutch, flywheel, and TG LSD)
Interior$450
Total in mods $4574 or $4774 if you count the other brake set-ups.
So $21574 in all, and $21774 with the other brake set-ups.
I truly do not think this is too bad for what I have in a car.




FU Tuning