Help with next possibly mod to my car please.

2ksi · Post by **2ksi** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 4:39 am

sharpie;220982 wrote:I'd stay away from itbs on a car you drive a lot on the streets.

why is that?

sharpie · Post by **sharpie** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 4:51 am

2ksi;221077 wrote:why is that?

cause they are touchy as fuck good luck in traffic, your oil gets dirty faster, you'll be paranoid about sucking up rocks and other things into the motor, if it rains better hope you dont hit a puddle, they are expensive and cost extra to get tuned and you have to tune them often. i wont tell you not to do them ill just say do A LOT OF RESEARCH before you buy a set

2ksi · Post by **2ksi** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 4:53 am

sharpie;221082 wrote:cause they are touchy as fuck good luck in traffic, your oil gets dirty faster, you'll be paranoid about sucking up rocks and other things into the motor, if it rains better hope you dont hit a puddle, they are expensive and cost extra to get tuned and you have to tune them often. i wont tell you not to do them ill just say do A LOT OF RESEARCH before you buy a set

thanks for the info. sounds like a hell hole. im not getting into that. :PDT_vis:

sharpie · Post by **sharpie** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 4:55 am

2ksi;221084 wrote:thanks for the info. sounds like a hell hole. im not getting into that. :PDT_vis:

never thought id say this but i think a simple turbo kit is your best option

2ksi · Post by **2ksi** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:21 am

lol okay. ill do some more research for boosting.

tbrazzy-s3 · Post by **tbrazzy-s3** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:46 am

@sharpiethanks sharpie for being the voice of realism I didn't want to hear. you make the car you built sound so.. appealing.. not lol.

@2ksi, my advice would be this. don't start searching specific parts and brand names etc. Do this. hit up howstuffworks and others and get some theory behind how car engines work etc. especially 4 cylinders and the differences between 6's and 8's. from there just follow and connect the dots. if you can learn the theory behind some of this, it will make you more educated when you go to source parts and it will help you decipher the numbers and facts the brands throw out in their attempt to entice EDUCATED customers.

tbrazzy-s3 · Post by **tbrazzy-s3** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:49 am

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine9.htm

http://www.2carpros.com/how_does_it_work/engine.htm

links like these help you with a mental picture and cycle of how an engine is put together, giving you the ability to see your future engine build as a whole rather than the single parts and options that are obviously confusing the hell out of you

sharpie · Post by **sharpie** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 6:45 am

tbrazzy-s3;221093 wrote:@sharpiethanks sharpie for being the voice of realism I didn't want to hear. you make the car you built sound so.. appealing.. not lol.

Lol I love my car and everything about it don't get me wrong. I love n/a for sure. I was just being honest

JDM EM1 · Post by **JDM EM1** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:20 pm

tbrazzy-s3;221093 wrote:@sharpiethanks sharpie for being the voice of realism I didn't want to hear. you make the car you built sound so.. appealing.. not lol.

@2ksi, my advice would be this. don't start searching specific parts and brand names etc. Do this. hit up howstuffworks and others and get some theory behind how car engines work etc. especially 4 cylinders and the differences between 6's and 8's. from there just follow and connect the dots. if you can learn the theory behind some of this, it will make you more educated when you go to source parts and it will help you decipher the numbers and facts the brands throw out in their attempt to entice EDUCATED customers.

This is great info right here!!

totally agree with you. I know before I went turbo, I researched and researched about 4 or 5 months to fully understand what is happening etc and what parts would be good etc. Then I so happened to come up on a great turbo and stuff so I got it.

2ksi · Post by **2ksi** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:31 pm

tbrazzy-s3;221094 wrote:http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine9.htm

http://www.2carpros.com/how_does_it_work/engine.htm

links like these help you with a mental picture and cycle of how an engine is put together, giving you the ability to see your future engine build as a whole rather than the single parts and options that are obviously confusing the hell out of you

im not a damn idiot. i wouldnt join a forum site and try to talk to people that have the same interests as me if i didnt know at all what i was talking about. all my thread was about was to see different peoples points of view on which should come first; looks or performance. thats it. i wasnt asking people to build my whole damn car.