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2005 6 Spd GT - Titanium Grey - Front Air Dam - Front/Rear Accents - Black Leather - Nav System - LoJack Early Warning
Mods: Tokico D-Spec shocks, Hawk Performance Ceramic pads, Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 225/40-18, Mazdaspeed front shock tower brace, CG-Lock, Clear corners, Strakes, Racing Beat Oil/AC screens, Zeta console and knee pads.
I'm not a huge fan of the K&N intake. OBX exhaust is a rip-off of the Knight Sport I believe, and is super heavy, but cheap.
I would say wheels (or rims yo!) but obviously a nice, name-brand set like Rays, BBS, 5Zigen, Works, OZ, etc. No cheap e-bay knock offs, but judging from the OBX exhaust you suggested, sounds like your direction anyways
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Yea, I know OBX is a knock off or whatever, but from what Ive read, brand name catbacks dont give much of a gain anyways and OBX owners said it sounds good. I just like the K & N because it sounded good from what I heard and its dyno proven +10 horsepower. If I did go with rims, Im looking at keeping it at 18, gun metal with a polished lip is the direction Im going with rims, I dont really want them bigger ( Im not trying to make my car gangster). I just want to change the look. Incase you cant tell, money is a factor for me but on that same note I dont want junk so with that said, more suggestions are wanted thanks.
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Replacement- 2011 Black Honda Civic Si Coupe
So let me get this straight.. you found rims for 200-300 dollars? Not only that, if you did find rims for that much, you must be forgetting about rubbers, mounting, and balancing..
Id go with the intake.. its the cheapest, lightest, and wont give you **** for gains, like the rest.
The tires on my car still have about 50% tread, and I dont want to go bigger than 18's so yea I can find rims without tires for 400-500, and if I did get rims I would lower my 8 in the near future.
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Replacement- 2011 Black Honda Civic Si Coupe
I would prefer a catback but I cant afford 1000, at least not right now, if anyone has a link for a used catback for <500, I would be interested. I love the sound of the legamax but its just too expensive for me right now.
__________________ SOLD2004 RX8 Grand Touring K&N Typhoon V2 - Rotary Performance Gutted Cat (Midpipe) - 350Z Carbon Fiber Duct - TEIN Stechs - Tint - Tinted Fogs - Debadged - Black Painted Trunk - Greddy Shift Knob - Footwell Lights - Painted Interior Trim - JL/Rockford Fosgate Audio-MSD Dashhawk 81,XXX miles - Orig Engine (5W-20 User)
Replacement- 2011 Black Honda Civic Si Coupe
going cheap with anything will usually bite you in the **** later on. Probably not later, more like sooner.
__________________ 2008 VW / Jetta Wolfsburg 2.0T / Reflex Silver Metallic Clearcoat. Current.
2009 Mazda / RX-8 R3 (FE17) / Aurora Electric Blue Mica. Traded
2001 Toyota / Corolla CE (E114) / Sandrift Metallic. Totalled - Not at Fault.
"My happiness can be measured by my odometer."
Intake is only going to change the sound. just like the exhaust. I believe you will get slightly more with an exhaust(power) but still not worth the money imo.
As for the intake...I highly highly doubt you will get 10 hp out of it. I think 1-3 was the going number of any intake. I have the AEM. When I first installed it I loved it, mainly because it got rid of the loud rattling noise when I hit high rpms. Now I am kinda sick of it because it is loud but the power isn't there to back up the noise.
The short shifter on the other hand makes the car a lot more fun to drive and was totally worth the money imo.
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2004 Winning Blue 6MT. Rotary Accents. Motegi DV5's (Gloss Black). AFE Short Shifter. AEM Cold Air Intake. Mazdaspeed CF Shift Knob. Clear Corners. Rotor-shaped Oil Cap. Window Tint: 35% Front / 5% Rear. CF Center Console.
you guys are jumping on a newb for no reason and now you're pissing me off i get involved in whatever i want to. Im protecting the new club members before they get scared away by unnecessary asshattery.
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2004 Ti Grey 6MT Touring RIP 8/29/08 I'll miss you
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My first big mod poll
K & N CAI, OBX Catback, or Rims. Just bored and need advice, thanks.
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thanks.
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