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Old 05-21-2008, 11:59 AM
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How many miles were on your 8 before you started modding?
Just wondering how many miles you all had before you started modding your 8?
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Old 05-21-2008, 12:12 PM
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Better question would be how many days/weeks did you wait before modding? LOL
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Old 05-21-2008, 12:28 PM
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I waited for almost a year. I swore I was NEVER gonna mod my car. I wanted it to be factory original.
Then I got some springs (thank you Kwescott)
and an exhaust (thank you Steph)
some wheels. (thank you Toka)
And short shifter (Kwes again)

And I swear . . . no more modding.
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Old 05-21-2008, 12:50 PM
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There's a lot of mods that have legitimately fixed problems with mazdas OEM design: racing beat screens & ignition upgrade are two things I think should have been factory spec

You can tell your wife/gf/parents that they don't count as modding for budget purposes Install them immediately
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Old 05-21-2008, 01:34 PM
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i swapped out to SS brake lines 3 months in. i'm really tempted to buy some springs for the car.....
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Old 05-21-2008, 01:50 PM
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I had ordered parts before I had purchased the car.
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Old 05-21-2008, 01:53 PM
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I had less than 900miles when I put in the full exhaust
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Old 05-21-2008, 01:54 PM
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Bought the car and the next day started in with a new stereo/amp/kicker.

Take care,

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I waited a year and then it was on, I now have done full brake, exhaust, and suspension upgrades. I have a friend that just bought a new truck and has installed k&n intake and full custom exhaust before even making a payment! And he's got more things ordered and on the way!
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Old 05-21-2008, 03:14 PM
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How many miles were on your 8 before you voided your warranty?

hahahaha
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Old 05-21-2008, 03:18 PM
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^ That's the reason I'm going to be modding my RX-7 before the 8. Voiding the warranty scares me :p
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Old 05-21-2008, 05:00 PM
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Bought it at 20k, modded my stereo at 35k, started modding everything else at 58k, I curently have 66k.
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1st week,,,.......
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Old 05-21-2008, 09:47 PM
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bought mine with 14K, modded at 15K...now I can't stop...once you start its all over...my wife finally just accepts it
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20,000 04 model. 50,000 for turbo redid rotars due to failure on ppl's experience.
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Old 05-21-2008, 10:44 PM
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had my full coilovers and rims at 2k and greddy turbo kit at 4k....so far i have owned the car for about 7 months
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It took me about two weeks of listening to the base stereo before I ripped it out and put in new speakers, amps and subs.
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