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Old 10-20-2009, 05:14 PM
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I can buy only one mod, cant choose!

I was wondering if yall could help me out. I can only have one of the following mods but i cant choose which one. Eventually ill prob get all the mods but for right now i can only choose one.

Accessport (from MM)
Short shifter
Borla Exhaust
New Wheels (looking at the Enkeis EKM3)
Aftermarket Headunit (looking at Pioneer AVIC F700 BT)

Im trying to go for something that will just make my drive a little more fun. What do you guys suggest for my first mod to the car?
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Are you leaning more towards your first mod being performance related or luxury related? You are listing both types.
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accessport, or shortshifter+lowering springs
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I would go either Accessport or Short Shifter
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How much can you spend?

From that selection, the best mod to make your drive a little more fun would be the AP from MM or AFE STS
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+1 on shortshifter and lowering springs
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I'd say Accessport. It will give you the most gains.
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I already have an AEM CAI and my car is making about 180whp. I dont know if i want to lean to power or luxury. I forgot to mention another item that i was thinking of is a koni shocks + tein s-tech set up that someone local is selling. My money limit for the first mod is 700 i guess.
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180 whp?
there's more power to be had in there with an AP. Get the AP and the Shortshifter and life will be good.
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i need the AP!!!
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yes you do.
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can i haz yours to borrow! haha jk
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sure!


but I'm not 'uninstalling' it from my PCM so it'll just be a fancy schmancy paperweight for you
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i'd defintly go with the short shifter or access port...

if you could afford lowering springs on top of that it would be awesome.
or for appearance wise,

i'd go for wheels plus lowering springs...
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haha thanks for the offer jedi
but ill just save up

i got some footwells off rodger tho cant wait to get them.
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performance / maintenance first, then appearance.
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Can't go wrong with the AP. Your car will thank you.
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Ap ftw.
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AccessPort, or short shifter.
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ap or ss
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I vote for strippers and some coke. . .



oh wait....


i mean....accessport.
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Originally Posted by Atilla
I vote for strippers and some coke. . .
I'll take naked wimmenz and some soda
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^to each their own LOL
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Why just one? Some of those cost considerably more than the others..
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^because one of them will yield more benefits than most of them put together.


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