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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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alright, so i just had my graduation party today and by the looks of it i will have about 800 to spend on the car. I already have 4.10s, h and r supersports, and magnapacks. i need a grille delete bad, but that will be it for appearance. i was thinking tuner, midpipe, and cai. just simple boltons, but ik there so many different options. Saving up for a blower is not realistic because i for one cannot afford to maintain a car with a blower let alone come up with the extra cash to buy one. nitrous is an option but if something gets broken, then i will also be screwed. i need opinions on what to do with the money. like i said i have 800 to spend on the CAR, not to save. I already put money aside to be saved.
 
Old Jun 3, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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get an o/r x pipe
 
Old Jun 3, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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I'd go with what you said, nitrous is kinda, i dunno, cheating. But i'd go with an x pipe. :-/
 
Old Jun 3, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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nitrous + tune.

bolt on **** is worthless for what it all costs all said and done.
 
Old Jun 3, 2007 | 10:17 PM
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nitrous + tune.

bolt on **** is worthless for what it all costs all said and done.
but we all do it and its fun to do
 
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 09:50 AM
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thanks for the opinions. I'm just gonna get a o/r h and a tuner along with a grill delete. I'd love to have nitrous and even with all the safety precautions, i still can't take that risk.
 
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 07:58 PM
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alright, i found a good deal on a predator. 175 bucks, and i just want to know what i should look for before i buy it. the old memory should be cleared correct? then how do i go about creating a new tune, can i make my own or what?
 
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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dont listen to what ppl say about bolt ons not worth it. who wants to spray nos when u just wana feel power around town? do all your bolt ons, there will be bigger mods in teh future u can prepare for with them
 
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 08:44 PM
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Good choice on the h-pipe i love the old school hotness also. The predator needs to have the stock ecu tune loaded back onto whatever car it came off of then its unlocked and ready to use in another car.

And nitrous is great around town, you know for getting threw those lights.
 
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by zigzagg321
Go with SCT.

yea but is it worth the extra 200 bucks lol? I'm sure the predator gets the job done just fine. With the off road h, will i still need to buy MIL and 02 extensions, or will the tuner take care of that? and with the tuner, i can just tune it myself correct?
 
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by theycallmevirg
yea but is it worth the extra 200 bucks lol? I'm sure the predator gets the job done just fine. With the off road h, will i still need to buy MIL and 02 extensions, or will the tuner take care of that? and with the tuner, i can just tune it myself correct?
SCT will take care of the rear o2 sensors. Diablow does too.
 
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 05:44 AM
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You shouldnt need anything else the rear o2s can be turned off in the tune on the diablo.

edit: looks like matt beat me to it.
 
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 03:09 PM
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ok, i dont know what to do lol. How hard is it to get another tune on the predator? I'm thinking about just spending the extra 200 and ordering the sct so AM can just do the tune. what should i do?
 
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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If u get the tunner the other owner must put their original factory tune back onto the car, if they dont the tunner wont work on your car and bye bye to the $. If your sure they did this, the sports tune will be reloaded onto the tuner automaticly and you will have no problem loading onto your car. They MUST reload the tunner and take it off their car for it to work for you. Dont buy if your not possitive. You should see somewhere around 10 HP gain from just the tunner, and it will take care of the no cat issue. I highly recommed a tunner, not a tune. everytime you get a new mod a tune could get messed up, with a tunner your in control, and if you dont want the tunner anymore you can always sell it, you cant sell a tune back however. Hope i helped.
 
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