Didn't take me long to start modding!

None of the mods are much but I've been spending money like I've got it. These are all baby mods, won't do anything radical like lowering it or anything like that. So far I've bought bubble mirros, cargo tray, K&N drop in filter, stainless exhaust tip, back bumper steps guards and a chrome plated rear license plate frame that says "Zoom-Zoom". Again, they're nothing big but my wife is already shaking her head. LOL!
Jim

haha... those are cheapie mods for me...
ive already spent i think, close to $3k on my car on mods alone...
and i plan on spending another 1.5k soon.. on a catback, tint, alarm, CAI, and undercar led neons...
 
but just beware... the "modding" bug usually bits hard... and a cure is hard to come by...
but at least you end up with a sick car....

if you want to compare mod bug stories, i have a friend that bought an srt-4 neon the first year they were out and he drove it from the dealership to the custom shop where the motor was pulled and new billet pistons and hardcore rods mated to a stroked crank. a .60 trim turbo along with a whole greddy kit was dropped in. then the car went down the street to another shop that dropped it and layed it out on 17's. total miles at that point, 27. then at around 100 miles, he put a carbon fiber hood and trunk on and rebuilt the tranny with a getrag kit off of a similar mitsubishi and a ceramic clutch.
 
total price was never discussed with me, but he said it was around $10k before the car had 150 miles on it. i just kept having to tell him that no matter how many mods it had or how many times he washed it, the title still said dodge neon. it is sold now, though. he got back into american muscle.

I knew what I had are baby mods but damn! My truck has more mods but still nothing to compare to most members of any of the forums I belong to. I should let the wife read this especially about the Neon and she'll leave me alone. LOL!
Jim

ya.. modding can get expensive.. FAST... rims and tires alone can run thousands of dollars...
my 17's (with tires) cost me $1.5k

yeah, after having a friend like him, my wife doesn't feel like i'm going too far at all. the mustang that he traded the srt in for is ridiculous. 670 whp plus a 200 wet shot of NOS. that's getting traded this weekend. he won't tell me what's next.

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ORIGINAL: dentinger

ya.. modding can get expensive.. FAST... rims and tires alone can run thousands of dollars...
my 17's (with tires) cost me $1.5k

To spend that kind of money on a my car or truck, I would have to get a divorce first, then I wouldn't be able to afford it anyway. I've never been a big mod person, just some small things to personalize the car or truck.
Jim

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ORIGINAL: wsoape281

yeah, after having a friend like him, my wife doesn't feel like i'm going too far at all. the mustang that he traded the srt in for is ridiculous. 670 whp plus a 200 wet shot of NOS. that's getting traded this weekend. he won't tell me what's next.

Damn! 670 hp with a 200 shot. That car must be nasty!
Jim

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ORIGINAL: dentinger

haha... those are cheapie mods for me...
ive already spent i think, close to $3k on my car on mods alone...
and i plan on spending another 1.5k soon.. on a catback, tint, alarm, CAI, and undercar led neons...

but just beware... the "modding" bug usually bits hard... and a cure is hard to come by...
but at least you end up with a sick car....

:insertheadshakesmiliehere:

I am so glad I have matured and don't mod my car anymore.  Why not add the rota rims, big wing and a stupid decal down the side of it? 

BTW.  There is no such thing as LED Neons.  You can have LED's or neons...but not both.  Two totally different technologies.  

:insertheadshakesmiliehere:

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ORIGINAL: JimsMazda3

None of the mods are much but I've been spending money like I've got it. These are all baby mods, won't do anything radical like lowering it or anything like that. So far I've bought bubble mirros, cargo tray, K&N drop in filter, stainless exhaust tip, back bumper steps guards and a chrome plated rear license plate frame that says "Zoom-Zoom". Again, they're nothing big but my wife is already shaking her head. LOL!
Jim

Oh Man Jim, do I feel  your pain....   My wife doesn't understand the car bug either,
I had to sell a 30 yr old Gibson that I'd owned for over 15 yrs to afford my exhaust.  How's that for pain?

haha yahh, the mod bug bit me pretty hard as well.  It seems like the only thing i work for now is my car hah.  Like everytime i get a paycheck it's like...ook so what can i mod now?!? haha.  So far i've got around 2 thousand spent on my 3.  I've got CAI, tint all round, eibach prokit, strutbar, 17s with falken tires, and a sharkfin antenna lol.  I still have so much more to go though lol.  I just ordered magnaflow catback, and soon to come is short shift, and LED tails and vibrant headers.  Can't wait lol.  Have fun with the mods man and good luck!

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yeah, after having a friend like him, my wife doesn't feel like i'm going too far at all. the mustang that he traded the srt in for is ridiculous. 670 whp plus a 200 wet shot of NOS. that's getting traded this weekend. he won't tell me what's next.

Damn! 670 hp with a 200 shot. That car must be nasty!
Jim

 
yeah, it's pretty ridiculous and it sounds mean as hell. he is selling it and getting a 2007 shelby next. i am anxious to see what he does. although, he is planning to have kids soon so i'm sure that will slow down the modding a lot. it did for me.

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ORIGINAL: Draconius

I am so glad I have matured and don't mod my car anymore.  Why not add the rota rims, big wing and a stupid decal down the side of it? 

 
i leave the big wings, and decals to the honda owners
altho the big wings car go either way.... look at the ricer's compared to the drifter's huge carbon fiber wings.
 
the undercar led's are just for fun...

i jus did a throttle body mod i found on another forum. it was cheap and i got results so im happy with it. i cant really do anything else until school starts. next on my list though is a carbon fiber hatch or hood. 

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ORIGINAL: j2theflo

i jus did a throttle body mod i found on another forum. it was cheap and i got results so im happy with it. i cant really do anything else until school starts. next on my list though is a carbon fiber hatch or hood. 

Is that the grounding mod? I found it wierd that runing a ground wire from the TB to the Neg. side of the battery does anything but I may have to give that one a try. What did it actually do for you?
Jim

i hear that if you have a 2.0L, you can pull the coil packs off of an older 1.8 and it will stabilize the voltage and add a little more hp. just a little mod, but they all add up after a while