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View Poll Results: What level of Mods do you want for your car?
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Killer stereo, maybe wheels and tires.
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Stereo, lights, wheels, paint. Can be serviced anywhere.
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Exhaust, gears, wheels. Can be serviced anywhere.
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Suspension work, Exhaust, Gears, Wheels, etc. Most shops can work on it.
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NOS, Turbo, tune, duals, suspension, wheels, the works. Don't let shops work on it.
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05-27-2010, 11:39 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: hamilton nj
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wats messed up is before i started takin my car apart it was more reliable then any of the trucks i drive ive been fixing trucks to drive around more then focusing on my build
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95 camaro z28 six speed 13.1 @ 106mph N/A
slp mid tubes, hooker 3" cat back with cut out, moroso cai, holly 58mm tb, eibach drag launch springs, kyb agx shocks, lakewood lca's, brand x 100 shot
stroker build this winter
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05-27-2010, 12:25 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: south & north nj
Posts: 1,482
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 12secondv6
Whistle tip exhaust
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oh god, bad memories, bad memories
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99 Legacy - slow winter dd
04 GTO - less slower summer dd
84 Trans Am - Father's car - all original / original owner
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05-27-2010, 08:46 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Shamong, NJ
Posts: 1,358
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WildBillyT
For the Nova- just about everything. Tires all the way up to headliner. Pro-touring suspension, modern electronics, modern carb'd big block and OD trans someday. A "modernization" of the whole car.
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Exactly how i feel. Maybe someday...
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1969 Camaro SS - 350 w/ some work done.
2010 F-150
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05-27-2010, 09:02 PM
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Power Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Milford NJ
Posts: 1,526
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where is the fuzzy dice option?
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05-30-2010, 10:56 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Blackwood, NJ
Posts: 2,295
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Originally Posted by Mark42
Wow. Lots of diversified responses. But it seems that most want to push their car to the max.
I made this poll to see if member had a specific "vision" of where they wanted their car to be. Adding a stereo and leaving all else stock, is just fine, and there are no worries about needing service while out on a long trip. Going balls to the wall is a wonderful option too. But there are serious drawbacks too, and for street use, especially if used for long trips, where a breakdown might occur.
I will enjoy it from that point on as a competent street car I can take on vacation and other trips and not worry about service. Those of you who have serious race machines probably have backup cars for when the fbody brakes down. And that is common if you go to the strip often.
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Push your car to the max? Its a F-body. I didnt buy it to put along doing the speed limit. I bought it to see how fast I can go and make it look and sound as bad ass as possible!! If you build your car right it wont break!! It will be just as reliable or even better then when it was stock. The thing that breaks built cars is missing gears, N20 Backfires, bad tunes, or just pushing more power then what the motor can handle! No matter what you do to your car it will break!! If you leave it stock it will break and if you build it its going to break.
Any kind of car can break down on a trip! My 2008 Minivan broke down on the way to Virginia. The TRanny went out on it! It had 16,000 miles on it! I wouldnt call that a race machine and it has never been to the race track!
My 2002 T/A has yet to leave me stranded. Only 3 things have broke on it since I purchased it in 2004. The headlight motor, the driver window motor, and the Rear end. I was still able to drive the car 100 plus miles back from the track after the rear broke. Since then I have been to the track 10-15 times and never had a problem with it again. It is a basic bolt on car that has gone on long trips several times. It has 92,000 miles on it. I enjoy beating the crap out of the car at the track one week and taking a road trip in it to Va Beach the next week!! Like I said before I didnt buy a T/A to baby it.
I have backup cars not because I want one in case my T/A or Firehawk breaks but because I only drive my F-bodies on nice days and pretty much on the weekends.
There is no option for going balls to the wall and letting a shop do the work! Thats probably were I would be. I dont feel like pulling my motor and dropping a 402 in my car on my dads driveway. I would rather pay a shop some cash to do it for me! It was differant in the Navy when we had the use of the base lifts at the hobbie shops.
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2002 WS6 T/A.. M6..Built 383 TMR tune..461rwhp,458rwtq
2009 G8 GT. Bone stock 13.6@103.. Vararam Intake, GXP Axlebacks, LS2 FRC's
1998 Corvette Convertible, Vararam Intake+Power Duct, Fast 90/90, Ti Axleback..12.8@110
2003 Cobra Convertible 10th Anniversary
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Last edited by Slow-V6; 05-30-2010 at 11:04 AM.
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05-30-2010, 11:27 AM
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11 Second Club / I <3 LT1s
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Troy, Mi
Posts: 2,642
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark42
Personally, I made a Microsoft Project plan of what I wanted in my car. So far I have accomplished all but the few minor issues. When the plan is complete, so is the car. I will enjoy it from that point on as a competent street car I can take on vacation and other trips and not worry about service.
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See, now I'm the complete opposite of you. My car is never "done". When I bought it, it was completely stock. I took it to the track, it ran 13's. Well after running 13's for half a season I wanted it to run 12's, well after a season of running 12's, it now runs 11's....
So what level would that put me in? 
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00 SS A4- LQ9/LS3/Stalled/3.42s 1.48/11.10/121 mph<-6spd swap in progress.
13 Silverado Z71- Sold 11/16
99 Z28 M6- -H/C/9in - sold 1/13
99 Silverado Z71- The DD - Sold 7/13
03 CBR 600RR - Sold 8/13
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05-30-2010, 03:23 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Delran
Posts: 6,785
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yeah scott i read the question wrong....
im simple, i dont need an all out 10 second track car....i wouldnt mind it but a mild bolt on street car that can hit the track is pretty much where its at for me. 
my priorities are more towards open air and t-top cruising
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05-30-2010, 09:17 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Boston/North
Posts: 9,214
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At this point I just want suspension, I don't need to be the fastest or the baddest. Plus I plan to buy a replacement at some point
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
dumbass.
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05-31-2010, 06:35 AM
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11 Second Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Edison, NJ
Posts: 4,620
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LOL, NOS...
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1999 Z28 Convertible. 6 speed swap, wide cowl hood, full hockey stripes, and a whining 10 bolt.
2008 Sierra Vortec Max. 6.2 swapped, headers, Magnaflow catback, GMPP CAI, NHT optioned tow package.
2006 GTO, 11.48 @ 118.3
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05-31-2010, 07:03 AM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 16,938
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Guess N20 outlet doesn't make the cut... damn..
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KirkEvil
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05-31-2010, 07:39 AM
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theres nothing wrong with driving a race car on the street either  i would take a roll cage and 5 point harness over factory stuff any day for safety lol
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05-31-2010, 11:40 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Delran
Posts: 6,785
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NJ Torque
LOL, NOS...
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crap how did i miss that perfect chance.... 
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06-01-2010, 07:46 AM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Ewing
Posts: 6,216
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I'm in the middle with just doing the simpler bolt ons like headers, lid, ported TB, cat-back, trailer hitch. If I were to keep the car I'd be looking at a supercharger for more power/fun.
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69 Z28 JL8 4 wheel disc brakes - being restored
09 Silverado Z71
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06-01-2010, 07:58 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Columbia
Posts: 928
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Quote:
Originally Posted by //<86TA>\\
where is the fuzzy dice option?
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Or day glow green? 
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Praise the Lowered
67' Camaro - Worked 327, Hotchkis TVS suspension, 4 wheel cross drilled discs, AM radio FTL
05' Silverado - Stock, stock, and stock.
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06-07-2010, 10:54 AM
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Sliderule / Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Catawissa PA
Posts: 2,294
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Other then stereo, I think my goal is all of the above. I'd say I have a fast streetable car. I can cruise, do shows - car isn't really nice enough to win big consistently, car now is now in need of paint work. I have won a a few trophies over the years, it does raise a few eyebrows with the LT1 guys! Fast enough to go to the track and have fun in the bracket or 10.0 index classes.
I do all my own work with the excep the machine work on the block and bought heads already built. Only shops the car has been in since the factory warranty ended has been Mufflex to do the custom exhaust and Intercooler piping, and then JSP and Kat worked on a tuning issue.
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93Z M6 Black: The 385 Lives! Supercharged, 3-core front mount intercooler, GTP heads, 3:73's, Street twin clutch, Jethot Longtubes, Mufflex 4" catback/spintech, S+W cage, Spohn Suspenion, Yada Yada Yada
1) Build it
2) Race it
3) Break it
4) Repeat!!!
Last edited by Pampered-Z; 06-07-2010 at 10:58 AM.
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