So, where in/on your car did you spend your first hard-earned $$ on, other than repairs -- or where do you plan on spending it first?

Well...I had to go "other" even though I don't have it done yet, the first mod I am going to do, is the engine swap. &nbsp;<img src="#/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':thumbsup:'>

The first thing i did was My B&M short shift, the Apex'i N1 Dual. I ordered it all at the same time though, along with springs and shocks, but those are not in yet. So I guess I did a bit of everything at once. &nbsp;<img src="#/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>

Even tho i havn't even got the car yet...i voted Other (as what i would do when i get it first...is Engine Swap, Rims, Lowering...all at once.) &nbsp;Then, i would do Intake, Exhaust, Headers, and Struts. &nbsp; horray

<img src="#/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'> first thing i did was an intake.. next will be an exhaust, then rims and lowering springs :!:

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (XylathaneGTR @ Mar. 07 2002,9:28)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Even tho i havn't even got the car yet...i voted Other (as what i would do when i get it first...is Engine Swap, Rims, Lowering...all at once.) Then, i would do Intake, Exhaust, Headers, and Struts. horray</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
So you would buy intake and headers after your engine swap?

it would depend on which car... since the first mod on my S13 was exhaust.... the first mod on my S14 was suspension. &nbsp;
I guess I could go with "other", since the stereo was really the first thing i replaced in both cars.... I don't call it a mod, but i guess it counts.

<img src="#/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> First "mod" i did was this crazy Viet gal, that was hung up on Simon Lebon.....lol..jk... <img src="#/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>

Before you start on mods, make sure the car is running good. No sense in putting more load on your motor/chassis, when your ride is running like shit. Get it tuned up; learn how it runs when everything is a-ok.

For me, it was shocks/springs. Most of our cars have warn out suspension pieces because of the age, so it makes sense to replace these anyways. What good is horsepower when you can't control it?

Ciao.

right now i am looking for a 95 or newer 240sx and i plan to get a veilside body kit then intake and exhaust and eventually a silvia conversion

I'm going to be the only one that did their brakes, not as maintenance, aren't I?

Actually, I ordered brakes and an STB the same day, but the STB took 2.5 weeks to get to me, the brakes 4 days. &nbsp;That's what happens when you put your car on a track after 3 weeks of ownership &nbsp;<img src="#/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':cool:'>

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DSC @ Mar. 09 2002,10:25)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (XylathaneGTR @ Mar. 07 2002,9:28)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Even tho i havn't even got the car yet...i voted Other (as what i would do when i get it first...is Engine Swap, Rims, Lowering...all at once.) Then, i would do Intake, Exhaust, Headers, and Struts. horray</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
So you would buy intake and headers after your engine swap?</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Yes.
As when i get mah 240...i plan to swap the KA for an s15 sr20det vtc or wtv.
and the KA headers and intake wouldn't fit (most likly anyways) on the sr20...so yes, i would.

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (silvia77 @ Mar. 11 2002,08:51)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">right now i am looking for a 95 or newer 240sx and i plan to get a veilside body kit then intake and exhaust and eventually a silvia conversion</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
That's Useless...
Do some engine work before getting the body kit.
Cuase veilside Kits are...4 FUCKING GRAND.
so your gonna have a 240 with stock paint, and a bodykit, and no engine work and its gonna be ugly, and everyones gonna laugh at you for making it look riceish...
Do some engine work first...or if u wanna do Silvia conversion...get the sr20 first, with some power mods...and THEN the body kit.

first mod was intake Exhaust and cams

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (XylathaneGTR @ Mar. 11 2002,9:13)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DSC @ Mar. 09 2002,10:25)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (XylathaneGTR @ Mar. 07 2002,9:28)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Even tho i havn't even got the car yet...i voted Other (as what i would do when i get it first...is Engine Swap, Rims, Lowering...all at once.) Then, i would do Intake, Exhaust, Headers, and Struts. horray</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
So you would buy intake and headers after your engine swap?</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Yes.
As when i get mah 240...i plan to swap the KA for an s15 sr20det vtc or wtv.
and the KA headers and intake wouldn't fit (most likly anyways) on the sr20...so yes, i would.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Turbo motors don't have headers. &nbsp;And the intake is completely different and has to be custom for a turbo application.

my first mods were springs and a strut bar

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (XylathaneGTR @ Mar. 12 2002,7:13)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DSC @ Mar. 09 2002,10:25)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (XylathaneGTR @ Mar. 07 2002,9:28)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Even tho i havn't even got the car yet...i voted Other (as what i would do when i get it first...is Engine Swap, Rims, Lowering...all at once.) Then, i would do Intake, Exhaust, Headers, and Struts. horray</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
So you would buy intake and headers after your engine swap?</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Yes.
As when i get mah 240...i plan to swap the KA for an s15 sr20det vtc or wtv.
and the KA headers and intake wouldn't fit (most likly anyways) on the sr20...so yes, i would.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
no comment....

My first mod to be is prolly Apexi dual, then brakes and then a turbo... Hopefully by the end of the year all of this will be done if the money allows :/

damn!! why can i only pick one.

I did the 5-lug swap, 300zx brakes all around (yes, with a working e-brake) entire 97 rear suspension with solid subframe bushings and a set of porsche C2 wheels and tires (17x7.5 front , 17x9 rear)

Sr20det

Go Big or Go home
Thats what I'm gonna do

gut and stiffening chasses....suspension babi! &nbsp;<img src="#/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':cool:'>

im going for wheels and rubber... seeing a 14 inch cheap alloy wheels and tires on my s13 hurts my eyes... &nbsp;<img src="#/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':crazy:'>

a siren, so the volvo can blend in with the riceboys...

Injen SRI, then wires, then STB (all bought)
Next: Rims, then clutch

only mod is the injen intake, trying to get money this summer for exhaust and poss. header

first "mod":
Out: Michelin XGTVRQZPL4 All-Season Chocolate Frosted Donuts (with advanced Bald Tread Technology)
In: Yokohama AVS Intermediate

I say it counts as a mod... they did a heck of a lot more for the car's ultimate performance than a shiny strut brace, and they do exceed OEM tire specifications.

So it's rims/rubber for me, then, even though they're mounted to the stock steel wheels.

first mod was SR20DET baby. &nbsp;Then came the goodies to make it go faster. &nbsp; Next up is FMIC and "fun with suspension". &nbsp;
To X-
Do some research before you say stupid shit. &nbsp;It helps keep the BS level down on the forum

ECU?
WHAT KIND OF PERSON WILL DO AN ECU MOD FIRST , THEN INSTALL &nbsp;THE PARTS.
CAN YOU THINK FOR JUST A SEC.
UHHH &nbsp;UPGRATE MY KADE ECU TO TURBO SPECS THEN SWAP IN THE SR20DET &nbsp;<img src="#/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':hehe:'>

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (nrcooled @ July 08 2002,9:27)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">first mod was SR20DET baby. Then came the goodies to make it go faster. Next up is FMIC and "fun with suspension".
To X-
Do some research before you say stupid shit. It helps keep the BS level down on the forum</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Haha thanks for that nrcooled, I woulda got around to it eventually <img src="#/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> My first mod was my liscense plate frame....
"Stay Sideways" heh I thought it was cool?

My first mod was painting my shitty colored rims gun-metal...or was it the air freshner. &nbsp;<img src="#/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'> &nbsp;I forgot

Tires baby! And got rid of the hubcaps... so now I'm stock except for rubber 'n' hubcaps. &nbsp;<img src="#/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':cool:'>

Cusco ZRll Coilovers; Japan only.