What if you had $5k to spend on your car?

"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen) 09/27/2018 at 16:22 • Filed to: #askingoppo #carparts #wwyd

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The ideal Ford garage post got me wondering, since I already have a Ford. What if we had to be happy with what we already have? What if you were given $5k and you are only allowed to spend it on your car, the money will self-destruct if you don’t spend it. What would you spend it on?

Personally, I have a fairly good idea for my Taurus SHO :

$350 Catch Can

$700 Meth kit

~ $1000 on exhaust upgrades, I’d like to widen the pipes for more flow, but I want maintain a similar soundtrack to what I have now, but I’d add electric cut outs just before the rear mufflers (I already have downpipes)

$300 for a few additional tunes (93 octane, E30, race gas) (I currently have 87 efficiency, 89 efficiency and 89 performance)

~$500 appearance upgrades

The rest would be spent on telling a body & paint shop “I have ~$2150, make her look as good as possible! ” (I have a few minor dents, scrapes and other imperfections)

Pickup_man > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 16:39

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Rust repair on my truck would consume every bit of that $5000, if not more. With that done though I wouldn’t hesitate to put some offroad goodies on it. Or do I spend the $5000 on offroad goodies and ignore the rust because off road truck? Nah, rust repair first. 

Chariotoflove > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 16:40

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I’d fix the couple of interior dings I made with the wheelchair before I figured out my loading system, replace the rim that has the little bit of curb rash.  With the rest, I’d fly Svend in for the weekend and have him do a complete interior and exterior job on the car.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 16:42

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Rotrex supercharger kit.

TysMagic > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 16:42

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- $400 on a used set of 16x7 wheels to put my winter tires on, sell the abarth 16s I’ve got to recoup most of the $400

- Remaining to go towards paying off the car

I live an exciting life. 

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 16:42

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Wheels and Tires~ $12 00

Full detail ~ $300 to $500

Rest on Intake + exhaust + tune

promoted by the color red > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 16:42

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I would do the following:

- replacement Mazdaspeed lip spoiler - $200

- set of 17" RE-71s + 17x8 WEDSPORT TC-105N: $2300 (let’s say $100 for mount & install)

- OHLINS DFV Coilovers - $2500

Drive. Drive lots.

Svend > Chariotoflove 09/27/2018 at 16:46

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Lol. It might cost on the airfare, I don’t like economy, especially on a long haul flight. 

CB > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 16:46

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-Winter tires

-Paint chips

-Pay down loan

atfsgeoff > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 16:47

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About $1k for an Eaton TrueTrac diff + install

the other 4k on a factory fresh 351W roller cam crate engine and EFI setup.

Svend > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 16:47

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Get the odd knock fixed and wheels refurbed and that’s it.

Piglet is a great little car and I don’t want for anything from  her.

HammerheadFistpunch > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 16:48

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I could blow through 5 grand sooooo fast.

New seats (bases, and coverings with heaters ) - ~$1500

Dual battery system - ~$800

repair rust from pervious repair work - ~$2000

Redo the rear differential setup - ~$700

Chariotoflove > Svend 09/27/2018 at 16:50

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I’m figuring I can get you over in the hold for the cost of a couple of pills and a pet carrier.  The real bill I expect to come from keeping you fed and watered.  I know your standards.

loki03xlh > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 16:51

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Assuming I use it for the Firechicken and not counting the headers/y-pipe/ultimate TBI project I just bought the parts for, I would:

1. Rebuild the driver’s seat. ($600)

2. Fix various interior bits. ($400)

3. New-to-me rear end with 3:42 gears. ($ 1,000)

4. New fiberglass rear spoiler. ($500)

5. B est paint job I can get for $2500.

Klaus Schmoll > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 16:55

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5K? Hmmm....

- Some preventative maintenance, I guess? I’m pretty much on top of eve rything, but there’s always something you could do to go the extra mile. Battery is still fine, but why not throw in a new one since winter is coming... stuff like that.

- A set of Alpina wheels for summer, relegating the summer wheels you see in the picture to winter duty and storing the 16 inch winter wheels for whatever.

- A mild tune with a mild exhaust. Nothing too much just opening her up a tiny bit.

- A full on wax, polish, paint correction, leather treatment, whatever. Basically a very expensive Svending.

- Oh, I almost forgot. There are android based upgrades for the r ather ancient iDrive system. It’s working fine, but I might look into those as well.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 16:59

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I would immediately not spend it on my car but instead turn around and go buy a rustheap Packard.

Okay, assuming I had to spend it on my car AT GUNPOINT, and that it was the Galaxie we were talking about, a bunch of rechroming and a mostly-respray paint job. And a dual exhaust. If anything were left over at that point, professional help redoing the seats.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 16:59

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I need a AOS as well, new Michelins and wheels, and a new bumper to replace the one with cosmetic damage and paint... and I need a few cosmetic interior bits, and a new exhaust and headers would be good...

Decay buys too many beaters > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 17:04

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Holy shit, I could do so much to the $200 M iata for that money .

Basically Xidas and a Turbo.

Svend > Chariotoflove 09/27/2018 at 17:05

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Supply the ingredients and I’ll cook. I only need a camp bed in the garage.

I can cook of a budget. I had the left over salmon steak with garlic mushrooms and steamed white rice this evening.

MarquetteLa > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 17:06

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K24 goes into the Miata.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 17:07

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$5K? Rally lights.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Klaus Schmoll 09/27/2018 at 17:08

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Ha! You bring up a good point on maintenance, I could totally use brakes and suspension components. Should’ve probably budgeted for that.

I wish I could affordably add an android auto experience to my car, but alas. It would take half the $5k budget to do it right (if not more) .

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 17:09

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Find a used MazdaSpeed3 engine, tranny and diff, drop it in and burn rubber. Oh my, this might actually be feasible.

https://www.ebay.com/i/232842468170?rt=nc&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20160908110712%26meid%3Dd53830acdcae481fb640dc490a653735%26pid%3D100677%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D27%26sd%3D202381607115%26itm%3D232842468170

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 09/27/2018 at 17:10

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Wait, what’s AOS?

And yeah, that money di sap pears real quick!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > HammerheadFistpunch 09/27/2018 at 17:12

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Dual batteries would be nice on an overland rig! And it’s amazing how fast that 5k goes. It sounds like so much more when you first start thinking about spending it.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/27/2018 at 17:13

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Haha yes! Not spending is equal to watching it burn. Although buying a rustheap Packard is probably so similar to that, I’ll allow it!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/27/2018 at 17:14

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Well then. Dropping it into another Mazda?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 17:16

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Into my 2006 2.0.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 17:16

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Air Oil Separator, depending on the make/model and application, can be considered a fancy catch can instead. Some AOSes are able to send the oil back into the pan tho.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 09/27/2018 at 17:17

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Ah I see, thanks for clarifying!

Chariotoflove > Svend 09/27/2018 at 17:29

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Fair enough!

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 17:39

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$2000 for rust repair

$500 for new headlights

$300 to repaint the front bumper

$300 to repaint the hood

$100 for a OEM steering wheel (in better condition)

$300 for paint correction

$800 for to get a touchscreen radio with Apple Carplay and Bluetooth as well as custom surround

$150 for new speakers

$50 for oil change and tire rotation

$300 for new headliner

$50 for exhaust leak

$150 for detail

KnowsAboutCars > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 17:39

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Make the exterior look factory fresh. Spend rest on fuel saving mods as after bodywork there wouldn’t be enough money left to do a full build.

WiscoProud > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 17:54

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2004 Land Cruiser - All new suspension. Ball joints, UCA, LCA, torsion bars, springs, etc. Any extra would be spread between maintenance and armor to make sure it lasts another decade. 

NKato > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 18:02

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Body repair for the Queen, and replacement of the ECM and ABS modules. All of which would set me back close to $5000.

AestheticsInMotion > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 18:04

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GM LFX swap. The v6 from modern Camaro/Ats-v's. $5k wouldn't quite do it, but it would be a solid start

PowderHound > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 18:06

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Can this please happen?

Just had to get new tires ~ $700

Getting new control arms and trailing arms ~ $1500

And then other stuff I would get:

15" wheels with some sort of A/T Tire ~ $1600

Skid Plates ~ $500

Leaves me with ~$700 for dent and rust repairs. Still would need a repaint…

My car is not a money pit. My car is not a money pit. My car is not a money pit. My car is not a money pit. My car is not a money pit. My car is not a money pit.

MM54 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 18:07

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Which one? Can I split it up or does the magical $5k appear for each car? Does it only appear once but I get to pick which car to use it on?

If on each:

Crown V ic: Putting money into this is equivalent to burning it. Maybe use it as rust patch. Otherwise, 5 speed, diff rebuild, and supercharger (I do labor).

Chevelle: Pay a shop to finish the bodywork. That’d easily consume $5k. Any leftover would buy paint (as in materials).

4Runner: Ummmmmmmmm rebuild the whole suspension I guess? And get tires, but I’m going to do that anyways.

RX7: S imple rebuild/refresh on engine, trans, and diff (with upgrade to LSD).

AestheticsInMotion > Decay buys too many beaters 09/27/2018 at 18:07

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Hi, yes. Buy my xidas plz

AestheticsInMotion > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 09/27/2018 at 18:08

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Whatever happened to the rally light plan? 

Decay buys too many beaters > AestheticsInMotion 09/27/2018 at 18:11

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Are you selling them? I’d be interested.... I do already have that sweet set of racelands  though...

AestheticsInMotion > Decay buys too many beaters 09/27/2018 at 18:17

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I really want to upgrade to the Xida ACE. That extra inch or so of ride height would be huge for me in *winter mode* and while I 100% don’t need electronic adjustability... My god would it be fun

punkgoose17 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 18:17

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Timing belt, water pump, power steering pump, accessory belt, new brakes and fluid, dent removal and painting the car purple. And a new clutch. All the stuff I want to do and need to do but with 5 grand someone else can do the work.

Decay buys too many beaters > AestheticsInMotion 09/27/2018 at 18:22

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Oh man, those are neato.
That’s what I get for not keeping up with what the high end producers are doing on the platform at all. I had no idea these  existed.

Kiltedpadre > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 18:35

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Can it be divided between cars? If not this is how it would go.

2013 Volt:

Backup camera, winter wheels and tires, heated front seats from a wrecked volt, roof rack, hidden hitch with bike carrier, and possibly a two tone vinyl wrap.

2006 Silverado:

Wheels from a later Silverado with new tires, fix the damaged front seat, upgraded dual exhaust from headers to tips, larger throttle body, upgraded heads and  a tune to get the most from those changes.

shop-teacher > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 18:56

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I think my truck should have a supercharger. Then I could tow more with it.

BeaterGT > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 19:07

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Get a new paint job on my C5Z. 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 19:13

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Engine rebuild, suspension refresh, and some body repairs. Also an actual detail.

Die-Trying > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 19:17

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Weiand 6-71 Street Supercharger Kits 7582 $3,199.95  

and 2 Holley 4150 Supercharger Carburetors 0-80592S $632.95

thats a nice upgrade, right?.......

AestheticsInMotion > Decay buys too many beaters 09/27/2018 at 19:41

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Aren't they? Maybe next summer.... 

B_dol > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 19:53

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Gently used OEM BMW CSL Intake + appropriate tune to complete full S54 CSL (Z4M)

Gerry197 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 20:08

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If I had to spend $5000 on a car? Lets see....

E46 & E90 (each)

- New cooling system (radiator, hoses, expansion tank, water pump (electric on E90).

- New belts & tensioners

- New tires

- New brakes

Viper GTS MK1

- ARC Package Conversion (wheels, tires, suspension, rear gear ratio, ECU upgrade, exhaust, headers, etc.) - If bought used, possible for $5,000

2015 F150

- Slight lift (2-3 inches, should be barely noticeable, but just enough to fit 33" wheels/tires

- Method Wheels w/ 33" tires

- Blow-off valve, exhaust and ECU tune.

- 3.73 axle ratio.  

Dusty Ventures > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 21:13

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Get the Outback up to at least 250 at the wheels

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > AestheticsInMotion 09/27/2018 at 21:18

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It still exists. Just priorities change. The truck came back more than I thought it would 

i86hotdogs > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 22:01

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5k for a manual Renagade??? HMMMMMMM

get that abarth engine above 230 HP

Proper lift/suspension upgrades

Any tire better than the four spare tires it came with

skid plates everywhere

bumpers that give it a little more approach and depart angles

actual safe tow hooks

Pretty much a Renegade Trailhawk, but with a turbo 4 and a stick. 

benJAMIN > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/27/2018 at 22:59

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Bilstein 5100s, 35"s and a tune of some sort on my 2018 F150 Platinum FX4...

I’m honestly pretty content with my 2018 RS as-is, but a stealth SQ setup would be nice.

I’m already outlining the setup in the RS and will probably do the 5100s/35" ATs on the truck early next year lol.

Longtime Lurker > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/28/2018 at 01:09

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On E30

Either Professional paint restoration, and fix all the little maintenance items.

Or the LS swap so many people are trying to get me to do. Without any of the mods to keep it safe(Tires and Brakes).

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 09/28/2018 at 08:42

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That’s a serious light setup!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > MM54 09/28/2018 at 08:44

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Haha I bet that’s the default answer for a dorito engine. And the rules aren’t very strict and it’s a what-if, so hell yeah each car!

For the crown vic supercharger is the correct answer!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Kiltedpadre 09/28/2018 at 08:45

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hmm I’m surprised a Volt doesn’t come with a backup camera.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > PowderHound 09/28/2018 at 08:45

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Man I wish I had $5k to give away, it’d be so fun to ask this hypothetical, but then actually surprise someone with the money.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Die-Trying 09/28/2018 at 08:46

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yes, what’s it going on?

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Longtime Lurker 09/28/2018 at 09:18

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Go for the gusto! Swap in something totally of-the-wall, perhaps a.... Toyota V8. :D You should be able to do it after watching a few episodes of Skid Factory.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Svend 09/28/2018 at 09:20

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You could still buy anything it’ll need for the next 5+ years, haha. Full set of brakes, full set of suspensions components, oil, trans fluid, etc.

And you’re right, she looks great!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > AestheticsInMotion 09/28/2018 at 09:20

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There is no requirement that whatever you spend it on be finished when the money runs out, haha.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > B_dol 09/28/2018 at 09:21

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oooh, that’d be pretty!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > benJAMIN 09/28/2018 at 09:29

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What’s an SQ setup?

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/28/2018 at 10:03

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Go big or go home

MM54 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/28/2018 at 10:12

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The RX7 runs really well, starts easily hot and cold, pulls hard, doesn’t smoke, etc. - but it leaks oil from the dowel o-rings. So much oil. That’s the only need to rebuild on that. Trans could use synchros and LSD out back is always nice!

The supercharger would be a lot of fun; unfortunately my crown vic is more rust than anything else, and not long for this world at all.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > MM54 09/28/2018 at 10:17

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If the frame on that Crown vic is still good, remove the body and see how much faster it is in the 1/4 , then I think you should stretch a Miata body over it.

benJAMIN > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/28/2018 at 10:57

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Sorry, so accustomed to the audio forums - it’s a sound quality audio setup. The stock Sony  system is atrocious.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > benJAMIN 09/28/2018 at 11:26

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Yeah, I’m not a huge fan of the Sony system in my  SHO. I wouldn’t call it atrocious compared to what was in my Ford Fivehundred. I’d more so call it “not too bad”. I’ve wondered what simply swapping out the door speakers would do, I’m not sure I want to get much more involved than that.

Die-Trying > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/28/2018 at 12:05

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4x4 (fulltime) “T razer”(truck cab on blazer frame) with a plain simple sbc 350....... its been solid, honest transportation........ it deserves to be more fun.......

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Die-Trying 09/28/2018 at 12:06

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adding those bits will do it!

Svend > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/28/2018 at 13:37

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Cheers. The last Skoda Superb was a Mk2 estate and after three years just needed two tyres on the passenger side because the tyre walls were scuffed on the kerb a few times.

A bulb went after 18 months, a brake light bulb, Skoda swapped it out for free there and then. 

Longtime Lurker > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/28/2018 at 19:57

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I watched the Stagea and R32 Skyline e pisodes. It left me with a serious case of “The Wants”.

benJAMIN > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/29/2018 at 05:37

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I’m a bit spoiled with my home setup of B&W 702s2’s powered by an Emotiva XPA-2, so I’ll definifely need to upgrade the RS given I plan on keeping it for a loooong time.

I’d definitely change out the door speakers, even that alone should make a pretty decent difference in your SHO. 

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Longtime Lurker 10/01/2018 at 10:55

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Oh man they were both soooo awesome, especially the Stagea, I love that they used an off-the-wall engine. The odd laws over there make for fascinating engine swaps.

Quite frankly, I often like their projects better than MCM projects.

As for the case of the wants, I hear you, I’d love to import something and do such a swap... Some day, maybe. Once I have a house with a garage that has room for a multi-year-car-project.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > benJAMIN 10/01/2018 at 11:01

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I just googled those speakers, those look very nice. I personally have more of a budget setup, picked up a used Mitsubishi DA-R 8 (paired with a Mitsubishi turn-table from the same era), they are hooked up to Polk Monitor 10's. It sounds better than any other stereo setup I’ve owned, so I’m quite happy. I’m sure your setup is quite a few notches above that though .

And honestly I should invest a bit in my SHO, as far as sound, given how much of my music listening time occurs in the car. The silly thing is that this Sony “premium” audio system is more of a hindrance than a help as far as improving it, from what I recall from my research several years ago. And premium just means slightly above average  in this case of the use of the word premium.

benJAMIN > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 10/04/2018 at 14:09

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Hey as long as you are happy - that’s the only thing that matters!