Can I take your order?

"gettingoldercarguy" (gettingoldercarguy) 08/15/2018 at 18:26 • Filed to: None

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Wh at order of car mods do you guys go in? I used to go after power adders and go fast stuff while fucking what broke as I went along unless I know it was a sure failure at a certain power level. But this was living in Texas where corners are an afterthought and I didn’t have children. I always made sure the bottom end was up to snuff however before doing anything crazy.

Now I always go for chassis first, brakes if they show deficiencies before jumping into power adders.

What’s your order?

Future next gen S2000 owner > gettingoldercarguy 08/15/2018 at 18:38

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Tires. Loose nut behind the wheel. Suspension. Brakes. Bolt-on engine stuff. I never go deep on the engine.

lone_liberal > gettingoldercarguy 08/15/2018 at 18:39

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With my project Camaro I’ve been basically going Brakes, steering, suspension, then running gear. Some things, of course, don’t show up until it’s mobile so I’m going back now and fixing a steering issue  I didn’t know was unworkable until I took it for drive longer than around the block.  

crowmolly > gettingoldercarguy 08/15/2018 at 18:40

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Tires and a basic brake upgrade

Basic chassis and suspension (subframe connectors, shocks, springs)

Drivetrain

Transmission

Engine

Comprehensive suspension and more brakes

Big power

Tears and broken parts

Big power again

Paint and body

gettingoldercarguy > Future next gen S2000 owner 08/15/2018 at 18:41

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Absolutely on tires. Figure those out a nd tune the suspension with those in mind.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > gettingoldercarguy 08/15/2018 at 18:43

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Tires, brakes, suspension, exhaust, engine. A healthy dose of non performance improving mods added in as needed 

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > gettingoldercarguy 08/15/2018 at 19:10

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Loose nut behind the wheel. Suspension. Suspension again. Suspension yet again. Suspension again because the last setup didn’t work the way I wanted. Rotating assembly. Transmission. Engine. Suspension because now all previous work is invalidated. Rotating assembly re-adjustment. Engine detune is last.

(Note: b rakes are in suspension/unsprung. Rotating assembly is everything that turns; driveshafts, axles, hubs. And if you aren’t detuning the engine, you did it rong.)

Die-Trying > gettingoldercarguy 08/15/2018 at 20:04

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my projects are usually basket case, scratch built, death traps....... i usually end up getting a REAL GOOD deal on something, and find some sort of stupid project to build around that........

for the most part my projects are large piles of parts that i keep moving closer together, until they start to form a car. historically there has been an engine and transmission at the beginn ing to help decide the direction.. usually a v8 and a manual 4 speed....

brakes are usually somewhere in the consideration, but not that high. most of the junk that i am trying to put together is light weight, and stock style brakes have enough whoa to safely slow down the flyweight cars.

AestheticsInMotion > gettingoldercarguy 08/15/2018 at 20:04

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Tires/wheels. Something lighter, stronger and wider, with gripier rubber. Brakes too. Next step suspension, then safety gear a la harnesses, rollbar, etc. Then cooling and aero.

I’ll let you know when I make it to the power adding stage....... *sigh*

Sometimes I wish I started with an ebay turbo

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > AestheticsInMotion 08/15/2018 at 22:14

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Cooling is sadly usually an afterthought in most cases, see Roadkill. Power makes lots of heat in all of the drive line components, and if not managed will blow up the new shiny parts. 

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > gettingoldercarguy 08/15/2018 at 22:23

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I guess it depends on the car outside of the obvious wheel/tire. If I were to mod my Civic would be a K series swap and nothing else. The stock car would have no problem handling the 200ish hp the engine makes. That would double my power, but that’s not hard when you are starting at 100. My STI was a different story it went brakes, suspension, chassis, clutch, engine, turbo, exhaust, then aero.

gettingoldercarguy > Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition 08/15/2018 at 22:43

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Yeah, my FiST didn’t need more power for the overall balance, but the front lsd was night and day difference, especially on the track. I added light weight wheels on the stock tires. Might’ve changed out the dampers to kw v3, but that would’ve been it. The WRX can handle so much more, especially with the suspension dialed in that it begs for more power. Luckily, m y desire to test things keeps me from adding too much at once.

gettingoldercarguy > AestheticsInMotion 08/15/2018 at 23:47

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Yeah, I've thrown an aos, fluidampr and am buying some okada project coils before I go water meth.

Urambo Tauro > Future next gen S2000 owner 08/16/2018 at 00:27

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If tires are worn, they should be replaced ASAP . But if they’re still good, I would hesitate before upgrading to  anything too gripp y, e specially if you’re looking at drag-racing. That’s a lot of stress on the clutch & drivetrain.

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Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > gettingoldercarguy 08/16/2018 at 07:24

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Engine mods.

Continue modding until trans breaks.

Mod/Upgrade trans.

Find out stopping and steering are scary with added power delivery.

Upgrade suspension/brakes/tires.

Go back to engine mods.

Had enough time honing the nut behind the wheel growing up and in the decades I’ve driven since, but tightening the nut behind the wheel should be at the top of the list. You can have the quickest car in the world, but if you don’t know how to handle it, it means nothing.