EL monster Member 10 Member For: 17y 8m 3d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 28/08/07 12:16 PM Share Posted 28/08/07 12:16 PM hello guys just bought a car about two weeks ago and already looking at moding the car where would I start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 21y 11m 23d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 28/08/07 12:26 PM Share Posted 28/08/07 12:26 PM I suggest you start reading as there is days's worth of information Put simply, your best start is getting an edit with custom tune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRDOSE BIGRED Donating Members 1,410 Member For: 17y 8m 23d Gender: Male Location: Sth East Melb Posted 28/08/07 12:26 PM Share Posted 28/08/07 12:26 PM ooooh here we go....if your gona start modding be prepared for the long haul once the mod bug bites your wallets gona b looking pretty sad and sorry! start with a typhoon 2nd CAI, KnN filter and a custom tune....should be good for around 245rwkw. when you get used to that change the intercooler, hi-flow cat, injectors and valve springs...then your in 300rwkw country!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T000G0 Member 12 Member For: 17y 5m 10d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 28/08/07 12:26 PM Share Posted 28/08/07 12:26 PM First of all welcome aboard.. Secondly do your research thoroughly and then find a shop that is local, or somewhere where you feel comfortable in taking your pride and joy!Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infamous Member 51 Member For: 17y 10m 23d Gender: Male Posted 28/08/07 12:30 PM Share Posted 28/08/07 12:30 PM I guess it depends how much you want to spend. Want to spend less then a grand and you want 40-50 more rwkw, just get a CAPA Flash box with Generic tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL monster Member 10 Member For: 17y 8m 3d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 28/08/07 12:33 PM Author Share Posted 28/08/07 12:33 PM thanks guys will do...........the reading part might take a couple of years but I'll get there theres like over 5000 posts on the question I just asked. I should have known Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 7m 20d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 28/08/07 12:38 PM Share Posted 28/08/07 12:38 PM The best way to do it is to know exactly where you want to end up if you don't plan on going straight there. That way you can buy the right equipment now that will still do the job later down the track. The last thing you want to do is buy stuff that won't be up to the task as your power rises.Another to keep in mind is that all of these cars don't respond the same way to mods. One car might make 300rwkw's with edit, valve springs and injectors. Another might take all of that plus cooler, exhaust, wastegate to get to the same power.The most important part is to pick the right tuner! It won't matter if all your parts are top shelf if the tune isn't worth a pinch of sh*t. Don't be fooled into thinking that the guys that can tune the fast drag cars are always the guys to see. Tuning a car for the street and the wide variety of conditions it will face is alot harder. Custom tuning is also a must in my opinion, re the "all of these cars don't respond the same way to mods" comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoJudd Donating Members 818 Member For: 18y 10m 1d Posted 28/08/07 12:49 PM Share Posted 28/08/07 12:49 PM what model XR6T do you have and how much do you want to spend? Also where do you live? By the way welcome aboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdan Well-Hard Bangin' Member Member 3,422 Member For: 17y 3m 26d Gender: Male Location: Perff, WA Posted 28/08/07 01:41 PM Share Posted 28/08/07 01:41 PM Firstly... El Monster, good to have you hereto all: for a guy who kind of stretched the limit to get the car, and needs to be very convincing to the g/f that these mods are really not that expensive...is a generic tuned flash kit even worth considering for a self-install?and can that box then have the infamous custom XFT tune later on?and what kind of $$ would you be looking at for just the edit, if possible?CheersDan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHOWDOWN BACK SLOWER THEN EVER! Member 706 Member For: 17y 5m 13d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 28/08/07 02:03 PM Share Posted 28/08/07 02:03 PM Don't be fooled into thinking that the guys that can tune the fast drag cars are always the guys to see. Tuning a car for the street and the wide variety of conditions it will face is alot harder.This comment has me worried, being relatively new myself and still unexperienced with tuners. It is a bit hard to pick where you invest you $$$ Everytime a topic comes up about which tuner the shot hots the fan very fastMy 2c is get a Capa box with Generics and drive around with 8psi until your ready to get a custom, then invest in Valve springs & injectorsOzzie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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