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Splat
02/12/2004, 10:29 PM
I'm getting some of my money back from Uncle Scam and I'm debating on how to use it...

#1 I NEED brakes... so I'm planning on getting some cross drilled rotors and HKS pads, or somthing like
#2 J-Spec cams. I've heard good things from them, like guearanteed 10whp
#3 this is where i'm sketchy... do I spend ~$200 on J-Spec pistons? or do i spend the ~$100 on the cheap-o headers from SSAutochrome on E-bay and buy a CAI? I can prolly make a UBC CAI el-cheapo with some help...

what do you guys think?
flea
02/12/2004, 11:29 PM
save your money, locate a turbo, and pay ben to make the necesary hardware;)
rpgt93
02/12/2004, 11:31 PM
Originally posted by flea
save your money, locate a turbo, and pay ben to make the necesary hardware;)

Deffinately do that, turbo all the way :bd: :D
Eric94GT
02/13/2004, 01:45 AM
Seeing how I dont have a job, my tax check will be going toward my different college habits :)
mnskateboarder
02/13/2004, 07:34 AM
buy the cams, header and an intake
Shrep
02/13/2004, 08:13 AM
Christian...if you buy the pistons...you are going to need a lot more stuff just to put the motor back together...usually a couple hundred worth.

That said...Cams, and this! (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33742&item=2459468110)

That aught'a do...

:thup:
flea
02/13/2004, 09:38 AM
that turbo looks like it might be a bear to spool, i'd suggest finding a first gen eclipse/talon in the junkyard, snatching the turbo from that, and then just rebuild it.
KL03
02/13/2004, 09:42 AM
Nitrous:shrug:
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flea
02/13/2004, 10:00 AM
Originally posted by KL03
Nitrous:shrug:
thats a good idea, but wouldn't you want something that can produce reliable power all the time? rather than when the bottle isn't empty;)
on that note too, how much does a refil usually cost? i was thinking about putting my car on the happy juice after i invest in a turbo.
rpgt93
02/13/2004, 10:21 AM
best deal you will find for a 10lb bottle re-fill is usually about 40 bux. But I guarantee you can find places charging more than that. The place I used was in apple valley, toll welding supplies, if anyone ever wants to know about it ask me I'll tell ya bout it and how to get there
Eric94GT
02/13/2004, 10:24 AM
MAS Racing on University in St. Paul refills for $30. Last time I was there was a year ago though so the price could have gone up.
Splat
02/13/2004, 12:37 PM
Ok, I didn't think about the pistons being a bitch to work on...

Buying a turbo would be cool... but I'de need to relocate the battery, buy a fuel pump, and fix that damn oil leak... Plus that's a shit ton of work i don't know how to do...
rpgt93
02/13/2004, 01:47 PM
Originally posted by Splat
Ok, I didn't think about the pistons being a bitch to work on...

Buying a turbo would be cool... but I'de need to relocate the battery, buy a fuel pump, and fix that damn oil leak... Plus that's a shit ton of work i don't know how to do...

If you can't re-locate a battery buy a fuel pump or fix an oil leak there is no way in hell you are gunna put pistons in ;)

ok hang on a sec I just re-read that and I'm probly gunna just say nm you did reallize they will be a bitch to work on, nevermind
Sweet Thang
02/13/2004, 05:28 PM
Well I say none of the above...but you know my reasoning for that
matt
02/13/2004, 06:18 PM
Which is what?
Splat
02/13/2004, 10:39 PM
"Put it all on your loan" pheh... what fun is that?
Sweet Thang
02/14/2004, 12:42 PM
Well I didn't say it had to be fun, did I? :p
JunickJr8
02/14/2004, 02:20 PM
im getting $250 back [insert "woot" smiley here]. i have no clue what im gonna do with it yet :shrug:

as for christian calling him "Uncle Scam" i am loving the federal gov't right now :D i just found out ill be getting around $13k a year for college.
Splat
02/15/2004, 12:23 AM
You can thank me and all your fellow tax payers for that...
wannabfast
02/15/2004, 01:03 AM
i got a vtec controller.. im still screwing around with the settings.. hopefully it will wake up my crappy engine...

but if not.. its nice eye candy
MN Probe GT
02/15/2004, 01:44 PM
I have to pay money in.

But thats only because I don't loan my money to the federal government like all you suckers do. :p
JunickJr8
02/16/2004, 11:28 AM
i only claimed 1 on my W-2 so the gov't hardly took any. plus i like getting a "bonus" so to speak like this. last year it came in handy cuz my car needed brakes
MN Probe GT
02/16/2004, 12:09 PM
Originally posted by JunickJr8
plus i like getting a "bonus" so to speak like this. last year it came in handy cuz my car needed brakes

why this mentality is so common I will never understand.
probespeed
02/16/2004, 12:33 PM
most people have a hard time saving $10 per week and instead let the gov have it and get a big check at the end of the year.

I'm in school and if I have a extra $10 a week well it gets spent on bills and then I have to come up with the lump sum of money at the end of the year and that's not easy.
Splat
02/19/2004, 02:22 PM
Sweet...

I just won this!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2460949624

I also bought the cai pictured in the bottom pic...
Shrep
02/19/2004, 04:01 PM
what's with the HUGE flange on the CAI?

Nice headers dood...:thup:
MN Probe GT
02/19/2004, 04:42 PM
Originally posted by Shrep
what's with the HUGE flange on the CAI?


welcome to the world of the 2.0L engine.

Splat bought the Probe hot rod setup. :lol:

btw, nice price for that stuff. :eek:
Splat
02/19/2004, 04:47 PM
Yeah, I have a hot rod heh...
woot

I can't wait to get all this shit going!
StealthMode
03/24/2004, 07:27 PM
I wish i could find a set of headers taht cheap.. Thats a steal. Is that a CAI or a WAI.. J/W

Nate
Splat
03/24/2004, 10:46 PM
CAI

I still have the headers if you want them, if you drive the 2.0 4 cyly. I can sell them to you pretty cheap.