Heres my 5cents on it:
Starting Small:
- Window Tint ( if you don't have some already auto-links.ca is probably best place to get it done in toronto)
- front license plate relocation bracket ( it will clean up the front bumper alot)
- shifter knob ( good ones for the auto are hard to find, i got a seet Razo one that you just press down to engade the button, instead of having an obvious button on it somewhere)
- custom emblems ( look at the Z store they have some good ones, or perhaps look into some Plasti Dip, and get them sprayed a different color. PM me if you need some of that stuff i have a guy that can get you some very cheap)
- maybe look into swaping out the radio for one of those touch screen multimedia devices
Personalization Mods
- get aftermarket wheels and tires ( getyourwheels.com has really good prices and they mount and balance them for you $100 flat rate shipping to canada)
- look into getting some custom work done to the headlights ( look at
ONEighty NYC and the services they provide, you can do it yourself too)
- get lowering springs, the stock height of the Z is really not doing the car any good.
- body kit/ exterior panel modification (one thing with the Z is that there isn't much variety of aero kits for it. Most people tend to gravitate towards the Amuse. Which does look good, but in my opion it has been overdone. I am not sure how most of the front lips will fit on your bumper if at all, so maybe look into getting an aftermarket front bumper. Keep in mind that painting it doesn't come very cheap.)
Essential Performance Mods
- OIL COOLER (thats the one that alot of people neglect in the begining, ask anyone on the forum, you need one if you like pushing the car, especially in the summer days. A 19 row is more then enough unless you go for forced induction)
- coilovers( if you don't feel like wasting money and time with springs, just pull the trigger on some aftermarket suspension, regardless of bran it will definitely improve the responsiveness of the car, i personally have Tein, but there a many other brands that can possibly fit your needs better. KWs are popular, BC and HSD are also descent and on the cheaper side, or you can go for some air suspension and have the car slammed)
- Exhaust ( if you want to improve the sound and performance of the car thats where the biggest bottle neck is. THe catalyc converters in particular. Get some HFCs, i recommend Berk Technologies, but there are other alternatives too. Also for esthetics and some weight reduction get an aftermarket cat back exhaust, there are plenty to choose from depending on your preference of drone vs. rasp, ground clearance, true dual vs. Y pipes and so on.)
- Intakes ( if you dont feel like dealing with cutting plastic and relocating things go for a short ram intake. They just drop in place of the stock ones. For a bit better power gains go for cold air intakes. )
Future mods to work up to:
- Forced induction ( if you decide to go that way there is plenty of choices to go with as well. WIth an automatic you are a bit limited since some kits won't fit around our transmission, i you have to worry about the torque converter potentially not being able to handle the power. EIther way if you go that way there is no point in getting intakes and you should consider what type of oil cooler you are getting as well.)
So ye there is a lot of options for modifying the Z, making it your own and unique is kind of hard, since alot of the choice are actually not so good. My advice is decide on what you want to achive with the car, maybe do some photoshoping to get a better idea of what it would look like. Once you have that, then acquiring the parts is just a matter of doing research on where to buy them. Oh and if you are new to buying car parts, trust me when i say its cheaper to buy them from teh USA and pay the shipping and brokerage fees then to buy them at a store locally.