weight or power

11Thumper · 09-01-2011, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragster

i have a low college style budget, but do have some money for upgrades. i have the option of adding around 10hp to the wheels, or dropping 150lbs, which would you choose because i can only do 1

I'm 40lbs overweight so I'm going for weight reduction.

mr_sk · 09-01-2011, 04:25 PM

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I feel like you're judging me

We are.

V8Killer · 09-01-2011, 04:52 PM

Check the search engine there is a huge weight reduction thread goes very indepth all the way down to lighter lug nuts.

Dragster · 09-02-2011, 10:45 PM

here's my list so far: K&N intake-350, Stillen tuner-495, stillen headers-565, Stillen pully-190, megan racing cat back-750, kinetix cats-400, header tubing, NRG fiberglass seats-500, Braile battery-150, infinity subs-160, boss amp-135. im about $500 over, im thinking about taking out the cats because ive heard some bad stuff about kinetix

Dragster · 09-02-2011, 10:47 PM

oh and one more thing, better car=hotter chick=more popular=parties=hot chicks=more popular... see my point

ImportConvert · 09-03-2011, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Dragster

oh and one more thing, better car=hotter chick=more popular=parties=hot chicks=more popular... see my point

= no it doesn't.

Confidence and humor get bitches. The car might get you "hello", but don't expect it to make you any more appealing. Same thing for muscle-mass. I observed a former roommate go from 140# to 180#, cut, after a few cycles of juice. His luck with women remained a constant. Same guy went from a 2006 Impala to a C5 Corvette. Again, same constant with the ladies.

It's who you are, not what you drive. Being a bit of a jerk (only thing that wasn't ***'ed out, lol) doesn't hurt, either, just know where the limit is.

ChipsWithDips · 09-03-2011, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

= no it doesn't.

Confidence and humor get bitches. The car might get you "hello", but don't expect it to make you any more appealing. Same thing for muscle-mass. I observed a former roommate go from 140# to 180#, cut, after a few cycles of juice. His luck with women remained a constant. Same guy went from a 2006 Impala to a C5 Corvette. Again, same constant with the ladies.

It's who you are, not what you drive. Being a bit of a jerk (only thing that wasn't ***'ed out, lol) doesn't hurt, either, just know where the limit is.

I have no idea what you're talking about. This always works for me

b1adesofcha0s · 09-02-2011, 11:28 PM

Don't get the Stillen headers they haven't shown any gains, get Motordyne Intake Manifold or upgrade the intakes to Stillen G3's. Get the Berk HFC instead, much better quality and only a little more cost. Get an Uprev tune instead of the Stillen tune. I'm not even sure what that is. Look into used parts as well if you are trying to save money. They work the same and are a lot cheaper. That's pretty much what I'm doing.

Dragster · 09-03-2011, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Don't get the Stillen headers they haven't shown any gains, get Motordyne Intake Manifold or upgrade the intakes to Stillen G3's. Get the Berk HFC instead, much better quality and only a little more cost. Get an Uprev tune instead of the Stillen tune. I'm not even sure what that is. Look into used parts as well if you are trying to save money. They work the same and are a lot cheaper. That's pretty much what I'm doing.

im not getting the motordyne because thats been proven to drop the horsepower, it does add some torque, but by doing that it just drops the rpm range. stillen G3's add 3hp more than the K&N, but for $140 more, so a no on that. i did make a mistake though, the tuner was from Cobb tuning, but it was sold through the stillen website. one last thing, if i buy used, then there's not any warranty, you also dont know exactly what your getting

Dragster · 09-04-2011, 10:18 AM

After working hard in highschool, I'm having abit more fun in an undergrad school, while still making the grades to get my mba at northwestern

09-01-2011, 04:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
V8Killer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Newport, NC Posts: 1,127 Drives: It Hard Till It Pops Rep Power: 17	Check the search engine there is a huge weight reduction thread goes very indepth all the way down to lighter lug nuts. __________________ "Punch" Too much to list and a baby shot of nitrous....

09-02-2011, 11:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 142	Don't get the Stillen headers they haven't shown any gains, get Motordyne Intake Manifold or upgrade the intakes to Stillen G3's. Get the Berk HFC instead, much better quality and only a little more cost. Get an Uprev tune instead of the Stillen tune. I'm not even sure what that is. Look into used parts as well if you are trying to save money. They work the same and are a lot cheaper. That's pretty much what I'm doing. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

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09-02-2011, 10:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dragster Base Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: oklahoma Posts: 31 Drives: about to buy Rep Power: 14	here's my list so far: K&N intake-350, Stillen tuner-495, stillen headers-565, Stillen pully-190, megan racing cat back-750, kinetix cats-400, header tubing, NRG fiberglass seats-500, Braile battery-150, infinity subs-160, boss amp-135. im about $500 over, im thinking about taking out the cats because ive heard some bad stuff about kinetix

09-02-2011, 10:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dragster Base Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: oklahoma Posts: 31 Drives: about to buy Rep Power: 14	oh and one more thing, better car=hotter chick=more popular=parties=hot chicks=more popular... see my point

09-04-2011, 10:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
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