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How in the hell do tires and brakes, two of the most expensive things you can mod besides the engine, not count?

Let's see... $160 for the ScanGuageII. $20-30 for an OBD-to-USB adapter. $50 to have the hatch area interior panels R&Red so I could install some free sound dampening material (thank you GTMat). $200 on some exhaust mods. Somewhere around $100 for a GPS/Nav gadget. And $20 for the the370z.com stickers. I'd like to have some tuning software but mainly to tweak the radiator fans and such, not actual tuning, so I haven't been able to justify the expense.

ummm, partout???

I'm such a vulture hehe :icon17:

geez, how do you remember all those purchases? wow! :tup:

i thought the a/c was hooked up to the radiator fans. just run defrost and you got radiator fan control...? :confused:

hmmmm not as much as people think!! ;)

Great tip! I do turn on the A/C for a while (I usually have it set for fan-only) if oil/water temps get too high in stop-and-go traffic but would rather have the car do it for me. I'm pretty lazy and tapping that button is a lot of effort. :)

He's not talking about a BBK or brake upgrade, he's talking about brake wear expenses. Also, I don't how you could possibly count tires as a mod. Tires are required and just like any replacement wear items there are various levels of quality replacements but they're still just tires...lol.

I dunno good tires make a huge difference :ugh2:

I agree, just the same as good brake pads make a huge difference compared to the bargain bin. It's definitely an upgrade, I just wouldn't classify it as a mod. That said, it's entirely possible that I'm wrong but, in the grand scheme of things, it just boils down to semantics! :tup:

yah, if you look at most folks buying nice wheels, the buy garbage tires with the set making it no better than just eye candy than a 'mod.'

so getting good set of tires on stock wheels would be a mod in my book. :D

I'm not sure I agree with that. Everyone in MAZOC (local z club) that has aftermarket wheels has re-11s or pss. But you did say most not all, I'll give you that.

Reading through this thread made me realize I forgot a few things that probably puts me in the next category up.

you said everyone so one sour apple you just kill him? :icon17:

I read that as: Different than stock tires count but replacing tires for wear/tear doesn't. If I change to non-stock tires, that goes on the tally sheet. When I replace tires (stock or not) because of wear/tear, it doesn't. YMMV

yah, everything on the car wears....it's all wear items. even spoilers, paint, body kits all wear. chips, contaminants, stains, UV