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How much have you spend modding your 370Z

Originally Posted by kenchan haha, yah, like those folks that take apart the entire car to turn them into race machines are modders. guys like me are upgraders or dusters

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View Poll Results: How much do you have in mods
$500 or Less 24 13.64%
$1,000 - $2,500 31 17.61%
$2,500 - $5,000 36 20.45%
$5,000 - $10,000 30 17.05%
$10,000 - $15,000 17 9.66%
$15,000 - $20,000 13 7.39%
$20,000 or More! 25 14.20%
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Old 11-12-2013, 04:34 PM   #61 (permalink)
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haha, yah, like those folks that take apart the entire car to turn them into race machines are modders.

guys like me are upgraders or dusters at best.
then washer-mod should considered an actual mod..!!

because we actually have to ADD something in the car....
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Old 11-12-2013, 04:45 PM   #62 (permalink)
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<20K here.. and I love every bit of it. Only thing that makes me have some regret at this point is that its still not in my damn garage!
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Old 11-12-2013, 04:47 PM   #63 (permalink)
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but i just opened up a can of worms about the eyecandy remark vs mods.

if the car looks more pleasing than stock, would that be a mod, even if the wheels are gravity cast, tires they used are garbage? (or would we just close that off calling it rice? )

thus troyz's going wahahahahahaha!!! with popcorn.
I think eye candy mods are mods the same as go-fast mods are mods. I, also, don't think the term mod has any judgement behind it, at least it doesn't for me. There are plenty of mods that I wouldn't consider in a million years but they're still mods. That said, there's no accounting for taste!
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I don't think the term mod has any judgement behind it, at least it doesn't for me. There are plenty of mods that I wouldn't consider in a million years but they're still mods. That said, there's no accounting for taste!
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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 can count tires and wheels as a mod. I swap both of them for track days. Also I do not use the OEM wheels.

So my Foose x 4 chrome steel wheels = 2000+ dollars
My Enkei track wheels = 2000+ dollars
And my extra set of tires for track = ~1500 dollars.

My Endless brake pads on OEM sport calipers = 700? dollars.

That's how. I don't NEED any of them to go do a tack day, but they are modifications. Just not necessarily gadgety do-dads.
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mike is talking dollars, not milage.
yeah, I only have about 22000 on it. maybe 5000 on the street.
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How much do you have in mods
$500 or Less
$1,000 - $2,500
$2,500 - $5,000
$5,000 - $10,000
$10,000 - $15,000
$15,000 - $20,000
$20,000 or More!

So I guess I can't vote yet until I spend more money as there is no voting option for $500 - $1000. My exhaust only cost $799.99 + $99 for shipping and I installed it myself.
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I own a boat. BOAT = Break Out Another Thousand. If I spent for Z mods what I spend on BOAT, I'd have quite a car. As it is, my car came with every option except a trunk organizer and the only mod is tint. Stock is just fine with me.
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My Z drinks redbull, don't need no mods
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Yeah, spending as much as I did makes me wanna throw up. I'm still on stock wheels and tires too. I still have a laundry list. Such a losing battle.
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I say you cannot take the money with you when you die, and tomorrow is not promised so screw it. Modding my Z makes me happy and thats all that matters......
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When i spend money on my Z i always know i will make that money back by the amount of smiles i make when i push the gas and drop the clutch. So thats all that matters to me.
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I think when I'm done I'll be between 5-10, maybe a little higher then 10 as I'm adding this up in my head... Fortune coilovers, SPL control arms, whiteline sways, audio system (Kenwood, Focal). rear spats, diffuser, wing, lip. I don't keep a count, if I want it and like the price I get it.

Granted my previous toy... a 1970 Pro Street Camaro with a blown 447 BBC was well into the 6 figures and it wasn't done yet... A restructuring 3 years ago changed all that....
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$0 so far, and I keep telling myself that all I'm going to add is tint, a shift knob, and maybe some better speakers.

I've got well over $7k into my Ducati so far and if I'm that bad with a bike, I'd hate to see what would happen if I started modding a car.
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