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Marita · 01-30-2002, 10:32 PM

or is there a mod that u wish u never done...

*Grant* · 01-30-2002, 10:33 PM

misnomer · 01-30-2002, 10:37 PM

uh, borked with my seats, tried to get a better grip. Didn't work right <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>

wherezmytofu · 01-30-2002, 10:41 PM

lowing car with cheap coilovers..............

240meowth · 01-30-2002, 10:52 PM

i'd  assume one of those people that has blue LED washer nozzels.  :biggrin:

*AceInHole* · 01-30-2002, 10:59 PM

17" wheels.... instead of buying the manifold to finish my turbo project.  Anyways I'm getting a mani for less than half of what I was going to originally spend so it works out.  
The Cusco STB delayed the turbo project too, but it's not a big deal since now I can't imagine driving without it.

BadMoJo · 01-31-2002, 12:03 AM

wherezmytofu  what coilovers did you use? just curious

jskim9 · 01-31-2002, 12:08 AM

hey badmojo, how's that b&m working out? and why is it $300? is it true you replace part of the tranny?

BadMoJo · 01-31-2002, 12:18 AM

Its hella sweet, very crisp shifts, nice and short to. Its all billit aluminum thats why its so much, as well as the fact that its not just a different stick. Its the entire shifter base that bolts to the top of the tranny. I love it.  

Danio · 01-31-2002, 04:22 AM

I'd have spent the intake/exhaust money on suspension first.

rabbit23 · 01-31-2002, 05:09 AM

wish i would have bought 17's instead of 18 inch rims!

Takumi · 01-31-2002, 06:12 AM

Could have purchased a 240SX over an Integra. Fucking riceboy classmate talked me into sticking with Honda in high school. Ah well, it's gonna belong to my sister pretty soon. Hopefully I get to start over again. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>

(Edited by Takumi at 5:14 am on Jan. 31, 2002)

NOSfEDs12vh45dett · 01-31-2002, 08:51 AM

Worse thing I did, Was Modify My 81' 280 ZXE, because I found out after I modified it and let my girlfriend crash it, that it was a rear car.

luey02 · 01-31-2002, 10:26 AM

rabbit23, what's wrong with them 18's??  I 'm thinking of getting them and you're giving me second thoughts..  explain yourself!!!

*transient* · 01-31-2002, 11:13 AM

18's are gonna slow you down due to all the weight being out so far. Plus you're gonna FEEEL every bump in the road. Probably be sitting on a donut for a while, hehe

S14Pilot · 01-31-2002, 12:09 PM

Buying TEIN H/A coilovers....worst and most costly mistake ever.  Except for buying the actual car....2000 Civic Si.:D

Takumi · 01-31-2002, 02:49 PM

What's wrong with Tein coilovers? I keep hearing the HA's that cost around $1100 are crap since they're made cheaper by Tein USA and the ones to get are the HA's that were made directly in Tein Japan since they're obviously constructed with better parts.

Danio · 01-31-2002, 03:40 PM

Some posts in FreshAlloy say they're horrible for street use because they're so stiff.

Klah Kalash · 01-31-2002, 04:31 PM

Buying an AUTO!

Takumi · 01-31-2002, 09:13 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from Danio on 2:40 pm on Jan. 31, 2002
Some posts in FreshAlloy say they're horrible for street use because they're so stiff.
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That, I expected. Especially on rough roads, but performance wise or the quality, I've heard somewhat negative responses. This is coming from some hardcore drifters and auto crossers on Sileightymania.com's web board.

whateverjames · 01-31-2002, 09:42 PM

a JUN lightweight flywheel. i don't like it.
oh by the way. who wants to buy a flywheel when i replace my transmission and put the stock one back on. :cheesy:  it's a great upgrade :cheesy::cheesy::cheesy:

240meowth · 01-31-2002, 09:54 PM

how much you shooting those flywheel for?

btw Klah Kalash, ha ha, mountain dew or crab juice?

*DSC* · 01-31-2002, 10:06 PM

My nismo leather shift knob, I wish I had never got. $60+ on it and I don't like it <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('> Looks great, feels great, just doesn't fit my shifting style *shrugs* I should have gotten the plain ball shift knob for 20 bucks.
Also, I wish I had gone with the B&M SS. As cool as my OBX is, I was hopeing for something a bit better than I got. I'm happy with everything else I've done with my car so far.

wherezmytofu · 01-31-2002, 10:09 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from BadMoJo on 12<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>3 am on Jan. 31, 2002
wherezmytofu what coilovers did you use? just curious
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those cheap ebay ones........they also sell them in every "performance store" shit they sell them in the sticker store here...the fit suck a large range or cars it's like a universal coilover set.......suck ass!....but $40 ;P

bing · 01-31-2002, 10:18 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from wherezmytofu on 10<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>9 pm on Jan. 31, 2002
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from BadMoJo on 12<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>3 am on Jan. 31, 2002
wherezmytofu what coilovers did you use? just curious
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those cheap ebay ones........they also sell them in every "performance store" shit they sell them in the sticker store here...the fit suck a large range or cars it's like a universal coilover set.......suck ass!....but $40 ;P</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

$40, thats insane...

i cant get a cheap pair of coils for less than $300, seriously...

i'd pay $40 and save for better ones... i just cant spend $300 on aerospeeds, ractives, etc...

how come they are $40, maybe i should get a pair for now because i hate sitting so high...

or are tehy that bad???

S14Pilot · 01-31-2002, 11:36 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from Takumi on 2:49 pm on Jan. 31, 2002
What's wrong with Tein coilovers? I keep hearing the HA's that cost around $1100 are crap since they're made cheaper by Tein USA and the ones to get are the HA's that were made directly in Tein Japan since they're obviously constructed with better parts.
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Mine were made in Japan.  Trust me...I had to wait almost a month for the slow boat from Nippon.  

Anyway...as far as their designed purpose, I have yet to see/feel a coilover that out performs the TEINs.  The ride (when on the lowest level) is stiff, but very tolerable.  I never complained about a stiff ride.  It just felt like a true sports car.  On the highest setting...its like getting into a LeMans Audi.  Cornering was increadible, but as can be expected, it wasn't the greatest joy on any roads that didn't have a smooth, almost new surface.

My problem with the TEINs are in construction.  The quality is there, but they were designed for racing application.  That means....no stainless steel....no rustproofing, etc.  The just don't hold up to weather.  Within three months of having them, the perches had jammed into place and the welded joints were covered in rust.  Now I have a $1300 set of coilovers that I couldn't get $500 out of if I tried to sell.  And they're only a year old.

For racing purposes (i.e. just racing, and then disassembling and cleaning the components), they can't be beat IMO.  They just don't hold up to street car duties.

duderiffic · 02-01-2002, 01:14 AM

I regret blowing $10k in mods on a Nissan pickup.  Long live stock!!

Jeff

crazycuban · 02-01-2002, 06:40 AM

def. regret putting an exhaust on my old car, the celica...wow, 500 bucks for like 2 hp...

01-30-2002, 10:32 PM	#1
Marita Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 64 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	or is there a mod that u wish u never done...

01-30-2002, 10:33 PM	#2
Grant Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: 聖地牙哥 Posts: 2,647 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Grant Feedback Score: 0 reviews	no

01-30-2002, 10:37 PM	#3
misnomer Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 2,293 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	uh, borked with my seats, tried to get a better grip. Didn't work right <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>

01-30-2002, 10:41 PM	#4
wherezmytofu BANNED Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,873 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	lowing car with cheap coilovers..............

01-30-2002, 10:52 PM	#5
240meowth Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: torrance, ca Age: 41 Posts: 2,407 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	i'd  assume one of those people that has blue LED washer nozzels.  :biggrin:

01-30-2002, 10:59 PM	#6
AceInHole Autox Technician Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: New Haven, CT Age: 44 Posts: 3,961 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: AceInHole Feedback Score: 0 reviews	17" wheels.... instead of buying the manifold to finish my turbo project.  Anyways I'm getting a mani for less than half of what I was going to originally spend so it works out.   The Cusco STB delayed the turbo project too, but it's not a big deal since now I can't imagine driving without it.

01-31-2002, 12:03 AM	#7
BadMoJo Nissanaholic! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Luis Obispo, Ca Age: 43 Posts: 1,931 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wherezmytofu  what coilovers did you use? just curious

01-31-2002, 12:08 AM	#8
jskim9 Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 174 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hey badmojo, how's that b&m working out? and why is it $300? is it true you replace part of the tranny?

01-31-2002, 12:18 AM	#9
BadMoJo Nissanaholic! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Luis Obispo, Ca Age: 43 Posts: 1,931 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Its hella sweet, very crisp shifts, nice and short to. Its all billit aluminum thats why its so much, as well as the fact that its not just a different stick. Its the entire shifter base that bolts to the top of the tranny. I love it.

01-31-2002, 04:22 AM	#10
Danio Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: SJ Bay Area Posts: 1,002 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'd have spent the intake/exhaust money on suspension first.

01-31-2002, 05:09 AM	#11
rabbit23 Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 252 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wish i would have bought 17's instead of 18 inch rims!

01-31-2002, 06:12 AM	#12
Takumi Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Age: 43 Posts: 836 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Could have purchased a 240SX over an Integra. Fucking riceboy classmate talked me into sticking with Honda in high school. Ah well, it's gonna belong to my sister pretty soon. Hopefully I get to start over again. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'> (Edited by Takumi at 5:14 am on Jan. 31, 2002)

01-31-2002, 08:51 AM	#13
NOSfEDs12vh45dett Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 92 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Worse thing I did, Was Modify My 81' 280 ZXE, because I found out after I modified it and let my girlfriend crash it, that it was a rear car.

01-31-2002, 10:26 AM	#14
luey02 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 519 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	rabbit23, what's wrong with them 18's??  I 'm thinking of getting them and you're giving me second thoughts..  explain yourself!!!

01-31-2002, 11:13 AM	#15
transient Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 41 Posts: 2,947 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	18's are gonna slow you down due to all the weight being out so far. Plus you're gonna FEEEL every bump in the road. Probably be sitting on a donut for a while, hehe

01-31-2002, 12:09 PM	#16
S14Pilot Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 122 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Buying TEIN H/A coilovers....worst and most costly mistake ever.  Except for buying the actual car....2000 Civic Si.:D

01-31-2002, 02:49 PM	#17
Takumi Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Age: 43 Posts: 836 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What's wrong with Tein coilovers? I keep hearing the HA's that cost around $1100 are crap since they're made cheaper by Tein USA and the ones to get are the HA's that were made directly in Tein Japan since they're obviously constructed with better parts.

01-31-2002, 03:40 PM	#18
Danio Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: SJ Bay Area Posts: 1,002 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Some posts in FreshAlloy say they're horrible for street use because they're so stiff.

01-31-2002, 04:31 PM	#19
Klah Kalash Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 39 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Buying an AUTO!

01-31-2002, 09:13 PM	#20
Takumi Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Age: 43 Posts: 836 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from Danio on 2:40 pm on Jan. 31, 2002 Some posts in FreshAlloy say they're horrible for street use because they're so stiff. </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> That, I expected. Especially on rough roads, but performance wise or the quality, I've heard somewhat negative responses. This is coming from some hardcore drifters and auto crossers on Sileightymania.com's web board.

01-31-2002, 09:42 PM	#21
whateverjames Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: St. Louis Age: 45 Posts: 2,263 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	a JUN lightweight flywheel. i don't like it. oh by the way. who wants to buy a flywheel when i replace my transmission and put the stock one back on. :cheesy:  it's a great upgrade :cheesy::cheesy::cheesy:

01-31-2002, 09:54 PM	#22
240meowth Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: torrance, ca Age: 41 Posts: 2,407 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	how much you shooting those flywheel for? btw Klah Kalash, ha ha, mountain dew or crab juice?

01-31-2002, 10:06 PM	#23
DSC New Title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: VA Posts: 3,454 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My nismo leather shift knob, I wish I had never got. $60+ on it and I don't like it <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('> Looks great, feels great, just doesn't fit my shifting style shrugs I should have gotten the plain ball shift knob for 20 bucks. Also, I wish I had gone with the B&M SS. As cool as my OBX is, I was hopeing for something a bit better than I got. I'm happy with everything else I've done with my car so far.

01-31-2002, 10:09 PM	#24
wherezmytofu BANNED Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,873 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from BadMoJo on 12<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>3 am on Jan. 31, 2002 wherezmytofu what coilovers did you use? just curious </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> those cheap ebay ones........they also sell them in every "performance store" shit they sell them in the sticker store here...the fit suck a large range or cars it's like a universal coilover set.......suck ass!....but $40 ;P

01-31-2002, 10:18 PM	#25
bing Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: ontario canada Posts: 2,699 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from wherezmytofu on 10<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>9 pm on Jan. 31, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from BadMoJo on 12<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>3 am on Jan. 31, 2002 wherezmytofu what coilovers did you use? just curious </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> those cheap ebay ones........they also sell them in every "performance store" shit they sell them in the sticker store here...the fit suck a large range or cars it's like a universal coilover set.......suck ass!....but $40 ;P</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> $40, thats insane... i cant get a cheap pair of coils for less than $300, seriously... i'd pay $40 and save for better ones... i just cant spend $300 on aerospeeds, ractives, etc... how come they are $40, maybe i should get a pair for now because i hate sitting so high... or are tehy that bad???

01-31-2002, 11:36 PM	#26
S14Pilot Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 122 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from Takumi on 2:49 pm on Jan. 31, 2002 What's wrong with Tein coilovers? I keep hearing the HA's that cost around $1100 are crap since they're made cheaper by Tein USA and the ones to get are the HA's that were made directly in Tein Japan since they're obviously constructed with better parts. </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> Mine were made in Japan.  Trust me...I had to wait almost a month for the slow boat from Nippon.   Anyway...as far as their designed purpose, I have yet to see/feel a coilover that out performs the TEINs.  The ride (when on the lowest level) is stiff, but very tolerable.  I never complained about a stiff ride.  It just felt like a true sports car.  On the highest setting...its like getting into a LeMans Audi.  Cornering was increadible, but as can be expected, it wasn't the greatest joy on any roads that didn't have a smooth, almost new surface. My problem with the TEINs are in construction.  The quality is there, but they were designed for racing application.  That means....no stainless steel....no rustproofing, etc.  The just don't hold up to weather.  Within three months of having them, the perches had jammed into place and the welded joints were covered in rust.  Now I have a $1300 set of coilovers that I couldn't get $500 out of if I tried to sell.  And they're only a year old. For racing purposes (i.e. just racing, and then disassembling and cleaning the components), they can't be beat IMO.  They just don't hold up to street car duties.

02-01-2002, 01:14 AM	#27
duderiffic Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bay Area (Sunnyvale) Age: 43 Posts: 464 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I regret blowing $10k in mods on a Nissan pickup.  Long live stock!! Jeff

02-01-2002, 06:40 AM	#28
crazycuban Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 526 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	def. regret putting an exhaust on my old car, the celica...wow, 500 bucks for like 2 hp...