I am new to this message board. My girlfriend is purchasing a Black Sand SCION TC with the ground effects kit and pedestal spoiler. I love modding cars and I would like to do the basics first.

Intake. Header. Exhaust. Springs. Sway Bar. Eventually I will get tint, rims, alpine deck.....

Which intakes, headers and exhaust systems do you guys most favor?

Which springs provide a stock quality ride with the least amount of fender gap? I do not want to slam the SCION but the less fender the gap, the better it would look.

So far, I found many companies that make sway bars, such as, TRD, hotchkis, progess, etc. I am wondering which one is the thickest and if the front sway bar is even worth getting.

Ohh, and if you guys are wondering what I drive

 

Lucky gf you have there. I wish someone would mod my car for me (or at least pay for it).

 

I've got everything but the exhaust I think, and I'm happy. The wheel gap is reduced, but not eliminated, anything more with OEM lips and I'd be driving diagonally though inclines, which SUCKS. I rub enough as it is.

Check my sig and you can see what I chose. I like the finished product.

 

Hotchkis makes a F/R swaybar set, BEEFY!! $240 nuff said.
BUT WAIT!!
Front Bar - 15/16" (24mm) - 2 position adjustable
Rear Bar - 1 1/16" (27mm) - 3 position adjustable

% Stiffer Than Stock
Front Bar - 40% / 68%
Rear Bar - 273% / 304% / 338%

I have a K&N CAI $250. You should hear this monster!!
http://media.supload.com/dl/confirm....=286216753.wmv

Ill let everyone else put their 2 cents in.

HKS exhaust $380, TEIN coilovers $750

 

Nice intake. That is pretty loud but I think my intake is louder when I hit VTEC.

First thing I would like to get is springs. Someone post pictures of your car and specify what springs you have. Thanks!

 

i got trd shocks and springs but not installed yet. i hear hotchkis f/r sways are the best and worth the money. intake i would go with injen CAI, alphawerks header, dont noe bout exhaust but i want the trd axle back. the only down side is that everyone says that the AW header makes any after market exhaust sound raspy like crazy.

 

Hotchkis Springs:





Other pics in my sig.

 

I decided on what I want to do to my girlfriend's Scion.

Tein H-Tech Springs
Cusco Front strut Bar
Monster Rear Strut Bar
Hotchkis Front and Rear Sway Bars

Injen Cold Air intake
Header? Still not seeing any that I like at the moment
TRD Exhaust

20% Tint all around

Rims? Work. Volk. or Rota if I am feeling cheap.