well, in the next few weeks, my car will be getting a very nice little makeover. currently on the to-do list:

Power:

Finish off custom intake setup- right now i have doc i's "GFI" piping setup (spectre poweradder intake tubing from airbox to throttle body). i'm going to finish it off with an AEM dryflow cone filter... a custom short-ram setup designed to minimize heatsoak for a total cost of around $100... not bad, eh?

Exhaust- right now i'm leaning towards either the TSUDO N1 cat-back system or a custom setup (the specifications of which i dont know yet). from what i've heard, though, the TSUDO is pretty decent so i'll probably go with that.

Header- i'm pretty sure i'll go with Megan Racing. I realize that the MMW and others may offer slightly better numbers, but in all honesty, an extra couple hundred dollars for an extra 1-2 hp here and there in the powerband just isn't worth it to me. if i get this header and end up with the TSUDO exhaust, i'll have my local exhaust place try to tame the rasp a little if it's unbearable.

Interior:

-i'm going to buy a couple more blue cathode kits from oznium.com and restructure my install a little to make it cleaner and, of course, BRIGHTER! hehe
-need to head over to wal*mart and pick up some duplicolor classic silver metallic interior paint (heard that was a VERY good match for our stock silver interior color). i'll be painting the removable part of the front door handles, the gauge cluster, and the front side air vent covers... oh, and i'll also be painting the door sills this color (i realize that it's not the same as having real aluminum door sills, but i'm going to try it and see how it turns out before i invest in something more expensive...)
-i need a set of TRD seat belt pads for my rear belts to compliment my fronts (okay... they're not THAT ricey... at least they're black with simple white and red TRD lettering... not half bad actually).

Exterior:

-scion OEM lip kit
-new badgeless front grille (black) with TRD emblem on the side
-rear scion emblem painted black
-A GOOD WASH AND WAX! (it's been a while...)

Suspension:

-TRD springs
-TRD rear sway bar

And VIOLA! yes, yes, a pretty long mod list to do at one time. then again, i graduate next week, and the day after my graduation is my bday... and i have been setting aside some money from my paychecks for the past month and a half. i'm pretty excited! anyway, i just felt like making a topic about it. that way i can update it with before and after pics when everythings done.

if anyone has opinions on some of the things i listed, post!

 

Sounds like a fun summer.

I have a DC Sports Strut Bar in the mail right now. Probably not many other plans for the summer though. Money is sort of tight at the moment.

 

i feel ya. these mods will be the first things i've done to my car since christmas, and probably the last until this coming christmas lol

 

hey whats up man!, where do you plan to install your MEGAN header, whenever you going to have it?

velocity trends??

 

heyyyyy. i'm not too sure. i was going to see how cheap i could pay to have it installed, or possibly take a day out of summer vacation and just install it with a couple friends of mine. what do you think of velocity trends? i'm going to need a couple of these things installed professionally i'm thinking... notable the springs... i don't really want to fool around with that.

 

velocity is alright, i went there before to installed my TRD springs they charged me $150 + tax i think its a fair... but i waited for at least 2 1/2 hours the good thing is i drop it.... if i were you i recommend to installed on professionally unless you have a friend that are very well experience on suspension because

when suspension mess-up = broke down tC

 

you have one helluva summer ahead. lol good luck! :D

 

Good luck with all your summer fun

 

i've got a heck of a summer planned too hehe....

I've recent come across a source for cheap parts, so expect to see in the next few months-

turbo setup
carbon fiber hood
engine bay powdercoating (lots lol)


yay!


hehe, 2 FL cars doing it big in the heat of the summer