CSOCSO

iTrader: (1)

11k???


1) suspension ( coilovers and sway bar)

2) wheels and tires ( 18 max 19)

3) lip kit

4) short shifter, clutch ( makes a HUGE difference!!!) lol. only if your car is manual)

5) turbo or sc with full exhaust

BlckdOutTC

iTrader: (1)

coil overs
sway/strut bars
wheels/tires
turbo kit w/ tune
full exhaust

no order

andino

In no order really but if you're going F/I then you'll want to do the first four first ideally.

Quality Rim and Tire combo
Coilovers with dampening adjustment ability
Front and Rear Sway bars
Performance brake pads and slotted rotors

N/A route:
Intake
header
Full exhaust with a resonator on the midpipe

F/I route:
Turbo kit of your choice
boost, oil pressure, AFR wideband gauges
Engine management with larger injectors
Tune
LSD
upgraded clutch

Firefightin_tC

1. TurboToyota Turbo Kit
2. Coilovers
3. 3" Exhaust
4. Brake Upgrade
5. Rims/Tires

MicE

1. air freshener


2. Decals that says "Vtec"


3. find the biggest wing u can find


4. get some leopard seat covers


5. top it off with a disco ball hanging on your mirror


You got urself a BADA$S RIDE!!!

unxpectederror

i think there are more then 5 must have mods so ill give you 10

1. good tires and light rims

2. lower springs, shocks

3. sways

4. short throw shifter

5. intake

6. Header

7. s-pipe

8. mid-pipe

9. under drive pullies

10. engine dampener

Ukno0003

I agree 100%, My friends tell me to dump the money i have into the car and i just dont agree with them. Ive put a lil money into it but i dont plan on spending much more unless i come across a large sum on money(like $100,000, ect).

Invest most of it into the stock market, then like they said if you want some performance, beef up ur suspension and just do intake header exhaust.

Be carefull doing performance mods because you dont wanna kill ur gas mileage, gas is about to be 4 bucks a gallon for regular here in NC.

SengTC3

If i knew I was enlisting, I would've waited for the 11k check and picked up a bmw 128i, but thats just me. If you were to spend 11k on your car, I would definitely boost, coilovers, nice suspension setup in general, some new shoes for your car, other ish (exhaust, pulley, tb spacers, etc.), than the cosmetics.

SengTC3

With me, I always want to buy performance parts, but I was planning to stay N/A for awhile. Than it hit me, I would never be fast going N/A, so I was like maybe I should boost and work on the suspensions, than I thought to myself... Why do I need to be fast? I don't even race or autox haha, so basically all my mods now are cosmetic mods, the only performance mod I have is a cai, other than that everything is all show and no go. My plans as of now is to save after until I get out of college, work, and get a nice little gt3 =].

ksexton903

if your going to put forced inderduction on why not pull some big numbers on the dyno so there for i say build your interals.... your pistons and rods a bearings can only take so much before they turn into lil pieces of metal in your oil

2fast4you

First, I think you deserve more than $11k for your continuing service to this country.

Second, spending money on your tC is great, but the advice you got on investing was spot on. Spend a little on tires, wheels, and sway bar, and put the rest away. If you get called up, the turbo kit, coilovers, etc. will be useless; you don't want to get caught up upgrading a car you don't drive... I speak from experience.

SengTC3

$11k.... Do some research on some Roth IRA accounts.

AngHellicTc

if i had 11k, there would be a dezod s1 turbo system w/ a ball bearing turbo on a complete engine rebuild tomorrow. then maybe, just maybe would i go for the other stuff (i already have it so im dieing for a turbo)

tcdaily

yeah invest, get more money then spend 11k on your tc.. just put it off a bit..