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patgizz
patgizz GRM+ Memberand Dork
11/6/08 1:44 p.m.

i have 1" spacers on front and 1.25" on back

i know one guy has 2" spacers on back of his to get them out about even with the quarter panel lip.

so what 3 mods for $600 got you into the 14's? i'm listening with great interest.

i'm looking to get the vette into the 12's over winter so the vic is going to feel super slow come springtime.

P71
P71 GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
11/6/08 1:59 p.m.

K&N FIPK GenII Superchips Hand-held Tuner 2.5" cat-back under-axle with Flowmaster 40's

All three ran me $550 used (except the exhaust pipes, which were custom made new). Basically open up the intake and exhaust and grab a tuner and you have 14's. I scored a dry nitrous kit here on GRM for $150 that will net me another 125-shot

Most guys can hit 14's with a decent tire and a nice tuner on the stock stuff with an 03+

blaze86vic
blaze86vic New Reader
11/6/08 2:56 p.m.

I guess I should word that better, it takes 1.5" spacers to have good fitment. These cars have so much room in the wheels wells you can run some really off wheels and it'll still fit without any issues just look really stupid with the wheels about 6" inside the fenders. I'm not sure about the absolute max with the 98-02, or the 92-97 panthers but on 79-91 panthers I do know that with the correct offset and simply folding the inside lip of the fenders 17X10.5" with 315/30 tires will fit on all four (4) corners.

belteshazzar
belteshazzar Dork
11/6/08 3:40 p.m.

I'm running 17x9 up front on 1" spacers and 17x10 in back with no spacers.

on my '02

blaze86vic
blaze86vic New Reader
11/6/08 4:09 p.m.

I run 17X9s with 275/40s on all 4 corners with no spacers, but they are 0 offset wheels

neon4891
neon4891 Dork
11/6/08 4:15 p.m.
Xceler8x wrote: I think it's time for..... SHAG CARPETING or maybe Orange One Inch Thick SHAG CARPETING

on the dash,

as for tire size, last time I looked at one, it had 17" steelies

neon4891
neon4891 Dork
11/6/08 4:15 p.m.
Xceler8x wrote: I think it's time for..... SHAG CARPETING or maybe Orange One Inch Thick SHAG CARPETING

on the dash,

as for tire size, last time I looked at one, it had 17" steelies

92dxman
92dxman Reader
11/6/08 10:20 p.m.
jrw1621 wrote: Same money, less miles, more mpg. http://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/902934939.html Here is another with some unique potential Sprit R/T w/ 5 speed turbo ... http://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/899304094.html

Grab that Neon and get some SRT-4 springs and done!

CarKid1989
CarKid1989 Reader
11/10/08 7:24 a.m.

ok, so the 03 was sold...looking at a blue 02. almost the same as the 03 except it has a pushbar. its being detailed right now. im buying sometime after tuesday unless i see something majorly wrong with it

P71
P71 GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
11/10/08 8:44 a.m.

An 02 will be exactly like my 01, which is no bad thing!

belteshazzar
belteshazzar Dork
11/10/08 6:44 p.m.

http://www.government-fleet-sales.com/webtemplate.aspx?iid=507474

hey look, a red one!

nevermind the asking price, they'll deal.

CarKid1989
CarKid1989 Reader
11/11/08 9:12 p.m.

The deed is done

Jake
Jake HalfDork
11/12/08 4:01 p.m.

Holy E36 M3, carkid bought a car?

fiat22turbo
fiat22turbo GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
11/12/08 4:44 p.m.

You mean another car, he already has a Miata.

DILYSI Dave
DILYSI Dave SuperDork
11/12/08 5:32 p.m.
CarKid1989 wrote: The deed is done

The boat deed or the neon deed?

blaze86vic
blaze86vic New Reader
11/12/08 8:13 p.m.

Congrats on the purchase!

I don't know about you, but I love my Land Yatch.

CarKid1989
CarKid1989 Reader
11/13/08 12:10 a.m.

i need a relatively low cost idea for a good sounding exhaust. Delete cats and some flowmasters? ideas? nothing terrible loud, just some extra aura

P71
P71 GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
11/13/08 9:21 a.m.

Go to craigslist, search for Flowmaster, buy a pair of 2.5" in/out 40-series, and be done. I found my pair for $50 with less then 100 miles on them (guy still had the boxes and receipts). I did it a second time for my neighbor's 59 Buick Electra and found a pair for $40 that were 2 days old! Easy as pie.

DILYSI Dave
DILYSI Dave SuperDork
11/13/08 10:38 a.m.

Don't delete the cats. That would make you a douchebag.

CarKid1989
CarKid1989 Reader
11/13/08 11:06 a.m.

how so? just delete the rear ones.

DILYSI Dave
DILYSI Dave SuperDork
11/13/08 11:18 a.m.
CarKid1989 wrote: how so? just delete the rear ones.

Because it increases pollution a lot, for no reason. It's a stupid redneck thing to do.

P71
P71 GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
11/13/08 11:27 a.m.

It's also not needed. P71's have modern 3-way cats and ECU's designed to take advantage of them. You wouldn't gain any power by taking them out. In fact, the only ones ever worth removing are the small pre-cats, and then only if you're going to a dedicated aftermarket setup for exhaust that includes better main cats.

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand Dork
11/13/08 12:15 p.m.
DILYSI Dave wrote: Don't delete the cats. That would make you a douchebag.
CarKid1989 wrote: how so? just delete the rear ones.
DILYSI Dave wrote: Because it increases pollution a lot, for no reason. It's a stupid redneck thing to do.

someone please insert photo of skinned DILYSI Dave flipping bird to camera. please!

cghstang
cghstang New Reader
11/13/08 12:28 p.m.
CarKid1989 wrote: i need a relatively low cost idea for a good sounding exhaust. Delete cats and some flowmasters? ideas? nothing terrible loud, just some extra aura

On my '89 5.slow Crown Vic, the exhaust rusted off just behind the cats (all of them) and it sounded surprisingly good.

CarKid1989
CarKid1989 Reader
11/13/08 6:53 p.m.

OK. Keeping the cats. All of em. Thanks DILYSI Dave

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