whats your best mod to date....

[pr1mo]

and why!

should be an intresting thread

cheers mike

[womble]

Nothing to over the top, My Rims (17's) turned a ho hum looking car into something more. :)

[Nate]

ECU all the way :D

[woofy]

Sunroof this time last year, most extravagent thing I have ever done, and I don't regret it one bit as its been used all year round. I also tried to keep out of forums like this when I bought the car so I wouldn't be tempted to do things to it, and then within days of joining here was convinced to blow nearly $3000 on things. Mind you I did get a small payout from finishing up a contract.

[Nate]

blow ... or invest??

[woofy]

I think the sunroof was a bit of an investment. most mods never are, but its unusual for our car which was already limited, and it causes no hassles for insurance, so if we sold it, I suspect we could ask that little bit more. But this car is supposed to be a longer term thing, so we have truly invested in ourselves for a while as we will get our moneys worth out of it.

[twilightprotege]

ECU all the way :D

see above

[SehnKhan]

The suspension. Made the ride so much better. Handles great now, fun to drive the car quickly through corners.

[project.r.racing]

too many to list

suspension - quicker acceleraton, better braking, tigher cornering

fully worked head - more power, less fuel usage, quicker to rev limit

ecu - more power, quicker acceleration, less fuel usage, quicker to rev limit

after typing all that i just realized the ecu was the best mod. hehe lol

ryan

[Rupewrecht]

Suspension.

[CHiMPY]

Ice Link (http://support.dension.com/dension/icelink.htm) for my iPod.

[Dogo]

Suspension.
better than the engine transplant ?

hey at least the suspension works ! :p


my best ? I dont know.
But I have the most modded cupboard (http://www.astinagt.com/forums/vbgarage.php?do=view&id=7) ive ever seen

[Nate]

lol i was gonna suggest your best mod was buying a new cupboard :p

i am working on a new mod right now ... its a purty one ... should be finished tonight ... ill post up some pics ;)

[woofy]

Ice Link (http://support.dension.com/dension/icelink.htm) for my iPod.

Was that to a stock HU...i'd love an ipod link to our HU

[CHiMPY]

Was that to a stock HU...i'd love an ipod link to our HU
Nah. It is for a Sony HU.

They do appear to have a version for the MAzda HU though.
Click here and select Mazda (http://support.dension.com/dension/oem.php)

[chipa]

shortshifter - much more fun on hilly twisties

or

header - although still small in the big picture, it made a surprising difference with power and fuel usage with cruising.

[mrpayner]

I would have to say suspension also, mainly as i haven't done any mechanical work to the car..

AP

[BigMal]

1. Would have to be Turbo I thought the $7k was a bit much at the time but its
worked out now $1k a year with 7 years of smiling every time I drive the car.

2. Suspension. Love the handling of the whiteline kit and love the looks of being
so low.

3. Stereo. With boost and handling, sound just makes it a perfect driving experience.

4. 18"s & Chrome make the car look awesome and suits the lowering perfectly.

5. Stainless muffler which has 3" exit on either side looks huge and will look even better
when I get around to polishing it up to match the polished I/C and chrome mags.

[Mad Mat]

fixing front right stearing arm and amp 4 6-9's. she's pritty stocko.

[Mad Mat]

sorry and i have a muffler. check out readers ride.


http://www.astinagt.com/forums/vbgarage.php?do=view&id=1066

[ssman]

buying my astina......best mod yet

[skippy]

Full respray cause it looks so purty,

And cause she is basicaly a stocker,

(quietly grumbles about no easy header or Ecu options for V6)

[the michelinman]

my rear swaybar.......its keeps my ass in http://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/bigok.gif

[CRA23]

COILOVERSSSSSS allll the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

most fun ever!!

also whiteline rear sway bar

[CityEnd]

best mod for me would be the CAI

it may be a cheap mod, but to this day I'm still happy with it

coming in 2nd are my HIDs

Oh and can't forget the astinagt sticker :D

[pr1mo]

aftermarket seats would hafta be mine. not an easy one todo properley on a BA but yah very happy :)

[Cosmo Dude]

Fuel pumps,
Holden VL RB30 fuel pump is the same as the VL RB30 Turbo except for the part number and are good for 250kw. Aftermarket pumps cost heaps more and are built for 120kw 'cos that is what the engine produces.
Second mod on my 929 was a genuine Bosch VL fuel pump. First was the Pod filter.

Point is that the cheapest fuel pump for a VL is the Holden non turbo standard fuel pump and it does the best job.

$30 and every mod I do on the engine will be better through this single mod.

[Rupewrecht]

better than the engine transplant ?

hey at least the suspension works ! :p

Yeah, better than turbo. Don't get me wrong, i love the extra power but i love the way it handles on rails more i think

And the car is running thankyouverymuch :P


shortshifter - much more fun on hilly twisties
Did you have it installed before or after you tried to find 6th? ;)

[Nate]

i am working on a new mod right now ... its a purty one ... should be finished tonight ... ill post up some pics ;)

Pics as promissed

http://pic11.picturetrail.com/VOL389/1872888/3616026/125923551.jpg

now its time to do something about that intake manifold

[twilightprotege]

additional zip ties?

[Nate]

NO!! the redness of it all!!

[boostedbatman]

JIC coilovers for sure
hahahahahahahaha
Didn't take you long to fall in love with them Tim







One day I can say

My engine
but not right now

[chipa]

Did you have it installed before or after you tried to find 6th? ;)

I'm so never going to live that down! Yes I did have it installed back then. Not that I've been trying, but it hasn't happened since the front AWR mount went in.

[ROB-80E]

These are my favs....hard not to post more.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3512/dcp22440oz.th.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp22440oz.jpg) http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8701/dcp28545br.th.jpg (http://img35.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp28545br.jpg) http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6506/dcp29216ac.th.jpg (http://img242.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp29216ac.jpg)

[project.r.racing]

i did hit a tree stump at 110kmph sideways, put a nice big speed dent in the side of the car!!! now it goes faster hehehe lol

ryan

[Ian]

The hairdryer now hanging off the side my engine.

It makes wind go woosh real good.

(For thoes of you who dont know, im talking about my turbo)

[Asterix]

5spd Manual conversion for the R34!!

[Ripper323]

Wheels, closely followed by the Kings

[CityEnd]

5spd Manual conversion for the R34!!

cool, you finally got it done? was it an easy task? how much did it set u back?

if u don'tmind me asking.

[Dutchy]

TURBO TURBO TURBO!!!!

I drove around for a year tossing it up, then finally doing it made the happiest guy alive!!! :D

then Rear swaybar... havent really done much else....

Jeremy

[Ian]

how good is it? :D:D

[Nate]

how good is it? :D:D

how good is what? keeping up with turbo cars thru the twisties ... ****ing priceless!!

[butters323]

Stripping my side black mouldings... potientially the only mod that didnt cost me money with maximum results!

[Asterix]

cool, you finally got it done? was it an easy task? how much did it set u back?

if u don'tmind me asking.


Yeah, finally got it done.
I actually blew up the tiptronic box (Winton Racetrack may have had something to do with that) and had trouble getting a replacement. Looked all over Australia.

Took about 6 weeks to source the manual gearbox.

Cost me a bit over $3,500 for conversion.

[AstinaBoiV6]

umm my best mod...... hmmm.... um.. K&N panel filter which took 3sec to replace with the old 1... lol.... nar probably my sound n dash :D or exhaust

[Griff]

I'd have to say the stage 3 weight reduction, new engine chip, new wheels, racing tires, exhaust, racing suspension.... oh hang on thats Gran Turismo :confused: :D ummmmmm... does removing the driver side speaker count as weight reduction? :p

[AstinaBoiV6]

i guess so.. did you replace the speaker with a liteweight kevlar speaker? lol.. yer i would say thats stage 2 weight reduction.. Stage 1 being the removal of the cigarette lighter :D

[Q2CDIS]

umm i would have to say the add on to my sound system which is an on borad pc..

[AstinaBoiV6]

umm i would have to say the add on to my sound system which is an on borad pc..

what a rich k**t :D how did you afford all those mods.. guess your owning tha bank a fair bit... Im gona wait till im 25 n buy a honda nsx... dont need to mod that as it speaks for itself

[Kel26C]

it's not my best but it is new... i got a new sticker...lol
LM= liquid malisha... nice, big, green and on the back window...
other then that have no "big" mods.. haven't had enough money!!!

U'll def. c me round ha....

[AstinaBoiV6]

hehe but dont u know stickers add like +10 horsepower... i have a HKS wolf on the back,, RE-Ayton or watever mazda tuners on the back window,, the big 1 from initial D on the front and RS-Damper system on the front bumper corner....

But the reason i put them on is because i actually got genuine parts from those manufacturers lol.. :D

[twilightprotege]

you have a genuine RE-ayton part made for the BA???

awesome man, awesome.

[AstinaBoiV6]

my astina was privatly imported from hong kong in 1996.. same year it was made.. a asian uni student brought it with him and i bought it late last year rite b4 he went back overseas.. the RE-Ayton if thats how its spelld part is the fuel pump and rear strut. I dunno why he got them but he also got a cool badge and sticker.. i still have the sticker as its huge on the back window but i de-badged the rear except the mazda logo which has holes behind it :D

[AstinaBoiV6]

lol my bad i cant read japanese but heres the correct spelling of it its not RE-Ayton its RE-Amemiya my m8 is asian n when he said it i was like ok...... yer but it looks cool all parts have logo but RE is english n the rest is jap.. heres the site they have loads of cool parts and get a sticker like mine :D http://www.re-amemiya.co.jp

[Nate]

you have pm

[Dogo]

The official Mazda service manuals and wiring diagrams have been one of the most useful things I've bought for my car

Absolutely invaluable.

[mazdaguy01]

My stupidly big wheels and very sticky tires. I can do stuff that the car just shouldnt be able to do. All I need now is to do the suspension. I would say the QTB's but they are working yet so they dont really count. But they are the best because no one else has done it that I know of.