5 Mods you loved / 5 Mods you didn't

[repoman89]

Like: everything I've done to it. Karb box and SSv1 with cats + PC tune, OE CSL trunk / Mile End diffuser, Nogaros, clear IR/UV blocking tint

Dislike: everything PO did to it. KW V2, AP headers (catless), SG CSL trunk / diffuser, Evolve tune.

Actually not everything he did, love the AS SSK.

[Onefastsicilian]

High prices and tenant-friendly laws. But also high appreciation so 🤷🏻♂️

LOL sounds like NYC

[Obioban]

I should have put no cats on my worst list. Been over a decade, so didn't think of it.

Nothing ruins the car faster other than smoking in it.

[Sharocks]

The deal with having no cats is, as long as your moving and your windows aren't down all the way, you won't notice it. The second you come to a stop with your windows down you will notice it. So if it bothers you, 1. Get cats 2. Drive with the windows up 3. Go faster and don't sit in traffic.

[Inizes]

Low key thought I had covid when I split a restaurants “spiciest chicken sandwich” and it tasted like nothing. Turned out they only put sauce on half the sandwich and my furnace got all of the sauce and spice. I laughed but freaked me out for a second.

I’m in my mid 20s, so again my age might have a little to do with it. But I still don’t feel terribly bad about other drivers since I don’t often sit in traffic with this car. This is a weekend backroad driver for me. Ohio doesn’t have emissions testing other than the counties around Cleveland.

Anyways, not sure where I was trying to go with this, but just surprised I hear so many complaints about the smell of catless when it never bothered me too much. I can see how it could get annoying, especially with a header leak under the car that could seep into the cabin.

[r4dr]

Catless is a cheap covid test... lol.

[Icecream]

I’m assuming you’re referring to the smell outside the car and not inside? Maybe it’s because I’m young but I really don’t find the smell of catless to be “unbearable.” I wouldn’t call it pleasant but the exhaust rarely enters the cabin so I don’t really mind it.

Inside and out (though I had a small leak at the header that made it worse), it was worse than my motorcycle. I also felt guilty about abusing the drivers behind me like that so I would have done it either way. You might just be used to it (and yeah, if you're a teen you probably don't mind, I don't think I did) but the drivers behind you probably can't stand it.

[jonnypax09]

You guys have other hobbies???

played golf my entire life and now just discovered Adam's Polishes, so I'm a beginner at best in detailing my M3

[Inizes]

To add to my least favorite mods:
No cats - smell was unbearable (sounded good top end)

I’m assuming you’re referring to the smell outside the car and not inside? Maybe it’s because I’m young but I really don’t find the smell of catless to be “unbearable.” I wouldn’t call it pleasant but the exhaust rarely enters the cabin so I don’t really mind it.

[Icecream]

A close friend of mine was in between buying a used V10 R8 with gates or getting his pilots license and flying small planes. He close the planes and now he's looking into buying a Cessna.

There are a lot of hobbies that can be worse, but cars are pretty bad.

I can concur planes are are definitely a financially worse hobby than cars - especially if something breaks.


To add to my least favorite mods:
No cats - smell was unbearable (sounded good top end)
Poly rtabs - noticed 0 benefits

[Johnvu]

Best:
Status Ring Fixed Back Seats - This mod had the most dramatic effect on the feel of the vehicle. I could actually feel what the car was doing and really shows you what this car was meant to do.
Volk TE37's (OG model) 19x8.5 & 19x10.5- These have always been my dream wheels, and I have always been a ricer at heart 😂.
F8X Brembo Brakes - Braking is similar but I won't have to worry about brake fade anymore. Plus they look amazing behind my wheels.
Fortune 500 Coilovers - Customized my spring rates to the calculated flat ride specs and damn they feel great! I love that these are upgradeable to the 510 or dreadnought series, which is what I plan to do in the future.
Projector Upgrade: Lightwerkz GR-5 - Crazy output

Worst:
Carbon Fiber Intake (Gruppe M Style) - Rattles when WOT and gains are meh lol. Going back to stock soon.
Angel Eyes - I actually really liked the way they looked, but the individual LEDs kept dying. Also, when it got too hot outside (100+) they would start to flicker.
Catless Section 2 w/ headers & Gruppe M Style Section 3 - Damn the smell was awful and sound was obnoxious. However, under a bridge at WOT, that was a glorious sound haha. I added Resonators and high flow cats to section 2 and love it now.

So many more mods that I loved but the list would be too long lol.

[Sharocks]

Worst case he can take the wings off and commute in a Cessna. Can't fly an R8.

His issue is finding a hanger to store the plane in. It's been incredibly useful for our friend group since we can fit 4 in the plane and get to NY from Boston in about an hour and half - 2 hours for pizza.

[r4dr]

Worst case he can take the wings off and commute in a Cessna. Can't fly an R8.

[Sharocks]

Damn, those nerf guns are lot cooler than when I played with them in early 90's!

I need to get back into my RC airplane/heli hobby, that was SO much fun, the F18 does over 100mph with electronic retracts/flaps etc., huge pucker factor flying that one. I've got a FW 190 I haven't even taken out of the box its been over 2 years since I've flown the RC stuff, M3 is consuming my all of extra time but thats ok.

A close friend of mine was in between buying a used V10 R8 with gates or getting his pilots license and flying small planes. He close the planes and now he's looking into buying a Cessna.

There are a lot of hobbies that can be worse, but cars are pretty bad.

[Cubieman]

Damn, those nerf guns are lot cooler than when I played with them in early 90's!

I need to get back into my RC airplane/heli hobby, that was SO much fun, the F18 does over 100mph with electronic retracts/flaps etc., huge pucker factor flying that one. I've got a FW 190 I haven't even taken out of the box its been over 2 years since I've flown the RC stuff, M3 is consuming my all of extra time but thats ok.