5 Mods you loved / 5 Mods you didn't

[Mspir3d]

I’m curious why the 4.10s seem to be making the less favorable mods list.

[enjoy_m3]

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks this..... Ive had the Karb box twice.. sold it twice.. i have a hard time justifying all that money spent for a little bit of noise and maybe 20hp.. only way I'd do the airbox is if I go with Cams.

Wow, I've wondered this after watching some videos that I thought it wasn't that loud. Would a turner box be louder or justify the cost upgrade?

[CrisSilberGrau]

Well my car came with TCK DAs and racingbrake bbk, I love both of those, although both need "refreshing" due to winter driving by PO.

Love:
OEM Euro headers/SCZA - crazy high pitched howl, I'll miss the headers when going SSv1
Turner CSL box/HTE tune - 4th gear 3k rpm foot flat, very nice very loud snarl.
EC7R 18s square setup - Took off the oem zcp rims that were poorly powdered by po and cracked during winter driving. Love the satin look now with other trim on the car being black.
New headlight lenses - such clean
MileEndComposites Front bumper - look at the pics ffs

Dislike:
VAC Hub - was in a bind when redoing the vanos, was redone with beisian anti rattle etc but VAC hub and oe disc, would have liked all beisian but alas.


*all i got for owning the car a little over a year, and it being my first one.

[Onefastsicilian]

Great idea. I could spend a night talking about this, but in short:

Loved:

-Epic Tune (when I had the original airbox - more noticeable gain than headers)
-AST 4100s
-Recaro PPs/SPGs
-SGT CSL Trunk
-Stoptech ST40

Not so much:

-Karbonius CSL Airbox (too much hassle for little noise)
-Going cat-less for a few years
-Eagle Eye LED tails back in 2009 (now OEM LED)
-Solid Aluminum Diff Bushings (unnecessary NVH)
-SGT CSL Front Bumper

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks this..... Ive had the Karb box twice.. sold it twice.. i have a hard time justifying all that money spent for a little bit of noise and maybe 20hp.. only way I'd do the airbox is if I go with Cams.

[Onefastsicilian]

funny to see everyone's view points on mods.

Best:
-Recaro SPG XL
-Ohlins Coilovers and Sway bars
-4.10 gears
-SS Race muffler
-StopTech ST60/St40


Worst :
-Anything Poly -_- slowly starting to remove any sort of poly bushing on my car. They all suck, no arguing that.
-Alcantara steering wheel, took that sh*t off because it's gross when its humid out
-Mason Clutch pedal - not worth it.
-AP headers (junk)
-RE poly front diff bushing (on my 4th one)

[M3KVU]

Good thread OP ,

CSL air box
4.1 diff
Recaro CS
Avin Avant 4 c/w Ibus
Full SS exhaust

[m3nt0s]

Love:
My signature

Hate:
Only things done by the previous owner e.g. angel eyes, mismatched tires...

[Cubieman]

I like all the mods (so far) I have done under my ownership however some of the mods that the previous owner had installed are in question.

Best:
- Karbonious CSL airbox
- Euro Headers > Ssv1 Headers/SCZA Muffler
- OE CSL Bootlid
- 18" lighter weight/CSL look vs. stock 19" 67 wheels
- Autosolutions SSK

Side Note: Learning INPA/DIS/NCS basics, very helpful

Worst: (PO installed items that will likely be changed)
- Budget (BC) Coils
- Carbon Fiber look wrapped interior trim (real thing or stock)
- Racecar door pulls (ditching these currently)
- Smoked Corners
- 4.10 gears (will possibly move to 3.91)

[Obioban]

Oh boy. 15 years of parts I’ve removed givens me lots of choices for dislikes!

best:
nogaros
CSL air box that doesn't suck (OEM in my case)
brembos
flat ride
Headlight upgrade (TFX projectors in my case)

worst (none of which are installed anymore):
VAC CSL airbox/tune
angel eyes
streamline csl bumper
carbon fiber driveshaft
4.10s

lightening the car would be on the best list, as it’s really the thing I’ve done that’s most improved the car, but it’s the results of many different things.

[mrgizmo04]

Great thread.

My car's purpose spans daily with baby and road trips with bike rack all the way to track.

Love:
-Ssv1 with race cats and tune (have done the CA smog thing a few times, driving around for a while on stock headers and tune, HUGE difference)
-4.10 (lot of debate on this on the forum)
-Ohlins R&T, especially running them on softer settings (even on track) with more flat ride-ish springs
-Not yet installed, but I think I will love Coolerworx Pro shifter
-Schroth Quick Fit Pro - I'm on stock seats and will stay on them for a while, so this thing is an absolute game changer to keep me planted. I also use the Simpson hybrid HANS with it (which can also be used with the stock seatbelt).

In between love and hate:
-AJ Hartman delete panel. This one is more toward love because I'm tall and gained headroom space, supposedly also dropped ~32lbs from the top of the car (although can't say I really noticed it), but, it's a pretty coin, I broke a few tabs on b/c pillars getting the old liner out and getting to the sunroof, I haven't fully sourced the new liner yet, with sunroof glass gone that eliminates a mounting point for the gorilla suction cups and mount I used for the cam. So it was a lot more work/time/$ than I anticipated.
-ST40 front kit, (I haven't installed the rear yet, sitting somewhere in the garage from when I bought a full set used a few years ago), but I experienced knockback on track before I swapped my front wheel bearings (none since then), I don't actually use the quick pad swap feature because I run PFC08 year round (and truthfully I can prob swap pads just as quickly on the stock caliper), so I'm still getting to grips with this kit. I'm leaning toward "love", sticking with it and installing the rear kit as well (retains parking brake), and running it, as the car is seeing more track time, decent pads in the right shapes/sizes for older Porsche models can be had from FCP, 355 rings (both front and rear on the kit) last a long time (fronts have seen a lot of abuse so far).

Not so love:
-Eventuri - sound-wise I can't hear it over the exhaust and the diff, power wise I'm not sure there is anything extra. Positive is that it makes getting to PS fluid easier .
-E85 kit - while there are plenty of ethanol gas stations within 10mins and paying 25% less for fuel is nice, I have to always do some math to keep it under E50 or less with my mods and stock injectors (which are not straightforward plug and play to retune and rescale new injectors). If (which is unlikely) I end up doing a true CSL box and cams, and keep stock injectors, I'll have to run even lower ethanol %, since the other mods will require more fuel and will put stock injectors closer to their max even without any ethanol. Then it's a rabbit hole for new injectors, fuel pump, wideband o2, retune, then either swapping injectors for smog every 2 years or getting a new "stock" tune to rescale the injectors. Anyway.
-SS oversized S2 - I am a rasp guy, so prefer the stock s2 here (my full system is ssv1, race cats, sport ss muffler). Butt dyno is very subjective, I think the oversized s2 does add a few hp, but oh well.
-Shifter and levers. I've tried a few, with all refreshed shifter bushings, etc, they all feel like cheese compared to my s2k. Hopefully I didn't jump the gun putting the Coolerworx Pro chassis mounted shifter in the love category even though I have not installed it yet. Loved the action of CAE/RTD that I tried in other cars.

Might add few other things if I think of something.

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[Nick_P]

Best mods:
JRZ coilovers by far
18” square setup
SS Race muffler
Solid subframe, differential mounts and RTABs
Gloss black grills, not really into chrome

Bonus: Getting rid of the freaking armrest that I would hit on every time I changed gears!

Worst:
ZCP wheels, they look awesome but I feel like I’m breaking the car/ wheels every time I hit the tiniest pothole

Adding an Evolve CSL airbox and Streetfaction RSD panel soon...hoping they fall on the “best” list!

[usdmej]

lol at all the mods that are both loved and hated (have quite a few myself)



Purpose: weekend/autox/track

5 Mods I Loved:
- TCK coilovers (fantastic ride quality, shocks can handle wide range of spring rates)
- Autosolutions ssk (great shift feel)
- 70% ceramic tint (heat rejection and popo friendly)
- aluminum trim (on a black interior is just so classy)
- Dinan Muffler (best sounding exhaust)


5 Mods I Didn't Care Much For:
- SS Race (wicked sound up top, but absolutely unbearable drone and volume)
- race cats (anything more aggressive than euro cats is just too fuel-y smelling imo)
- SGT coilovers (horrific street ride quality, almost no travel, never dared to drive them in a sporty manner)
- convex mirrors (crazy distorted, after years still not really used to it)
- Dinan Muffler (started to drone over time, couldnt get over the dummy tips)

[pMak26]

Good:
-MSCs
-Brembo GTs
-custom removable (w/ the wheel) paddle shifters
-CSF oil cooler
-Full cage

Bad:
-shitty hood vents (long gone now)
-sunroof delete panel, should have just done the carbon roof, or at least a better quality panel
-Hard Motorsports splitter. It's not good enough for track duty - it's failing, badly.

[oceansize]

Good:
GC Coilovers (koni/eibach)
3.91 Diff
CMP Solid RTAB and Subframe bushings
RE Diablo/RE RASP Eliminator
ESS Supercharger
SMG relocation to drug bin

Bad:
KW v2
Poly Diff bushings

[S3diment]

Good:
Fishbowl (no tint)
OEM 18’s
Bilstein B16
Replacing seat bottom foam
Eurotray with accordion box
amber tails

Not Good:
Avin Avant 4
Amazon.com Kidney Grilles