5 Mods you loved / 5 Mods you didn't

[bjz!]

For me...

Best:
Brakes (i love brake hard)
Suspension + Sways + Setup
Seats (PP)
Airbox
R Compound tyres (i hate drive with bad tyres)

Worst so far:

RTD mini, i really HATE that shifter. was the first mini sell it. Man... Really hate the functionality and always pretty hard going 3 to 2. Obviously, i sell it quickly.

and... Frank Smith Tune. What a shitty waste of time and money. Basicly a CSL tune, but worst.

[bjz!]

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.

Talk me about the CF driveshaft, i was looking to buy one, because i cant find nobody here to own one to test it... Save me to not make a mistake, lol

[bjz!]

I'm attempting to install the Hard door panels now. Man, that is not a very well made product. the "holes" don't line up to anything on my car...I'm going with nutserts but it's proving to be very time consuming and furstrating...all for a mod that serves little "purpose" other than making my track car look a little less ghetto. Can't even imagine trying to make the CF version fit knowing what I've had to do thus far.

I bought from them a few parts and... Fuck, what a shitty quality. I said, no more. For real.

[bjz!]

I mostly street drive my car and I love my 4.10s.. I guess it's personal preference.

I use mine in the mountain drives, and is great, i assume depends of the use. I dont use the car in the town, or something like that and runs perfectly.

[Gearhead55]

What rates are you running? Do you drive on the street much? Curious how MCS with flat ride handles the street.

448f 840r with a 30mm front bar and stock rear bar. It used to be my daily but now it's primarily a track and weekend car. I chose the spring rates with the track in mind, you could definitely go softer if you're looking for a primarily street set-up. I matched the bounce frequencies of a GT3 RS to give you a reference point. I drove a 991 GT3 RS and the ride quality felt comparable. It is stiff but honestly the flat ride makes a huge difference. That ratio is optimized for 80 mph so at freeway speeds it feels amazing. Cruising around at slower speeds is a bit harsh. A bigger differential between the front and rear rates would help with that. If you're ever down in LA you can come drive it.

[Icecream]

For all of you smoked turn signal haters, I'm looking for a set of smoked front indicators if you have some laying around.

You can have mine, they are here:

https://sunshinecanyonlandfill.com/

Serious though, mine never sat right. I like the look but without fitment 100%, not worth it.

[S14]

For all of you smoked turn signal haters, I'm looking for a set of smoked front indicators if you have some laying around.

[r4dr]

Love:
-MCS 1WNR dampers with swift springs (flat ride rates)

What rates are you running? Do you drive on the street much? Curious how MCS with flat ride handles the street.

[Toby22]

Agreed but vast majority of “mods” (modifications) are all subjective/personal preference.

Hey wait a minute, you’re saying aesthetic mods shouldn’t be listed but didn’t you start out the thread listing some 😉

Lol good catch

Aesthetic mods are subjective like any other mod IMO. Catless headers can be too raspy for some but rACeCAr for others. Or Coilovers can be too stiff for some and perfect for others. Everything can be subjective

[akshon]

Love
- 4.10 gears
- z3 rack
- Ti Exhaust
- Sparco Seats
- Carbon roof

Hated
- angel eyes
- black grills
- tint
- smoked lights
- monoball fcab

[Gearhead55]

Love:
-MCS 1WNR dampers with swift springs (flat ride rates)
-AKG shifter
-CPI stepped headers
-PFC 08 pads
-ZE40 Volks

Love/Hate:
-Schrick 288/280s (They seem to be the batch that was ground incorrectly so they have never been able to be timed completely right. Even still it makes great power and the power delivery rewards high rpm, which makes it driving it well very rewarding)

Hated:
-running no rear bar (since remedied)
-P/O used cheap paint on the CSL trunk, oxidized terribly
-cheap angel eyes
-Enkei NT03s, they look good but I have bent/cracked so many with regular track use

[ridebikes]

5 mods I love:
* Autosolution SSK - as good as everyone says! Huge improvement in feel.
* Z3 steering rack - Same as above. Seems like a no-brainer to me.
* ZHP shift knob - Love the look and feel vs. stock
* Bavsound Stage 1 audio upgrade - Should have done this a long time ago, definitely wakes up the whole system without massive subboxes or hacking into the dash with a new h/u
* Upgraded projectors + angel eyes - 2005 HIDs left something to be desired and count me among those who like the angel eye "look"



Mods I didn't like:
* Macht Schnell Elbow - not a bad part and easy to install, but probably not worth the $
* Cheap-o Ebay angel eyes - you get what you pay for! Less than 30 days in, they were flickering
*

[old///MFanatic]

5 Mods I Didn't Care Much For:
- Resonated section 1 (Missed the rasp)
- Any level of window tint (prefer OE look)
- Angel Eyes (liked them at first, now I'm on the fence)
- Removing sound deadening under rear seats
- Removing head shield over headers

Aesthetic mods shouldn't be mentioned in this thread since beauty is in the eye of the beholder (if people here haven't learned this, well....). I could care less about smoked corners, black vs chrome grills, angel eyes, orange vs clear, CSL vs stock US bumper, etc.

Agreed but vast majority of “mods” (modifications) are all subjective/personal preference.

Hey wait a minute, you’re saying aesthetic mods shouldn’t be listed but didn’t you start out the thread listing some 😉

[Triqzy]

Aesthetic mods shouldn't be mentioned in this thread since beauty is in the eye of the beholder (if people here haven't learned this, well....). I could care less about smoked corners, black vs chrome grills, angel eyes, orange vs clear, CSL vs stock US bumper, etc.

Besides, in many cases the cars base color combo dictates whether or not "most" would think a certain exterior or interior mod looks good.

That's a good point if the rationale for inclusion is based solely on aesthetics. However, if appreciation/complaints regarding angel eyes and/or different branded CSL trunks are due to fitment or functionality then they deserve a spot on the love/hate list

Ex: Mile end composites diffuser making love list (perfect fit and finish), and xyz brand making the dislike list (terrible fit and finish)

[oceansize]

Lots of angel eye hate in here but I love the look honestly.

Smoked corners belong in the garbage though

Aesthetic mods shouldn't be mentioned in this thread since beauty is in the eye of the beholder (if people here haven't learned this, well....). I could care less about smoked corners, black vs chrome grills, angel eyes, orange vs clear, CSL vs stock US bumper, etc.

Besides, in many cases the cars base color combo dictates whether or not "most" would think a certain exterior or interior mod looks good.