to quick to mod?

[2morrow]

I've found that modding a car quickly can also make you grow bored of it quickly. I am trying to pace myself this time.

Totally agree and im in the same boat. Got this beaut yesterday though.

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[Smarz1018]

Totally agree and im in the same boat. Got this beaut yesterday though.

Very nice!!! I ordered one with the white stripe on top, should be here next week!

 

[JohnBoyNC]

I had my exhaust put on at the dealership before I even picked it up. Within a week a had the CAI, tinted windows and a tune done. Then it was probably one or two things a month after that. There's not too much I still want to do. At least that's what I keep[ trying to convince myself.

 

[Agent_S550]

At three weeks and 800 miles I installed the exhaust and had the windows tinted. 3200 I lowered it with steeda parts. 3100 I installed a bunch of minor bolt on engine parts.

It's never too soon

 

[Norm Peterson]

I've modified every car I've owned since the late 1960's, some only mildly, others extensively.

But I've never been in a hurry to get the mods done - I want the mods to be right for me for what I want them to do, not to simply fall in line with community popularity or as a victim to sales push (perhaps best illustrated by AM's "you know you need this mod" emails). The FRPP cold air & tune on my '08 GT was a borderline exception, where early installation by the dealer at least maintained the separate warranty on it.

I waited over a year to start digging into the '08's suspension, and a year past that for the first set of wider wheels and better tires. The first exhaust mod plus several brake and suspension replacements/upgrades - all of which I have in hand - may get installed before the car turns 9, or maybe they won't.

Aside from a time or two where I was convinced against my own judgment to buy a more readily available component, I don't think I've ever had "buyer's remorse".


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[VertMustang98GT]

I usually like to wait at least 10-15k before bolting on anything. It gives you time to truly break in and test the engine. If you had manufacturing issues, hopefully they would have surfaced by that time. I just hit 10k this weekend. I just ordered a FF tune for it last week. I don't plan on doing any bolt ons until I go full out.

I agree with this logic.

I didn't follow this logic as I had a full exhaust on at about 250 miles on the clock.

I did follow this logic on my 5.0 truck though. I waiting until 5k to make sure the oil didn't magically disappear, warranty, issues, etc.

 

[z06psi]

Within 20 minutes of having it home. Voided the entire warranty within 2 weeks.

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[2015Etrac]

I don't plan to mod it much due to warranty concerns but the exhaust from the factory is terrible. A week after I bought the car I put a Roush axle-back on, then a week after that I installed a J&M X-pipe. Now 3 months later (today) I installed a Steeda no-tune CAI, and I have new shocks, springs, and a cradle lockout kit coming next week. Next I plan to add sway bars, get new tires and wheels, and possibly upgrade to Brembo front brakes.

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