Maybe some of you will flame me for being such a newb, but I just have to learn.
How should I learn about all the different mods and what its actually doing?
Any recommended sites?
Search these forums?
Any books?
I mean I just want to learn all this **** instead of posting 30,000 bulletins to learn about each mod that I saw some info about.

Thanks

Hope im not annoying you guys too much

 

do a search on here, but that would give you mostly brand recoccomendations and not what the product actually does. Try searching yahoo...

 

The best information is usually found on this site ive discovered, especially when people begin to get into arguements, watch for an intelligent discussion turn into an arguement, they start spitting out facts to support themselves. Thats where i find all my info

 

Are looking to learn about what each mod does, which mods are popular are just a general mod path?

 

try:

www.howstuffworks.com

 

Search.. although this is easier said than done.. there is a lot of opinions and trash you have to read over.. but there is some great content on this site.

 

I thought i was gonna click that and get a ton of pop-ups
but thanks a lot
more sites like that would be very helpful

 

This is the way that I kinda started...

First look at the various tuner websites and see what STAGE packages they offer. Then look at what is offered in the packages for what horse power you get. You will see that the staged programs build upon the previous stage. You will then start to see a trend in what modifications tuners start off with.

It is good to set a goal for what you think you may want for horse power, start off small and work your way up is good advice IMO. You can always add parts later, but you lose out on money if you buy something you don't need. Once you got your eyes set on some components then you can do searches/research on this forum or ask the tuners in there forums about those parts and how they function.

When in doubt you can always create a thread asking the Evo community as a hole.

Good luck!

 

you can even try their direct link: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/

 

http://google.com

If you don't already know how a turbo engine works.. I suggest starting there.

 

How about starting with , "Car Hacks and Mods for Dummies" by David V formerly of WORKS.

 

just read the forums especially the engine one, you will learn a lot from just reading

 

The ABSOLUTE best bet is finding local modded Evos in your area (there have got to be a bunch in FL)... post this in the Local forum. Meet with guys who have done mods and ask them why they did what they did. You can see it, hear it, and feel the difference it makes. All the things I've done to my car are things that other local DC/VA guys have done that I've seen and talked to them about.

Short of that, I think the suggestion of checking out all of the tuners sites and seeing their staged build ups is the next best - you'll find they're very similar...

 

"car hacks and mods for dummies" is a great introductory read. It gives a very clear overview on general mods, what they do, why people use them...etc...

for some people its like learning your abc's again, but for someone starting out, its an amazing resource.

 

This board is probably the best resource, in the engine, suspension, etc. mod forums. Just remember that opinions are like azzholes. Everybody has one, and some members believe they know everything and everyone else is an idiot. If you can find a tuning shop that really knows what it's doing, that's another route. I used RRE / RRC ("Road Race Chassis").