what should my first mod be?

 

umm, what are you wanting to do with the car, how much money you want to spend?

 

Look to make sure they took the shipping blocks out of your springs. I found the front ones still on the car when I got it home. They give you a real bouncy feel when driving on them.

 

spending about $400-$500 at first, as soon as i pass break in. thinking K&N intake and a few cosmetic things just for starters... exhaust to come in a couple months.

 

be nice to it for the first 1500-2000 miles no going over 5000 RPM and also change the oil at about 1500 miles the first time.

 

planning on 1500 miles. i was told by a racer friend that i should put the k&n on and let it breathe. he said the added air would help the break in. still plan on keeping boost very low

 

don't listen to your racer friend breathing has nothing to do with break in. everything in the engine has to seat properly. that is done best in stock form.

 

Good Luck, I'm in the middle of a deal myself, contracts signed, waiting for other b.s. to finish though. Good Luck!, My first mod is to switch gauge panel w/ radio!

 

On break-in: The most important things to go easy on are the clutch, tranny, and brakes. Modern engines don't really need to wear in all that much. They key to breaking in the engine is making sure everything heat cycles properly. Don't load the engine too heavily, but gently take the rpms into the upper range to build up a little friction, create a little heat, and get everything heated up, then let the rpms gradually fall back down through engine breaking. Varrying the RPMs is the most important part of breaking in. DO NOT be hard on the clutch for at least 500miles, thats the most important thing to properly break in. Same deal for the brakes. I wouldn't reccomend putting a lot of stress or suddenly loading/unloading the drive-train for the first 500 miles or so, that will let the clutch/drivetrain break-in/heat cycle better. After 500 miles, you can start being a bit harder on the clutch/brakes, but personally I'd avoid really ripping on them for the first 1000miles or so. Realistically, the engine will be fully "broken in" after about 3-7 miles of driving, and will probably be fully heat-cycled inside of 20. It's the clutch and the brakes you have to be light on for the first 500-1000. You can slightly reduce the performance of those up by beating on them too hard initially, esp if you plan on braking/clutching hard in the future.

 

your clutch.

 

thanks for all the input everyone. ill post pics this weekend.

 

bump

 

true true

 

Be easy on the clutch and brakes for the first 500 miles. but rev the **** out of the engine. it will thank you later.

 

The very very very first thing you should do apon getting this car is.... give it to me : ) lol Congrats man, and welcome!