Did you mod your car?

saturnz said:
I actually understand allocative efficiency, which is why I have the cars that I have. I like the way people speak about cost but have no idea how much I spent on my cars.

As for selling them, what is required is someone to come with physical cash and purchase the car- finance will be impossible. I appreciate how difficult that would be which is why I never bothered advertising the cars and I'm retired now, I have other interests and the cars are of no concern to me.
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Good on you,

One day when you have a car tuned up so much it can remotely stay even close to my S1000RR and do that for under R 180k then I would agree with you. Till then, I'll just ride my bike and you have oil and shyte all over your hands. Still no way of even remotely staying close :p I prefer the engineers do the work and I just enjoy it the way it was built.
 
2009 Polo Trendline

Added IPod connectivity.
Replaced factory speakers with Polk Audio speakers.
Will go with a full sound system upgrade at a later stage.
 
Pitbull said:
Good on you,

One day when you have a car tuned up so much it can remotely stay even close to my S1000RR and do that for under R 180k then I would agree with you. Till then, I'll just ride my bike and you have oil and shyte all over your hands. Still no way of even remotely staying close :p I prefer the engineers do the work and I just enjoy it the way it was built.
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comparing a bike to car, wow, trying really hard.

but if I really wanted to take up the challenge, a turbo e36 M3 would easily cost under 180k and would drive away from most bikes, and I'm sure that would include yours.
 
KaMoS said:
BMW 335i M-Sport
Software (JB4) + Down pipes + Dual Cone Intake = ~60kw more power
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I love the feeling of beating a M3 or C63 (double the cost of my car) after only spending R10k on it. Guys come to my private race track and take me on with their stock Audi S4's, GTI's and many other sports cars, they lose. That feeling you get from a good race is priceless.

Everyone has a preference on what they like to spend their money on. Heck, some people spend thousands on collecting comics, toys, stamps or any random thing that you can get a kick from. I get my kick from fast cars.
 
Fazda said:
As for "modding" a car - you do realise that every Rand you spend on a modification results in a considerable loss when it comes to trade in.
I squirm every time someone brings in his modded Subaru, and starts telling the Used Car evaluator what he has done to it - each time he opens his mouth, the car loses another 10K........
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Why is that the case for cars but not for bikes?

On the bike market it's always a bigger selling point if it has aftermarket pipes fitted, air filter and maybe a Power Commander. Obviously not proper engine modifications as that leaves a whole lot of question marks.

And in fact if you crash your bike, often the insurance will even pay for the mods because the aftermarket stuff is often much cheaper than the OEM stuff. Guess this doesn't really apply to cars as it's rather hard to cock up the exhaust in a crash.

As for me, don't remember ever doing anything with a car but bikes...

2004 Suzuki GSX-R600

Yoshimura Exhaust
Zero Gravity Windscreen

Don't recall anything else, unless you want to count switching to fully synthetic oil.

2007 Buell Lightning XB9SX

Jardine Exhaust (blew up spectacularly)
Spec Ops Custom made Exhaust (cut and rewelded from stock pipe)
K&N Race Filter
ECU Remapped with Buell Race ECU
Brake Pads Upgraded (was going to change the disc when it ran out but that was warranty claimed so never happened)
Rear Sprocket (More for bling not gearing)

Can't remember but I think some other stuff.

2014 Triumph Street Triple R

Nothing just yet but it will probably get one of these by the end of the year.

http://www.twobros.com/sku/005-3980405-S1


In the case of bikes it's all about the noise for me and not really about gaining more power. Weight advantage is a bonus.
 
saturnz said:
comparing a bike to car, wow, trying really hard
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Huh?

I'm not trying anything. If you want to speed why have passangers in your self engineered death trap? Buy a bike for a fraction of the price and enjoy it endlessly. You know how economics work right? So why spend x amount per km/h increase when you can buy it for Y? Y being cheaper and not labour intensive ?

It's got nothing to do about Car vs Bike. It's about what you are trying to achieve with the car that can be obtained for a lot less and it's a lot more fun :p. I would rather spend my Sundays on the back wheel of my S1000 with my hands sweating than to do it in an oily garage with hands covered in all kinds of garage goo...
 
Sinbad said:
U

Ever driven a Leon Cupra?
Hard as nails suspension, and 323mm front brakes. Handles like a go kart. Zero torque steer even with 517Nm at the wheels.


Oh I remember I also put in poly bushes on the subframe mounts to stiffen those up more
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Its fast. I agree by all means. If you can keep that car on the road around a track under full throttle with 0 torque steer it does not make 517 NM of torque. Either it just cannot produce the power or the ECU limits the output.
 
Magnum said:
Its fast. I agree by all means. If you can keep that car on the road around a track under full throttle with 0 torque steer it does not make 517 NM of torque. Either it just cannot produce the power or the ECU limits the output.
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Dyno proved the power. And duh, you have to slow down round corners.
 
Pitbull said:
Huh?

I'm not trying anything. If you want to speed why have passangers in your self engineered death trap? Buy a bike for a fraction of the price and enjoy it endlessly. You know how economics work right? So why spend x amount per km/h increase when you can buy it for Y? Y being cheaper and not labour intensive ?

It's got nothing to do about Car vs Bike. It's about what you are trying to achieve with the car that can be obtained for a lot less and it's a lot more fun :p. I would rather spend my Sundays on the back wheel of my S1000 with my hands sweating than to do it in an oily garage with hands covered in all kinds of garage goo...
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*sigh* not taking note of what I say, just blabbering along, you have no idea of the goals I had with the cars, why I bought the cars, how much I spent on the cars, nothing, you just make assumptions and then base your whole argument on it.

Did you not read the part where I said I do not race? Whats labour intensive about a car I haven't worked on in three years?

Try again.
 
1.9 tdi polo +- 135kw and 400nm torque (guestimate - never dynoed :P)

- Performance chip
- Cat converter removed

That's it :P
 
Sinbad said:
Dyno proved the power. And duh, you have to slow down round corners.
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And you are sure that a Dynometer displays the correct output of your car?

Take your car. have it "dynoed" at your dealer. load it on a trailer and head over to the next professional tuner... I have seen more than 100 KW difference on the same car just on different Dynometers.
 
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Magnum said:
And you are sure that a Dynometer displays the correct output of your car?

Take your car. have it "dynoed" at your dealer. load it o n a trailer and head over to the next professional tuner... I have seen more than 100 KW difference on the same car just on different Dynometers.
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dynos are not comparable, they only provide a relative measure to see the impact of mods etc, so once you use one dyno, you sort of stuck with using that one all the time if you which to methodically see the impact of changes on your car.
 
Magnum said:
And you are sure that a Dynometer displays the correct output of your car?

Take your car. have it "dynoed" at your dealer. load it on a trailer and head over to the next professional tuner... I have seen more than 100 KW difference on the same car just on different Dynometers.
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Stock vehicles on the same dyno did around 330Nm/175kw, which is what stock was supposed to be.
 
This thread has proved two things:

Baxteen is a semi-successful troll (9/10 on content, 6/10 for execution)
saturnz is still as easy to troll as ever (10/10 on butthurt)

As for the Accord, bone stock, though I may go the turbo route with her one day for ****s and giggles.
 
saturnz said:
*sigh* not taking note of what I say, just blabbering along, you have no idea of the goals I had with the cars, why I bought the cars, how much I spent on the cars, nothing, you just make assumptions and then base your whole argument on it.

Did you not read the part where I said I do not race? Whats labour intensive about a car I haven't worked on in three years?

Try again.
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Wtf is it with you and the ninja edits?

Also not showing that you edited the posts?

Bring any M3 you can tune fk make it a challange, bring an M5 and I'll increase your budget to R 300k you will never ever in your life catch my S1000. not even in your wildest dreams. I'll give you a running start too. Ga back to your grease pit in the garage. This is getting idiotic now :D
 
Pitbull said:
Wtf is it with you and the ninja edits?

Also not showing that you edited the posts?

Bring any M3 you can tune fk make it a challange, bring an M5 and I'll increase your budget to R 300k you will never ever in your life catch my S1000. not even in your wildest dreams. I'll give you a running start too. Ga back to your grease pit in the garage. This is getting idiotic now :D
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still not reading I see, I'm done with cars as stated in this thread. I have other interests now.
 
Magnum said:
I have let this this thread evolve and mature with trolling and joking. Yet I have not seen even a single post that refers to a single modder even hinting at upgrading the brakes, suspension, gearbox, or stiffness of said vehicle.

As far as I am concerned you are all a bunch of ignorant twats that have never bothered with thinking why something was engineered to its standards. Maybe the 335I BMW can handle the extra power and its electronics are advanced enough to contain a extra 100 KW. I wish my friend had thought of that before the highly tuned and modded Supra engine in a BMW 325I body caused some costly hospital bills, Before he felt the true power he had a head on collision with the truck behind him.
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Pretty impressive having a head on collision with a truck behind you...
Im confused as to how he even got that right.
 
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