New RunX Z 2003...what to do now?

[AutoGT]

Hey fellas,

so after having the car for almost 6 months, im thinking I want to start pouring some money into it... not that I have heaps of money but I'd like to do some starting mods to it.

What are some recommended changes to the default/stock setup that you think will return some power for money value?

BTW sorry if this is the wrong forum...been out of action from toyspeed for a long time and now getting back into it.

Also the car is a tiptronic so has those gear changers on the steering wheel.

Engine is a 2ZZE-123 or something around that...engine cover says VVTLi so im guessing thats the engine.

Any help/suggestions would be awesomely appreciated.

Cheers,
Auto.

[1I1]

This could be of help:
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[ch4ng]

Welcome back
Since the exahust on these seems very adequate (read massive 3" collector?) I'd probably start with a decent muffler setup as the stock exhaust setup is as close to straight as you can get!
Then build a big cold air box.

[Al]

What are some recommended changes to the default/stock setup that you think will return some power for money value?

Selling it and buying a fast car to start with.

[AutoGT]

hmmm I wonder how much I'd get for the car tbh. It's just clocked 104k atm.. >.<

those mods are nice... and seems expensive to do if i had to pay someone else to do it but since that dude did most himself, he spared himself a shit load

[Bling]

Probably just double the cost if you're not doing any of it yourself

[Dell'Orto]

Pretty sure Blitz or someone does a supercharger kit for 2ZZ's dont they?

[Weegee]

Pretty sure Blitz or someone does a supercharger kit for 2ZZ's dont they?

I'd be doing this to my car... If I won lotto

[sergei]

Leave engine alone, and put $$$ into suspension and brakes (and not lowering with cheap Chinese coil overs).
Put smallest alloy wheels you can fit over brakes with nice semi-slick tyres.

[BZG Wagon]

What are some recommended changes to the default/stock setup that you think will return some power for money value?

Selling it and buying a fast car to start with.

+1.

You'll sink a lot of money into it before it even comes close to the performance or handling of an off the shelf STi, Evo etc.

[iOnic]

power for money value?

Boost is your best bet. You'll spend a lot of money chasing small gains if you go down the NA route on a small capacity 4 cylinder engine. Turbo/Supercharging may seem expensive but you'll never get the same gains for the same outlay by staying NA. Gotta pay to play

[dnalunchie]

What are some recommended changes to the default/stock setup that you think will return some power for money value?

Selling it and buying a fast car to start with.

+1.

You'll sink a lot of money into it before it even comes close to the performance or handling of an off the shelf STi, Evo etc.

agreed

I have been down this route before with a heavily modded AE101.

In the end a stock type R integra was 10 times the car

[matt dunn]

You'll sink a lot of money into it before it even comes close to the performance or handling of an off the shelf STi, Evo etc.

Yeah NA are so much harder to get decent gains,
Where a Turbo car could cost $100 per extra HP,
an NA car could be $1000 per extra HP.

So the cost of another 20 hp is massive,

[AutoGT]

kk time to get nice pictures and put it up for sale

[urbanmenace]

get a levin =p

[sergei]

get a levin =p

runx-z is better than a levin .

Get a Type R.

[RobertC]

get a levin =p

runx-z is better than a levin .

Get a Type R.

You sure? He has a 4afe

[1I1]

Get a Type R.

QFT

[shihad]

get a levin =p

runx-z is better than a levin .

Get a Type R.

Barry will be haunting your dreams tonight!

[urbanmenace]

get a levin =p

runx-z is better than a levin .

Get a Type R.

You sure? He has a 4afe

lol dont mess with the mighty 1000hp 4afe !!!