I am creating this for those who find innovative ways to do great things to our cars for nearly no money at all. I figure we can have a common place to put all the "home grown" stuff as well as putting in the open those cheap mods that made the most differance in our cars. My first contribution to this thread is the homemade grounding system. you dont have to spend a ton of money to add to your cars electrical flow and horse power. Go to your local car audio store and buy some 4g wire and 4g ring terminals, and start replaceing the ground wires in the engine bay. Simple as that....


soon to come: brake light interrupt switch including wiring diagram (so if they missed you with the radar, they dont see the brake lights as you slow down!)

Brake light interrupt as promised....(see post below for more details)



Please Post all of your own mods that are cheap, or innovative.

Coming in the next day or two, Stealth start button using existing cig lighter. (not just putting the button there, but making the cig lighter the button)

Stealth bass **** using cig lighter as the ****. (have actually done this 1 before, cool as hell)


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Modified by ILuvJDMITR at 6:17 PM 5/25/2004

 

does a used NOS kit count? i got it cheap

 

motor mount inserts ($50)

 

switch filters, Green brand filters seem to flow nearly 50% more than K&N and the go for like $40


EDIT: PART NUMBER IS DEPENDANT ON INTAKE DIAMITER, your local shop can look it up for you


Modified by ILuvJDMITR at 8:49 PM 5/24/2004

 

Hey this is a pretty good idea for a thread. How about the good ol kill switches for your fuel pump.
-http://www.courtlukens.com/cutoff_switch.htm
Thats the link to it. Cost ya about 1-2 hours and $2-$10 bucks depending on what switch you buy!

 

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Part number?

 

Autometer full pillar gauge pod... 90 bux (22111 is gray, 22110 is black) and hols 2X 2 1/16 " gauges, no more screw caps or bad fiberglass jobs for teg owners, full pillar, dash to roof

 

ITR rear sway bar and BSQ reinforcement kit - best mod ever for the money

 

nology hotwires

 

hyper whit head lights $20 for a pair i think

 

My DIY CAI cost me about $20 in exhaust flexpipe and a filter, probably the best thing ive done so far

 

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I agree 100%! This is the best bang for your buck mod under $100, no contest. Funny thing is after everything I've done I STILL need to do this. Hope it's not a pain in the *** to get all the parts required.

 

Do you guys think the ITR sway bar is better than the Comptech tie/sway combo?

 

no a type R bar is not as good as a Comptech sway/tie combo.
But it is 1/3 the price!!!

 

DIY valve adjustment
advance ignition timing

 

Energy Suspension shifter bushings. best 22 bucks i ever spent.

 

just wondering, but does anyone have a tutorial or anything like it written up for the fuel cut-off switch mod? that sounds really interesting to me, and i am considering doing that. thanks in advance.

 

homemade individual throttle bodies

 

A'PEXi Power Intake...as tested the highest flowing filter with the best filtration.

 

yea i was wondering the same thing
that guy losted a link earlier.
but that was for a civic.

 

made holes for less drag.... looks better then circles to me

 

If going for safety, get better a better horn and some type of better light bulbs (sylver stars).


Guage pod: , guages in dimmer and cruise control switch locations:

 

All you need: some 16g wire, female wire terminals (or a soldering iron), and 1x single pole double throw relay (SPDT) (siemens PN: VF4-45F11)


Brake light interrupt as promised.... the blue wire represents your brake wire just above the brake pedal, (teal rep's where it used to be) you have to cut it. Wire one side to pole 30 on your relay and the other side to pole 87A. when your switch is off, your brake wire will remain connected as normal, when you throw the switch, it "opens" the circut and cuts the brake light wire. THIS WILL ALSO EFFECT YOUR CRUISE CONTROL!!! IF THE INTERRUPT IS ON, YOUR CRUISE WILL NOT SHUT OFF!

Q: where did you get this Brake light interrupt thing

A: made it up.... I used to do car stereo, and i got pulled over cuz the cop saw me brake one day and gave me an "imprudent speed" ticket cuz he couldnt gun mee, si I fig if i can trick their mind with the switch, i can avoid more tix, Also works if you see a cop on the highway behind you and you dont want him to know ur slowing down...

Sorry if I missed any info, i will edit according to request, sorry for the shitty diagram, i did it in a rush.





Modified by ILuvJDMITR at 12:12 AM 5/25/2004

 

Damn, that's kinda dangerous, not having the cruise control shut off. BTW, that would have been a good mod for me to do, but after my friend just totaled his LS, I'm not going to speed any more!

 

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holla at that. motor mounts are always a good thing, and suspension mods also are great for that price.