hey Got a 92 s13. Any suggestions for upgrades. dont want to swap though

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my dad got a 92 s13 from his shop. it's got rims, a nice tail exhaust, and the air filters out but i wanna do some extra stuff on it. any suggestions would be nice. inside outside i don't care. ill spend up to 2k on it but i dont wanna do an engine swap. thx for any & all help


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ive got an AEM short-ram intake you can have...once i swap my motor you can make me an offer and its yours

get a FULL exhaust, and before power get suspension

a car that handles is a better car than one that flies, but fliess off the road

rwdfun
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the car's got suspension - it's pretty much rock hard. the thing that sucks is that this guy never came back so i don't know everything that he did on it. And for the intake, the pic below is what's on it, but i don't know if yours is better or w/e. reply back please. and if you have any other items or suggestions, thatd be real nice thx.

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I would look into the KA-T section if you aren't looking to spend that much and want the power. People have pieced decent turbo kits together for that much. Car looks good.

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what all is done suspension speaking?

my intake has an aluminum pipe, filter MAFS adapter hose and clamps

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i say you get different wheels(not feeling the ones you got on it now), more suspension stuff, are you sure it already has some stuff done, looks really high. also fix little things (door handle), tune-up.

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holy !@#$%^&%!@ 5 lug...... ahhh

well if you're on a limited budget like that. i'd suggest lowering, maybe sway bars, but if you're interested in power only,

hotshot manifold, aftermarket high flow cat, new cams maybe from pdm, go crazy and custom itb, eagle rods and cp pistons. with all that $ in your car though you'll find that it's probably better to just get a better car like an mr2-turbo or something.

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240DRFT wrote:i say you get different wheels(not feeling the ones you got on it now), more suspension stuff, are you sure it already has some stuff done, looks really high. also fix little things (door handle), tune-up.

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suspension first, it may feel rock hard but that looks stock and these cars are fairly good stock

heck with 2k id get nice springs and shocks, sway bars, bushings, tension/tie rods...then have a little left over for a nice full catback and maybe a cam or something, power mods really depend on whether you have future plans and what they are

and as mentioned, suspension first

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hell imma just get cat bypass, much cheaper. and for suspension, got anything in particular?

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with a test-pipe i hope you dont got emissions and all that where you are, or youll fail

get some subframe bushings from SPL(or anywehre else, but SPL is a NICO Sponsor )

tome tension rods, rear upper arms rear toe links and some traction rods

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yea thx i know. so that short ram intake you have, it'll fit right on right?

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Nice 240. I'm just wondering what retard puts aftermarket sidemarkers on a car that has sidemarkers already.

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^^^LOL

and yes the intake will fit 100% perfectly

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alright thanks. just tell me when your ready to sell it i guess.

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what kind of suspension does it have, looks stock height to me, esp on those horrible rims.

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So i guess i'm gonna get suspension. i spent too much time trying to decide which one to get. Can anyone tell me who makes good suspension and which model to buy. Also should i buy springs & shocks, and which ones will lower it a few inches(since it needs that too)

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get coilovers, better in teh long run IMO

check our sponsors.....SPL/KTS coils are nice, thast what img etting

and K-Sport (theres currently an active thread about them) makes decent cheap coilovers


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