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Is 'Car Modding' Worth It?

  • Yes (Worth it).....

    Votes: 1,681 82%

  • No (Not Worth it).....

    Votes: 377 18%
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#523 ·
I say its worth it because I enjoy modding cars, and having something unique and different. Is it worth it in terms of money? No. Anyone knows that you'll never get out of your car what you put into it. But as long as you understand and can accept that, I think its worth it.
 
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#524 ·
Where I live, yes and no. In the city they are super picky and will give you an handful of tickets for modifications. But, if you don't get pulled over car nodding is awesome as it makes your car unique
 
#526 ·
Picky as in laws are very strict and ridiculous. And they have a "unit" that. Goes out and does random inspections.

A stock truck off the showroom floor can fail these inspections. That's how stupid it is lol.
 
#528 ·
Worst part is, to register a vehicle it has to be "safetied" and even a freshly safetied vehicle can fail an inspection as they follow two sets of rules lol.

Its messed up. Oh.. And the insurance company (we have one public insurance company here) pays for this unit, which is run by cops working overtime.

So my money I pay for registration and insurance is going to cops to give me tickets lol.
 
#530 ·
Nope in the city Haha. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Capitol city of the province.

I live in a tiny town and its much more relaxed. Trucks running around straight piped with no issues lol. Mime included.
 
#535 ·
zx3chick said:
I think it worth it.. it depends what u trying to get out of it through. Like is it for speed, show, gas mileage, track. Im going for the show look
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Exactly. If you're doing it to try and get an investment out of it, you're shit out of luck. At least if you're trying to do it with a Focus lol
 
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#536 ·
S2 said:
So what do you think? Personally unless you spend $15,000 on the car, go insane with performance I feel it's not worth it. Sure you get the 'fun' from it for a while but it does fade out and in the end, your getting 'pennies' for what you actually spent on the car. Not to mention all the problems that come up (example FI applications) among other things including legality issues, tickets, BS like that....

So my question is, in your opinion do you feel 'car modding' is a good thing (worth it) or a bad thing (not worth it)?
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I;m speaking as someone who did this many years ago on older cars but also has seen it done on a Nissan Spec V.I have seen cold air intakes work, lowered suspensions, koni shocks, and better anti sway bards.

Years ago I saw the effect of upgrading to the mildest version edlebrock cam as well as its paired edlebrock manifold, teamed up with headers, free flow exhaust.

I have driven the cars plus owned over 15 total in my life, from mild to wild and yes, properly done mods, with am eye to overall matching, can give spectacular performance improvement.
 
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#537 ·
mr_cassandra said:
I;m speaking as someone who did this many years ago on older cars but also has seen it done on a Nissan Spec V.I have seen cold air intakes work, lowered suspensions, koni shocks, and better anti sway bards.

Years ago I saw the effect of upgrading to the mildest version edlebrock cam as well as its paired edlebrock manifold, teamed up with headers, free flow exhaust.

I have driven the cars plus owned over 15 total in my life, from mild to wild and yes, properly done mods, with am eye to overall matching, can give spectacular performance improvement.
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I think you've hit the nail on the head, most people just toss a bunch of mismatched mods at a car and expect it to work.A fart can and an ebay cai/sri arent gonna do much if anything for a small 4 banger.Especially where most of the piping on these intakes is 3" which is too big for most engines, a drop in panel filter is better in most cases.

Also with a smaller engine you want parts that make more power in the low to mid range because you barely go over 4k rpm on the street and even lower with an auto transmission.For example a sri will provide a gain in acceleration on the low to mid range but its also sucking in heat from the engine once it warms up so the gains are moot then, while a cai will suck in cold air (duh!) but you will only see gains on the top end so its pretty much useless unless you're revving over 4k all the time.

In my opinion the best bang-for-buck mod is a nitrous kit, but that depends on how often you use it.
 
#538 ·
Modding a car - is it worth it? If you have to ask, then the answer is probably no for you.

I'm new to the board, but not new to modding, been doing it for about forty years. Started with dirt bikes, moved to cars and street bikes when I was old enough.

For me, dirt bike mods were about winning. Same with street bikes. cars too. But with cars, its become a more an extension of me and the personality that I feel from the car.

As soon as I saw her, the ideas started to flow. It was in one sense, love at first sight.

She'll be mild as a build, but she will become herself as I see her.

Is modding worth it, only you can answer that. I know it has been, and will continue to be for me.
 
#539 · (Edited)
FriskyDingo said:
I think you've hit the nail on the head, most people just toss a bunch of mismatched mods at a car and expect it to work.A fart can and an ebay cai/sri arent gonna do much if anything for a small 4 banger.Especially where most of the piping on these intakes is 3" which is too big for most engines, a drop in panel filter is better in most cases.

Also with a smaller engine you want parts that make more power in the low to mid range because you barely go over 4k rpm on the street and even lower with an auto transmission.For example a sri will provide a gain in acceleration on the low to mid range but its also sucking in heat from the engine once it warms up so the gains are moot then, while a cai will suck in cold air (duh!) but you will only see gains on the top end so its pretty much useless unless you're revving over 4k all the time.

In my opinion the best bang-for-buck mod is a nitrous kit, but that depends on how often you use it.
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No question, the parts need to be thought thru and matched up.
For instance on my 83 mustang 302HO, the edlebrock manifold & intake were partnered units and so were the lowering springs I ordered BUT the edlebrock stuff took an easy 50lb off the motor so it sat high 1/2 inch in the front.

I should have gotten the front springs one increment lower to compensate.

Nitrous is a huge boost but the owner needs to truly understand it, or wreck the motor
 
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#540 ·
I think massive modding is a waste of time and money.
By that I mean attempts to make your car into something it is not. I did that with my 1992 Toyota Tercel and made it into a 200whp beast from the original 75hp and it was fun but cost me a lot of time and money. Then I got a 1999 miata and loved it in STOCK form. My 2004 Mazda Rx8 is great too and cost less than the money I spent modding the car.

IMHO small tweaks are worth it, like a bit of suspnsion work, a bit of brake work, a few other small things but generally I will never do "total transformation" type of project.

Not to mention you don't recover any of your money that you spent on mods, when you sell the car. Total money pit.
 
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