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Go before show....
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04-23-2013, 12:16 PM | #16 |
Drives: 11 F150 EB/13 Sonic RS/15 Z06 Join Date: Sep 2010
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Why not argue the exhaust is an appearance mod? Those garbage cans in the back look horrible. You get the extra benefit of making the car sound better, too. Other's will notice that as well.
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Drives: Camaro Join Date: Mar 2013
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04-23-2013, 12:18 PM | #19 |
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Couldn't have said it better.
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04-23-2013, 12:19 PM | #20 |
Drives: 2015 1LT Join Date: Oct 2010
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04-23-2013, 12:24 PM | #21 |
Emerald Coast Camaros
Drives: A lot of show, not much go. Join Date: Mar 2011
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I bought it for the looks. I had no idea I'd even be interested in performance...until after I started reading on this forum. I'm not taking it to the track or drag strip. I don't street race. I've done mostly cosmetic but I've been doing minor performance changes in tandem with cosmetics such as intake, TB, exhaust, headers (in the next couple weeks) tune (in a month or two).
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04-23-2013, 12:33 PM | #22 |
Drives: 2015 Challenger SRT Join Date: May 2011
Location: Roy, UT
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I say there is a balance with performance and presence, but IMHO performance takes priority over presence. No sense in having something looking fast when it is not fast (local ricers come to mind!).
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04-23-2013, 12:39 PM | #23 |
The magic smoke genie....
Drives: Jewels (2010 RJT 1SS) Join Date: Dec 2009
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I did a cheap muffler delete just after I got my car to make it sound good. After that all my modds have been looks. I'm happy with the preformance for now. This is the fastest car I've personally own so I don't need faster right now. I've added hockey and hood stripes, a 3D Carbon body kit, aftermarket rims, and painted all the emblems. I did everything in flat black and painted the drums of the rims RJT to match the body. The car has never failed to turn heads and get comments.
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04-23-2013, 12:50 PM | #24 |
Drives: 2013 2LT/RS Summit White Join Date: Feb 2011
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First, you need to pick one way to spell TANDEM and go with it. (Hint: not your way) Do order of importance. If a catchcan is on your list, do it first; then anything mechanical that would either prolong the life of your car, or give you a noticeable boost in power or MPG. Then do the other stuff concurrently.
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04-23-2013, 12:59 PM | #25 |
Drives: '11 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Apr 2011
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I went back-and-forth.....stripes then CAI then bowtie delete then TB then billet aluminum interior and exterior trim now LTs and a tune......next either muffler delete and/or catback. It's different for everyone depending on their wallet, time, and what is important to them. That'e what makes this site great; we all give each other new ideas.
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04-23-2013, 01:06 PM | #27 |
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LOl, I haven't talked to my wife for 15 years. I don't like to interrupt her.
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