Bank check!!

[Renesis Rising]

How much have you guys spent on aftermarket parts (performance or apperance) and looking back if your truly up there (in the amount spent)which you probably didnt realize till now would you go back and trade your msp with the money you spent on it and get a superior vehicle?

 

[Hughes412]

You know I've thought about that once and I don't have that much in mine and still racked up 4+k bill on mine. I can't imagine some of these guys with the MSPs.

 

[JOS3]

there is already about 20 threads on this topic

 

[Hughes412]

there is already about 20 threads on this topic

Now there is about 21 threads.

 

[JCell]

with the money i've spend on mine, i could have gotten something better, but it would be stock

 

[Renesis Rising]

with the money i've spend on mine, i could have gotten something better, but it would be stock

yea but how much did u spend?

 

[smo0f]

7k so far. 3-5k to go

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

I've an LX-T, 2003.

I think when I bought it brand new it was between 16k and 20k.

motor/tranny/turbo-5500.00
4seats-1000.00(stolen)
suspension stuff-1500.00
body kit+extras-1500.00
cf hood/trunk-1000.00
lambos, 250.00
fenders- 325.00
new seats,-300.00


there's more.. This is just for now, plus about a 2k bill for test/tune and some other s***. and...3k bill on body/paint.

so what is that...11,375.00 without body/tune..

16,375.00 with..ouch.

 

[jred321]

thus why i didn't mod the MSP and got rid of it

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

thus why i didn't mod the MSP and got rid of it

I completely agree. but, I'm having fun with it. so i guess it's a good trade off.

 

[Huascar82]

not that I have an MSP, but if I had one and had spent that much on it, I think I would have rather gotten something better. But I'm guessing most didnt spend 10-15k up front on mods. Its usually bit by bit as you see fit. either way, I think even if you did get a better car, you'd still go ahead and mod that and end up spending even more money.

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

not that I have an MSP, but if I had one and had spent that much on it, I think I would have rather gotten something better. But I'm guessing most didnt spend 10-15k up front on mods. Its usually bit by bit as you see fit. either way, I think even if you did get a better car, you'd still go ahead and mod that and end up spending even more money.

that's what I was saying.

I like my protege. but see, I started with a freakin LX, and swapped the MSP motor and s*** into it. upgraded turbo/exhaust and suspension and what not.


anyways. I'm happy with my car..well..I will be when I get my car back from tuning/body shop.

 

[Bakrauf]

It cost me and arm and a leg to just get the car back to normal.

$400 for the RH rims
$300 for the Wing
$30 for the shift knob
$40 for trunk badges
$65- shift boot
Total of $835 all before mods
then We go into the mods
$150- INJEN CAI
$450- CustomMSP SMIC
$130- for 2 gauges
$65- Guage holder
$75 front motor mount
$799- Vibrant exhuast- on order

$2450- Give or take a few hundred

 

[540James]

Perrin FMIC - 1000
Tein Springs - 240
BC2 - 650
CAI - 220
T.B.E - 1100
C.F. Hood -500
Tail lights - 90
Unichip - 800
3 Gauges - 270
Bov - 200
Paint exterior/interior(pieces) - 700
Plus labor on some stuff - who knows

 

[Pirana]

just clicked a little over $12k and still not done.

 

[mazdaspeed/se-r]

wow i think i have you all beat. but no i just started on mine. and i do have big plans but those are big plans with no money to back it up yet.

so far ive spend a big whopping $5.00 on mods. went from a 15.0 @93mph to 14.0@99mph on that. beat that for the money. but i am soon going to get the front motor mount, fmic, cai, custom 3" downpipe from the turbo out the side and lower it with new bushings front and back. EMS and go from 8psi to 12psi for the time being.

The big plans are to get an extra motor and build it for big hp.

 

[orng1]

What mod was $5.00

 

[mazdaspeed/se-r]

What mod was $5.00

haha oh its the spring from autozone to increase boost by 2 psi and then i just removed the j-pipe. Loud but effective. Its done a great job for the last 25k miles that ive had it on there. no problems whatsoever. compression is still absolutly perfect and no engine noises at all. car sits at 72k miles as of now

 

[orng1]

I had frgoten about the spring mod. I had my MBC at 8.5psi but after I removed the cats it went to like 12 so I removed it and now it sits at about 8. It was to loud with just the S-pipe.

 

[mazdaspeed/se-r]

yeah. its loud but i really dont care. and it sounds like the car is under water at idle. everyone says its bubbly. hahaha. whole different story when driving it. everyone loves the way it sounds though. turbo spools instantly and you can hear it from a mile away. i love it. i plan on doing a 3" that exits out the side of the front bumper. I think that would look pretty mean.