Please help! I can't stop modding my DSM. I just took about 15 minutes to come up with a list of things I need and then a list of things I want. The needs turned out to be $580 and the wants turned out to be over 2 grand.

When is it enough?

Do you all feel the same way?

How do you do your mods? Save, buy then install when you get a stack of stuff?

It just seems that I am never going to get to the end of this.

Its like that for me too. It will never stop I think. I just buy as things come and look good. Preferably used and cheap but good.

Yeah, it's addictive.

It happens to me all the time, I've started to ask my self what the point is.... but then I get back to thinking that i dont want to be a ricer anymore! haha

thats nothing my list was over 5000$ and I have over 2000$ in parts sitting at QPR right now. It's worse then a drug addiction.

Yeah i know exactly what that is like. Its like you cant stop, some how even when you are tight for cash it really dosent matter, you make it happen. And then two weeks later your well on your way to doing more stuff. :ohmy:

Clutch, flywheel, tranny, pistons, rods, and a built head. Thats "all" I need right now. Funny thing is, all that shit will cost more than my car is worth, but I will still buy it.

expensive hobby isnt it. ;)

In the beginning I just wanted a 13 sec car, then 12's, then 11's, now 10's. Nope, it never stops! I keep thinking that eventually it will stop, but then I come up with more ideas! I will be getting my own shop shortly, so then the really crazy stuff I have dreamed up is going to become a reality!

it's very addictive, even when you don't have money you find ways to get money to mod your car

You will stop when you don't mind losing a race or you think 40 MPG is the only way to go.

Yea, first intention when buying a dsm was 12.999999... well that was reached this past season. Then it was just to be a tad bit quicker this next season... and spend like $3-4k... yea right. The wants have made it onto the list and keeps extending. :( Wow am I gonna be poor for the rest of the time being that I own this dsm.

I think I estimated $4000 for my current project, yet somehow I am up over $6000 with another $2500 going on my credit card this week...Still can't figure out how that happened! It better damn well be worth it!

Chris

You want to know when enough is enough? When you've owned a DSM for almost a year, never driven it and still keep buying parts for it.

Built engine, the works... With a small 16g. Oh yeah.

You will never stop. After you have all your mods, it will start feeling slow again and you will need more mods. I have a large issue already, I am immune to 400whp and my car won't be near it this year. And by next year there is a chance I will be immune to 500whp. (when I say immune I mean it doesn’t feel fast) Any idea if there is a power/speed level that you can’t get used to and will always feel fast?

You thought it would only cost $4000 to run 10's including building a motor? If so, that was your problem.

I fear that I will get tired of my car quickly when I get it back together. I have had thoughts already about parting it out and I haven't even driven it yet. Still need a tranny that doesn't scream while going into second.

I've descided to skip all the inbetween steps and just go straight Big.


I originally bought my car for Car audio competitions. I wanted something quicker then my Sebring. That I could Modify the looks to so that it appealed to the Judges more then my stock sebring.


Well That quickly changed. And I wish I'd just went Huge from the get go would have saved me money in the long run.


But then again when I got into DSM's what I put on my car was supposed to be Huge / More then I should have put on for my FWD.

everyone kept saying you realize how bad your traction is going to be, yada, yada, yada.

I was going to do a 50trim. then I'm like we'll I know I'll be building a motor soon. So then it was the 56trim's... then I thought but that's what everyones doing.


So I went bigger just because I know once everyone get's tired of there 56's they'll upgrade to something larger so I just went straight to the larger turbo to save having to buy another one in the future.

I just hope I didn't go to big. But I guess once the motor get's built I can always Spray.

-Brian

Yeah I don't know what I was thinking, and 10's are still a long way off I think...Maybe not, but bench racing isn't my forte ;)

Chris

Brian: What the hell turbo are you running that is bigger than a 56 trim compressor wheel??? That thing must be a damn thumper or something like that 3kGT in another post! Are you running it on a 2.0? A GT35R uses a 56 trim and is good for 9's!!!

Chris

Sorry for the off topic, I guess?

get a geo metro hatch back and fill it with bricks...... then drive that around everywhere..... it will help with the immunity! :bounce: