Hello my name is Mike, i just picked up my new car on monday. after searching for my "dream" car for like 4 months i finally found one close to it. i have a 1998 Eclipse Spyder GS-T, it is black with tan interior(i wanted black with black interior but couldnt find one). it has 70,000 miles on it, i like it alot. the car currently has no mods and it completly stock, but i got big plans!! i need some help on desiding what to do first, my thought were either, rims, coilovers, blow off vavle/intake, new black top(tan one is in rough shape), or sound system. let me know what you think and any other things i should do frist and whatnot.

Welcome to the site! Sounds like you have a nice car. Post some pics up soon. Depends on what you want out of the car, as far as your first mod goes. If you want looks, go with rims for sure. Otherwise do some performance stuff, like an exhaust system or BOV.

welcome to the site, i agree with Jin.. sorta depends on what you want out of a car. I prefer show with some go where as most people on th e site are more about the most go and the least show :D.

im not sure what i want to do, i want show but then again i want go. i will post some pics when it gets nice out and i can give it a bath, im thinking first it the BOV, i was talking to this kid i know who has a 1g and he knows alot about engines and stuff and he told me to get the turbo xs rfl. he said that was one of the loudest ones out there, and thats what im looking for, your gonna hear me commin, he also said to get the carbon TI exhaust because it will go good with black. let me know your opinions on BOVs and exhaust and which ones sound the best. to me sound is better then performance.
Thanks,
Mike

Welcome to the site, Mike.

But as far as mods go, I'd rather eat a nugget of my own poop then put a TurboXS blow-off valve on any vehicle I have. If you want a loud, well-performing BOV, get the HKS SSQV. But even a 1G bov would be a worthwhile upgrade over the stocker.

Where are you from by the way?

i live in Shoreview, MN which is just north of St. Paul by Blaine. as for the BOV i want something load, something that when i drive by people will be like DAMN, hes got a turbo, around where i live 90% of the people are all show and no go. i got some go and i want some people to know that

Welcome!

I have the HKS SSQV. It's pretty nice. Very loud. And it gets the job done pretty well. Dont put that TurboXS thing on. I've read shitty reports on them, and a buddy of mine with an SRT4 has gone through 2 of them in less then a year. The Greddy TypeS is very nice, so is the Tial. Stick with one of those and you should be good.

Welcome!!!! Try this out. This is a great upgrade path for you and it is written by people who know alot about dsm's as it says always do maintance first.

try this link. I can't think of a better guide for someone new to dsm.

http://www.dsmhorsepower.com/upgradepaths/...pgradepath.html

btw :goodluck:

note I am not trying to promote that site. It is just a good link.

another question, would 19x7.5 rims fit on my car? how would it effect me dropping it later?

YES they will fit...........check the clowns at DSM Tooners for "SHOW" mods.

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-Matt

Hey welcome to the site. Looks like you have some good ideas. I am also running the HKS SSQ BOV and it works great. Drop me a line if you ever need advice

-Tim
tim_w_jr@hotmail.com

Welcome! Glad to hear you found the car you wanted :D You'll definately love it!! Why'd you go for FWD vs. AWD???

i actually went for the convertable over the regular, the spyder only comes in a gs and gst, so i got the better of the two. i got $1300 for my grad party so i am going to buy rims, i have my mind set on the motegi ff7 in gloss black 18s. i think they will look nice and give the car a good look

here it is!

nice and clean

Looks like Enes has competition :jammin:

Very nice so far.

Instead of a completely black wheel, look into black chrome or gunmetal like what Enes has for his car. Completely black wheels end up making black cars look like Night Rider and not like sports cars.

anyone got a pic of his car? the reason i didnt want to go with gunmetal or something like that is beacause my friend has a black car with gunmetal and although it looks good i wanted to be different. and noone i have seen around where i live have black so once again i wanted to be different. i ordered my rims today so they should be here in the next week or two. i cant wait!!! ill post a pic wiht the rims when i get them on

Personally to many people are going gunmetal and dark with polished lips. They look good but its not orignal at all anymore. I dont know Im one for nice silver wheels with polished lips.