Official Cheap Mod Thread

[theboydiddy]

I have seen it BUT (huge but actually) I've heard these pipes and many other car parts from eBay are NO good. Doesn't fit, it's not as showed (most of the times), doesn't give a better performance for the car (of it does not the full performance as a Stillen, Greddy... And many others would) and the list goes on. Once again I personally never bought any pipes or car parts from eBay myself for performance, these are things that I was told by friends and others that has.
I was considering buying used parts such as cold air intake which is what I want right now but it cost $515 :-/ (Stillen) but I was also told to not do it because it wouldn't be a good idea. So at this point I'm guessing the only way out is to spend the outrages amount of money =/

[happytheman]

Originally Posted by theboydiddy

I have seen it BUT (huge but actually) I've heard these pipes and many other car parts from eBay are NO good. Doesn't fit, it's not as showed (most of the times), doesn't give a better performance for the car (of it does not the full performance as a Stillen, Greddy... And many others would) and the list goes on. Once again I personally never bought any pipes or car parts from eBay myself for performance, these are things that I was told by friends and others that has.
I was considering buying used parts such as cold air intake which is what I want right now but it cost $515 :-/ (Stillen) but I was also told to not do it because it wouldn't be a good idea. So at this point I'm guessing the only way out is to spend the outrages amount of money =/

I have to agree with this, but only with regards to purchasing pipes off EBay. There's nothing wrong with picking up a used Stillen G3 intake tho. $515 is a bit expensive, unless it was NIB. Those tend to go for $400-$425 pretty much all day.

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by theboydiddy

I have seen it BUT (huge but actually) I've heard these pipes and many other car parts from eBay are NO good. Doesn't fit, it's not as showed (most of the times), doesn't give a better performance for the car (of it does not the full performance as a Stillen, Greddy... And many others would) and the list goes on. Once again I personally never bought any pipes or car parts from eBay myself for performance, these are things that I was told by friends and others that has.
I was considering buying used parts such as cold air intake which is what I want right now but it cost $515 :-/ (Stillen) but I was also told to not do it because it wouldn't be a good idea. So at this point I'm guessing the only way out is to spend the outrages amount of money =/

There is nothing wrong with getting used performance parts as long as you make sure they are in decent condition. I saved a bunch of money by getting all my parts used and they all work perfectly. Picked up a Berk exhaust for $700; Stillen G3 intakes for $300; and CNT HFC for $200. That's over $1k in savings and all my parts work perfectly.

[theboydiddy]

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

There is nothing wrong with getting used performance parts as long as you make sure they are in decent condition. I saved a bunch of money by getting all my parts used and they all work perfectly. Picked up a Berk exhaust for $700; Stillen G3 intakes for $300; and CNT HFC for $200. That's over $1k in savings and all my parts work perfectly.

Wow. That's crazy. Where you got them from?
I was looking for catbacks last night and those prices hurted my heart lol
I also want that Stillen G3 intake bad but I can't find it used. Would be good to change the intake front pieces to new ones? The pieces that actually sucks up air. (you know what I'm saying?)

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by theboydiddy

Wow. That's crazy. Where you got them from?
I was looking for catbacks last night and those prices hurted my heart lol
I also want that Stillen G3 intake bad but I can't find it used. Would be good to change the intake front pieces to new ones? The pieces that actually sucks up air. (you know what I'm saying?)

I just found them here in the classified section of the forum. You have to look for a while to find good deals, but they do come up every once in a while. I'd be checking the classified section like all day long when I was looking for stuff