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7.14%
Brakes
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14.29%
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What was your first upgrade?

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Old 04-27-2006, 04:09 PM
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What was your first upgrade?
Can you remember your first upgrade?
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Old 04-27-2006, 05:12 PM
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The first performance upgrade for my Z was a turbo swap. Only took 3 years to get it started I guess that would fall under exhaust then since thats not an option

First upgrade over all though was a decent sound system.
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Old 04-27-2006, 05:23 PM
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i think my very first upgrade was always a performence air filter k&n only for me..
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Old 04-27-2006, 05:51 PM
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Centerforce dual friction clutch & a tranny overhaul.... Then body work galore... then the L28ET.... and then... and then....

So I vote for Stickers!
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Old 04-27-2006, 06:07 PM
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i'm sorry but stickers are not an upgrade
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Old 04-27-2006, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 1stz32
i'm sorry but stickers are not an upgrade
What?!?!? No way bro... stickers make hp! The more ya have, the faster ya go! Especially huge windshield stickers & fender stickers.
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Old 04-27-2006, 06:41 PM
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On the Z? ............ K&N

1st upgrade ever? M50-15 rears & F70-15 front tires and wheels on my '76 Datsun pickup.
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Old 04-28-2006, 10:38 AM
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My First Upgrade Was By Buying My Z.....
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Old 04-28-2006, 03:30 PM
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1st upgrade was WHEELS! It would be stupid to put just rims on lol j/k
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Old 04-28-2006, 03:47 PM
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Seat Covers!!!!
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Old 04-28-2006, 05:24 PM
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i did a header, and drove home 1/2 hour with just the header roaring, it was the coolest moment to see my moms face at 10 pm when i reved it..
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Old 04-29-2006, 10:32 AM
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lol @ stickers ... give u more hp.... like i have a bunch of stickers from the items i bought ADR for the Wheelz i bought 18" ASR cypher , NISMO cuz u know i love my nissans.. MEGAN for the mufflers , K&N for my air intake.. HUGE NISMO STICKER on my front windsheild u know that gave me 50 more hp right ? lol no side fender stickers.. i just cant standem.. lol on the back windows is ok with me...
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Old 04-29-2006, 11:54 AM
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i got one great sticker on mine, calvin wizzing on a honda symbol! no offense l-dub
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Old 05-01-2006, 01:46 AM
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on my first ZX i got an intake upgrade and i got a regular intake from a 95 acura integra gsr because it laid flat in front of the radiator on the bottom of the bumper . it fit like it belomg on that car and it took me 3 weeks to track an intake that would fit that car to track it down
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Old 05-01-2006, 02:30 AM
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my actuall first up grade was the stage 3 cam then the exaust.
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Old 05-14-2006, 08:59 PM
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I never got to upgrade the Z other than teh TT front clip, but uhhh on ym s13 first upgrade was SR20
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Old 05-14-2006, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by EatmyDust
my actuall first up grade was the stage 3 cam then the exaust.
"Stage 3" sounds like Gran Tourismo (ricer talk). Whas the cam specs???
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Old 05-14-2006, 09:05 PM
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My first upgrade was new fuel injectors.
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Old 05-14-2006, 09:09 PM
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First thing I did was cut those massive ugly stock mufflers off.
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Old 05-15-2006, 03:18 AM
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Stickers???? My first upgrade was my 355sbc/700R4. No catagory for that in the poll.
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Old 10-14-2006, 01:14 PM
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Maintance was my first upgrade! As for performance: K&N highflow airfilter
(got to love bringing threads back from the dead, to bad i cant vote in the poll)
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Old 10-14-2006, 01:52 PM
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A full tank of gas... It was the most expensive "upgrade" available for the S130!


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Old 10-14-2006, 02:46 PM
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my first upgrade for my 50AE was removal of stickers. first upgrade for my 86na was put out the fire and fix the source. my first upgrade on my 86 ttop turbo was make it run!!!
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