For me to give advice, I need to start with the one thing that bothers me the most, (and i'll gladly take over as the ******* of the thread):
How did you run into a fire hydrant?
Was this driver error? (
IF this has to do with alcohol, then **** off, and save your money. Better yet, sell your three ton bullet so you have uber money).
If this was a problem with your vehicle, then you need to fix that first. Get your vehicle up to factory condition before you start trying to improve things that aren't going to get better because something else needs fixing.
If it was some other weather related condition/driver error that wasn't impairment, then maybe some driver education help, (even if that's an extra tank of fuel, and screwing off in an empty parking lot or some distant backroads where you can practice a few things).
Heres the other problems I see: when you say
YET,
Why the Hell, is this not your priority? forget the paint, forget the coils, and you can sure as hell forget the one or two turbos if your engine goes because you can't keep up with maintenance. Talking about a second sub and turbos with basic maintenance needed means you just don't have your priorities straight. (Keep in mind, I know I'm kind of an *******, but I am trying to just be real with you, because I think its the best way for me to help).
If you have already raised it, you need to figure out if you are going to drop or raise. Personally, I would get your vehicle up to factory standards, meaning make sure your shocks (that you don't know if they are bad or not), and rubber are good, your greased up, and you have no problems before you start trying to modify it any further. If you just upgrade several things, but have bad bushings you're never going to know what your problems are, what each part does to charge different things, or which parts you like or may not like after you do them. I would suggest finding out what parts you NEED to upgrade that you are going to upgrade, and research on those first. If you're shocks are blown, then great time to upgrade them. If you're bushings are worn, then look into poly bushings and read the reviews, see if that's worth a little more to you.
Fine, but make sure you understand how this increases the force on your parts, and throws off your suspension. You might not notice it, but you really are hurting your handling so that it looks cool (im just a big function over form) If you know, and want to keep it, then cool. Others will say they have done it too, okay...
You want to drop it, but you cranked up the lift keys??
WTF? I still want to know about this, even though no matter what, I will never REALLY know how it happened.
OK, but I don't think this is a concern for most people. Pretty sure most people would choose to just paint the emblem to match something else.
Frankly I think most people have big plans, and then the reality of a budget brings those ideas out of the clouds. Bring your ideas out of the credit cards and back into the checking account. Those with huge budgets probably aren't starting with an NBS, and those who have done a lot, probably took a good while getting there. Having said all that, if you are still reading, I really do wish you luck in getting what you want. IMO, you need to start smaller and keep learning.
