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Hi, I'm a new to this forum, been snooping around for a bit reading past threads and such and I thought it was about time I joined up. Currently drive a Jazz vti-s 05 (manual of course) and I was just seeing if I could get some advice on modding my car. I got a mate that said I should start with the rims + tyres, any ideas where would be a good place to buy a set? as well as any other relatively cheap modifications that would improve performance and/or appearance.
All help is appreciated :)
I have coilovers, lsd & final drives available for the L series that are relatively inexpensive mods that will give you more than power mods will
if im not mistaken coilovers are for lowering the car? mmm i have read around that since the jazz is so underpowered, mods such as intakes dont have much of an impact. what about aesthetics wise?
From personal experience...
Power
Change to a aftermarket headers/extractors to the donut. There is no need to change anything else from the cat back.
Pod filters dont do anything, inbox panel filter with CAI feed have seen some gains.
Handling/wheels
Eibach pro springs to the job very well on oem shocks. But if your planning to go staggered offset wheels then coilovers is the way to go.
Others have also installed RSB kit to strengthen the rears lack of handling.
Google is your best friend. Go to fitfreak as theyve got shitloads of info there.
thanks for the help rage king, I'm interested in getting a set of Buddy Club P1 SF's. Searched the web a bit and apparently there's a dealer in Melbourne, anyone know how much I would have to shell out approximately?
For P1 old school ones i would go 1.2k max on budget, and say 800 more on descent set of tires. Around the 2k mark. I personally advise anyone who is after to mod a gd3 not to do it. Parts are so rare here in sydney. I been trying to source VTis/Modulo parts and my god what a headache. 2 Months only have the back Face lifted.
hmm I checked on the buddy club aus site, and it says they are $189 each (so $756 excluding tires). Not sure if this is accurate or not, but I am looking for 15" rims.Quote:
Originally Posted by amant02
Speak with Yonas from JDM yard, they retail them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fungus
There are plenty of jazz parts going around in Melbourne, and they are relatively inexpensive on ebay etc. as it's a very popular car to mod outside of aus specifically SE Asia.
found them on jdmyard, they are $900 for the set. I was just wondering, it says they are 15x8, is that too wide for the jazz? not sure what the width for the stock rims are but im pretty sure they are 6.5 or 7.Quote:
Originally Posted by fillit
Stock rims are 15*6, you can fit 15*8 if you roll the guards
Pardon my newbness, but what do you mean by "rolling the guards"? and what wuld be the widest i could go without rolling the guards?Quote:
Originally Posted by fillit
Your wheels/tyres will scrub against the guards if its too wide. If you hammer them in from the inside, it will give you more space to run bigger wheels.
Choosing the right tyre profile helps too
hm.......what's the point to mod it? its a Jazz....
if u want a faster car, buy a proper sport car...EP3 maybe.?
i made the same mistake that i spent $ to mod a slow car when i was young hahaha....
(sorry.. no offense...just my experience to share)
yea i can see where you're coming from, as the jazz is a bit on the slow side. but its my first car and its quite a fun little ride, doesn't hurt that it was a gift. so the money i would of spent on buying the car, i can spend on it :)Quote:
Originally Posted by samsung001
i'm not gonna go all out and tune it for uber performance, cause like you said there are better cars to start with. just gonna make it look a little nicer, starting with the rims cause the stock ones are quite dull.
no worries mate.
its just my experience i wanna share :angel: ,
btw.....hahah..from my experience again !!! its better to invest on audio, at least you can use it for your next car :cool:
good luck mate.
ep3 is not sport car
Lol EP3R sport car..
Everyone has their own personal preferences and experiences - thats respected.Quote:
Originally Posted by samsung001
But in my personal experiences, ive owned slow cars and spent money to make it fast, and reached to the point where i couldnt mod anymore as the engine has reached its max potential power (from top to bottom build) and dyno figures claimed proven to be faster than other sports cars.
i guess if you have the money and patience anything is possible bud, BUT there is always a point where it ends.
FYI - in a jazz you can fit 15/16x8 with the correct offsets/guard rolling and flaring/lowered height and tyre sizes.
with the above setup most people use 195/45/15 or 16's.
goodluck buddy with your research and future plans.
Carefull of putting too big of rims on the jazz, the motor already weak lol if u get what i mean(i dont think i have to explain this). You floor up the hill and still get no where.
And yes what you see on the website about the pricing is correct. But then you gota remember your gonna have to pay your middle man here in aus a cut too, so if its costing them $980 they will mark it up to make their living.
I know exactly what you mean, thats why i decided to stick to 15" rims (being cheaper also helps). It makes me sad cause i was checking an american website and the price was like $300 cheaper (~$600) :(Quote:
Originally Posted by amant02
In my opinion..
Get yourself of a set of oem EM1 wheels.. Theyre enkei and its 15x6.5 which looks good too..
i got a quote for a set of 15x6.5 gunmetal p1 sf's with kumhu ku31's (195/50/15) for a total of $1350 including fitting and balancing, how does that sound?
I would pay that!
I just bought a Mugen Lip for $795 and a spoon wing for $600
So i think your doing well.
I'm assuming brand new P1s? that's a reasonably deal considering tyres are $110 - $120 each so that's $480 already, $870 for new rims... not bad.. second hand ones would be around the $500 - $600 mark with crappy tyresQuote:
Originally Posted by Fungus
so how did Op went? any updates?
well the buddy club rims probably wont happen any time soon, the parents dont believe financially it would be smart for me to spend that much on my car (they'd rather i not spend any amount whatsoever). i am now looking into possibly painting the stock rims, found a nice guide on the fitfreak site that has promising results and at a fraction of the cost. will keep you guys updated :)
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Originally Posted by Fungus
Plastidip mun!Quote:
Originally Posted by fillit