My new car!

[CELL]

Originally posted by kpagel
Do you have any pictures of your car besides the one in your avatar? What sort of mods have you done?

Yes, on my home computer. Im at work right now.
Mods for now are a K&N cold air intake, Hotchkis front and rear sway bars, and then just little stuff like head unit, amp, speakers, woofers.

[sneek]

SWEET!
congrats on the new car!

[kpagel]

Originally posted by CELL
Yes, on my home computer. Im at work right now.
Mods for now are a K&N cold air intake, Hotchkis front and rear sway bars, and then just little stuff like head unit, amp, speakers, woofers.

How do you like the Hotchkis sway bars? I'm debating whether or not I'm going to have a use for a front and rear bar. I might just get a TRD rear sway bar just to help out with the handling a little more.

[CELL]

Originally posted by kpagel
How do you like the Hotchkis sway bars? I'm debating whether or not I'm going to have a use for a front and rear bar. I might just get a TRD rear sway bar just to help out with the handling a little more.

Honestly...just get the TRD rear sway and a good front strut bar.
The Hotchkis are a bit of a over kill for a daily driver. Not to mention the front bar is an absolute nightmare to install. Even if youd pay someone to do it for you, youd still have to end up getting a realignment because you basically disengage the whole steering cradle/subframe for the front bar.
Like I said...go with the TRD rear and a good front strut bar.
I highly recommend the K&N cold air intake...its alot of fun and adds a nice deep growl to the tC...puts some fair numbers on the whp/torque band too...nothing spectacular, but its still a nice increase for one quick DIY bolt-on.

[kpagel]

Originally posted by CELL
Honestly...just get the TRD rear sway and a good front strut bar.
The Hotchkis are a bit of a over kill for a daily driver. Not to mention the front bar is an absolute nightmare to install. Even if youd pay someone to do it for you, youd still have to end up getting a realignment because you basically disengage the whole steering cradle/subframe for the front bar.
Like I said...go with the TRD rear and a good front strut bar.
I highly recommend the K&N cold air intake...its alot of fun and adds a nice deep growl to the tC...puts some fair numbers on the whp/torque band too...nothing spectacular, but its still a nice increase for one quick DIY bolt-on.

Thanks for the tip. I'll probably get the sway bar soon to help with the handling. I already bought TRD drop springs, but ultimately opted against getting the shocks/struts to go along with it. I decided I'd rather put that ~$500 or so towards wheels/tires.

Also, thanks for the tip on the K&N. I wasn't sure whether or not I wanted an intake, I'll have to look into them.

[Mister X]

I love the color, nice buy!

[volcombug]

HOLY ****! SWEET COLOR! OH YEAH.... nice car too.