just got an ae92, any mod ideas?

[twin88cam]

kk, so i got this ae92 today, and im gonna get some basic engine and exterior mods, need some ideas

[REN69]

pics dude!

How much are you looking to spend?? that's usually a good start as to what you can do with the car. I'd say go with a Cone filter & adaptor for now, then maybe exhaust if you want to spend that much. OR skip the exhaust and do the suspension.

[Flashmn]

turbocharger.

[sportrally88]

suspension
headers
echaust
CAI
TODA competeion kit
Supercharger
turbocharger
JDM front and rear bumpers
roll cage
15" rims
3sgte engine swap
4agze engine swap

what model ae92 is it anyway?

[Electric Pi]

It depends on what you want to do with it. If it were me, I would put a skid plate on it, get some cheap snow tires or some Hankook R201s, gut the interior, and raise the ride height in that order, but I don’t think there are many others here who would agree. What works well for one purpose may be really bad for another. If you want to autox turbo is a bad idea, but if you are looking to just have power its great.

[sportrally88]

autoX ...supercharger ftw

[xrated3345]

outside looks clean as is. just clean it up no stickers or badges. rims&rubber ,k&n filter ,exhaust and then maybe suspension. thats all you need to do the car stands out just on its own.

[Electric Pi]

autoX ...supercharger ftw

Super chargers are generally better than turbos for Autox, but adding either to a car will bump your class. I think you will end up in Street Mod, and that’s not a place you want to be unless you have everything done (complete suspension, R compound tires, stripped interior, etc.). For autox the easiest thing for a beginner to do is stay in stock class. That means shocks, tires, cat back exhaust, and not much else. There isn’t too much you can do to make the car a lot faster, but its also hard to do too much wrong (like spending $$$ on parts that end up making the car slower). I have won H Stock in my mother’s focus that still had the tires that came on it from the dealer. The same weekend I was trounced in Street Mod driving the car in my sig (it’s set up for rally not autox).

[toyotaspeed90]

tune-up and new brakes

[twin88cam]

its an 88 gt-s twin cam, 2 dr, want it street legal still, so there goes gutting it, getting cone filter, needs some body work, gettin new sways, struts, coil overs, just want engine stuff, with each mod costing a grand or cheaper, have 15g's for the car for mods

[SequenceGarage]

Read into everything before you put anything on your car, remember when it comes to mods is QUALITY over QUANTITY.

You're starting with a nice comfy chilling car, and for a street car its nice to keep it comfy and nice. A subtle but high flowing exhaust would be nice, maybe 2.25 or 2.5" with a high flow cat and a magnaflow muffler with a subtle oval or round tip, slightly larger than stock but nothing obtrusive.

A good set of quality springs and shocks will make the car feel like a brand new bmw (ok maybe not QUITE that good.. but it will feel nice), without being harsh and uncomfortable (as slip on coilovers would FOR SURE)

Give the brakes a good bleed and maybe resurface rotors and get new pads if they don't look so hot.

Some decent stock replacement speakers, a decent but not over the top deck, small amp and 10" woofer

Then you've got a very clean very comfortable, healthy performing car that Toyota would be proud to sell from the showroom JUST like you have it. Nothing is cheaper than OEM, and everything is tasteful and clean.

If you still have more money you can look into furthering each section of the vehicle, wheels make or break a car so make sure you budget accordingly for nice wheels and suit them to the car. Size and Offset is the key to a good wheel decision so make sure you research that and pick something that is flush, but doesn't rub.

Engine work is a totally different ball game, but a good intake with a GOOD filter (read: no cheapo 20$ specials) will for sure help with some power for cheap, a turbo or super is always fun but unless its done with RELIABILITY in mind it will cause more headaches than good!

Good luck and all the best

[rdyzz]

a bit late but whats your plan for this car. autox, road course? tuning a car for autox or road course is simailar in that the parts will benifit the cars agility. however a car tuned good for autox will be scary and twitch for highspeed road course and vice versa.

depending on your motorsports goals you'll have to use different alignments or parts to keep one end of your car planted better than the other.

personally i'd replace all the ball joints, tie rods, bushing, refresh brake componets and tune the engine up. from there taking it a step up with some coilovers or stiff springs 300-400lbs front and 200-300lbs rear. adding adj swaybars for fine dialing in. obtain caster bushings to up the caster as much as possible. lower the car but also paying attention the the geometry changes. and lastly stripp everthing out of the car.

then again this is not practicle nor will it be fun to drive on a daily basis for some.

a street tune version would be.
-when changing clutch add light flywheel, i would not upgrade clutch to anything over oem unless the engine was highly modded.

-add a open filter (no need to make a custom intake pipe) some cheap obx or kbd headers. then an exhaust.

-still changing ball joints and tie rod ends. brakes should also be inspected for cracks in the lines and refreshed if need be.

-a some spring/strut combe of some sort. maybe a strut tower brace.

- a little more mildly uprated version of oem spec alignment to keep good tire wear while still having somewhat good charateristic. probabally a little more camber .1-2 more front. toe out .1-2 more front and rear.

[Flashmn]

You want softer springs up front than rear, not 400lb springs up front and 300lb springs back. As for caster, there really isnt much you can do with the stock setup, plus increasing caster will also increase force needed to turn the steering wheel.

Filters dont do much, exhaust makes more difference, but without spending money, you're really s-o-l. A light weight flywheel doesnt increase hp, it increases the tendency of the engine to change speeds, whilst it does help in engine gaining revs faster, it will also allow the engine to lose revs faster, plus at some points the engine wont have enough momentum to keep idling when you press the clutch and let the revs drop.

[rdyzz]

if you have most the weight of the car up front you can have a 400lb front and 300lb rear combo. because the spring is to hold the weight. there are more effective less troublesome and somewhat more adjustable ways to rid yourself of understeer. playing with height and adjustable sway bars can greatly change a cars balance. having the rear stiffer might seem good, but if this is still a street car also it might not be so weather friendly.

caster will increase steering effort, will be bad only if you don't have powersteering or can't move to much weight. it is one of the best things to add on a macpharson setup as it is the one thing that will give more - camber on a car with macpharson suspension during cornering thus running less normal camber.

filters and the exhaust system help the engine breath easyier. a light flywheel will allow better engine response and allow easyier heel-toe revs. besides a light flywheels not that bad your making it sound as if all light flywheels will kill the engine on idle. none of this tuning focus on just one thing. the end result is a fun car.