$$ Need To Spend Money $$

[Sno]

I got some nice money from christmas and sellin my paintball gun, and was gonna blow the whole, wopping 300 bucks on my car... i'm not sure what to get though... i may go to an auto glass store and get my windows polished (there is an inch thick line of scratches going down each window from who knows what) and then after that is done, get my windows tinted... or cold air intake and some other things... i'm not sure though, a little help would be nice :thumbsup:

[CocoaAlero]

Wheels would be good thing to save for too. :thumbsup:

[Youngblood77]

Sno, I HIGHLY suggest that you get one of Naich's intakes . The CAI's a great intake, ( I own and use one ) and there's not a doubt in my mind that his WAI is of equal quality. His prices can't be beat, and they look and sound as nice as the price. Even if you went with the more expensive CAI, you'ld STILL have $225 bucks to get your windows tinted, or to buy some lowering springs. ( That's if the prices are the same as they were when I bought mine )

Just my .02


Merry Christmas Sno. :)

[CocoaAlero]

Originally posted by Youngblood77@Dec 25 2004, 08:21 PM
Sno, I HIGHLY suggest that you get one of Naich's intakes . The CAI's a great intake, ( I own and use one ) and there's not a doubt in my mind that his WAI is of equal quality. His prices can't be beat, and they look and sound as nice as the price. Even if you went with the more expensive CAI, you'ld STILL have $225 bucks to get your windows tinted, or to buy some lowering springs. ( That's if the prices are the same as they were when I bought mine )

Just my .02


Merry Christmas Sno. :)
Like he said about the springs, you can find the springtech's about 150 if I remember right.

[Grouch]

the window scratches will come back if you don't fix the problem. See this for more info: http://upgrades.aleromod.com/glass_scratch.htm

[ImSoBored]

I thought naich stopped making them?

[|Rev|]

CAI and Springs

[Sno]

the window scratches will come back if you don't fix the problem. See this for more info:
damn, i may have to take it to an olds dealer and see if they can straighten it out 4 me... thats interesting TY, and i odn't really wanna get lowering springs right b4 winter... kinda lame lol, idk... but yeah, how much are Naich's intakes? if he still makes em, i'd look into it... and also i'd like to hit up a silver AMod.com Decal in the near future, cuz my old ones stuck to the paper and never stuck to the window :( wahhh lol, ummm but yeah, i really wanna get my windows tinted, my car would look so much better... and an intake would def make it sound nice and add to the mad hp factor lol

[Youngblood77]

Originally posted by CocoaAlero@Dec 25 2004, 08:35 PM

Like he said about the springs,Â;-) you can find the springtech'sÂ;-) about 150 if I remember right.
Yeah cocoa, that sounds about right, $140-$150, plus shipping, so say, $175 total. Found on this (http://www.suspensionmax.com/smshopcarpick.asp?CarModel=OLDSMOBILE&CarType=196) site. B) BTW, the Springtechs and Sprint springs are the same thing. Same color, same drop, same spring. I think that for whatever reason, the Springtechs actually price out cheaper though? I forget...it's been awhile......


About the Naichspeed intakes for the 3.4, The only way to know for sure about availability is to PM him.

Here's (http://invision.aleromod.com/index.php?showtopic=4178&st=0) the thread, and from what I gather, it looks as though he's still selling them. I never saw anything about him putting a halt to producing them, but hey, I could be wrong. It doesn't hurt to ask him though....

Hope this helps, sno. :thumbsup:

[Sno]

thanks mate, it does :thumbsup: i'll PM Naich sometime soon about it, and look into suspension, that sucks about the windows though, does anyone else have that problem?

[mike2002]

Originally posted by Grouch@Dec 25 2004, 08:48 PM
the window scratches will come back if you don't fix the problem. See this for more info: http://upgrades.aleromod.com/glass_scratch.htm
i have those scratches on my drivers door. but they are on the outside, wonder if tint would help to hide them, i dont feel any scratches on the inside of the windows.

[mike2002]

Originally posted by Grouch@Dec 25 2004, 08:48 PM
the window scratches will come back if you don't fix the problem. See this for more info: http://upgrades.aleromod.com/glass_scratch.htm
i have those scratches on my drivers door. but they are on the outside, wonder if tint would help to hide them, i dont feel any scratches on the inside of the windows, i want to do a 25% tint

[CocoaAlero]

Originally posted by Youngblood77+Dec 25 2004, 11:41 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Youngblood77 @ Dec 25 2004, 11:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-CocoaAlero@Dec 25 2004, 08:35 PM

Like he said about the springs,Â;-) you can find the springtech'sÂ;-) about 150 if I remember right.
Yeah cocoa, that sounds about right, $140-$150, plus shipping, so say, $175 total. Found on this (http://www.suspensionmax.com/smshopcarpick.asp?CarModel=OLDSMOBILE&CarType=196) site. B) BTW, the Springtechs and Sprint springs are the same thing. Same color, same drop, same spring. I think that for whatever reason, the Springtechs actually price out cheaper though? I forget...it's been awhile......


About the Naichspeed intakes for the 3.4, The only way to know for sure about availability is to PM him.

Here's (http://invision.aleromod.com/index.php?showtopic=4178&st=0) the thread, and from what I gather, it looks as though he's still selling them. I never saw anything about him putting a halt to producing them, but hey, I could be wrong. It doesn't hurt to ask him though....

Hope this helps, sno. :thumbsup: [/b][/quote]
That's it YB. Yeah, it's been a while since I got mine, I just about forgot how much they were. Great bang for the buck for sure! :thumbsup:
Handles like a mofo too.

[Sno]

yes, the scratches are on ALL FOUR (grrr) of my windows on the outside, i'm not sure if tint would just bring out the scratches or hide them... any of you that have tint have this problem? if so, does it kind of hide the scratches?

[Sno]

also, how much do the springtech's drop? like an inch? i'm not looking for a really drastic drop for my car... just enough to shorten the gap between the top of the wheels and the wheel wells

[turtles_ride]

if you don't care about used stuff check out the bazaar, you can get some good shizzle for alot cheaper, and you can help out your fellow aleromodders at the same time. Also buy a VIP membership, it helps out the site, you get a deal on come stuff, and you get some stickers for free.

[Sno]

yeah, that is on my to do list as well turtles_ride... mmmmmm VIP heheh and i'll check the bazaar soon

[CocoaAlero]

Sno, they'll settle to about 2" of drop.

I may sell my wheels and tires, I'm kicking the idea around.

[Sno]

since these springs are relatively cheep, do you still get an improved ride? or is it stiff and bumpy? i'm just curious

[CocoaAlero]

Originally posted by Sno@Dec 26 2004, 03:25 PM
since these springs are relatively cheep, do you still get an improved ride? or is it stiff and bumpy? i'm just curious
Yeah, it's a bit bumpier and stiffer ride. I think it also will depend on the condition of your streets too (potholes and such). Not too many potholes around here (roads don't really freeze), so I don't really have much trouble with that.
You may scrape here and there though.
The handling is great, you won't regret it. It won't be a 350Z or anything, but will be good.

[Sno]

hmmm ok :) thanks i'll look into those springs, and as for our roads, there are a few pretty bad ones around here that i travel sometimes, i just hope that the new springs will be as smooth, or close to the stock ones <_< that may be too much to ask though lol

[Youngblood77]

Can't have your cake and eat it too man. lmao. If you're concerned with ride quality above and beond price, then I'd go with eibachs, mainly becuase they're a progressive rate spring. Thet don't lower your car as much as the springtechs or the Sprint springs, but they maintain ride quality until you throw a decent corner @ them, only [I] do they seem to tighten up.

All B.S. aside, if I had the extra cash to throw @ a set of springs, I'd go with the eibachs, but like most, I'm on a very limited budget, and I stumbled onto a fantastic deal on my springtechs, so that's what I own.

Hope this helps ya man. B)

[Sno]

yeah thanks man, i was gonna go w/ the eibachs just cuz a) ride quality and B) it gives the car a more aggressive stance, the additional .4 inch drop to the front, i think they will look nice :thumbsup: ty YB

[forbidden]

how much are you going to pay for the eibach's ? I can prob sell them to you cheeper I know around here they retail is $349

[Sno]

on the website they are like... 230 somethin....

[forbidden]

oh OK sweet