My Recommended Order of Mods:
- Wheels & Tires* – they totally make the car look cool or not. Sticky tires are FUN.
- Good Shocks* – they make a world of difference in ride quality AND handling
- Lowering Springs* – they don’t actually make it handle better, but the stance is so right!
- Coilovers? Coilovers are just springs and shocks. You don’t honestly need that kind of adjustability for a Street Car. For a true Race Car – YOU DO.
- Sway Bars* – Absolutely transform the vehicle’s handling, and do not hurt ride quality
- Exhaust – Free-flowing for some snarl makes the beast sound ALIVE
- Headers? If the factory manifolds suck, heck yes.
- Intake – Make it sound like it could suck low-flying birds out of the air
- Cold Air? Absolutely, yes. That filter needs to be OUT of the engine compartment.
*I pretty much always do #1 – #4 on all my cars. I used to do ALL of these until I got old and didn’t enjoy the noise.
Notice we haven’t touched the engine yet.
If you’re going into the engine, freshen the engine and…
- Raise the compression ratio
- Get a camshaft that makes power where you want to drive it
- Port the cylinder head
But none of those those engine mods can match BOOST!