How much has been invested in your delta?

Jn2

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I'll go ahead and start:

-Supercharger kit: ~2,500
-Rim/Tires: ~600(back when i first got the car i made the mistake of buying from discount tire)
-~300 in gauges
-45 on short shifter
-160 on header
-100 on catless DP
-250 on exhaust
-50 on solid tranny mounts
-~30 in cans of paint
-70 on dual cluster bezel
-40 on ss/sc pillar
-100 deck
-60 front speakers
-40 pioneer sub


total: ~$4,345
 
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Cobalt Tom

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a rough break down haha
and know im about to drop in a nother few k hahaha

but....
6k so far :lol:
 

ionit3

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3k and by the time im done another 5-10 lol thats not including the cost of car
 

XxChristalSSxX

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Um... paint (interior trim) <$20
paint (knicks on hood) <$5
RAW CAI $230
custom grills <$8

tires, oil, maintenance, filters, air fresheners, etc. ~~ too damn much.





:lol: my car is sooooo stock.

EDIT:
Sony head unit - $300
Sony 1500 watt amp freeeeeeeebie (was on my other car before I totaled it)
 
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Location
Kansas City, MO
$1200 - rims & tires
$250 - Injen CAI
$450 - ZZP Midlenght Header & DP w/ high flo cat
$350 - Megan Racing Drift Spec Cat-back
$100 - Ark Strut Tower Bar
$200 - TTR Rear Sway Bar
$250 - Eibach Sportlines
$200 - 1st Gen Halo Projectors
$150 - 8000K HID Kit
$180 - GM Perforomance Drilled/Slotted Front Rotors
$400 - 2 12" Rockford Fosgate P1's w/ a P300-1 Mono Amp
$250 - Various paint for grilles, calipers, drums, headliner, trim pieces, etc.
$50 - Various LED light bulbs
$35 - B&M Shift+
$250 - Trifecta Tuned
$140 - Tint
$100 - MRZ Door Sills
$500 - Auto Start w/ alarm
$150 - radar detector
$40 - Punch EQ Remote Bass/Treble Switch

ALL i can think of off the top of my head...

TOTAL = $5,245
 
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Jn2

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ive put in about as much money as my car is worth :p...hell i dont think i could trade it in to get the 4k ive spent on it lol....damn cash for clunkers...i would of traded in my balt to get 4.5k :p its a clunker :lol:
 

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the matrix
Dual Exhaust - $600
Injen CAI - $230
CF Hood - $580
CF Trunk - $300
SS Wing - Free (woot)
Rims - $250
Zex Nitrous System - $600
Autometer Guages - $180
Triple guage pod - $30
DC Sports Strut bar - $80
Progress Rear Sway bar - $120
B&M Shift Kit - $35
Streetglow LED's/Neons - $150
Tint - $230
Stereo System - $2000 (includes subs, speakers, amp, head unit)
Aerocatch Flush Hood Pins - $80
MPX Shorty Antenna - $20
CF Mirrors - $90
CF Gas Lid - $30
CF B Pillars - $45
Various paints/parts etc.. - $100

Total - $5,750

and that doesnt count the stuff that ive ordered that hasnt been installed yet...



(and its still slow as shite.....lmfao..)
 
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Jn2

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hmm forgot about sound lol...mine will be updated
 

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vero beach
tune-250
secondary ecu - 215
muffler delete-6 pack of mgd and scamming pep boys
paint/paintin supplys- ~80
oil/filters- ~300
tint- 125
if i didnt have a warantee- ~3k
so i payed around 955 so far but good thing for that warantee
 
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i'm taking it slow on modding mine lol. also, i like shopping for bargains.

rims & tires: $800
springs: $50
intake: $50
intake manifold: $150
downpipe: $70
window tint: $150
ss/tc top grill: $100
headlights: $50

$1420 plus a few free mods that I created myself :D
 
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free mods FTW. i have a lot of labor mods, were all it took was some labor :p but most are paint mods, where all i needed was time and paint
 

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ummm i guess ill figuere it out...roughly

initial turbo kit.... 1200
fully built head bought used with only 1200 miles on it......600
forged rods and pistons......900
turbo timer/afr guage......90
gauges.....200
rebuilt head after bending intake valves...... 1200
engine and tranny mounts......300
boost controller......25
traction control switch.....10
new wheels and tires.....900
rk sport front facia and rear valance......325
ss side skirts.......... 100
tuner wheel lugs......30
new exhaust cam shaft......120....first one snapped for some odd reason
ss springs......50
megan racing prototype springs....free
tune......300
sound system.....700
harness bar.....free
window tint......125
60lb injectors.....100
fmic and piping/bov......300
weight reduction....free
oil catch can.....25
oil breather cap.....25
bkr7 spark plugs.....10
2.4 IM.....30
adapter plate....35
hoses and fittings....free
3" turbo back exhaust......400

grand total of 7400


plus coming soon....new cams, balance shaft delete, and a new tune

so 400 for cams...shaft delete free....and about 300 for a new tune...and about 18-22psi...which should put me around 325+whp
 
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newburgh, ny
Suspension & handling:

B&G springs
falken ziex ze912 tires soon to be replaced by falken rt615s when the weather gets better
"Jsmith" strut tower bar $40
powerslot brakes and hawk HPS pads $250
ss/tc shocks and struts 300
custom sleeveover coilovers 120 (will not be developed anymore :-( but i has a set lol)

Comsmetic:

17" falken torque 5's in gunmetal
changed dash LED's
antenna delete mod (lol)
painted interrior peices
front and rear grill

Audio:

RF 201s amp
RF P2 10"
pioneer 180 watt 3 way speakers 1670R

Transmission:

short throw shifter $60
poly tranny inserts $30

Performance:

zzp performance midlength header DP combo with 1 3/4" primaries, 3" down pipe with a 2.5" cat back bolt on flange with high flow cat
CTI 3" catback
28x9x2.75 cx racing intercooler 100$
tuned $150
custom procharger setup 2240$
(setup includes everything minus tune spark plugs and gauges, including more the enough piping, and 4 pullies ranging from 7-8 lbs all the way up to 20 psi or so)
60 lb EV6 injectors 200$
boost tune 250$
plx dm-500 sm-afr wideband setup- $150



Gauges and pods:

plx sm-afr combo -150

prosport gauges performance boost gauge -40
new south performance steering column pod - 45


total spent: ~ 5809 USD

soon
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exedy stg 2 clutch -340
OEM rear disk swap
interceptor gauge 230
maybe mid frame brace..

eventually
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custom sub box/trunk setup about 50 bux for materials..
supertech valve springs -250
ported cylinder head - 600-1200 lol
vulcan turbo intake manifold 550 (maybe saab intake manifold 100$.. probably saab)
redline seat swap about 400$ (maybe) or maybe some other racing seats lol
custom projector headlights with hids 300-600

custom set of stock CR forged pistons 600
rods 600-1000
retrofit led tails 200$

thats close to the run down

projected total money spent: 6200-12000 depending if i do/ need to do a full engine build..

right now if i did new valve springs, new clutch, new endlink, and a new in dash dvd ( stock cd player took a shit) drop a pulley size from 2.95 to 2.55 and the oem rear disk swap i'd be done with my car for now lol

well as well as a custom intake for the blower

that would put me at about 320+ whp and good handling and braking as well as a nice sound system
 
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