WA 2 FST
04-27-2004, 09:48 PM
Well guys, whether you like it or not I'll be hanging around here for awhile. I now have a new truck, and the mods will start ASAP. I've been out of the mod game for awhile, so I will need suggestions since I know the performance market has advanced since I've modded a Gen 2 L.
Got an '04 from a salesman I know at Middlekauf who was able to get me a DSG from Town East. Got it for invoice ($30,0xx), so I'm happy with that. They floored me with the trade offer on my '99, so I jumped on it. After taking into consideration the tax advantage of trading, and getting to take all the stuff off the truck I did, I would have had to have sold it privately for over $18,300. So I'm happy.
I've got a mod list that is probably 1/10 as long as many of you, but I'm going to keep this thing tame like I did my '99.
I need a spray-in bedliner ASAP. The people I used on my '99 are no longer in business. Any recommendations locally (preferrably Plano area)? Same thing with the stereo. I've got a lot of decent components from my '99 L and my '96 Cobra to use, but the installer I used before is no longer in business. Need some recommendations for that, too.
The performance mods will be done as soon as I have time. This truck feels slow and unresponsive compared to my mildly modded '99. I swore I'd never drive a stock L again, and now I know why. Granted, I haven't beaten on it yet, since I'll give it a few hundred miles to break in, but I forgot how bad it is not to be able to downshift into 1st at 25mph. :tongue: The stock transmission programming sucks, too. It's just not crisp and authoritative on upshifts/downshifts at part throttle like my '99 was. But I'm jaded b/c I've been driving a modded one for 4.5 years.
1) Need to have my chip reburned for an '04 truck
2) Shift kit of some sort (I used a Trans-go and a deep pan on my other one...suggestions welcome)
3) Going to get the Hotchkis lower springs from Terry (the '04 looks like its been lifted!!!)
4) 2psi pulley
5) air intake kit
Later on I'll do the wheels. I need to research this further.
Terry (L8APEX), I'll be in touch shortly. I gotta get me some parts here.
The truck is really nice, though. I like the DSG. Will be a little more difficult to keep clean than white is all. We'll see about the taillights. Before I change them out to red, I'll wait a bit and see if they grow on me.
BTW, I do have a used Borla cat-back for sale. It is in good condition (no dents or anything like that). I am not planning on doing an aftermarket cat-back on this truck right now. Just make me an offer on it. I'll give you a great deal. If you haven't heard the Borla, it is very mild compared to most, but nice and throaty compared to stock.
Got an '04 from a salesman I know at Middlekauf who was able to get me a DSG from Town East. Got it for invoice ($30,0xx), so I'm happy with that. They floored me with the trade offer on my '99, so I jumped on it. After taking into consideration the tax advantage of trading, and getting to take all the stuff off the truck I did, I would have had to have sold it privately for over $18,300. So I'm happy.
I've got a mod list that is probably 1/10 as long as many of you, but I'm going to keep this thing tame like I did my '99.
I need a spray-in bedliner ASAP. The people I used on my '99 are no longer in business. Any recommendations locally (preferrably Plano area)? Same thing with the stereo. I've got a lot of decent components from my '99 L and my '96 Cobra to use, but the installer I used before is no longer in business. Need some recommendations for that, too.
The performance mods will be done as soon as I have time. This truck feels slow and unresponsive compared to my mildly modded '99. I swore I'd never drive a stock L again, and now I know why. Granted, I haven't beaten on it yet, since I'll give it a few hundred miles to break in, but I forgot how bad it is not to be able to downshift into 1st at 25mph. :tongue: The stock transmission programming sucks, too. It's just not crisp and authoritative on upshifts/downshifts at part throttle like my '99 was. But I'm jaded b/c I've been driving a modded one for 4.5 years.
1) Need to have my chip reburned for an '04 truck
2) Shift kit of some sort (I used a Trans-go and a deep pan on my other one...suggestions welcome)
3) Going to get the Hotchkis lower springs from Terry (the '04 looks like its been lifted!!!)
4) 2psi pulley
5) air intake kit
Later on I'll do the wheels. I need to research this further.
Terry (L8APEX), I'll be in touch shortly. I gotta get me some parts here.
The truck is really nice, though. I like the DSG. Will be a little more difficult to keep clean than white is all. We'll see about the taillights. Before I change them out to red, I'll wait a bit and see if they grow on me.
BTW, I do have a used Borla cat-back for sale. It is in good condition (no dents or anything like that). I am not planning on doing an aftermarket cat-back on this truck right now. Just make me an offer on it. I'll give you a great deal. If you haven't heard the Borla, it is very mild compared to most, but nice and throaty compared to stock.