Most efficient mod for $$$$$$

[blinkwatt]

Take your car out for a spirited drive and learn it's limits. No I don't mean bouncing it off the rev-limiter. Take it out,push it in turns,get a feel for when the brakes are at their length and the tires are about to break loose. I did this and I feel more comfortable when I fly around turns and such. DON'T DO IT UNLESS YOU KNOW THE ROAD AND IT'S EXTREMELY LATE OR EARLY WHEN NO ONE ELSE IS OUT. DRIVE THROUGH THE ROADS ONCE TO ENSURE THAT THERE ISN'T ROAD DEBRIS. IT'S FREE AND YOU LEARN A LOT ABOUT YOUR CAR IN DOING SO.

[986rgt]

I'll stick to your original question and say the best performance mod you could purchase for your car for least amount of $$$, B&M short shift kit. best low$$ investment on my 986. Makes the car a bit more enjoyable to drive, and your shifting downtime will be a snick quicker. After that I would say the guys suggesting driving lessons are the correct. As for the wieght issue, For me I would leave the cars weight alone and try to lose 20-30lbs myself!

Steve

[djomlas]

Originally Posted by 986rgt

I'll stick to your original question and say the best performance mod you could purchase for your car for least amount of $$$, B&M short shift kit. best low$$ investment on my 986. Makes the car a bit more enjoyable to drive, and your shifting downtime will be a snick quicker. After that I would say the guys suggesting driving lessons are the correct. As for the wieght issue, For me I would leave the cars weight alone and try to lose 20-30lbs myself!

Steve

+1
i agree with this, don't wait any longer, this is cheap and best bang for the buck, it really transforms the car.
stock shifter is a joke if you ask me, the throw is wayyy too long and it feels weird.
B&M or knockoff, same thing, feels much stiffer and makes that really cool clicking noise from gear to gear.

also, sign yourself up for an auto cross, best 30 bux you can spend to see what your car can do and its limits.

and desnorkel it please, its free (that may be best bang for a buck)

[986rgt]

If you had a 986 , then deffinitely, but I beleive he said he had a 987. 987's do not respond well to Desnorking. Several people have experimented with this and I beleive it is the general consensus for the 987 series.

Steve

[edevlin]

My first recommendation would be suspension, ROW30 or a nice set of coilovers will lower the car, firm up the ride and most importantly greatly reduce body roll on hard cornering, makes the car much more fun to drive.

Weight-loss is also good, thre first one is very cost effective*, the others are not, but all save weight:

Braille lightweight battery 10-15 lbs total weight*
Lightweight wheels
Lightweight muffler and/or exhaust system
GT3 or similar lightweight seats
Lightweight flywheel (if you are replacing clutch anyway)

Ed

[j.fro]

The short shifter was my first mod, and I can really tell the difference when I drive someone else's car. However, doing some Auto-X and learning how to drive the car really makes more difference than anything. I wouldn't dare testing the car's limits on the street...the limits are waaay out there, and the consequences are dire. By auto-xing, you'll find out just how hot you can go into a turn, what happens when you brake in a turn, how quick the car brakes and accelerates in a straight line, etc. All of that made me reassess my "modification wish list".

[unklekraker]

I agree with j.fro! my very first mod was de-snorkel (thanks to Blinkwatt) and then I came up with a mod list as follows:
-18"wheels = done
-suspension
-lowering it
-front and rear sway bar
-exhaust system
But you know what, all of them has been put to back burner after I spend the best $30 few months ago...I start AX'ing (only my 4th time) and learn the limits of the car and save me a few thousand dollars of mod's I still have the list of mod's to do but I need to go to HSDE (High Speed Divers Ed.) to my local PCA first
Of course, If I have that money to spend I would do the mod's and AX'ing both at the same time Blinkwatt now's that I'm still saving for it..hehehehehe!

*shout out to DJ for my new sig...thanks, dude