Voted! Instead of getting a new car, I will probably jump from the "I've done a bit" to the "I've done a lot" boat in due time. :arf:
The list isn't high enough if you count blowing the engine. I've got about 40k plus the cost of the car 47k.
Ha! No higher math required. Wheels and tires put me in the "stupid" category. And that was before the racecar build started.
Damn. That's a lot of people who spend a lot of money to go slower. Maybe you all need a good tuner? /runs for cover
Now who in their right mind would spend that much on a sub-30K car.... ....at least that's what people ask me all the time.:idea:
Don't know what you'd call the 100K club, but I got an idea on how to spend the bucks. Pull the engine out of your MINI and replace it with another little BMW turbo 4 banger that I bet can be had thru their unobtainium parts catalog. Remember that tiny I4 they put in F1 cars back in the '80s? The one that maxed out a 1200HP dyno? That should plow through that 100K in a real hurry! LOL :idea: :devil:
Theres some truth in that mr. jnky. We can certainly add alot by tweaking the suspension and the ECU and some gains on the airflow through the engine via turbo back exhaust. I hear all this debate on the sewing site about things like CAI's and when you come down to it the difference between all offerings is pretty minuscule and actual HP gain is not that much. Ask someone about what a 3rd party Intercooler can really do for you and the gains vs dollars spent and I have never really got a straight answer. Like +5-10HP for $6-700?
What I think an interesting poll would be is to find out how much we have spent on parts that are no longer on our cars.
Does that include parts that have met their demise due to things like Cattle Guards, agricultural excursions and outright failure when in mid corner?
I guess that category could be broken up into 3 sections: 1. Extreme use casualties 2. Replacements just because you changed your mind (bling stuff, graphics, PGT and yours wheel addiction, etc) 3. Parts that did nothing but lighten you wallet (think PU and the like)
I'm glad to see no one has voted "Not done anything". I was surprised I have done nothing engine/suspension, even wheels yet and I'm in the $1-5k range ut: